This document discusses key aspects of adolescent development including heightened self-consciousness as adolescents learn to think more abstractly and logically. It also notes adolescents often have a sense of invincibility. The document lists sources on life span development and child development used in the discussion.

1. By
Theresa McDowell
AEP 859

4.  Heightened self-consciousness of adolescents
 Adolescents are learning to think more
abstractly and logically
 Adolescent’s sense of invincibility
 Heightened self-consciousness of adolescents
 Personal Uniqueness

8.  Boyd, Denise Roberts, and Helen L. Bee. (2010) Life
Span Development. (5th ed. ). New York: Pearson/Allyn
and Bacon
 Santrock, J. (2011). Child development. (13th ed.). New
York: McGraw Hill