Exam 3 Flashcards
Challenges of adolescence
-Increased independence from family
-Step into the adult world
-Identifies self
- cultural rites of passage
-raging hormones
Physical domain
- They grow faster
-muscles size increase - males get stronger
- females become more flexible and
coordinated
Factors that influence physical domain
genes and environment, obesity, stress
Habitual response
-sleep
*different sleep habits, require more sleep
-hygiene
*skin care increase and acne
-Elimination-stable
-unique habits
*substance abuse issues
Body image
-become more aware of their bodies and comparing them to their peers
-boys-physical size
-girls-weight
-eating disorder
anorexia
bulimia
binge eating disorder
maturation boys
Late boys
-smaller/less muscles
-treated younger
-Lower social status
Early boys
-social and athletic
-expect adult behavior
-alcohol/substance abuse
-sexually active
maturation girls
Late girls
-mature at same time as boys
-more popular
early girls
-taller than peers
-body image
-can not always discuss with peers
-experience distress
-lower self esteem
-sexually active earlier
sterberg’s tranigle of love
Intimacy-feeling of closeness that occurs, bond,share activities
passion-physical attraction ,arousal,
decision/commitment-realization of being in love and commitment to love
adolescent egocentrism
other people are fascinated with them, other are crtical of them do not want their inadequacies shown to others
personla fable
adols feel like their emotons are unique and that no one will ever know the same degree of sadness and happiness
imaginaey audience
adolescent perception that other are focusing a lot of critical attention to them
Ageism
prejudice or dicrimitoon against individulad ior groups based on their age, particularly older adults
menopause
45-55
3 stages , premenopause,perimenopause,postmenopause
physical changes
possible risk of heart disease
osteoporosis-bones get weaker
james marcia’s four identity staues
forecloser-seamless transitoin of identity no crisis
diffusion-lacks a sense of direction
moratorium-continues crisis in carer choice ,religion, ethics, has a hard time breaking from family, high anxiety
achievement-passed through the crisi had llow anixety, low confusion more slf confidence
social isolation in the elderly
can have serious consequences on their physical and mentla health, Increased risk of dep,anxiety, cog decline,mortality
integrity of aging
mainten a sense of wholeness and continuity in life as one grows older,finfing meaning and purposein later life stages
boomerang generation
adult that move back to live with ther parents
climacteric
complex of physical and emtonal effecxts that accompany hormonal changes in middle adutlhood
males-erextile issues
prostate issues
polypharmacy
using multiple prescription drugs causing disbility, falls
emty nest
when children leave the house
Fluid intelligence Crystallized intelligence
is your ability to learn, assess, and navigate new situations.
intelligence is accumulated knowledge you can recall as needed
Metacognition
how we process thoughts and feelings
mature adolescent brain
involves thinking about thoughts and searching for links between and maneuvering reality and possibility
adolescent brain
gray matter decrease and white matter increase
adolexsnts relied
on amygdala/emotional regulation to
risky behaviors
Acheving autonomy
self regulation-make own judgment wok with psrents through process together
