POL - Quiz 2 (adolescent, adulthood, to old age)

Imaginary Audience

Belief - others are acutely aware and attentive to one’s appearance and behavior

Personal Fable

One’s personal uniqueness (a sense of invulnerability to the consequences of risks).

Hypocrisy

Condemn others the same actions and traits they find acceptable in themselves

Pseudostupidity

Over reliance on the power of logic

Fantasy period

Occurs 4-12

Wishes that are usually based on a limited relationship with the working world

Tentative period

Occurs 12-18

Takes into account his own interest and capabilities when considering a vocation

Interest stage

Occurs 11-12

Identifies activities are liked or disliked

Capacity stage

Occurs 12-14

Begins to asses and understand prerequisites aptitudes, training and education necessary for a given profession

Values stage

Occurs 15-16

Adolescent involves personal values, orientations, goals in his vocational choice

Transition stage

Occurs 17-18

Consolidates aptitude, interests, and values in making a realistic vocational decision

Realistic period

Occurs 18-early twenties

This is the fibal stage of vocational development theory where it occurs from 18 to ealry twenties

Exploration stage

A sub stage of realistic period, where individual tests his tentative vocational choice against the demands of a vocation and personal values, aptitudes, and interests.

Crystallization stag

A subset of realistic period, wherein the individual develops a clear picture of a vocational goal, including specific occupations.

Specification period

The individual makes a commitment to a particular vocation. Trains for a vocations/enter vocation

Empty nest syndrome

Permanent departure of children delayed as children return home for a number of uears having faced harsh realities of economic life