Ch.10 Flashcards
foreclosure
Identity status in which adolescents have an identity chosen based on advice from adults rather than one that resulted from personal exploration
Moratorium
Identity status in which lessons are still examining different alternatives and have yet to find an identity
Achievement
Identity status in which adolescents have explored alternative identities and are now secure in their chosen identities
Adolescent egocentrism
Self absorption that is characteristic of teenagers as a search for identity
Imaginary audience
Adolescents feeling that their behavior is constantly being watched by their peers
Personal fable
Attitude of many adolescents that their feelings and experiences are unique and have never been experience by anyone else before
Illusion of invulnerability
Adolescence believe that misfortunes cannot happen to them
Ethnic identity
Feeling a belonging to a specific ethnic group
Crystallization
First phase in supers theory of career development in which adolescence user emerging identities for ideas about careers
Specification
Second phase in supers theory of career development in which Identity lessons learned are more specific lines of work and begin training
Implementation
Third phase of supers theory of career development in which individuals enter the workforce
Personality type theory
proposed by Holland that people find their work for filling in important features of a job or profession fits the workers personalities
Depression
Disorder characterized by pervasive feeling of sadness irritability and low self-esteem
Juvenile delinquency
When adolescents commit illegal acts that are destructive towards themselves or others
Adolescent limited antisocial behavior
The behavior of youth who engage in relatively minor criminal acts yet are consistently antisocial