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24 Cards in this Set
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possible selves
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the various identities an adolescent might imagine for him- or herself.
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future orientation
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the extent to which an individual is able and inclined to think about the potential consequences of decisions and choices.
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self-conceptions
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the collection of traits and attributes that individuals use to describe or characterize themselves.
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self-esteem
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the degree to which individuals feel positively or negatively about themselves.
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sense of identity
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the extent to which individuals feel secure about who they are and who they are becoming.
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false-self behavior
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behavior that intentionally presents a false impression to others.
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five-factor model
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the theory that there are five basic dimensions to personality: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience.
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self-consciousness
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the degree to which an individual is preoccupied with his or her self-image.
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self-image stability
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the degree to which an individual feels that his or her self-image changes from day to day.
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barometric self-esteem
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the aspect of self-esteem that fluctuates across situations.
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baseline self-esteem
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the aspect of self-esteem that is relatively stable across situations and over time.
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identity versus identity diffusion
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according to Erikson, the normative crisis characteristic of the fifth stage of psychosocial development, predominant during adolescence.
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psychosocial moratorium
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a period during which individuals are free from excessive obligations and responsibilities, and can therefore experiment with different roles and personalities.
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identity diffusion
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the incoherent, disjointed, incomplete sense of self characteristic of not having resolved the crisis of identity
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identity foreclosure
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the premature establishment of a sense of identity, before sufficient role experimentation has occurred.
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negative identity
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the selection of an identity that is obviously undesirable in the eyes of significant others and the broader community.
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agency
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the sense that one has an impact on one's world.
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ethnic identity
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the aspect of individuals' sense of identity concerning ancestry or racial group membership
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racial socialization
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the process through which individuals develop an understanding of their racial or ethnic background.
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biracial
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having two parents of different ethnic or racial backgrounds.
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biculturalism
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the successful maintenance of an identification with more than one cultural background.
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multidimensional model of racial identity (MMRI)
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Sellers's perspective on ethnic identity, which emphasizes three different phenomena: racial centrality (how important race is in defining individuals' identity), private regard (how individuals feel about being a member of their race), public regard (how individuals think others feel about their race).
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androgyny
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the combination of both highly masculine and highly feminine traits.
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gender intensification hypothesis
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the idea that pressures to behave in sex-appropriate ways intensify during adolescence.
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