Adolescent and Adult Development

These flashcards cover key concepts related to adolescent and adult development, including definitions, theories, and important terms from the lecture.

Puberty

The stage of development in which a person becomes sexually mature and capable of reproduction.

Storm and Stress

A concept coined by G. Stanley Hall to describe the emotional upheaval associated with adolescence.

Prefrontal Cortex

The area of the brain associated with decision-making, impulse control, and emotional regulation, still developing during adolescence.

Limbic System

The part of the brain that deals with emotions and memory, more developed in adolescents, influencing their behavior significantly.

Early Maturing Girls

Girls who enter puberty earlier than their peers, often associated with higher risks of negative body image and teenage pregnancy.

Cohort Differences

Variations in experiences and behaviors that can occur among individuals born within the same time period.

Senescence

The process of aging, marked by a decline in certain abilities or traits as one reaches adulthood.

Sexual Orientation

The direction of a person's emotional and erotic attraction to others.

Gender Identity

A person's psychological sense of being male, female, or somewhere on the gender spectrum.

Gender Roles

The expectations and behaviors typically associated with being male or female in a given culture.

Benevolent Sexism

A form of sexism that appears positive but still enforces traditional gender roles and inequality.

Aggression

Behavior intended to cause harm or injury, with observed differences between genders in expression.

Emotional Expressiveness

The ways in which individuals communicate their emotions, often differing between men and women.

Active Lifestyle in Late Adulthood

The concept that maintaining physical activity can lead to better health outcomes in older adults.

Young Old and Old Old

Subcategories of late adulthood, where 'young old' refers to ages 65-80 and 'old old' refers to ages 80 and above.

Cognitive Decline

The deterioration of cognitive abilities, which may not always be related to aging but can also result from depression.

Reliability (in testing)

The consistency of a measure or test across time and different situations.

Validity (in testing)

The extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure.

Multiple Intelligences Theory

Howard Gardner's theory that proposes there are different types of intelligences beyond traditional IQ.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing and imitating others, as demonstrated in Bandura's BoBo doll experiment.