Cognitive

Changes and
their
Implications
• Have you ever asked yourself how and
why you think the way you do right now?
Development is observed in :
• Prefrontal Cortex

Which is involved
in decision-making,
reasoning, and
controlling one’s
emotion.
Development is observed in :
• Amygdala
The seat of your
emotions such as
anger, sadness, and
happiness matures
much earlier than
the prefrontal
cortex
JEAN PIAGET

• A Swiss
psychologist
known for his
work on child
development.
•According to Jean Piaget, an
adolescent’s cognitive ability for
abstraction and advanced
reasoning is a characteristic of the
formal operation period.
 METACOGNITION

• The process of thinking

itself
• Adolescents’ get confused with a lot
of things and your curiosity to prove
things to yourself increases.
• Becoming indecisive.
 Lack of clear plans or fast-changing
decisions prod a teenager to engage in risky
behavior:

• Cutting classes
• Cheating
• Smoking/drugs
• Drinking alcoholic beverages
• Lying
• Computer game addiction
• Stealing
 ADOLESCENCE

• A period of “storm and

stress”
 UNSTABLE FEELINGS
• Adolescents may be happy with their
relationships with their
boyfriends/girlfriends, but they would get
easily affected with just the slightest
problem.
• Being envious of others who possess
material things.
• According to Hurlock,
teenagers use material
possessions as status
symbols.
 EMOTIONAL MATURITY
• Can be achieved by the end of
adolescence.
• One indicator that you have finally
attained emotional maturity is
when you know how to express
your emotions.
 Activity
• 1, Think of your favorite feeling. Is it
excitement? Amazement? Surprise? Then
think of a feeling that bothers you often. Is
it anger? Fear? Disappointment?
• 2. Based on the chosen feeling identify
thoughts that come to your mind?
• 3. Write these thoughts in the box
provided.
• In what ways do your friends
influence you?
 What have I learned so far?
• The thickening of the corpus callosum indicates
that ___________.
A. Your brain can now process information faster.
B. You can now think more effectively.

a. Only letter A is correct.

b. Both A and B are correct.
c. Only letter B is correct.
d. Both statements are incorrect.
Failure to control intense emotions indicate that
_____________.

a. Neurons in the corpus callosum are

undeveloped.
b. Your prefrontal cortex is not adequately
developed.
c. The amygdala failed to control your emotions
d. The brain needs to heal from injuries.
• Emotional maturity is achieved during
___________.

a. Puberty
b. End of adolescence
c. Adulthood
d. Early adolscence
• Which is a characteristic of cognitive
development during adolescence?

a. Tendency to ask a lot of questions

b. Tendency to look for deeper meanings
c. Tendency to question parents’ style of
upbringing.
d. All of the above
• Which does not relate to emotional
maturity?
a. Acting impulsively
b. Expressing emotions
c. Thinking critically before making any
decisions
d. Remaining composed despite annoyance
PICTURE PERFECT
SOCIAL CHANGES
DURING
ADOLSCENCE
• Social pressures and demands
adds stress and storm of the
adolescence years.
• You need to make social
adjustments to overcome
challenges.
• Attitude, speech , interests, appearance,
and behavior are heavily influenced by
peers.
• May prefer fewer friends and intimate
relationships.
 PEER PRESSURE
• The expectation that you comply with the
norms of your peer group.
• Shown when you are easily influenced by
others.