Chapter 19 vocab

choice overload

having so many options that a thoughtful choice becomes difficult, and regret after making a choice is more likely

hookup

A sexual encounter between two people who are not in a romantic relationship. Neither intimacy nor commitment is expected.

intimate terrorism

A violent and demeaning form of abuse in a romantic relationship, in which the victim (usually female) is frightened to fight back, seek help, or withdraw. In this case, the victim is in danger of physical as well as psychological harm.

situational couple violence

Fighting between romantic partners that is brought on more by the situation than by the deep personality problems of the individuals. Both partners are typically victims and abusers.

linked lives

Lives in which the success, health, and well-being of each family member are connected to those of other members, including members of another generation, as in the relationship between parents and children.

snowplow parents

Parents who try to remove any impediments in the way of their children. This term is pejorative it implies that parents do not allow children to learn how to overcome obstacles in their own.

helicopter parents

The label used for parents who hover (like a helicopter) over their emerging adult children. The term is pejorative, but parental involvement is sometimes helpful.

intimacy versus isolation

The sixth of Erikson's eight stages of development. Adults seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and self-sacrificing commitment. Without such commitment, they risk profound loneliness and isolation.

Cohabitation

an arrangement in which a couple live together in a committed romantic relationship but are not formally married