Ch. 10 Flashcards
identity v role confusion
“Who am I?” and which role to adopt
identity achievement
Erikson’s term for attainment of identity
role confusion
a situation in which people do not seem to know or care about their identity
foreclosure
premature identity formation
moratorium
a socially acceptable way to postpone achievement
gender identity
a person’s acceptance of the roles and behaviors that are associated with the biological categories of male and female
parental monitoring
parent’s ongoing awareness of what their children are ding, where, and with whom
peer pressure
when people of the same age group encourage particular behavior, dress, and attitude
deviancy training
when one person shows another how to rebel against authority or social norms
sexual orientation
a person’s sexual and romantic attraction to others of the same sex, the other sex or both sexes
STI
an infection spread by sexual contact
familism
the belief that family members should support one another
clinical depression
feelings of hopelessness, lethargy and worthlessness
rumination
repeatedly thinking and talking about past experiences and possibilities
suicidal ideation
thinking about suicide
