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A consistent definition of one's self as a unique individual, in terms of roles, attitudes, beliefs, and aspirations.
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identity
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Various ideas of who one might be or might become, each of which is typically acted out and considered as possible identity.
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possible selves
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A set of behaviors that is adopted by a person to combat rejection, to please others, or to try out as a possible self.
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false self
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Erikson's term for the fifth stage of development, in which the person tries to figure out "Who am I?" but is confused as to which of many possible roles to adopt.
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identity versus role confusion
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Erikson's term for the attainment of identity, or the point at which a person understands who he or she is as a unique individual, in accord with past experiences and future plans.
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identity achievement
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Erikson's term for premature identity formation, which occurs when an adolescent adopts parent's or society's roles and values wholesale, without questioning and analysis.
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foreclosure
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An identity that is taken on with rebellious defiance, simply because it is the opposite of whatever parents or society expect.
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negative identity
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A situation in which an adolescent does not seem to know or care what his or her identity is.
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identity diffusion
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Erikson's term for a pause in identity formation that allows young people to explore alternatives without making final identity choices.
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identity moratorium
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A person's acceptance of the roles and behaviors that society associates with the biological category of male or female.
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gender identity
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Emotional problems that are manifested inward, when troubled individuals inflict harm on themselves.
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internalizing problems
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Emotional problems that are manifested outward, when people "act out" by injuring others, destroying property, or defying authority.
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externalizing problems
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Thinking about suicide, usually with some serious emotional and intellectual or cognitive overtones.
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suicidal ideation
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A deliberate act of self-destruction that does not end in death. Parasuicide may be a fleeting gesture, such as a small knife mark on the wrist, or potentially lethal, as when a person swallows an entire bottle of sleeping pills.
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parasuicide
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Several suicides committed within the same group in a brief period of time.
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cluster suicides
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How often a particular behavior or circumstance occurs.
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incidence
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How widespread within a population a particular behavior or circumstance is.
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prevalence
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A person whose criminal activity stops by age 21.
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adolescent-limited offender
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A person whose criminal actitvity typically begins in early adolescence and continues throughout life; a career criminal.
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life-course-persistent offender
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The distance between generations in values, behaviors, and knowledge, marked by a mutual lack of understanding.
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generation gap
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The need of each generation to view family interactions from its own perspective because each has a different investment in the family scenario.
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generational stake
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Petty, peevish arguing, usually repeated and ongoing.
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bickering
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Parents' awareness of what their children are doing, where, and with whom.
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parental monitoring
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Social pressure to conform with one's friends or contemporaries in behavior, dress, and attitude; usually considered a negative force, as when adolescent peers encourage each other to defy adult authority.
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peer pressure
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