Chapter 11 vocab attachment to others and development of self Flashcards
acculturation
process of adjusting to a new culture while retaining some aspects of native culture
attachment
emotional bond with a specific person that is enduring over space and time
attachment theory
theory based on john bowlby’s research
children are biologically predisposed to develop attachments to caregivers to increase survival
disorganized/disorient attachment
insecure attachment where there is no consistent way of coping with stress of strange situation test
behavior is confused or contradictory and they appear dazed or disoriented
ethnic and radial identity
beliefs and attitudes an individual has about the ethnic or racial groups they belong to
identity
description of self that’s often externally imposed
identity achievement
integration of various aspects of the self into coherent whole that’s stable over time and across events
identity diffusion
individual doesn’t have firm commitments regarding issues in question and not making progress toward developing any
identity foreclosure
individual hasn’t engaged in any identity experimentation and has established a vocational or ideological identity based on the choices or values of others
imaginary audience
belief from adolescent egocentrism that everyone is focused on them
insecure-avoidant attachment
insecure attachment where child seems indifferent toward caregiver or may avoid them
equally consolable by parent or stranger
insecure-resistant attachment
insecure attachment where children are clingy and don’t explore the environment
get upset when caregiver leaves in strange situation test
not easily consolable
seek comfort and resist caregiver’s efforts
internal working model of attachment
child’s mental representation of self, attachment figures, and relationships as a result of their experiences with their caregivers
working model guides their interactions with other people through their future
intersectionality
complex ways that a person’s multiple social identities combine with systems of inequality and discrimination related to those various identities –> produces unique effects
moratorium
period where individual is exploring various occupational and ideological choices and hasn’t yet made a clear commitment to one
parental sensitivity
caregiver behavior that involves expression of warmth and responsiveness to children
personal fable
form of adolescent egocentrism where they believe their own thoughts and feelings are unique
secure attachment
positive and trusting relationship with caregiver
upset when caregiver leaves but easily consoled when caregiver returns
use caregiver as secure base in exploration
secure base
presence of trusted caregiver gives child a sense of security that allows the child to explore the environment
self concept
conceptual system made of one’s thoughts and attitudes about oneself
self esteem
overall subjective evaluation of own worth and feelings about that evaluation
sexual identity
sense of self as a sexual being
sexual minority youth
same sex attractions
sexual orientation
romantic attraction toward people of the same or different sex or gender
social comparison
process of comparing aspects of one’s own psychological, behavioral, or physical functioning to that of others in order to evaluate self
strange situation
procedure developed by mary ainsworth to assess infants’ attachment to primary caregiver
