Social Development in Adolescence

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to social development during adolescence, focusing on emotional regulation, identity, parenting styles, and peer relationships.

Emotional regulation

The process by which individuals manage their emotional experience.

Meta-emotion

The emotions one feels about their own emotions.

Identity crisis

A period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person's sense of identity becomes insecure.

Moratorium

A period of delay or suspended activity in which individuals explore different roles and identities.

Identity Achievement

A state where one has explored options and committed to a specific identity.

Identity Foreclosure

A state where one has made commitments without experiencing a crisis or exploration.

Identity Diffusion

A state where there is no exploration or commitment to an identity.

Authoritative parenting

A parenting style characterized by high responsiveness and high demandingness.

Emotional dissemblance

The concealment of true emotional experiences, often for social reasons.

Theory of mind

The ability to attribute mental states to oneself and to others.

Empathy

The capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing.

Effortful control

The ability to regulate one’s emotions and behaviors in order to achieve a desired outcome.

Peer influence

The effect peers have on an individual’s attitudes, values, and behaviors.

Cliques

Small groups of friends who have a strong mutual bond.

Crowds

Large reputation-based groups among peers, not necessarily close friends.

Gender intensification hypothesis

The idea that emotional and social differences between boys and girls become more pronounced during adolescence.