emerging adulthood Flashcards
(39 cards)
What are the features of emerging adults that Arnett found?
- Age of identity explorations
- Age fo instability
- Most self-focused age
- Age of feeling in-between
- Age of possibility
Age of identity exploration
trying out various possibilities, especially in love and work. Testing out different things.
Age of instability
often changing where living, different friend groups and jobs.
most self focused age
self focus tied to identity exploration.
age of feeling in between
in transition, neither an adolescent or an adult
age of possibilities
feel its all ahead of me, many opportunities. very hopeful period of development.
what group typically becomes an “adult” sooner?
african american and latinos
postformal thought
finding problems, not just solving them very practical dialectical- can think about two different opposing views at the same time more creative combines emotions and logic
Mike is applying to med school because his dad wants him to be a doctor.
following formulas
Mike’s dad wants him to be a doctor. He applies to med school even though mike wants to be a teacher.
crossroads
Mike tells his dad he doesn’t want to be a doctor and that he wants to be a teacher.
becoming the author of ones life
Mike applies to the education program.
internal foundation
Phinney’s stages of ethnic identity development
unexamined ethnic identity: haven’t thought about it at all.
ethnic identity search: thinking about it, exploring it.
ethnic identity development: develop sense of what it means to me.
Helm’s stages of ethnic identity development
accepting others views of your group.
developing pride in your group.
expression of a positive identity that doesn’t put others down.
in-group
the group you are apart of. think more positively about them.
out-group
groups you’re not apart of. think more negatively about. we are all individuals but they are all the same.
just world belief
people get what they deserve
sarah was mugged by a homeless man. she believes all homeless people are dangerous and should be locked away.
vivid case
people form intimate relationships and if not they feel isolated
intimacy vs. isolation
senescence
gradual aging process
measured by IQ tests. idea that there is one factor of intelligence.
g-general intelligence
information processing skills that we have almost naturally. capacity for solving problems.
fluid intelligence
information that we know. what I’ve learned. set of skills and strategies that we learned
crystallized intelligence
test measures consistently what it reports to measure
reliability
