6.4 Flashcards
Describe three changes that an individual goes through during adolescence.
Answers will vary. Example: 1)Individuals will go through puberty 2) An individual’s thinking becomes self-focused 3) Gain the ability to think abstractly 4) Limbic system and new hormones can make an individual more emotional 5) Frontal lobe is still developing
What stage of Piaget’s cognitive development is a person in when they are an adolescence?
Formal operational stage
Explain the difference between the personal fable and imaginary audience.
The personal fable is when a person, often adolescence, believes that they are unique and that they will not be impacted by different challenges in life. While the imaginary audience is when an adolescent believes that others are watching and judging them, leading to the individual to have self-conscious behaviors and thoughts
Foreclosure
An individual has a high degree of commitment to a particular identity, but has not looked at other options
Identity Diffusion
An individual is not committed to a set identity and has not looked at or explored other possibilities
Moratorium
An individual has a low commitment to their identity and are actively exploring other identities
Identity Achievement
An individual has a set identity and has explored a variety of different options, allowing them to come to their own conclusion
“I do not have a set identity or idea but I am thinking about what I should do and exploring different options.”
Moratorium
“I do not have a set identity and have little interest to find one”
Identity diffusion
After looking at a variety of different ideas and identity I am now confident in who I am”
Identity Achievement
“I have a set identity but I have not looked at any other ideas or options”
Foreclosure
What order do people move through James Marcia’s identity stages?
There is no set order in which people progress through the stages of identity
