Question

"a boy thinks that everyone is constantly watching him and commenting on his behavior." "a girl takes incredible risks because she thinks 'i could never die.'" what are the terms for these facets of adolescent egocentrism? (list in order.)

Answer 1

The answers are an imaginary audience for the boy and personal fable for the girl. Imaginary audience is a state mostly exhibited by adolescents, wherein they falsely believe that someone or everyone is watching his behavior fondly. Personal fable is the most distinct reason to explain the risk-taking actions and decisions of teenagers, in this stage, they focus on themselves more than they do towards others, also they assume they are invulnerable and invincible.