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21 Cards in this Set
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What happens as boys and girls advance thru puberty?
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-boys have improved moods
-girls feel less attractive |
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Adolescent turmoil
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-kids attempt to separate psychologically from parents and be more individualistic
-personal identity should be formed now |
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Borderline personality disorder
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When a person cant define a solid identity
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How did Erikson view adolescence?
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as a time of identity crisis
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Identity Achievement
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When a person has an identity crisis and comes out of it with a clear and consistent personality
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Identity Diffusion
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-When neither a crisis nor an identity commitment has occurred
-this is the worst possible scenario -leads to borderline personality disorder |
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Moratorium
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-A crisis is currently being experienced but no commitment has occured yet
-person is rebellious and nonconforming |
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Identity Foreclosure
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commitment has been made without a crisis, often via accepting parental values
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How are adolescents able to view their self-concept?
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-can rate their percieved adequacy in multiple domains
-they begin to define themselves in increasingly abstract terms (honest, compassionate) |
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What is the avg age that both boys and girls have their first sexual experience?
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16
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What factors lead to sexual orientation?
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-prenatal hormone patterns
-environment |
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Homosexual contacts
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-most frequent before age 15
-dont necessarily person will identify themselves as homosexual |
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How do adolescents view morality?
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View rules as somewhat flexible and realize that they are in place bc they are what is best for society
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What major cognitive changes occur in this period?
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-brain growth spurt corresponds to advances in abstract thinking
-higher capacity for working memory -metacognitive skills(thinking about thinking) |
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Eating disorder risk factors
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-female
-early puberty -poor body image -family pressure |
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Anorexia risk factors
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-perfectionism
-controlling mother -emotionally distant father -genetics |
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Bullimia risk factors
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-disengaged parenting
-impulsivity/substance abuse -perfectionism |
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What are the symptoms or depression?
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-irratable mood/flatness
-social impairement -insomnia/loss of apetite -neg thoughts about self, the world, the future |
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What causes teens to be so moody?
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-inc neg life events
-heightened stress reactivity due to changes in NT activity |
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How do adolescents cope?
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-use avoidant coping strategies like sleeping or drinking alcohol
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What role should the PCP play in monitoring mental health?
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-always ask both kid and parents about kid's mental health status
-be able to set up counseling/treatment if necessary |
