title: Adolescent psychosocial, social, and cognitive development.
abstract: The goal of adolescence is to gain independence and establish a secure identity. • Adolescents’ cognitive development can result in abstract thinking that can predispose them to risktaking behavior and a sense of invincibility. • Clinicians can use the primary care visit to promote independence and prepare parents for the features experienced during adolescent development. • Parental or supervisory monitoring is critical in ensuring that teens remain safe while gradually becoming more independent.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Renata Arrington
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012919:Social Behavior