Chap 11. Self identity Lifespan Development

The ability to identify the self, typically measured as mirror recognition

1. Self-Recognition

2. Self- Concept

3. Categorical Self

1. Self Recognition

The set of attributes, abilities, and characteristics that a person describes themselves with.

1. Self-Concept

2. Self- Recognition

3. Categorical Self

Self Concept

A self-description based on broad categories, such as sex, age, and physical characteristics, that children use to guide their behavior.

1. Self Concept

2. Self Recognition

3. Categorical Self

3. Categorical Self

An individual's experienced age; the age one feels

1. Perceived Control

2. Reminiscence

3. Subjective Age

3. Subjective Age

Individuals’ expectations about the extent to which they can bring about desired outcomes; often referred to as self-efficacy.

1. Perceived Control

2. Life Review

3. Reminiscene

1. Perceived Control

The process of telling stories from one’s past, to oneself or others.

1. Life review

2. Perceived control

3. Reminiscene

3. Reminiscene

The reflection on past experiences and one’s life, permitting greater self-understanding and the assignment of meaning to one’s life.

1. Life Review

2. Reminiscene

3. Ideal self

1. Life Review

What kind of self do adolescents identify as a self that they aspire to be, which is characterized by traits that they value?

1. Life review

2. Ideal self

3. Categorical self

2. Ideal self

What is the self-description that includes broad categories and physical characteristics called?

1. Ideal Self

2. Categorical Self

3. Life review

2. Categorical self

What is an older adult conducting when they are reflecting on past experiences and contemplating the meaning of those experiences and their role in shaping one’s life?

1. Life review

2. Reminiscene

1. Life Review

What ability recognizes or identifies the self and can be assessed by the “rouge test?”

1. self-esteem

2. self recognition

3. ideal self

2. Self Recognition

The emotional evaluation of one’s own worth.

1. Ideal Self

2. Social Comparison

3. Self- Esteem

3. Self-Esteem

The tendency to compare and judge one’s abilities, achievements, and behaviors in relation to others.

1. Social Comparison

2. High Quality Relationships

1. Social Comparison

In adolescents, what is/are associated with higher self-worth and better adjustment?

1. Social Comparison

2. High-Quality relationships

2. High Quality Relationships

As individuals progress into old age, there is an increase in adults’ reports of life satisfaction and well-being.

1. True

2. False

1. True

Which of the following advances in cognitive development lead children to make more complex descriptions and evaluations of themselves?

1. Ideal Self and Self recognition

2. Perspective Taking and Social Comparison

2. Perspective Taking and Social Comparison

A coherent organized sense of self that includes values, attitudes, and goals to which one is committed.

1. Self Esteem

2. Self Recognition

3. Identity

3. Identity

The identity state in which, after undergoing a period of exploration, a person commits to self-chosen values and goals.

1. Psychosocial Moratorium

2. Identity Achievement

2. Identity Achievement

In Erikson’s theory, a period in which the individual is free to explore identity possibilities before committing to an identity.

1. Psychosocial moratorium

2. Identity status

1. Psychosocial moratorium

The degree to which individuals have explored possible selves and whether they have committed to specific beliefs and goals, assessed by administering interview and survey measures, and categorized into four identity statuses.

1. Identity Status

2. Identity Diffusion

3. Identity Foreclosed

4. identity Achievement

1. Identity Status

The identity state in which an individual has not undergone exploration or committed to self-chosen values and goals.

1. Identity Status

2. Identity Diffusion

3. Identity Foreclosed

4. identity Achievement

2. Identity Diffusion

The identity state in which an individual has not undergone exploration but has committed to values and goals chosen by an authority figure

1. Identity status

2. Identity Diffusion

3. Identity Foreclosed

4. identity Achievement

Idendity foreclosed

What is the term used by researchers to classify individuals’ progress in identity development into four categories, determining the degree to which individuals have explored possible selves and whether they have committed to specific beliefs and goals?

1. Identity status

2. Identity Diffusion

3. Identity Foreclosed

4. identity Achievement

1. Identity Status

A sense of membership to a racial or ethnic group and viewing the attitudes and practices associated with that group as an enduring part of the self.

1. Identity diffusion

2. Ethnic-Racial Identity

2. Ethnic- Racial Identity

A baby’s tendency to show preference for faces of the same race they are is due to intrinsic racial bias.

1. True

2. False

2. False

Five clusters of personality traits that reflect an inherited predisposition that is stable throughout life; the five traits are openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism..

The Big 5 Personality Traits

The degree to which one is open to experience, ranging from curious, explorative, and creative to disinterested, uncreative, and not open to new experiences. 5BP

1. Openess

2. Conscientiousness

3. Extroversion

4. Agreeableness

5. Neuroticism

1. Openness

The tendency to be responsible, disciplined, task oriented, and planful. This trait relates to effortful self-regulation. Individuals low in this trait tend to be irresponsible, impulsive, and inattentive.

1. Openness

2. Conscientiousness

3. Extroversion

4. Agreeableness

5. Neuroticism

2. Conscientiousness

Includes social outgoingness, high activity, enthusiastic interest, and assertive tendencies. This trait is related to positive emotionality. On the opposite pole, descriptors include social withdrawal and constrictedness.

1. Openness

2. Conscientiousness

3. Extroversion

4. Agreeableness

5. Neuroticism

3. Extroversion

This trait includes descriptors such as trusting, cooperative, helpful, caring behaviors and attitudes toward others. Individuals low in agreeableness are seen as difficult, unhelpful, oppositional, and stingy.

1. Openness

2. Conscientiousness

3. Extroversion

4. Agreeableness

5. Neuroticism

4. Agreeableness

This trait relates to negative emotionality. Descriptors include moodiness, fear, worry, insecurity, and irritability. The opposite pole includes traits such as self-confidence.

1. Openness

2. Conscientiousness

3. Extroversion

4. Agreeableness

5. Neuroticism

5. Neuroticism

A concern and sense of responsibility to give back and give to future generations and society as a whole.

1. Generativity

2. Seasons of Life

1. Generativity

A set of life phases proposed by Levinson, in which life structures are constructed, tested, and modified, based on experiences and opportunities.

1. Generativity

2. Life structure

3. Seasons of life

3. Seasons of life

In Levinson’s theory, a person’s overall organization of their life, particularly dreams, goals, and relationships with significant others as well as institutions, such as marriage, family, and vocation.

1. Seasons of Life

2. Life Structure

3. Trust VS Mistrust

2. Life Structure

The most pronounced changes in personality traits tend to occur in early adulthood, before age 30, and in late adulthood.

1. True

2. False

1. TRUE

Around what age does self-esteem peak?

1. 30

2. 15

3. 60

4. 55

3. 60

By _____, temperament evolves into personality.

1. Early Childhood

2. Late Adulthood

3. Early adulthood

1. Early Childhood

What is the earliest of Erikson’s psychosocial stages?

1. Trust vs Mistrust

2. Growth vs Parenthood

1. Trust VS Mistrust