Psychology Ch. 12 Flashcards
What are some markers of adulthood
Financial security Steady job Responsible for yourself Have a secure identity Emotionally/socially mature Able to make good judgements/decisions Marriage
The role of physical development in adulthood
Comes to a halt
Cognitive development in adulthood shows post formal thought, which is..
Realistic & reflective thinking
What are the 4 stages of Schaie’s theory
Acquisitive (childhood)
Achieving (early adulthood)
Responsible/executive
Reintegrative
Who developed the attachment theory
John Bowlby
What are the 3 categories of adult attachment
Secure
Avoidant
Anxious
The attachment style for someone who is:
High avoidance
High anxiety
Usually had a bad history with relationships (abuse)
Fearful avoidant
The attachment style for someone who is:
High avoidance
Low anxiety
They value their independence & push others away
Dismissing avoidant
The attachment style for someone who is:
Low avoidance
High anxiety
Demand closeness, possessive, jealous, & less trusting
Anxious/preoccupied
The attachment style for someone who is:
Low avoidance
Low anxiety
Ideal relationship
Secure
What are the 3 communication patterns
Mutual constructive
Demand/withdraw
Mutual avoidance/withholding
The ideal communication relationship
Mutual constructive
The communication relationship where one person makes a demand and the other withdraws/avoids the demand like it never happened
Demand/withdraw
The communication relationship where the couple avoids all arguments completely and nothing ever gets worked out
Mutual avoidance/withholding
The 3 couple types that came from the 53 couples studied on communication
Secure-secure
Secure-insecure
Insecure-insecure
If a person fails to develop an intimate relationship in early adulthood, then ______ results
Isolation
2 sources of a intimate relationship are going to come from..
Friends
Romantic partners
Having a close relationship with anyone, self disclosure, sharing of private thoughts
Intimacy
When you dont have a social/close relationship
Isolation
Passionate love or eros
Romantic love
Also called compassionate love, occurs when someone desires the other person near and cares deeply for them
Affectionate love
The love that involves all three: intimacy, commitment, and passion
Consummate
Sternberg’s triarchy theory of love involves..
Passion
Intimacy
Commitment
