Adolescence theories Flashcards
psychological identity
separate and distinct individual
social identity
membership in a social group and the emotional significance of that membership
adolescence changes in cognition
improved reasoning, abstract thinking, meta-cognition
Identity Diffusion
Marcia: no commitment, with or without exploration
foreclosure
marcia: commitment without exploration
moratorium
marica: exploration without commitment
identity achievement
exploration and commitment
post conventional moral reasoning
kohlberg: morality based on moral principles that transcend social rules,
social identity
rosenberg: interaction with other people and social systems, including social statuses, membership groups, and social types
dispositions
rosenberg: self-ascribed aspects of identity
physical characteristics
rosenberg: one’’s physical traits, which contribute great deal to sense of self
individuation
the development of a self or identity that is unique and separate
formal operational thought
Piaget: abstract problem formulation, hypothesis development and solution testing
identity versus role diffusion
self-certainty versus apathy, role experimentation versus negative identity and anticipation of achievement versus work paralysis
ego identity statuses
marcia: to develop on of these identity statuses: identity diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium or identity achievement
