North Seattle Community College's

PSYCHOLOGY 200 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Instructor: Nancy Jago Finley, nfinle@sccd.ctc.edu

CHAPTER FOURTEEN ESSAY QUESTIONS

PLEASE CHOOSE ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Complete one of the case study exercises for this chapter found on the companion website for our text.

2. You are a family counselor. Describe the advice you would give to parents of each of the following: an early-maturing adolescent boy, a late-maturing adolescent boy, an early-maturing adolescent girl, and a late-maturing adolescent girl. Explain the positive and negative impact each condition can have on the adolescent.

3. Discuss the physical, social, and cultural factors that make the typical adolescent boy or girl feel dissatisfied with his or her appearance.