Emerging and Young Adulthood C13-14 Flashcards
Three criteria that define adulthood
Accepting responsibility for oneself, making independent decisions, becoming financially independent
Something that may lead young adults to engage in risky behaviors such as drinking or smoking to manage it
Stress
Chronic disease involving dependence on use of alcohol, causing interference with normal functioning and fulfillment of obligations
Alcoholism
Consists of attempts to manage the emotions associated with experiencing a particular event by such tactics as refusing to think about an issue or reframing the event in a positive light
Emotion-focused coping
Involves addressing an issue head-on and developing action-oriented ways of managing and changing a bad situation
Problem-focused coping
A clinical diagnosis with symptoms of having low moods, reduced interest and enjoyment, changes in sleep, diet and weight, and show a variety of cognitive biases or maladaptive recurrent thoughts
Major Depressive Disorder
Type of logical thinking that becomes more prominent in adulthood, involving continuous, active evaluation of information and beliefs in the light of evidence and implications
Reflective Thinking
Mature type of thinking that relies on subjective experience and intuition as well as logic and allows room for ambiguity, contradiction, imperfection and compromise
Postformal Thought
Sternberg’s term for information that is not formally taught but is necessary to get ahead
Tacit Knowledge
Knowing how to motivate oneself and organize time and energy
Self-management
Knowing how to effectively process the execution of things to do. Knowing how to write a term paper or grant proposal
Management of tasks
Knowing when and how to reward or criticize subordinates
Management of others
Stage where children and adolescents acquire information and skills mainly for their own sake or as preparation for participation in society. (Reading about dinosaurs from interest)
Acquisitive stage - childhood and adolescence
Stage where young adults no longer acquire knowledge for its own sake. They use what they know to pursue goals, such as career and family
Achieving stage - late teens or early 20s to early 30s
Stage were middle-aged people use their minds to solve practical problems associated with responsibilities to others, such as family members or employees. (Finding a more efficient way to complete a task at work)
Responsible stage - late 30s to early 60s
Stage where people who enter retirement reorganize their lives and intellectual energies around meaningful pursuits that take the place of paid work. (Volunteering)
Reorganizational stage - end of middle age, beginning of late adulthood
People in this stage are responsible for societal systems (government or business organizations) or social movements. They deal with complex relationships on multiple levels. (Mediating disagreements at work)
Executive stage - 30s or 40s through middle age
Stage where older adults may be experiencing biological and cognitive changes and tend to be more selective about what tasks they spend effort on. They focus on the purpose of what they do and concentrate on tasks that have the most meaning for them
Reintegrative stage - late adulthood
Stage near the end of life, once reintegration has been completed (or along with it), older people may create instructions for the disposition of prized possessions, make funeral arrangements, provide oral histories, or write their life stories as a legacy for their loved ones
Legacy-creating stage
Degree to which a person’s work requires thought and independent judgement
Substantive Complexity
Hypothesis that there is a carryover of cognitive gains from work to leisure that explains the positive relationship between activities in the quality of intellectual functioning
Spillover Hypothesis
What are the factors of the Five Factor Model?
Openness to experience, conscientiousness,extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
Sixth stage of psychological development, in which young adults either form strong, long-lasting bonds or face isolation
Intimacy VS Isolation
Mutual devotion between partners who have chosen to share their lives and have children
Love
