Adolescence ch9&10 Flashcards
A small group that ranges from 2 to about 12 individuals, averaging about 5 or 6 individuals, and often consists of adolescents who engage in similar activities.
clique
Marcia’s term for the part of identity development in which adolescents show a personal investment in forming an identity.
commitment
Marcia’s term for a period of identity development during which the adolescent is exploring alternatives.
crisis
A larger group structure that is usually formed based on reputation, and members may or may not spend much time together.
crowds
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.
ethnic identity
Marcia’s term for adolescents who have undergone a crisis and have made a commitment.
identity achievement
Marcia’s term for adolescents who have not yet experienced a crisis (explored meaningful alternatives) or made any commitments.
identity diffusion
Marcia’s term for adolescents who have made a commitment but have not experienced a crisis.
identity foreclosure
Marcia’s term for adolescents who are in the midst of a crisis, but their commitments are either absent or vaguely defined.
identity moratorium
An adolescent who breaks the law or engages in behavior that is considered illegal.
juvenile delinquent
A ceremony or ritual that marks an individual’s transition from one status to another. Most rites of passage focus on the transition to adult status.
rite of passage
The heightened self-consciousness of adolescents.
adolescent egocentrism
The region of the brain that is the seat of emotions.
amygdala
An eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation.
anorexia nervosa
An eating disorder in which the individual consistently follows a binge-and-purge pattern.
bulimia nervosa
