Exam #3- 9-12 Flashcards

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Puberty

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a brain neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in early adolescence that provides stimulation for the rapid physical changes that take place during the period of development

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Timing of early/late puberty affect adolescents

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  • nutriton
  • environment
  • family conflict
    better for boys to be early (athletic,cool)
    not better for girls to be early (early sex, older friends, depression)
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Changes in corpus callosum during adolescence

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grows thicker and helps the ability of processing information improve

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Change in the limbic system during adolescence

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involved with emotion and develops at an earlier rate then the rest of the prefrontal cortex
- complete development in early adolescence

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Changes in prefrontal cortex during adolescence

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increases in brain networks that all different brain regions are apart of
- greater efficiency and focal activation in brain
- not fully developed until early adulthood

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Changes in physical activity levels as people progress through adolescence

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  • exercise decreases as adolescence continues
  • most not meeting recommendation
  • non latino white boys get the most, african girls get the least
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Benefits of exercise in adolescence

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  • reduced emotional distress
  • positive effect on weight status
  • reduced anxiety and depression
  • lower BP
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Poor sleep is associated with

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  • risk of being overweight
  • depressive symptoms
  • high levels of anxiety
  • less motivation
  • engaging in self harm
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Average amount of time adolescents will sleep if given the chance

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9 hours and 25 minutes

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Why are adolescences not getting enough sleep

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  • electronic media
  • caffeine
  • screen time
  • social media use
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Piaget’s stage- Formal operational

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Formal operational stage
- abstract thought
- making up fake situations
- thinking hypothetical situations
- thinking more logically and thinking about thought

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Children vs adolescents solving problems

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children- trial and error
adolescence- make a plan to solve problems (hypothetical-deductive reasoning)

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1st criticism about Formal operational stage

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1- there is more individual variation than had been said; not everyone goes through this stage
2- focused on stages; there aren’t stages, it’s different for everyone

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Imaginary audience

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thinking everyone is looking at you or thinking about you

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Personal fable

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thinking that no one gets you and no one can understand what you are feeling and you are the only person feeling like this

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Executive function change in adolescence

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Development of the prefrontal cortex
Cool- logical thinking and critical analysis
Hot- emotions drives psychological processes

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Identity

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getting a sense of who you are as a person and all those factors that make you that person

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Erikson’s 5th stage

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Identity vs identity confusion
- explore the options of ife and try out different things to see what they like and don’t like
- figuring out who they are, what they want to be, and where they want to go in life

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4 identity statuses by James Marcia

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Identity diffusion
Identity foreclosure
Identity moratorium
Identity achievement

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Identity diffusion

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a person is uncommitted and or has not had a crisis in their life. They have not made a decision about occupational and ideological choices.
- happy exisiting with no commitments
- don’t know don’t care

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Identity foreclosure

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a person is committed but has not experienced a crisis. Their parents pass on commitments before they have a chance to try out other things on their own.
- challengers (only know how to play tennis bc didn’t use college to explore themself

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Identity moratorium

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a person is in a crisis but their commitments are barely defined or not there
- spider man (conflict between identities but doesn’t want to commit to one)

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Identity achievement

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a person has made it through a crisis and has made a commitment.
- encanto (knows her role)

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Ethnic identity

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enduring aspect of the self that includes a sense of membership in an ethnic group, along with the attitudes and feelings related to that membership.

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Bicultural identity
taking the identity of two groups, those groups being their ethnic group and majority culture. They are taking aspects from both and incorporating it into their life. - high levels of adjustment - lower levels of stress
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Parental monitoring
watching what your kids choices in social settings, activities, friends, and school.
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Higher parental monitoring
- higher grades - better health behavior - lower rates of internalizing mental health problems - fewer problems with sexual behaviors
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Lower parental monitoring
- increased use of alcohol and tobacco - engaging in less effective executive functioning
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Conflict increase or decrease in early adolescence
increases
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Conflict increase or decrease through late adolescence
decreases
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Everyday conflict with parents
conflict with parents are positive as it helps the relationship between the parents and the child - helps develop problem solving skills
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Intense conflict
associated with - moving out of the family home - school drop out - pregnancy - early marriage - drug abuse
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What need intensifies during adolescence
intimacy
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what grades does conformity to peers peak
around 8th and 9th grade
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What is the primary driver of increased media use in adolescence
portable devices - cell phones
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Online social networking and adolescent mental health
- increased anxiety, stress, and depression - low life satisifaction
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How common is depression in adolescents
13.8% of 12-17 years old have
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Gender differences in depression for GIRLS
- more likely to develop depression bc of - body images - negativty - discrimination - early puberty - sitting in depressed mood
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Gender differences in depression for BOYS
Boys are more - positive - face less discrimination - have later puberty
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Genetic factors for depression
- dopamine realted genes - short version of genes - depressed parents
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Environmental factors for depression
- emotionally unavailable parents - high marital conflict - parents with financial problems
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Available treatments for depression
cognitive behavior therapy and SSRIs
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Emerging adulthood
during the age 18-25 -adolescents are trying to figure out who they want to be and are exploring what the world has to offer them - experimentation and exploration
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Arnett's 5 characteristics of emerging adulthood
- identity exploration - Instability - self focused - feeling in between - the age of possibilities
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Identity exploration
adolescence are changing their identity during emerging adulthood
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Instability
a time of instability in one's life that is mainly involved with love, work, and education - a time of change
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Self focused
adolescents that are emerging adults don't have very may commitments so this gives them the time to focus on themself and run their own life
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Feeling in between
adolescence are quite sure what they are because they fall in between an adolescence and adult
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The age of possibilities
emerging adults have the chance to make their life what they want and have a hopeful outlook for their future
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Markers of becoming an adult
- holding a full time job - economic independence - taking responsibility for oneself
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Peak physical performance
peaks at 19-26
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Decline of muscle tone and strength
decline at 30
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Emerging adults healthier yet unhealthier
emerging adults have more than twice the mortality rate of adolescents but have fewer chronic health problems
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Physical changes of regular exercise
-improved physical health - reduction in mortality risk - aerobic exercise (swimming and jogging)
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Psychological changes of regular exercise
- improved mental health - higher self concept - greater satisfaction with life
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Characteristics of postformal thought
-reflective, relativistic, and contextual - provisional - realistic - recognized as being influenced by emotion
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Reflective, relativistic. and contextual
- situations are different and all problems aren't the same - engage in reflective thinking to solve problems
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Provisional
- the truth is complicated and isn't simple - search for the truth is an ongoing or never ending process
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Realistic
- thinking doesn't always have to be complicated - it can be realistic and practical
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Recognized as being influenced by emotion
- emotion has a powerful impact on thinking
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Postformal thought vs formal operational
formal operational- think more logically, abstract, and idealistically postformal- thinking involves more realistic and practical
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3 adult attachment styles
Secure Avoidant Anxious
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Secure attachment style
- positive view on relationships - no issues with closeness - neither stressed or carefree about relationship
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Avoidant attachment style
- slow to get into relationships - keep partner at arms length
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Anxious attachment style
- cling and want closeness - untrusting, emotional, jealous, possessive
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Infant attachment patterns and adult attachment patterns
- they are related - stressful events dampen link between infant-adult attachment style
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Erickson's 6th stage
Intimacy vs Isolation - has to be balance - working on identity and relationships
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Romantic love
Passionate love - feelings of passion, fear, anger, sexual desire, joy, and jealousy
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Affectionate love
Companionate love - develop as relationship goes on - desire for closeness, presence of genuine care and affection
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Sternberg's love triangle
consists of passion, intimacy, and commitment
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Passion
the physical and sexual attraction
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Intimacy
closeness and sharing of the relationship
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Commitment
effort to stay in the relationship through problems
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Consummate love
intimacy, passion, and commitment are present
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Infatuation love
passion only
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Affectionate love
intimacy and commitment - no passion
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Fatuous love
passion and commitment - no intimacy
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Cross cultural variations in romantic relationships
individualistic culture- intense intimacy directed at partner collectivistic culture- intimacy is spread out
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Cohabitation
two people living together that are in sexual relationship but not married - disapproval - risk factor of violence - unhealthy emotions - no live in partners before