11.18-11.24: Adolescence & Adulthood and Aging Flashcards
The period of transition between childhood and adulthood
Adolescence
The period of sexual maturation during which males and females become capable of reproduction
Puberty
Body structures, such as ovaries, testes, and external genitalia, that make sexual reproduction possible
Primary sex characteristics
Nonreproductive body structures, such as hips, torsos, voices, and body hair, that make the body look more “adult”
Secondary sex characteristics
In Kohlberg’s theory, a period in moral development in which people make moral judgements based on self-interest, such as avoiding punishments and gaining rewards
Preconventional stage
In Kohlberg’s theory, a period in moral development in which people make moral judgements based on caring for others and upholding social roles and rules
Conventional stage
In Kohlberg’s theory, a period in moral development in which people make moral judgements based on ideals and broad moral principles
Postconventional stage
A sense of identity that is rooted in group memberships
Social identity
The period between adolescence and adulthood, roughly the ages of 18 to 25, when people take time to finish schooling, gain financial independence from their parents, and establish careers and families
Emerging adulthood
A set of norms that govern the typical timing of life milestones like marriage, parenthood, and retirement
Social clock
The natural end of menstruation, occurring in middle adulthood
Menopause
A degenerative brain disorder characterized by the progressive and widespread loss of nerve cells, leading to memory problems, disorientation, and eventually total helplessness
Alzheimer’s disease
Laura Carstensen’s theory that our perception of how much time we have left in life leads us to value emotional over informational goals
Socioemotional selectivity theory
