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36 Cards in this Set
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Adolescent growth spurt |
Marks onset of puberty Females. 9-12 Males. 11-14 |
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Pyschological ramifications of puberty |
Males feel self conscious because they are short than females Females feel self conscious because they are taller than their male counterparts Males that hit puberty early have an advantage because they are more confident. Opposite in females |
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Anorexia |
Extreme degree of weightloss - delay in secondary sex characteristics -90%females |
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Bulimia |
Wide fluctuations in weight - electrolyte embalances - more common in females - antidepressants and therapy are cures |
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Formal operational stage |
●11+ ●abstract thought ●hypothetical reasoning ●propositional reasoning ●reason on a verbal level ●full adult logic |
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Hypothetical reasoning |
To come up with a number of solutions and systematically find the right one |
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Proposition thinking |
Systematic thinking Ex. If bob is taller than joe, and Joe is taller than Bill. Who is taller Bob or Bill A- Bob |
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Information processing |
Processing information and using it to solve problems ●memory is a major component ●quantitative change ●congnitive strategies ●amount of metacognition- how to use ones intellectual abilities |
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Freudian view on moral development |
Psychoanalytic theory Id Ego Superego- morality 2-7 yrs -develops through process called identification- child begin to identify with parents ●concience- should nots ● ego ideal - shoulds Critisism- most would say its life long ●males identify stronger with fathers than femes do with mothers |
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Piagets view on moral development |
Moral reasoning -prior to age 9 or 10 would say accidentally breaking 15 cups is guilty -after age 9 or 10 would say breaking 1 cup on purppse is more guilty |
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Kohlbergs view on moral development |
Theory of moral judgement development ●preconventional- person consequences if he gets caught but its fine if he gets away with it ●conventional- rigid adherence to law ● post conventional- eithical principals, laws could be unjust ● you can be a percentage of each stage, used more by males and is bias |
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Gilligans view on moral development |
Used by males and females of all ages Males said to kick porkupije out while females try to find alternative solution such as a blanket
Males Selfishness--->>> justice orientation
Females Selfishness--->> care orientation Critics say males and females have both orientations |
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Marcia |
Types of identity status ●Early adolescence- identity diffusion ●Middle adolescence- soul searching, trying to differentiste identities ●Late adolescence- Identity achieved ●foreclosure- premature commitment |
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Changing composition of peer group |
Early adolescence- same sex, close in age Middle adolescence- mixed sex, wider age range, greater diversity Late adulthood- loosely assoiciated groups of couples |
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Gender diferences in behavior |
Levels of agressiveness= males have more
Strength and need for achievement- males have more
Strength and need for affiliation- females have more
Males and females are more simular than 40 years ago |
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Sources of adolescent frustration |
•Difficulty defining role in society •Naive idealism steming from new found cognitive abilities •sexual frustration |
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Juvenile delinquency |
Getting in trouble is more common in lower class and in males. Peer group influence |
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Drugs and alcohol use |
Psychoactive drugs
Stimulants- increase alertness. Cocain and meth
Depressants- reduce stress. Alcohol
Hallucinogents- Lsd, mescaline |
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Reasons for drug use |
●Curiosity and thrill seeking ●peer pressure and desire to fit in ●desire to appear grown ●attempt to self medicate with emotions |
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Youth/coleman |
14-24 year olds, Early 20's, not married and no kids |
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Self-centered skills |
Work and occupational skills, self management skills (time and money), consumer skills, concentrated involvement skills ( seeing things through) |
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Orher centered skills |
Social interaction skills Skills relating to management of others (Parenting) Cooperatice skills (marriage) |
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Type A personality |
•High need for achievement •High hostility •internal oriented •put a lot of pressure on themselves |
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Type B personality |
•Low need for achievement •low hostility •external oriented |
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Problem finding stage |
5th piaget stage •Task is to find the answer of a well defined problem • identify the problem and seek out different solutions |
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Needs met by work |
•Financial needs •Pyschological needs •Need for achievement •Need for affiliation •identity needs |
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Job person matching theries |
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Hollands coping styles |
•Realistic •Investigative •Artistic •Social •Enterprising - sales •Conventional - organized |
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Developmental career models |
Begin during childhood Stages that people go through during their career |
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Job satisfaction |
•Income •job matxhes personal interest •job allows one to demonstrate skills |
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Valliant and milofsky |
400 people. 18-48 years olds In depth study of individual's at 10 year intervals and questionnaires at 2 year intervals ●Progression through the 3 stages proposed by erickson was sequential ●rate of progression varried ●progression was not related to socioeconomic status of level of education |
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Sternburgs model of love |
3 components of love ●Intamacy- emotions ●Passion- attraction ●Commitment- loving one person |
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Factors in interpersonal attracrion |
Physical appearance Competence Similarity Location |
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Halo effect |
If someone is good looking you think they have other qualities |
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Factors in marrital satisfacrion |
Financial Parenting skills Personalities IQ |
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Factors in family violence |
1 out of 3 deaths of women is from husbands or boyfriends Unemployment plays a role |
