Lecture 7: Moving into Adult Social World Flashcards
1
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homosexual relationships
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- 15% US teenagers in early and middle adlescence live through a period of questioning about their sexual attraction
- 5% adolescents identify as gay or lesbians
2
Q
Ups of teenage romantic relationships
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- higher self-esteem
- learn how to function in a relationship
3
Q
downs in teenage romatic relationships
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- are more involved in conflicts
- report more emotional upheaval
- early dating with many partners (problem behavior and less satisfying relationships later)
4
Q
Risk factors for Perpetrators of Dating Violence
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- parents exercise harsh or inconsistent violence
- peers belive it is ok
- lack of sucess in school, etc.
5
Q
Additional factors for violence in relationships
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- verbal aggression: insults, yelling
- physical aggression: pushing, slapping
- severe agression: beating, punching
- murder
6
Q
depression
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pervasive feeling of sadness, irritability, and low self-esteem (5-15% US adolescents)
7
Q
Risk factors for Adolescents - Depression
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- Heredity
- Temperament
- Eliciting events
- Negative belief-systems and self-blame for failure
- family stress
- parents are emotional uninvolved
- parents use of punitive discipline
8
Q
teenage suicide
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- about 1 in 10 US adols attempt
- 1 in 10.000 suceed
9
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common warning of suicide
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- threats of suicide
- proccupation with death
- change in eating or sleeping habits
- loss of interest in activities
- marked changes in personality
10
Q
three components of love (Sternberg)
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- passion
- intimacy
- commitment
11
Q
companionate love
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commitment and intimacy
12
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consummate love
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commitment, love and passion
13
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fatuos love
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passion and commitment
14
Q
romantic love
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intimacy and passion
15
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infatuation
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passion
