EXAM 2- DEP 3305

Family systems theory

relationships in families change most dramatically when individual members or family circumstances are changing

Boys deal with dramatic family changes at what age?

13-14

Girls deal with dramatic family changes at what age?

11-12

what do adolescents and parents usually fight about?

Authority

Diana Baumrind suggests what two parenting styles?

Parental responsiveness & parental demandingness

Parental responsiveness

degree to which the parent responds with supportive manner towards the child

Parental demandingness

degree to which parent expects mature/responsible behavior from the child

Authoritative Parents

high demandingness/responsiveness…….warmth//firm control

Authoritarian parents

High demandingness + Low responsiveness…. forceful discipline//obedience//conformity

Indulgent parents

High responsiveness + low demandingness……… concerned with childs happiness

Indifferent parents

Low demandingness + low responsiveness

·         Diathesis-stress model

Psychological disorders can develop when a person has a vulnerability and experiences stressful life events.

Age grading

The process of grouping individuals within social

institutions on the basis of age

Baby boom

The period following World War II, during which the

number of infants born was extremely large.

Postfigurative cultures

socialization for young ppl done by adults

Configurative cultures

Young ppl socialized by both adults and young ppl

Prefigurative cultures:

Reverse//adults socialized by young ppl

Cliques

Small, tightly knit groups of between 2 and 12 friends, generally

of the same sex and age

Crowds

Reputation-based clusters of youths (ex. jocks/nerds)

How can bullying affect the amygdala?

it may increase sensitivity to threats and fears

What is the role of the ventral striatum?

processes rewards/ pleasure/motivation/social rewards

How can bullying affect the ventral striatum?

it may reduce feelings of reward from positive social interactions

Experience Sampling Method (ESM)

A method of collecting data about adolescents’ emotional states, in which individuals are signaled and asked to report on their mood and activity

Routine activity theory

A perspective on adolescence that views unstructured,

unsupervised time with peers as a main cause of misbehavior.

Positive youth development:

The goal of programs designed to facilitate healthy psychosocial

development and not simply to deter problematic development.

The five C’s for Positive youth development

Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, and Caring/Compassion

Cultivation theory

A perspective on media use that emphasizes the impact media exposure has on individuals.

Uses and gratifications approach:

A perspective on media use that emphasizes the active role users play in selecting the media to which they are exposed.

Media practice model:

A perspective on media use that emphasizes the fact that adolescents not only choose what media they are exposed to but also interpret the media in ways that shape their impact

Correlation:

The extent to which two things vary systematically with each other

Causation:

The correlation between two things attributable to the effect one thing has on the

other.

Reverse causation:

Relationship in which the correlation between two things is due not to the

first thing causing the second, but to the second causing the first

Spurious causation:

Relationship in which the correlation between two things is due to the fact

that each of them is correlated with some third factor.

Compulsive Internet use (CIU):

internet addiction: salience/mood change//tolerance///withdrawal//conflict//relapse//reinstatement