Chapter 10 Key Terms Flashcards
A consistent definition of one’s self as a unique individual, in terms of roles, attitudes, beliefs and aspirations
identity
Erkison’s term for the fifth stage of development, in which the person tries to figure out “Who am I?” but is confused as to which of many possible roles to adopt
identity v. role confusion
Erikson’s term for the attainment of identity, or the point at which a person understands who he or she is as a unique individual, in accord with past experiences and future plans
identity achievement
A situation in which an adolescent does not seem to know or care what his or her identity is
role confusion
Erikson’s term for premature identity formation, which occurs when an adolescent adopts parents’ or society’s roles and values wholesale, without questioning or analysis
foreclosure
An adolescent’s choice of a socially acceptable way to postpone making identity-achievement decisions. Going to college is a common example
moratorium
A person’s acceptance of the roles and behaviors that society associates with the biological categories of male and female
gender identity
A term that refers to whether a person is sexually and romantically attracted to others of the same sex, the opposite sex, or both sexes
sexual orientation
Petty, peevish arguing, usually repeated and ongoing
bickering
Parents’ ongoing awareness of what their children are doing, where, and with whom
parental monitoring
A group of adolescents made up of close friends who are loyal to one another while excluding outsiders
clique
A larger group of adolescents who have something in common but who are not necessarily friends
crowd
Encouragement to conform to one’s friends or contemporaries in behavior, dress, and attitude; usually considered a negative force, as when adolescent peers encourage one another to defy adult authority
peer pressure
Destructive peer support in which one person shows another how to rebel against authority or social norms
deviancy training
Feelings of hopelessness, lethargy, and worthlessness that last two weeks or more
clinical depression
Repeatedly thinking and talking about past experiences; can contribute to depression
rumination
Thinking about suicide, usually with some serious emotional and intellectual or cognitive overtones
suicidal ideation
Several suicides committed by members of a group within a brief period of time
cluster suicides
Any potentially lethal action against the self that does not result in death
parasuicide
A person under the age of 18 who breaks the law
juvenile delinquent
A person whose criminal activity typically begins in early adolescence and continues throughout life; a career criminal
life-course-persistent offender
A person whose criminal activity stops by age 21
adolescence-limited offender
The idea that each new generation forgets what the previous generation learned. As used here, the term refers to knowledge about the harm drugs can do
generational forgetting
