Assignment:
Part I
Question 1. Describe the development of self-understanding during middle childhood and its implications for children's self-esteem.
Question 2. Discuss the importance of peer groups to the development of school-age children.
Question 3. Discuss the special problems of bullies and their victims, and describe possible ways of helping such children.
Question 4. Discuss the concept of resilience, and identify the variables that influence the impact of stresses on schoolchildren.
Part II
Question 1. Discuss the emotional and psychological impact of pubertal hormones. Identify several factors that influence the onset of puberty.
Question 2. Describe evidence of formal operational thinking during adolescence, and provide examples of adolescents' emerging ability to reason deductively and inductively.
Question 3. Describe the development of identity during adolescence. Describe the four major identity statuses, and give an example of each.
Your answer must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format.