Adolescence: Social and Emotional development Flashcards
A period when adolescents experiment with different roles, values, beliefs and cultures
Psychological moratorium
A turning point in development during which one examines ones values and makes decisions about life roles
Identity crisis
An identity status that characterizes those who have no commitments and who are not in the process of exploring alternatives
Identity diffusion
An identity status that characterizes those who made commitments without considering alternatives
Foreclosure
An identity status that characterizes those who are actively exploring alternatives In An attempt to form an identity
Moratorium
An identity status that characterizes those who have explored and developed commitments
Identity achievement
______ ________ tends to declines as the child progresses from middle childhood to about the age of 12-13
Self esteem
Friendships in adolescence differ from the friendships of childhood. They stress on:
Acceptance, intimacy, and mutual understanding
Adolescent girls stress on
Loyalty, intimacy and companionship as well as status
A group of five to ten individuals who hang around together and share activities and confidences
Cliques
A large loosely organized group of people who may or may not spend as much time together and are identified by the activities of the group
Crowd
A good predictor of sexual activity for adolescents is the:
Sexual activity of their best friend
A conduct in which an adolescent is characterized by illegal activities
Juvenile delinquency
4 Risk factors of suicide
- Confusion of thy self
- Impulsiveness
- Emotional instability
- Interpersonal problems (perfectionist)
Eriksons fifth stage: adolescents develop a firm sense of who they are and what they stand for.
Ego identity vs role diffusion
Erikson’s fifth stage life crisis: During which adolescence develop a firm sense of who they are and what they stand for, or they do not develop a sense of who they are and tend to be subject to the whims of others
Ego identity vs. role diffusion
A period when adolescents experiment with different roles, cultures, beliefs and values
psychological moratorium
a turning point in development during which one examines one’s values and make decisions about life roles
Identity Crisis
An identity status that characterizes those who have no commitments and who are not in the process of exploring alternatives
Identity diffusion
An identity status characterizes those who are actively exploring alternatives in an attempt to form an identity
Moratorium
An identity status that characterizes those who have made commitments without considering alternatives
Foreclosure
An identity status that characterizes those who have explored alternatives and have developed commitments
Identity achievement
_____ ______ tends to declines as the child progresses from middle childhood to about the age of 12-13. Disparity between their ideal selves and their real selves
Self-esteem
Friendships in adolescents differ from the friendships of childhood. They stressed on the importance of :
acceptance mutual understanding status loyalty intimacy
A group of five to ten individuals who hang around together and who share activities and confidences
clique
A large loosely organized group of people who may or may not spend much time together and who are identified by the activities of the group
crowd
A good preditor of Sexual activity for adolescents is :
the sexual activity of their best friend
Conduct in a child or adolescent characterized by illegal activities
Juvenile deliquency
4 Risk factors of suicide
- confusion of thy self
- impulsiveness
- emotional instability
- interpersonal problems (perfectionist, comparing)
