Theoretical foundations of psychological development of adolescence

Abstract

The article focuses on the basic theories of adolescence, which are the most important stage of personality formation. It has reviewed and analyzed the works of foreign and Russian scholars to the psychological development of adolescence, the history of the theory of this period, as the recapitulation theory of G. S. Hall, cultural - historical concept E. Spranger, epigenetic theory of E. Erikson, the cognitive theory of development piaget and others. The article also describes the profound changes that can impact on individual development of the child, during
the transition to adolescence. These include changes in physiology, relationships with adults and peers in adolescents, the development of cognitive processes, the emergence of new interests, and intellectual development of adolescents, the emergence of a “sense of adulthood”, opening their own” I “, etc. At the end of the article shared with the conclusion on the main theories of adolescence. At the end of the article General conclusions are made on the theory of
adolescence.