Adolescence: Identity Pt.2

Question 1

Donald Super’s Identity Theory on Career Development

Answer 1

1. Crystallization
2. Specification
3. Implementation

Question 2

• About 13 – 14 years of age

- Teen uses his/her emerging identity to form ideas about careers

Answer 2

crystallization

Question 3

• About 18 years of age

- Teen learns more about specific lines of work and begins training

Answer 3

specification

Question 4

• About 20 years of age

- Individual enters the workforce

Answer 4

implementation

Question 5

people find their work fulfilling when the important features of a job or profession fit their personality.

Answer 5

Holland’s Personality-Type Theory

Question 6

RIASEC

Answer 6

• realistic
• investigative
• artistic
• social
• enterprising
• conventional

Question 7

percent of highschool freshman who work part time

Answer 7

25%

Question 8

percent of seniors who work part time

Answer 8

75%

Question 9

what is the reality of part time employment

Answer 9

1. school performance can suffer
2. mental health and behavior problems
3. teen learn bad habits for handling money

Question 10

depression occurs ____ of adolescents and is more common in ____

Answer 10

• 5-10%

- girls

Question 11

third most frequent cause of death amongst US teens, though rare before the age of 15

Answer 11

suicide

Question 12

percent of teen report having attempted suicide

Answer 12

10%

Question 13

percent of people completing suicide

Answer 13

0.01%

Question 14

who has the highest rate of suicide

Answer 14

native americans

Question 15

what is the risk factor of suicide

Answer 15

access to a firearm

Question 16

when adolescents commit illegal acts that are destructive to themselves or others

Answer 16

juvenile delinquency

Question 17

• relatively minor criminal acts by those who aren’t consistently antisocial
• Short-lived, usually vanishing by late adolescence or early adulthood

Answer 17

adolescent-limited antisocial behavior

Question 18

• antisocial behaviors emerging at an early age and continuing throughout life (about 5% of youth)
• E.g. hitting at 3, shoplifting at 12, and car theft at 16

Answer 18

Life-course persistent antisocial behavior