EDPS 325 Final Flashcards

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Puberty

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onrush of hormones. 3-5 years

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Menarche

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First period (begun ovulation), irregular for years

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Spermarche

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First ejaculation, erections can occur at infancy. Spermarche @ sleep or direct stimulation

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Primary sex characteristics

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reproduction (vagina, uterus, ovaries, testicles, penis)

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Secondary sex characteristics

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indicate sexual maturity (man’s beard, woman’s breasts)

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Order of physical development

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weight, height, muscle. Lung & heart also increase

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Early & late maturing

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Early girls: lower self esteem
Early boys: trouble makers
Late boys: anxious

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Adolescent egocentrism def

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ages 10-13 focus on themselves

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Dual process model

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2 networks of brain (emotional & analytical)

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Base rate neglect

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ignores frequency of event. “lucky”

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sunk cost fallacy

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if money, time, or effort cannot be recovered then more should be invested to reach the goal

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Adolescent egocentrism characteristics

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personal fables
invincibility fables
imaginary audience

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Formal operational thought characteristics

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hypothetical thought

deductive reasoning

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identity vs. role confusion

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Erikson’s 5th stage

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Clique

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adolescent group of close friends that are loyal and exclude others

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Crowd

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larger group of adolescents have stuff in common, not necessarily friends

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Parasuicide

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potentially lethal action that does not result in death

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Identity statuses characteristics

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achievement
role confusion
foreclosure (parents values)
moratorium (postpone- college)

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Parenting adolescents

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bickering prevalent
authoritative= best
uninvolved= worst

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Emerging adulthood

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18-25

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Organ reserve

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organs allow the body to cope with stress w/ unused functioning ability

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Homeostasis

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equilibrium. as body ages it takes longer for body to adjust to stress

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Schizophrenia

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disorganized & bizarre thoughts, delusions, hallucinations, & emotions (1%)

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Purposes of sex

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Reproduction
Relationship
Recreation

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Psychopathology in emerging adulthood
more diagnosed disorders than older groups. | Mood & anxiety disorders & schizophrenia
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Postformal thought
More practical, flexible, & dialectical
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Dialectical thinking
most advanced. Considering both thesis & antithesis @ same time to arrive @ a synthesis
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Fowler's stages of faith
Stage 1: intuitive-projective faith (magical) Stage 2: Mythical-literal faith (take myths seriously) Stage 3: Synthetic-conventional faith (what feels right) Stage 4: Individual reflective faith (detachment from culture, active commitment) Stage 5: Conjuctive faith (powerful emotional ideas & rational conscious values) Stage 6: Universalizing faith (compassion, justice, & love)
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Stage 1 faith
Intuitive-projective faith (magical)
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Stage 2 faith
Mythical-literal faith (take myths seriously)
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Stage 3 faith
Synthetic-conventional faith (What feels right)
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Stage 4 faith
Individual-reflective faith (detachment from culture, active commitment)
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Stage 5 faith
Conjuctive faith (emotional ideas & rational conscious values)
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Stage 6 faith
Universalizing faith (compassion, justice, & love)
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Postformal thought characteristics
practical, flexible, & dialectical | combines emotions & rational analysis
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Effects of college
healthier & welathier primary goal: better job & specific skills secondary goal: general education
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Gilligan's moral development
huge gender differences girls: morality of care boys: morality of justice
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Intimacy vs. Isolation
Erikson's 6th stage | self sacrificing commitment
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Homogamy
similar in attitudes, interests, goals, socioeconomic, religion, ethnic, local
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Heterogamy
dissimilar attitudes, interests, goals, socioeconomic status, religion, ethnic, local
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Linked lives
success, health, & well-being connected to other members (parents & children)
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Sternberg's 3 components of love
passion intimacy commitment
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Sternberg's 7 types of love
Liking, Companionate, Empty Love, Fatuous Love, Infatuation, Romantic Love, Consumate Love
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Liking
Intimacy
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Companionate
Intimacy & Commitment
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Empty Love
Commitment
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Fatuous Love
Passion & Committment
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Infatuation
Passion
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Romantic Love
Passion & Intimacy
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Liking
Intimacy
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Consumate Love
Intimacy & Passion & Commitment
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Cohabitation characteristics
tend to be younger, poorer, & more likely to end a relationship more likely to fight
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Morbidity
Disease. Acute (sudden) Chronic (ongoing)
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Mortality
Death
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Vitality
Measure of health | How healthy & energetic (physically, intellectually, & socially) an individual feels
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Disability
Difficulty in performing normal activities bc of physical mental or emotional conditoin
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Menopause
about age 50, periods cease, production of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone drops (1 year after last period)
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Andropause
drop in testosterone, reduced sexual desire, erections, & muscle mass
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Age of adulthood
25-65
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Changes in brain in adulthood
neurons slower reaction time lengthens brain size decreases multitasking harder
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Changes in senses in adulthood
vision: peripheral narrows, color goes, nearsightedness increases til middle age & then farsightedness increases, trouble adjusting to darkness/glare
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Moderate drinking
2 drinks live longer
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Automaticity
thinking without deliberate, conscious thought. Experts save conscious thought for unfamiliar challenges
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G intelligence
one basic trait, people have varying levels
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Fluid intelligence
learning quick & thorough. short-term memory, abstract thought, speed of thinking
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Crystalized Intelligence
accumulated learning. Vocabulary & gen info
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Changes in intelligence
increases from 10-18, peak 18-21, decreases after 21 | 14 & 55 = same iq
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sternberg form intelligence
analytic, creative, practical
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Familism
family should support one another, sacrificing individual freedom and success to preserve unity
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Fictive kin
accepted as part of family, no blood relation
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social convoy
family, friends, acquaintances, strangers that move through life with an individual
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sandwich generation
middle aged thats squeezed by young & older members | not burdened because enjoy or only take some responsibility
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Erikson's stages of adulthood
identity vs. role confusion intimacy vs. Isolation Generativity vs. stagnation Integrity vs. despair
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Maslow's hierarchy
``` physiology safety love & belonging success & esteem self-actualization ```
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Big 5 personality traits
``` openness conscientiousness extroversion agreeableness neuroticism ```
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Changes in relationships of couples
``` first 6 months (happiest) 6 months to 5 years (divorce common) 5 years to 10 years (happiness steady) 10 years to 20 years (happiness dips) 20 years to 30 years (happiness rises) 30 years to 50 years (happiness steady) ```
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Ageism
prejudice based on chronological age
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Elderspeak
condescending way resembles baby talk
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Gerontology
study of old age
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Primary aging
all living creatures
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Secondary aging
physical illness thats more common with aging bbut caused by health habits, genes, and other influences
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Centenarians
less than 1%
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Young old
healthy, vigorous, well integrated
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old old
physical, mental, or social defecits
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oldest old
dependent on others for almost everything (nursing homes/hospitals)
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Priming
easier to remember something, impair cognition w/ stereotype threat
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Life review
role in the history of human life
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Dementia
irreversible loss of intellectual functioning by organic brain damage, more common with age
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Vascular Dementia
sporadic caused by infracts or obstructions to blood vessels
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Frontal lobe dementia
amygdala & frontal lob deteroration that causes 15% of all dementias
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Lewy Body Dementia
increase in lewy body cells that cause visual hallucinations, loss of attention, falling & fainting
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Alzheimer's
most common, gradual deterioration of memory personality & formation of plaques of beta -amyloid proteins & tangles
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Erikson's final stage
Integrity vs despair
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Beanpole
multiple generations only a few members in each
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Positivity effect
remember positive images
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Aging in place
same home & adjusting but not leaving
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3 major stratifications
age, gender, & ethnicity
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elderly prefer to live
at home
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Filial Responsiblity
adult children obligated to care for aging parents
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Theories of late adulthood
``` self theories (integrity vs. despair) (positivity effect) Stratification (age, gender, ethnicity) ```