Lecture 11 Flashcards
In-between Adolescent and adult, Postponing major commitments, Optimal health/ physical peak,Risk taking,
18-25 years; based on what’s going on in life
Emerging adulthood
Characterized by thought that is, more practical (most likely to succeed, consider other conditions while thinking), more flexible, more creative, more imaginative
Post formal thought
Arises from abstract, impersonal logic, observation of measurable facts, rational / mathematical and can be verified by third party, examples are encyclopedias, textbooks, news reporting
Objective thought
Arises from personal experience and perceptions,
personal opinions, assumptions, interpretations and beliefs, cannot be verified by third party, examples are
newspaper editorials, blogs, biographies, comments on the Internet
Subjective thought
What 2 things make up post formal thought?
Subjective and objective thought
Arguably the most advanced cognitive process
method to resolve contradictions / establish truth
dialectical thought
New idea that integrates the two
Synthesis
Statement of belief
Thesis
Belief that opposes the thesis
Antithesis
Are Asians or Americans more likely to use dialectical thought?
Asians
Behaviors, arts, beliefs, language, institutions, the way of life for a group
Cultural identity
Interested in learning about and understanding their own ethnicity
Ethnic identity search
Clear and confident understanding of their own cultural identity, sense of pride in and identify with their own cultural group and demonstrate an acceptance of other groups
Ethnic identity achievement
Establish oneself as productive member of society; pride in work and acquiring resources
Vocational identity
Interested in learning about and understanding vocational opportunities
Vocation identity search
Sense of pride and identify with ones chosen vocation
vocational identity achievement
Why do emerging adults experience more of every diagnosed disorder?
Isolation, unemployment, searching for identity and partner, new to stressors of adult life
Psychopathology is a consequence of life stress interacting with underlying disposition for the disorder, environment interacting with biology
Diathesis stress model
Lack of pleasure in nearly all activities, persistent unhappy mood, sleep, eating, concentration problems
Mood disorders
What are some examples of mood disorders? Most common?
Mania, bipolar, major depressive disorder (most common)
Future oriented emotions, perceptions of uncontrollably and unpredictability, intrusive and uncontrolled worry
Anxiety disorder
Reaction to present threat
Fear
Worry about possible negative outcomes
Anxiety
Why do anxiety disorders emerge?
Anxious about self, others, future, higher rates of trauma
Persistent fear of acting in an embarrassing humiliating way in social or performance situations
Social anxiety
What is an associated behavior with social anxiety?
Avoidance
Excessive worry and fearful behaviors, intense fear not focused on particular thing or situation, not due to trauma or stress
Generalized anxiety disorder
