Adolescents Flashcards
How does communication change between teens and parent
Teens stop unquestionably accepting parents rules and expectation
Becoming more argumentative
Use abstract/muti-demensional thinking
Becomes more indecisive.
Myth or reality?
“Family Conflict is Inevitable”
Teens gain multidimensional thinking and may not always agree with their parents on personal issues (music, clothing) but tend to agree about moral issues (Stealing, academic success).
Adolescents want their parents involved
Myth or reality?
“A Generation Gap Exists”
Myth - difference in opinion on issues because they define them differently if they are perceive as part of the personal jurisdiction.
Generational Dissonance
Different expectations and opinions on issues
What is transformation in relationships?
Balance of power, balance of autonomy with expectations
What is violation of expectations?
Adolescent doesnt tell you everything. Lying in fear of reaction
What is problem solving
Perceiving and adapting for adult-adolescent differences. Sensitivity for adolescents.
How does gender effect family and family conflict
Boys and girls are treated equally
Parental Responsiveness
Degree to which the parents respond to the adolescent needs in an accepting, supporting manor.
Parental Demandingness
The extent to which the parents expect and demands mature, responsible behaviour from adolescents
Authoritative Parent
High demandingness High responsiveness.
They are warm, communicative, supportive and encourage autonomy.
Authoritarian Parent
High demandingness, Low Responsiveness
Strict rules, high demands, distrusting, won’t explain “why”
Indulgent Parent
Low Demandingness, High Responsiveness
Highly supportive and accepting, few rules, more friends then parents
Indifferent Parent
Low demandingness, Low responsiveness
No concern, no energy or time, detached, withdrawn, monitoring.
Adolescent with Authoritative Parent
Responsible, self-assured, creative healthy relationship
Adolescent with Authoritarian Parent
Dependent, passive. socially incapable
Adolescents with Indulgent Parents
Immature, Less Responsible
Adolescents with Indifferent Parents
Impulsive, more likely to participate in delinquent behavior
Secure attachment
Positive emotional bond
Insecure attachment
Difficulties in relationships, negative aspects of bonding
Avoidant attachment
Ignore or reject infant
Anxious-ambivalent attachment
Inconstant treatment
Highly ignored and then very attentive.
Uninvolved/unresolved detachment
Usually high level of tea and is disoriented.
How is autonomy and attachment influencing personality and family closeness?
Autonomy = psychologically health, higher self esteem
Attachment (secure) - warm and loving relationships
Why are siblings so different?
Different experiences
Different perceptions of events
Different parent-child relationships (Favouring, boy vs girl)
What are the results of sibling differences?
Sibling rivalry - Trying to one up your sibling
De-idenitification - Trying to become very different from sibling when to similar.
Actively dealing with stress. (active)
Muture coping abilities
Autonomously confronting the problem and creating a solution/plan of action
Avoiding dealing with stress (avoidance)
Denying/avoiding dealing with stress. Minimizing the problem
Wishful thinking to deal with stress
Disengage from stressful experience.
What factors can make teens better at dealing with stress?
Parent involvement - outside support and advice
Teachers involvement - Helps encourage socialization, formation of peer support and active coping with stress.
What are 2 Environmental Influences on Behaviour?
Shared Environmental influences ( same parents/ same house)
Non-shared environment (friends, sports, ect.)
What makes divorce hard on teens?
Excess of stress
- Economic stress
- Moving stress/ single parent household
- Taking sides
- Enhanced risk of psychological/social issues
How does poverty affect the family and adolescent behaviour?
Increased risk of psychological difficulties and problem behaviour
Alienated from school
High stress levels
Poor neighbourhoods
What are 2 factors that benefit those in poverty.
Promotion of adolescent confidence/self-esteem
Restrictive strategies - minimize exposure (get kids positively, actively involved in the community, out of gangs and violent situations and away from family (economic, parent) fighting)
What is the nature of peer groups today? (4)
Great increase in time spent with peers (in comparison to time with family).
Peer groups function without adult supervision.
Increased interaction with opposite sex
Can be relatively large.
How do Family and peer groups effect family differently?
Family = actives and behaviour that emerge are focused on work and other tasks important for socialization of responsibility and achievement. Friends = Provide frequent opportunities for interaction and leisure which contributes to development of intimacy and enhance the adolescents mood and psychological well being
4 things that both family and peer groups give adolescents
- Identity Exploration
- Development and expression of Autonomy
- Socialization of appropriate sexual behaviours
- Influence on academic achievement
What is a crowd?
A large group based on reputations/stereotypes
A reference group (goth, jock, populars ect.)
What is the purpose of a crowd
A way to Brand individuals by with whom they hang out with
A way to develop a self identify
Impacts adolescent behaviours and feelings toward self.
3 ways that adolescents are affected by a crowd membership
- imitate behaviour of crowd leaders
- Establishment of group norms, values expectations and the development of self-esteem
- Reinforced for behaving in ways consistent with norms (do as others and you will “Belong”)
What is a Clique? How is it different from a crowd
Cliques are small groups (2-12) that are made up of close friendships. Sharing attitudes and respect/valuing of each other is seen.
Chosen by race, academics, interest ect.