CHAPTER 19: VOCABULARY

Question 1

work ethic

Answer 1

a person’s sense of responsibility and diligence toward work tasks

Question 2

gender schools

Answer 2

peer groups that teach members what it means to be masculine or feminine

Question 3

guilt

Answer 3

a feeling of remorse that comes from the inner voice of conscience when a person has behaved unacceptably

Question 4

domains of self-definition

Answer 4

categories in which children can describe themselves

Question 5

shortcomings

Answer 5

areas in which one wants or needs to improve

Question 6

industry versus inferiority

Answer 6

erikson’s 4th stage. children want to be a a competent member of society and feel they have low value if not

Question 7

identity versus role confusion

Answer 7

erikson’s 5th stage. children want to know who they are and feel confused if not

Question 8

goal-corrected partnership

Answer 8

a relationship in which children and parents or caretakers are willing to compromise to reach a common goal

Question 9

psychological security

Answer 9

a feeling that someone cares and will help when needed

Question 10

scapegoating

Answer 10

blaming others for one’s own mistakes

Question 11

society of children

Answer 11

the peer groups children form

Question 12

interpretive stage

Answer 12

parents should:
1. share their knowledge about the world with their child
2. interpret other authority figures by explaining what they expect
3. teach values and morals as the need arises
4. help their child accept social reality

Question 13

interdependent stage

Answer 13

parents should:
1. cope with their teen’s changing needs for closeness and distance
2. monitor teen’s behavior and give guidance as needed
3. begin to give more freedom with boundaries to their teen