ABSTRACT
Any discussion of what constitutes normality in adolescence has to take into consideration the need for close scrutiny and evaluation of many oscillating dimensions involving aspects of internal and external change and functioning. As Hauser and colleagues (Hauser, Borman, Powers, Jacobson, & Noam, 1990) observed, the initial and early stages of adolescence are marked by pervasive concern and preoccupation with immediate physical feelings and biological changes, a belief in external control, an egocentric view of the world, and a limited ability to connect and be empathic. Intermediate and later adolescent development sees a shift toward a more internal locus with an increased ability to see differences between self, others, and events, and finally, by an increasing ability to establish and maintain intimate and collaborative relationships.
