lecture 7 Flashcards
adolescence
1
Q
what are the risks of girls who developed early?
A
- increased risk for depression
- eating disorders
- early sexual activity
- substance use
2
Q
what are the risks for boys who developed early?
A
- increased risk for substance use
- early sexual activity
3
Q
what are the risks for girls who developed late?
A
risk of teasing and bullying
4
Q
what are the risks for boys who developed late?
A
- bullying
- depression
- conflict with parents
5
Q
what is selective and divided attention?
A
- selective: focusing on one stimulus and tuning out another
- divided: paying attention to more than 2 stimuli at the same time
6
Q
what is convergent and divergent thinking?
A
- convergent: used to find one correct answer
- divergent: useed when a problem has many possible answers
7
Q
what is metacognition?
A
- “thinking about thinking”
- planning ahead
- seeing consequences
- providing alternate explanations
8
Q
what stage of erikson’s theory happens during adolescence?
A
identity vs role confusion
9
Q
what are the 4 identity statuses?
A
- diffusion
- foreclosure
- moratorium
- achievement
10
Q
what is identity diffusion?
A
no commitment or exploration of identity
11
Q
what is identity foreclosure?
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- low exploration and high commitment
- commiting to an identity without exploring other possibilities
12
Q
what is identity moratorium?
A
- high exploration and low commitment
- actively exploring but not committed
13
Q
what is identity acheivement?
A
- high exploration and commitment
- made commitments after discovering their purpose and exploring other identities
