pg 387-403 Flashcards
social rituals that mark the transition between developmental stages, especially between childhood and adulthood
rites of passage
In industrial societies, a developmental period beginning at puberty and ending(less clearly) at adulthood
adolescence
the onset of sexual maturity
puberty
the sex organs and genitals
primary sex characteristics
gender-related physical features that develop during puberty
secondary sex characteristics
the last of Piaget’s stages, during which abstract thought appears
formal operational stage
in Erikson’s theory, a process of making a commitment beyond oneself to family, work, society, or future generations
generativity
a degenerative brain disease usually noticed first by it’s debilitating effects on memory
Alzheimer’s disease
choosing to restrict the number of one’s social contacts to those who are the most gratifying
selective social interaction
refusing to believe the individual is sick
denial
patient displays anger that they are sick why me!
anger
making a deal in return for a cure
bargaining
generally depressed affect, sleep, loss of appetite
depression
patient realizes death is inevitable and accepts fate
acceptance