Human Development 3 Flashcards
Adolescence
the bridge from childhood to adulthood. Beginning in puberty and ending in psychological maturity
Cathexis
the concentration of psychic energy on one particular person, idea or object
Psychoanalytic Interpretation of Adolescence
Adolescence is a process of “individuation” and “psychological weaning” from infantile ties to become a member of the adult world
Crucial Adolescent task
separation from parental dependency and finding extra familiar love objects
Process
Alternating progressive and regressive movements
Latency
Relatively free of psychic conflicts. Child/caregiver harmony
Pre-Puberty
Increase in libidinal drives and decrease in ego control increase in restlessness, moodiness and agression
Puberty
General beginning of separation from early ties-caregiver
- conflict with caregiver
- libidinal energy seeks out extra-familiar love
Friends around this time
Are seen as something to become, an ego ideal one might say
- then when the person finds that in themselves they dont need the friend
Self-Cathexis
over-evaluation of ones self, self touchiness, self absorption
the libidinal energy is used on oneself
Mid-Adolescence
increased libidinal drive. Beginnings of sexual, romantic drives, focus or interest
At this stage there is a seperation from parents
the kids dont want to be around the parents anymore
there are new horizions and new fears to explore and conquer
Mourning Stage
When the kids realize that they no longer have mommy or daddy
- they begin to mourn the loss
Shifting Perception of Parents
parents go from up top and super powerful to nothing and dumb to somewhere in the middle
Late Adolescence
consolidation of ego and inner crisis
realistic view of parents
Emerging Adulthood
the newly circumscribed developmental phase from 18-25 years old
The roleless role
independent of social roles, normative expectations of both Adolescence and Adults
Instability
Residential mobility peaks in mid-twenties
Self-Focus
unfettered by social ties either family or job ties
Risk Behavior
drinking, drugs, unprotected sex is at an all time high at this stage of life
Moral Development focuses on
fairness and a senses of justice by observing how individuals resolve moral dilemmas
Preconventional
moral decisions based on rewards and punishments for one’s self
Conventional
moral decisions based on others: interpersonal, community, civic laws, and norms
Postconventional
moral decisions based on universal moral principals
Critique of Kohlberg
Carol Gilligan
- are abstract, hypothetical dilemmas the best way to assess morality and moral reasoning
Carol Gilligan’s “ethics of care”
Abstract rules and principals of “fairness” and “justice” “impartiality” and “equity” are not as important as caring, personal- real life relationships, fostering interconnections of mutual dependency and responsibility
First Half of Life
adaption to outer reality, strengthening of consciousness; building of outward social identity
Mid-Life Transition
confronting mortality onset of biological aging and need for further psychic/spiritual development
Second Half of Life
individuation: one needs to restore wholeness, come to terms with one’s past, confront the “unfinished business” of ones life; continue to chart new pathways
Persona
ones “social mask”. The part of identity that is concerned with the relations to the surrounding world- people are complicated
