Chapter 12 Flashcards
Identity
The major personality achievement of adolescence; defining who you are, what you value, and the directions you choose to pursue in life.
Identity versus role confusion
The psychological conflict of adolescence
Identity Achievement
Exploration followed by commitment to values, beliefs, and goals.
Identity Moratorium
Exploration without having reached commitment.
Identity Foreclosure
Commitment without exploration.
Identity Diffusion
Lack of both exploration and commitment
Moral Identity
The degree to which morality is central to self-concept.
Postconventional Level
Morality is defined by abstract universal principles.
Conventional Level
Conformity to laws and rules is necessary to ensure positive relationships and societal order.
Preconventional Level
Morality is extremely controlled and actions are judged by their consequences.
Gender Intensification
Gender stereotyping of attitudes and behavior increases, and movement toward a more traditional gender identity.
Ethnic Identity
A sense of ethnic group membership and attitudes and feeling associated with that membership.
Acculturative Stress
Psychological distress resulting from conflict between the minority and the host culture.
Bicultural Identity
By exploring and adopting values from both the adolescent’s subculture and the dominant culture.
Autonomy
A sense of one-self as a separate, self-governing individual becomes a salient task.
Cliques
Groups of about 5 to 7 members who are friends usually resemble one another in family background, attitudes and beliefs.
Crowds
A larger more loosely organized group made up of several cliques with similar values.
