Adolescence - Socioemotional Development Flashcards
Define Identity:
a self-portrait composed of many pieces, including these:
- The career and work path the person wants to follow (vocational/career identity)
- Whether the person is conservative, liberal, or middle-of-the-road (political identity)
- The person’s spiritual beliefs (religious identity)
- Whether the person is single, married, divorced, and so on (relationship identity)
- The extent to which the person is motivated to achieve and is intellectually oriented (achievement, intellectual identity)
- Whether the person is heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual (sexual identity)
- Which part of the world or country a person is from and how intensely the person identifies with his or her cultural heritage (cultural/ethnic identity)
- The kind of things a person likes to do, which can include sports, music, hobbies, and so on (interests)
- The individual’s personality characteristics, such as being introverted or extroverted, anxious or calm, friendly or hostile, and so on (personality)
- The individual’s body image (physical identity)
Define Self-Esteem
the overall way we evaluate ourselves.
Define the following identity state (diffusion):
the status of individuals who have not yet experienced a crisis or made any commitments. Not only are they undecided about occupational and ideological choices, they are also likely to show little interest in such matters.
Define the following identity state (moratorium):
the status of individuals who are in the midst of a crisis but whose commitments are either absent or are only vaguely defined.
Define the following identity state (foreclosure):
the status of individuals who have made a commitment but not experienced a crisis. This occurs most often when parents hand down commitments to their adolescents, usually in an authoritarian way, before adolescents have had a chance to explore different approaches, ideologies, and vocations on their own.
Define the following identity state (achievement):
the status of individuals who have undergone a crisis and made a commitment.
Commitment/Crisis
Achievement
Commitment/No Crisis
Foreclosure
No Commitment/Crisis
Moratorium
No Commitment/No Crisis
Diffusion
What is meant by sexual identity?
Whether the person is heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual
What is meant by ethnic identity? How does a postive ethnic identity relate to outcomes for ethnic minority adolescents?
Which part of the world or country a person is from and how intensely the person identifies with his or her cultural heritage; high self-esteem, positive relationships, academic motivation, and lower levels of depression over time
How does religion and spiritual development relate to social and cognitive development for adolescents?
In this age range adolescents begin thinking abstractly and logically. They begin to question religion and its benefit in their lives.
How do the roles of peers differ from that of parents in the lives of adolescents?
peers tend to fulfill social needs, trust in peers tends to increase, parents are still a point of attachment when needed.
What are the causes of, or factors related to, juvenile delinquency in adolescence?
low SES, Family discord and inconsistent and inappropriate discipline are also associated with delinquency, having delinquent peers greatly increases the risk of becoming delinquent
