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17 Cards in this Set
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Self-fulfilling Prophecy
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The idea that individuals' behavior is influenced by others' expectations for them.
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Family Systems Theory
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A perspective on family functioning that emphasizes interconnections among different family relationships (such as marital, parent-child, sibling)
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Midlife Crisis
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A psychological crisis over identity believed to occur between the ages of 35 and 45, the age range of most adolescents' parents.
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Familism
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An orientation toward life in which the needs of one's family take precedence over the needs of the individual.
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Generational Dissonance
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Divergence of views between adolescents and parents that is common in families of immigrant parents and American-born adolescents.
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Parental Responsiveness
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One of the two important dimensions of parenting; responsiveness refers to the child's needs in an accepting, supportive manner
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Parental Demandingness
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One of the two important dimensions of parenting; demandingness refers to the degree to which the parent expects and insists on mature, responsible behavior from the child.
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Authoritative Parents
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Parents who use warmth, firm control, and rational, issue-oriented discipline, in which emphasis is placed on the development of self-direction
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Authoritarian Parents
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Parents who use punitive, absolute, and forceful discipline, and who place a premium on obedience and conformity.
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Indulgent Parents
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Parents who are characterized by responsiveness but low demandingness, and who are mainly concerned with the child's happiness.
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Indifferent parents
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Parents who are characterized by low levels of both responsiveness and demandingness.
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Behavioral Genetics
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The scientific study of genetic influences on behavior
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Shared environments influences
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Nongenetic influences that make individuals living in the same family similar to each other.
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Nonshared Environmental Influences
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The nongenetic influences in individuals' lives that make them different from people they live with.
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Sibling rivalry
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Competition between siblings, often for parental attention
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Sibling deidentification
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The process through which siblings deliberately try to be different from each other
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Foster care
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a placement in a temporary living arrangement when a child's parents are not able to provide care, nurturance, or safety
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