Adolescents And Early Adulthood Exam #2

Front 1

Components of the Family Systems Theory

Back 1

-Idea of wholeness and subsystems within a family
-change in one subsystem affects the whole family
-creates disequilibrium
(adaptive compensation, adjustment, and self-organization)

Front 2

Topics that effect parent-adolescent conflicts

Back 2

-independence and autonomy

-Puberty (looking more like adults therefor responsabilities increase)

-conflict especially intense btw mothers and daughters

Front 3

Parenting Styles

Back 3

*Based off of demandingness and responsiveness

1. Authoritative: warm & responsive with sense of demandingness

2. Authoritarian: Little warmth, power assertive

3. Permissive: moderate warmth, doesnt enforce rules

4. Disengaged: indifferent

Front 4

Pros/Cons of living with parents during early adulthood

Back 4

-save money
-more conflict with parents

Front 5

Pros/Cons of moving out in early adulthood

Back 5

-independence
-better relationship

Front 6

Consequences of divorce on children

Back 6

-trust in relationships diminish
-learning troubles
-spend less time with custodial parent (usually dad)
-drops income potential
-behavior/psych stress affected

Front 7

Why U.S. teens spend more time with peers than family

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-Structural: school/ extra curricular activities

-Drive for autonomy: less adult supervision, risky behavior explored

-Drive to bond with other adoles.: develop intimate relationships

Front 8

Good characteristics of friends

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1.Friendly: focused on shared activities
2. Intimate: focused on affection, emotional attachment (online)
3. Integrated: combines friendly and intimate
4. Uninvolved: focus on neither shared activities nor intimacy

*college students ten to have intimate/integrated relationships

Front 9

Changes in friendships

Back 9

-initimacy and trust= more important

-cognitive development and sexual/romantic behavior effects importance of intimacy

-girls strive more for intimacy

Front 10

Cliques

Back 10

Small group of friends who know eachother well, do things together, and form a regular social group

Front 11

Crowds

Back 11

-larger, based on reputation
-not necessarily intimate friends

Front 12

Peer pressure vs. friend influence

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-peer pressure has negative connotation
-friends can influence each other negatively and positively
-choose peers that are homogeneous (similar)

Front 13

Limitations on research of risky behavior and friend influence

Back 13

-Self report
-Selective Association

*cant conclude that friends influence us due to bidirectional influences

Front 14

Two Types of Aggression

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-Overt: physical aggression

-Relational: All types of non-physical aggression

Front 15

Effects of Bullying

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-low self esteem
-increased suicide rates/depression
-social isolation
-sleep disturbances
-truancy

Front 16

Ways to prevent bullying

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-Anti-bullying policies at schools
-Teaching empathy and other peoples perspectives
-Teachers & Staff know how to approach bullying
-Students learn positive skills to replace bullying

Front 17

Bullying

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*Extreme and vicious form of peer aggression

1. Aggression (overt or relational)
2. Repetition
3. Power Imbalance

Front 18

3 Fundamental Qualities of Love according to Sternberg

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1. Passion (initial)
2. Intimacy (connection)
3. Commitment (pledge)

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7 Types of Love/ Triangular Theory of Love

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1.Liking: Just intimacy
2. Companionate: Intimate/ Commited
3. Empty Love: Just commitment
4. Fatuous Love: Passion/ Commitment
5. Infatuation: Just passion
6. Romantic Love: Passion/ Intimacy
7. Consumate Love: Intimacy/Passion/Commitment

Front 20

Adolescent love is typically

Back 20

Passion and Intimacy without commitment (Romantic/ Infatuation)