Chapter 12 - Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Question 1

what stage does Freud say adolescents are in?

Answer 1

the genital stage

Question 2

what is the genital stage?

Answer 2

the time when a person channels their libido into healthy sexual relationships

Question 3

what stage does Erikson say adolescents are in?

Answer 3

identity vs role confusion

Question 4

what is identity achievement?

Answer 4

they have examined their options and made a commitment

Question 5

what is moratorium?

Answer 5

they are in the process of examination but have yet to commit

Question 6

what is foreclosure?

Answer 6

when a person hasn’t examined their options but has made a commitment because it was predetermined

Question 7

what is identity diffusion?

Answer 7

when a person is not searching and has made no commitment

Question 8

what is the looking glass self?

Answer 8

what is mirrored back to you based on how others treat you

Question 9

what kind of identities are linked to an increased self-esteem for both boys and girls?

Answer 9

a masculine / androgenous identity

Question 10

at what ages does self-esteem peak for boys and dip for girls?

Answer 10

between 15 and 19

Question 11

what is a gender role identity?

Answer 11

the gender related aspects of the psychological self (personality)

Question 12

what is the preconventional stage of moral reasoning?

Answer 12

reasoning based on what the consequences would be for you personally

Question 13

what is the conventional stage of moral reasoning?

Answer 13

reasoning based on what would make others think you are a good person

Question 14

what is the postconventional stage of moral reasoning?

Answer 14

reasoning based on personalized moral codes and values

Question 15

what age would best relate to the preconventional reasoning?

Answer 15

age 10

Question 16

what age would best represent conventional reasoning?

Answer 16

age 16

Question 17

what kind of adults are the most likely to reach the postconventional stage?

Answer 17

adults in schooled cultures

Question 18

what is role taking?

Answer 18

the ability to look at a situation from another person’s perspective

Question 19

what were Gilligan’s two forms of morality?

Answer 19

1. morality of care (females)
2. morality of justice (males)