Unit 4

Question 1

What is the major task of an adolescence?

Answer 1

the Development of sense of self

Question 2

How does the sense of self change during adolescence?

Answer 2

It becomes more abstract.

Question 3

What happens to the sense of self in adolescence regarding differentiation?

Answer 3

It becomes more differentiated.

Question 4

What is a characteristic of the adolescent sense of self related to contradictions?

Answer 4

It includes contradictions.

Question 5

What type of comparison becomes more significant in adolescence?

Answer 5

social Comparison

Question 6

What is a key emotional aspect that increases in adolescence regarding self-perception?

Answer 6

It includes more self-consciousness.

Question 7

What protective aspect is included in the sense of self during adolescence?

Answer 7

It includes elements of self-protection.

Question 8

Erikson’s Identity Development is moved through each phase by

Answer 8

by having a crisis

Question 9

what is the major task of school age

Answer 9

industry v inferiority

Question 10

what is the industry v inferiority crisis

Answer 10

kids are becoming aware of their strengths and weaknesses and how they compare to peers

Question 11

what is the major task of adolescence

Answer 11

indentity v role confusion

Question 12

indentity v role confusion crisis

Answer 12

Do I know who I am, or am I just a collection of other people’s expectations?

Question 13

psychological moratorium

Answer 13

It’s a period where they can explore different identities, roles, and possibilities without the pressure of immediately committing to a specific path.

Question 14

what is the major task of young adulthood

Answer 14

intimacy v isolation

Question 15

intimacy v isolation crisis

Answer 15

they are testing out of the family close personal relationships, romantic and non romantic

Question 16

identity crisis

Answer 16

a period where an adolescent are choosing meaningful experiences

Question 17

commitment

Answer 17

a personal investment in a choice

Question 18

indentity moratorium

Answer 18

in the midst of identity crisis, not deciding who you are going to be

Question 19

indentity achievement

Answer 19

completed crisis, made a commitment

Question 20

identity diffusion

Answer 20

pre-crisis, no commitment; undecided and uninterested

Question 21

identity foreclosure

Answer 21

commitment without crisis; identity usually handed to them by someone else

Question 22

personality

Answer 22

a person’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

Question 23

Sigmund Freud personality

Answer 23

Psychoanalytic perspective

Question 24

Psychoanalytic perspective

Answer 24

id, ego, and superego in terms of defense mechanisms

Question 25

What does the id strive to satisfy?

Answer 25

basic sexual and aggressive drives

Question 26

when is id present

Answer 26

at birth, and fully unconscious

Question 27

How can the motives of the id be analyzed?

Answer 27

Through analysis of dreams and errors in speech (parapraxes)

Question 28

What is superego

Answer 28

the angel on the shoulder, presents good morals

Question 29

what is ego

Answer 29

mediates between the id, superego, and the reality of life

Question 30

defense mechanisms

Answer 30

tools to help protect self from anxiety

Question 31

repression

Answer 31

banishes anxiety-arousing thoughts

Question 32

displacement

Answer 32

shifts from impulses toward a more acceptable/less threatening object

Question 33

sublimation

Answer 33

rechannelling unacceptable impulses into socially approved activities

Question 34

Oral Stage

Answer 34

0-18m: Pleasure centers on the mouth-- sucking, biting, chewing

Question 35

Anal Stage

Answer 35

(18-36 months): Pleasure focuses on bowel and bladder elimination; coping with demands for control

Question 36

Phallic Stage

Answer 36

(3-6 years): Pleasure zone is the genitals; coping with incestuous sexual feelings

Question 37

Latency Stage

Answer 37

6- puberty: Dormant of sexual feelings

Question 38

Genital Stage

Answer 38

Maturation of sexual interests

Question 39

opedius complex

Answer 39

during phallic stage boys experience sexual feelings toward their mom and rivalries with father

Question 40

Castration anxiety

Answer 40

aroused from the opedius complex; fear that the father will take revenge by castrating him

Question 41

identification

Answer 41

models after father in hopes of obtaining mother, resolution of opedius complex

Question 42

girls during phallic stage

Answer 42

become upset when they realize they dont have penises

Question 43

penis envy

Answer 43

feelings of inferiority and jealousy toward boys

Question 44

womb envy

Answer 44

feelings of inferioty due to girls ability to perform maternal functions

Question 45

What did Freud contribute

Answer 45

historical significane idea of the unconscious frank discussion of sexuality importance of early childhood

Question 46

Limitations of Freud

Answer 46

tautology sexism pessimism determinism

Question 47

trait perspective

Answer 47

describes personality in terms of a persons level on certain characteristic patterns of behavior

Question 48

the big five

Answer 48

Opennes Conscientiousness extraversion agreeableness neuroticism

Question 49

openess

Answer 49

creativity, preference for variety

Question 50

conscientiousness

Answer 50

responsibility, organization

Question 51

extraversion

Answer 51

socialbility, enjoying others

Question 52

agreeableness

Answer 52

helpfulness and trusting of others

Question 53

neuroticism

Answer 53

insecurity, tendency toward self-pity

Question 54

the big five's strengths

Answer 54

empirical approach, research support

Question 55

the big five limitations

Answer 55

traits may not adequately predict behaviors

Question 56

humanistic perspective

Answer 56

describes personality in terms of a persons tendency to act positively and feel satisfied with himself

Question 57

actualizing tendency

Answer 57

inherent push towards positive growth

Question 58

healthy personality

Answer 58

the ideal self is similar to the real self

Question 59

unconditional postive regard

Answer 59

unfailing messages that you are loved and valued as a person

Question 60

conditions of worth

Answer 60

messages that you are valued to the extent of that you meet expectations growth is hindered by this

Question 61

strenths of humanistic perspective

Answer 61

emphasized the importance of social factors in development

Question 62

limitations of humanistic perspective

Answer 62

overly optimistic