During this period, they began to think about life and the world and put forward many questions about "the purpose of life", "the meaning of life" and "the ideal of life". Because the solution of these problems is a process full of contradictions, they often feel distressed, confused, depressed and uneasy. Self-awareness is enhanced. With the accumulation of knowledge, the development of intelligence and the approaching of the objective requirement of independently arranging life path, the self-awareness of senior high school students is becoming more and more mature. They devote themselves to understanding their physical and mental development and their social values, independently evaluate themselves and others, and gradually overcome the one-sidedness of evaluation, strive for comprehensive analysis, gradually form stable personality characteristics, and be able to better educate themselves. Emotions and emotions tend to mature. High school students' emotions and emotions have gradually become mature and stable, but compared with adults, they are unstable. Students in this period are active, enthusiastic, easily stimulated and quick to act, showing their boldness and decisiveness.
However, due to the sharp changes in physiology and self-awareness, sometimes students' emotions and emotions are often too excited. With the continuous growth of intellectual and social needs, students gradually form many social emotions with clear moral consciousness, such as collective honor, social responsibility, obligation, justice and national pride, and their profundity and durability are obviously improved. Due to the improvement of self-regulation and self-control ability of emotions, the emotions of senior high school students gradually tend to be stable.
Will develops rapidly. When high school students encounter difficulties, they are often willing to think independently, find ways to overcome difficulties, show good initiative, and will not turn to others as easily as children do. At the same time, the ability of high school students to control and dominate their own behavior is gradually enhanced, and of course, sometimes they show impulsiveness. In addition, due to the development of nervous system function, especially internal inhibition function, and the improvement of motivation and purpose level, teenagers show tenacity in the face of difficulties. They are brave in seeking success and refuse to give up easily, even if they are frustrated.