Chapter 11 Flashcards
Emerging adulthood
the period of life between 18 and 25; now widely thought of as a separate developmental stage
Extreme sports
Forms of recreation that include apparent risk of injury or death and are attractive and thrilling as a result
Drug abuse
the ingestion of a drug to the extent that it impairs the user’s biological and psychological well-being
Postformal thought
a proposed adult stage of cognitive development, following Piaget’s four stages; goes beyond adolescent thinking by being more practical, more flexible, and more dialectical (more capable of combining contradictory elements into a comprehensive whole)
Stereotype threat
the possibility that one’s appearance or behaviour will be misread to confirm another person’s oversimplified, prejudiced attitudes; the thought that others hold unspoken prejudices against one’s social group; this produces anxiety that hijacks cognition
Massification
The idea that establishing higher learning institutions and encouraging university enrollment could benefit everyone (the masses), leading to marked increases in the number of emerging adult in post-secondary institutions.
Intimacy vs. Isolation
the sixth of Erikson’s eight stages; adults seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and self-sacrificing commitment, without which they risk loneliness and isolation; involves a desire to connect with people
Choice overload
Having so many options that a thoughtful choice becomes difficult, and regret after making a choice is more likely
Cohabitation
An arrangement in which two people live together in a committed romantic relationship but are not formally married.
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 (parents and children).
Boomerang children
Adult children who move out of their parents’ home and move back.
