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What is self-understanding? |
The individual's cognitive representation of the self; the substance and content of self-conceptions. Ex: 12-year-old boy understands he is a student, football player. |
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What are possible selves? |
What individuals might become, what they would like to become, and what they are afraid of becoming |
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What is the "Barometric self"? |
Fluctuating adolescents self- aka young adolescents have more instability in understanding their sense of self. |
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What is the definition of self-esteem? |
The global evaluative dimension of the self; also referred to as self-worth, or self-image |
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What is a self-concept? |
Domain-specific evaluations of the self. Ex: academic, athletic, physical appearance. (exercise we did in class) |
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What is Identity versus Identity confusion? |
Erikson's fifth developmental stage, which occurs during adolescence. At this time, individuals are faces with deciding on who they are, what they are all about, and where they are going in their life. |
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What is a psychosocial moratorium? |
Erikson's term for the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy that adolescents experience as part of their identity exploration. |
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What is a crisis? |
A period of identity development during which the adolescent is choosing among meaningful opportunities . |
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What is commitment? |
The part of identity development in which adolescents show a personal investment in what they are going to do. |
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What are the four statuses of Identity? |
Identity diffusion |
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What is identity diffusion? |
Marcia's term for the state adolescents are in when they have not yet experienced an identity crisis or made any commitments. |
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What is Identity foreclosure? |
Marcia's term for the state adolescents are in when they have made a commitment but have not experienced an identity crisis. |
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What is Identity moratorium? |
Marcia's term for the state of adolescents who are in the midst of an identity crisis, but who have not made a clear commitment to an identity. |
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What is Identity achievement? |
Marcia's term for an adolescent who has undergone an identity crisis and made a commitment. |
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What is individuality? And what are the two dimensions of it? |
An important element in adolescent identity development. It consists of two dimensions: self-assertion, the ability to have and communicate a point of view; and separateness, the use of communication patterns to express how one is different from others. |
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What is connectedness? |
An important element in adolescent development because it consists of two dimensions: mutuality, sensitivity to and respect for others' views, and permeability openness to others' views |
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What is ethnic identity? |
An enduring, basic aspect of the self that includes a sense of membership in an ethnic group and the attitudes and feelings related to that membership. |
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What is bicultural identity? |
Identity formation that occurs when adolescents identity in some ways with their ethnic group and in other ways with the majority culture. |
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What is intimacy versus Isolation? |
Erikson's sixth stage which individuals experience during the early adulthood years. At this time, individuals face the developmental task of forming intimate relationships with others. If young adults form healthy friendships and an intimate relationship with another individual, intimacy will be achieved; if not, isolation will result |
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What is the definition of emotion? |
Feeling, or affect, that occurs when a person is in a state or an interaction that is important to the individual, especially to his or her well-being. An individuals emotions depend on the situation he or she is in. |
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What are the Big Five Factors of personality? |
Five core traits of personality: openness to experience, consciousness, extraversion,agreeableness, and neuroticism (emotional stability) |
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Name one characteristic for each factor of personality. |
1. Openness- imaginative or practical |
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What is the definition of temperament? |
An individual's behavioral style and characteristic way of responding |
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What are some key differences between an "easy child" and a "difficult child"? |
Easy child- generally is in a positive mood, quickly establishes regular routines, and adapts to new experiences |
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What is a slow-to-warm-up type of child like? |
Has a low activity level, is somewhat negative, and displays a low intensity of mood. |
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What is the goodness of fit? |
The match between an individual's temperament style and the environment demands the individual must cope with. |
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What are MAMA cycles? |
moratorium-achievement- moratorium- achievement |
