PSYC303 Ex #5

Most adolescents friendships are built on what need?

need for intimacy

Erikson's 5th stage of development and composed of what?

"Identity vs. identity confusion". Composed of deciding "Who they are, what they are all about and where they're going in life".

Vision of adolescence-what is it (it's a quote)

(?) "on stage", everyone's looking at me,

Dating- do adolescents dating have a higher or lower use with substance abuse and deliquency?

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Early onset of antisocial behavior is before the age of what?

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In ealry adolescence, is there a peak or a decrease in TV/video games

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What are some characteristics of adolescents developing sexual characteristics?

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What does it mean to have a "rite of passage"?

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What is anorexia nervose?

An eating D/O that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation

What is the definition of ethnic identity?

An enduring, basic aspect of the self that includes a sense of membership in an ethnic group and the attitudes and feelings related to that membership

Why do females have a higher rate of depression than males?

Females tend to ruminate in their depressed meed and amplify it; females' self-images, especially their body images, are more negative than males; females face more discrimination than males do. And puberty occurs earlier for girls than for boys.

What theory did Standley Hall propose?

Friends become increasingly important in meeting social needs. If adolescents fail to develop such close friendships, they experience lonliness and a reduced sense of self-worth

why is self-esteem worse for girls than boys in adolescence

Girls negative body image. And, the greater interest young adolescent girls take in social relationships and society's failure to reward that interest.

Characteristics of teen pregnancies...ethnic? homeless?

Latina adolescents have a higher teen birthrate. Typical teen pregnancies are seen in low-SES backgrounds.

Smoking is likely to begin what grade?

Likely to begin in grades 7,8 or 9.

What are STIs and how are they contracted?

Sexually transmitted infections. Contracted through sexual activity without protection.

Piaget's cognitive development theory- what are cognitive changes that occur?

The formal operational stage: More abstract thoughts.

What is the double-disadvantage suffered by ethnic minority adolescence

They're different from the minority, and also the normal teen "who am I?" identity crisis.

Characteristics of a clique

a small group that ranges from 2-12 individuals, averaging about 5 to 6 individuals, and can form because adolescents engage in similar activities.

Which grade level does conformity to peers peak?

around 8th and 9th grade

When does conflict with parents escalate? - Early, middle or late teens?

early teen

what is psychosocial moratorium

gap between childhood security and adult autonomy, free to try out different identitites.

As opposed to young children, teens prefer to have what type of friendship?- how many friends?

prefer to have smaller number of friendships, more intense and intimate.