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adolescence Flashcards

1
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what are rights of passage

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when one becomes a man or woman

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2
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rights of passage for men and women

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men-includes strength and bravery

female-genital mutilation

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3
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where is FGM (female genital mutilation) prominent?

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middle eastern and parts of africa

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4
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why is fgm performed

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to keep them celibate and faithful to their partners

they have false medical believes

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5
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did FGM derive from misony

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nope, it was done to protect them from rape

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6
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psychosocial moratorium

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developing social identity

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7
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how to make adolescents less stormy

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prepare kids for whats about to happen

talk about individual differences

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early vs late bloomers..

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early bloomers are more likely to get caught up in bad crowd

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9
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exerecia

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exercising excessively

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10
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spermarche

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first ejaculation at night

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11
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menarche

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first period

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12
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why is there a decline on the age of onset for puberty

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hormones, water, chemicals in the air

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13
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causes of delinquency

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poor parenting, lack of supervision, low ses, poor attachment

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signs that kid may be headed toward adolescent crime

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bedwetting, fire setting, animal abuse

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15
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how do teenagers think?

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egocentrism-personal fable (they are special and indestructible) and imaginary audience

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16
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types of cognitive biases in teenagers

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uniqueness bias

spotlight effect

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17
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personal fable

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  • believing one is indestructible

- uniqueness

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18
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what breaks down personal fable?

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experiences

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19
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self monitoring high vs low

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high-adaptive. maintain appearance and professionalism/ social chameleon

low- not as adaptive. stay true to self.

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at risk teens have..

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earlier problems
poor family relationships
lack of identity and supervision

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21
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emerging adulthood

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between puberty and adult status

22
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what ideas of self lead to depression

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if you actual doesn’t match your ideal

23
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domains of self esteem

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scholastic competence
social acceptance
athletic competence
physical appearance
job competence
romantic appeal
behavioral conduct
close friendship
24
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gender identification hypothesis

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young boys are more intense about gender roles

25
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religiosity and moral development

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religiosity keeps many teens, especially african americans from substance abuse and negative outcome

26
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why does conflict with parents arise in teenage years

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better cognitive abilities to argue back

desire for autonomy

27
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reasons of teenage pregnancy

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want something to love

accidents

peer pressure for sex

28
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what prevents teens from getting pregnant

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future goals

29
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resilience and teens

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high intelligence
physical intelligence
parenting
adult mentor outside of family

30
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definition of adolescence

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between time puberty begins and time adult status is approached

when young people are preparing to take on the roles and responsibilities of adulthood in their culture

31
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overproduction

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celled exuberance. peaks again around time of puberty. concentrated in prefrontal cortex

32
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intelligence in teenagers and synaptic pruning

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those with higher intelligence prune more. it helps brain work more efficiently

33
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Reasons for downward trend in menarche in developed countries and higher age of menarche in developing countries.

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in developed countries-improvements of nutrition and medical care.

developing-

34
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secular trend

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change in characteristics of a population over time (ex-period)

35
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Early onset of girls puberty compared to peers effects

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theyre negative. Depressed mood, eating disorders, substance use, substance use, aggressive behavior, school problems, conflict with parents

it leads to heavier appearance

36
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boys vs girls early puberty

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its favorable in boys and they tend to have greater success in their carreers. they also had higher marital satisfaction than later blooming boys

though they may be involved with delinquency, sex and drug use

37
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late maturing boys

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elevated levels of substance use, lower grades, and deliquency

38
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what are the reasons for substance use

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experimental
social
medicinal
addictive

39
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medicinal substance use

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also called self medicating. they tend to use substances more than experimental and social.

they use it to relieve unpleasant emotional states

40
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addictive substance use

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has to take it in order to feel good physically or psychologically

41
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metacognition

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ability to think about thinking. not just your thoughts, but the thoughts of others

understanding where thoughts come from and how to manage attention and memory

ex-mnemonics or other memory devices

42
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who are teens most likely to put on false self for

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potential romantic partners.

least likely with close friends

43
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reason for drop of self esteem in adolescence

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self consciousness about evaluation from peers and other peoples potentially harsh evaluations

they now have cognitive capacity for sarcasm and ridicule

domains of esteem arent equal and some can influence it more than others. it doesnt have to be good in all areas.

44
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why is there increased conflict with parents in adolescence

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sexual maturity

advances in cognitive development (rebut parents reasoning about rules and restrictions more easier than before)

growing autonomy

parents concerns about safety

parental monotoring

45
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girls self esteem

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very focused on appearance and tends to be lower than boys

46
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traditional cultures expectations in boys

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provide
protect
procreate (have sexual experience before marriage so he is able to perform sexually well enough to produce children)

47
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autonomy

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quality of being independent and self sufficient. capible of thinking for oneself

48
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parental monitoring

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actually keeping track of whereabouts. adolescents may perceive this as a privacy invasion and share less with parents over time

49
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resilience in teens and what it leads to

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overcoming adverse environmental circumstances and achieving healthy development despite those circumstances

those who face poverty, poor family relationships are still able to function reasonably dispite all of this

50
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protective factors

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what resiliance is promoted by. it can be intelligence, attractiveness, good parenting, and caring adult mentor and religiousity

51
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religiosity as a resilience factor leads to

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less substance abuse

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