PSYDEV Flashcards
begins when a hypothalamus signals the hormone production in the pituitary, which triggers hormone production in adrenal glands, and by the gonads, it also triggers sexual excitement.
Puberty
-The heightened self-consciousness of adolescents
they regard themselves as much more socially significant as they are
Adolescent egocentrism
-Adolescents’ belief that others are as interested in them as they themselves are, as well as attention-getting behavior motivated by a desire to be noticed, visible, and “on stage.”
Imaginary audience
is the part of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility (or invulnerability). For example, 13-year-old Adrienne says this about herself: “No one understands me, particularly my parents. They have no idea of what I am feeling.”
personal fable
– They are somehow immune to common dangers is an extension of adolescents do not feel invisible and that egocentrism, “ may signal growth toward cognitive maturity
Invincibility Fable
society leaves adolescents relatively free of responsibilities and able to try out different identities. Adolescents experiment with different roles and personalities. They may want to pursue one career one month (lawyer, for example) and another career the next month (doctor, actor, teacher, social worker, or astronaut, for example).
psychosocial moratorium
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
stages of grief
1.Denial
2.Anger
3.Bargaining
4.depression
5.acceptance
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
stages of grief
is not only an attempt to pretend that the loss does not exist. We are also trying to absorb and understand what is happening.
Denial-
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
stages of grief
We are trying to adjust to a new reality and are likely experiencing extreme emotional discomfort. There is so much to process that ____may feel like it allows us an emotional outlet.
Anger-
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
stages of grief
-you may try to bargain to change the situation, agreeing to do something in return for being relieved of the pain you feel.
Bargaining
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
stages of grief
In those moments, we tend to pull inward as the sadness grows. We might find ourselves retreating, being less sociable, and reaching out less to others about what we are going through.
Depression-I
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
stages of grief
it is not that we no longer feel the pain of loss. Instead, we are no longer resisting the reality of our situation, and we are not struggling to make it something different.
Acceptance-
EVOLUTIONARY THEORIES OF AGING
A microbiological theory of aging that states that people age because normal metabolic processes within their cells produce unstable oxygen molecules known as free radicals. These molecules ricochet around inside cells, damaging DNA and other cellular structures.
Free-radical theory
EVOLUTIONARY THEORIES OF AGING
The theory that aging is caused by the decay of mitochondria, tiny cellular bodies that supply energy for function, growth, and repair.
Mitochondrial theory
EVOLUTIONARY THEORIES OF AGING
cells can divide a maximum of 75-80x, & as we age our cells become less capable of dividing.
T-elomere Theory/ Cellular Clock Theory-
