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Developmental milestones-14 to 18 years
Physical development
- If a girl, completes growth spurt
- If a boy, reaches peak and then completes growth spurt
- If a boy, voice deepens
- If a boy, adds muscle while body fat declines
- May have had sexual intercourse
- If a boy, motor performance increases dramatically
Cognitive development
- Is likely to show formal operational reasoning on familiar tasks
- Displays relativistic reasoning in familiar situations
- Masters the components of formal operational reasoning in sequential order on different types of tasks
- Becomes less self-conscious and self-focused
- Becomes better at everyday planning and decision making
- Evaluates vocational options in terms of interests, abilities, and values
Social and emotional development
- Combines features of the self into an organized self-concept
- Self-esteem differentiates further
- Self-esteem tends to rise
- Is likely to be searching for an identity
- Is likely to engage in societal perspective taking
- Is likely to have a conventional moral orientation
- Gender stereotyping may decline
- Has probably started dating
- Conformity to peer pressure may decline
Language development
- Can read and interpret adult literary works
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