Emotional Development in Adolescents

The development of emotions in adolescents.

1. Adolescence The Emotional Development

2. EMOTION? Emotion is part of a person’s character that consists of their feelings as opposed to their thoughts.

3. Emotional development during adolescence involves establishing a realistic and coherent sense of identity in the context of relating to others and learning to cope with stress and manage emotions. Santrock , 2001

4. Developing a SENSE OF IDENTITY Self-concept Self-esteem The COGNITIVE ASPECT in which individuals have a perception about themselves, such as “I’m good at Math.” The AFFECTIVE ASPECT in which an individual evaluates components of him/herself, such as “I feel good about my math skills.”

5. Global Self-Esteem Specific Self-Esteem How much we like or approve of our perceived selves as a whole. How much we feel about certain parts of ourselves.

6. Dealing with LOW SELF-ESTEEM

7. Feeling depressed. Lacking energy. Disliking one’s appearance and rejecting compliments. Having unrealistic expectations of oneself.

8. Having serious doubts about the future. Being excessively shy and rarely expressing one’s own point of view. Conforming to what others want and assuming a submissive stance in most situations.

9. Raising SELF-ESTEEM LOW SELF-ESTEEM develops if there is a gap between one’s self-concept and what one believes one “ should ” be like. Harter, 1990b

10. Tips for TALKING with adolescents

11. Engage adolescents with nonthreatening questions.

12. Listen non-judgmentally and listen more than you speak. Forgatch & Patterson, 1989

13. Ask open-ended questions. Hill & O’Brien, 1999

14. Avoid “why” questions. Plutchik , 2000

15. Match the adolescent’s emotional state, unless it is hostile. Forgatch & Patterson, 1989

16. Casually model rational decision-making. Keating, 1990

17. Discuss ethical and moral problems that are in the news. Santilli & Hudson, 1992

18. Daniel Goleman Dimensions of Emotional Intelligence Self-Awareness Self-Regulation Motivation Empathy Social Skills

19. Self-Awareness (Emotional Understanding) High Emotional Intelligence Can openly identify and express feelings. Reads nonverbal language effectively. Can identify the feelings of others. Low Emotional Intelligence Cannot share feelings verbally. Is oblivious to nonverbal communication. Is not perceptive with regard to other’s feelings.

20. Self-Regulation (Emotional Regulation) High Emotional Intelligence Promotes an optimistic point of view. Reacts to hurt by processing feelings. Is emotionally resilient. Low Emotional Intelligence Lets negative feelings dominate. Reacts to hurt with physical violence. Carries a grudge and is unforgiving.

21. Motivation (Self-Motivation) High Emotional Intelligence Usually feels respected and competent. Is motivated by personal meaning. Low Emotional Intelligence Usually feels inadequate and defensive. Is motivated by rewards and instant gratification.

22. Empathy (Responding to Other’s Emotion) High Emotional Intelligence Accepts self and others. Can communicate assertively. Displays empathy. Low Emotional Intelligence Is not accepting to self and others. Uses passive or aggressive communication. Lacks empathy.

23. Social Skills (Emotions in Relationships) High Emotional Intelligence Says “I feel…” (“I” message). Is a good listener. Talks out problems with others. Low Emotional Intelligence Says “you always…” (blame statement) Is a poor listener. Acts out against others when there is a problem or miscommunication.

24. The emotional brain develops to an event more quickly than the thinking brain. Daniel Goleman

25. Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings. Daniel Goleman

26. Child and Adolescent Development Adolescent’s Emotional Development Presented by: Talaboc , Clarice Anne D. II-6 AB/BSE Literature THANK YOU!