Chapter 13 Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence Flashcards
____, the misuse of alcohol or other drugs to a degree that causes problems in the individuals life.
Substance Abuse
____, psycho social problems that are manifested in a turning of the symptoms inward, as in depression of anxiety.
Internalizing Disorders
____, psycho social problems that are manifested in a turning of the symptoms outward, as in aggression or delinquency
Externalizing Disorders
____, Co-occurring, as when an individual has more than one problem at the same time
comorbid
____, the co-variation among various types of externalizing disorders believed to result from an underlying trait of unconventionality
Problem Behavior Syndrome
____, a theory of delinquency that links deviance with the absence of bonds to society’s main institutions
Social Control Theory
____, the presumed underlying cause of internalizing disorders, characterized by high levels of subjective distress
Negative Affectivity
____, an annual survey of nationwide sample of American 8th, 10th, 12th graders, mainly known for its data on adolescent substance use
Monitoring the Future
____consuming 5 or more drinks in a row on one occasion, an indicator of alcohol abuse
Binge Drinking
____, a neurotransmitter especially important in the brain circuits that regulate the experience of pleasure
Dopamine
____ drugs that, when used over time, lead to the use of other, more dangerous substances
Gateway Drug
____, patterns of change over time
Developmental Trajectories
____, the misuse of alcohol or other drugs to a degree that causes problems in the individuals life
Substance Abuse
____, the misuse of alcohol or other drugs to a degree that causes physical addiction
Substance Dependence
____, Factors that limit individual vulnerability to harm
Protective Factors
____, a repetitive and persistent pattern of antisocial behavior that results in problems at school or work, or in relationships with others
Conduct Disorder
____, a disorder of childhood and adolescence characterized by excessive anger, spite, and stubborness
Op-positional-Defiant Disorder
____, a disorder of adulthood characterized by antisocial behavior and persistent disregard for the rules of society and the rights of others
Antisocial Personality Disorder
____, individuals who are not only antisocial but also manipulative, superficially charming, impulsive, and indifferent to the feelings of others
Psychopaths
____, acts done to be intentionally harmful
Aggression
____, an externalizing problem that includes delinquency and criminal behavior
Juvenile Offending
____, juvenile offending that is processed within the juvenile justice system
Deliquency
____, crimes that are dealt with in the criminal justice system, regardless of the age of the offender
Criminal Behavior
____, violations of the law that pertain to minors but not adults
Status Offense
____, the relationship between chronological age and offeding, showing that the prevalence of offending peaks in late adolescence
Age-Crime Curve
____, a type of antisocial behavior characterized by stubbornness and rebelliousness
Authority Conflicts
____, a type of antisocial behavior characterized by misdeeds that are not always detected by others, such as lying or stealing
Covert Antisocial Behavior
____, a type of antisocial behavior characterized by aggression toward others
Overt Antisocial Behavior
____, individuals who begin demonstrating antisocial or aggressive behavior during childhood and continue their antisocial behavior throughout adolescence and into adulthood
Life-course-persistent offenders
____, antisocial adolescents whose delinquent or violent behavior begins and ends during adolescence
Adolescence-limited offenders
____, biologically based psychological disorder characterized by im-pulsivity, inattentiveness, and restlessness, often in school situations
ADHD
____, the tendency to interpret ambiguous interactions with others as deliberately hostile
Hostile Attributional Bias
____, a psychological disturbance characterized by low self-esteem, decreased motivation, sadness, and difficulty in finding pleasure in formerly pleasurable activities
Depression
____, a hormone known to influence emotional bonding to others
Oxytocin
____, thinking about ending ones life
Suicidal Thoughts
____, a perspective on disorder that posits that problems are the result of an interaction between a preexisting condition (the Diathesis) and exposure to a stressful event or condition
Diathesis - stress Model
____, hormonal activity in the brain and nervous system
N-euro-endocrine
____, a class of antidepressant medications that have proven to be effective with adolescents suffering from internalizing problems, such as depression
Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors SSRI’s
____, an approach to health promotion that emphasizes teaching all adolescents certain behaviors, values and information
Primary Prevention
____, an approach to health promotion that is specifically aimed at adolescents believed to be at high risk for a particular disease or disturbance
Secondary Prevention
____, The ability of an individual to continue to function competently in the face of adversity or stress
Resilience
____, coping strategies in which an individual attempts to change the stressor
Primary Control Strategies
____, Coping strategies that involve attempts by the individual to adapt to the stressor
Secondary Control Strategies
