exam 3 FLHD

What are  Piaget’s stages in adolsecents?

Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete operational, Formal operational

Formal operation pertains to adolscents - - more systematic logical thinking; the any ability to understand and systematically manipulate abstract concepts

What are Erikon’s stage in adolscents?

identivy vs role confusin- erikson's term for the fifth stage of development, in which a person tries to figure out “who am I?’

What is menarche?

first period

What is Spermarche?

•  first wet dreams or nocturnal admissions

What is marriage?

a legally and socially sanctioned union, usually between a man and a woman

Define  cohabitation?

living together and having a sexual relationship without being married.

What is technology?

application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life

Different aspects of adolescent egocentrism (example: Personal fable, imaginary audience, ect.)

• Personal fable- egocentrism characterized by an adolescent’s belief that his or her thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique, and more wonderful or awful than anyone else’s

• Invincibility feeling- egocentric conviction that he or she cannot be overcome even harmed by anything might defat a normal mortal, such as unprotected sex, drug abuse, or high speed driving 

• Imaginary audience- other people in adolescent’s egocentric belief, are watching and taking note of his or her appearance, ideas, and behaviors, makes teenagers very self conscious, everyone is watching me I am the star of the show

What are the Different types of bias*?

Confirmation Bias – We tend to side with things that we already believe

Emotional and analytical networks in the brain, is called?

“The limbic system” and “executive control system”

What are the different types of thought?

• FORMAL OPERATIONAL THOUGHT- more systematic logical thinking; the any ability to understand and systematically manipulate abstract concepts

• Intuitive thought- arises from emotion or hunch, beyond rational explanation, and induced by past experiences and cultural assumptions, go with my gut

• Analytical thought- results from analysis, such as systematic ranking of pros and cons, risks consequences, possibilities and facts. Analytic thought depends on logic and rationality

define Drug use in adolescence and different types of delinquency

• More likely in boys who hit puberty faster and girls who go through puberty ealry

What is brain flexibility to unique connections is called what?

Neuroplasticity, Neural or brain plasticity or Myelination/cognitive flexibility

Going to college

most copy what parents do, if parents go they go

What are the different states of identity formation (foreclosure, moratorium etc.)

• Identity achievement- erikson's term for attainment of identity, or point at which a person understands who he or she is a unique individual 

• Foreclosure- erkison’s term for premature identity formation, which occurs when and adolescent spots parents’ or society’s roles and values wholesale, without questioning or analysis

• Role confusion- adolescent does not seem to know or care about what his or her identity is (also called identity diffusion) does what their family does 

• Moratorium- adolescent’s choice of a socially acceptable way to postpone making identity-achievement decisions, which going to college as a common example

Efficacy of sex-education

Sex education is way better than abstinence only, or not every talking about it. Sex education is like having a map to navigate relationships and sexual health

Parent/Adolescent bickering

Day to day concerns of a feedback loop and is often involved in a process of input and a response. Usually is peevish arguing that is repeated and ongoing

What is Relativism?

Relativism: the idea that the truth is relative, nobody is right, we have our own reality

What is Dualism ?

assuming a universe where they’re only two contrasting, mutually exclusive choices or realities (black and white/good and bad)

What is Bulimia?

·       Bulimia: Bingeing and purging at least once a week for three months, uncontrollable urges to overeat, a distorted perception of body size

Define Anorexia?

·       Anorexia: Intense fear of weight gain, disturbed body perception, denial of the problem

Body dysmorphic disorder?

    Body dysmorphic disorder: Being uncomfortable with who you are physically and trying to constantly change who they are physically

Friend formation

·       Men: less demanding, less likely to talk about problems, competition

·       Women: intimate, emotional, talk about problems, give advice, self-disclosure

Hormones and puberty (what hormones and what is the process)

Combatting stereotypes

      Flexibility/plasticity allows us to combat stereotypes because it is the ability to look at our beliefs in a different way

Suicide

Less common than expected. Most common is ages 18-25 (emerging adulthood)

Different parenting styles and outcomes

  Authoritarian: high expectations but no warmth (authoritarian bavarian)
(little communication)  or responsiveness; it’s my way or the highway 

·       Authoritative:high expectations, and high warmth; sets limits but listens,flexible,and  help child to succeed

·       Permissive: Extremely warm and loving, have zero expectations and guidance( Regina George's mom)

·       Neglectful or uninvolved, unaware of their child’s life and where they are

Different types of identity?

·       Cultural identity is as the historical context changes, the identity changes

·       Vocational identity is interests, goals, and values

Secular trend vs. generational trend

·       Secular trend: long term upward or downward direction of a certain set of statistical measurements (Ex: age of menarche)

·        Generational trend: members of a particular generation will develop and share similar values, beliefs, and expectations

Choice overload

• Choice overload- idea that brian likes choices but only to certain degree, once there is a lot of choices you brain doesn’t like it

what is Bullying 

·       Repeated systematic efforts to inflict harm

·       Cyberbullying occurs when one person spreads insults or rumors about another by distributing embarrassing videos

define Parenting in adolescence

propinquity(proximal principle)

More likely to form a realtionship with someone in close proximity

• Flexibility=

• = plasticity 

how many realtionships start online?

1/3

Organ reseve

•  turbo button that helps keep everything alive 

What is the biggest risk taking thing in 18-25yrs old

binge drinking

Maturity

decision making

Negative feedback

If the temp goes up or down and the body brings it back to where it is

postive feedback

 is when the body temp feels in the space; ex is being pregnant

How many people don’t go into what they majored in?

70%

Back of head

life living

front part of head

• decision making, all gas no brakes

although the sequence of puberty is varibaile the age of onset is not. True or false

false

the level of stress in a child’s family can infulence oneset of puberty true or false

True

Teens tend to overestimate the extent to which others are thinking about them true or false

true

by the end of adolsence, cognitive abilty is equal to that of a fully mature adult

false

types of delquincey

o   Covert delinquency: non violent drugs, shoplifting, pickpocketing

o   Overt delinquency is violent, such as murder and rape