Young Adulthood Flashcards
(27 cards)
Cognition
Thinking becomes more sophisticated, personal, and practical.
Commitments
Career, value system, personal
Post formal thinking
Less abstract More realistic Less idealistic More pragmatic Combination Of subjective and objective
Stereotype threat
People will treat you a certain way based on
Gender
Race
Dialectical thinking
Thesis
Antithesis
Synthesis
Broken love affair
College education
Deeper and flexible thinkers.
Improves verbal and quantities abilities.
Improves knowledge and reasoning.
Friendships
Men share activities and interests.
Women friendships are more emotional.
Intimacy
Erikson: intimacy vs. isolation.
Intimacy
Know who you are.
Pseudo intimacy
Don’t know who you are, but you have made a commitment to someone.
Pre intimacy
Do know who they are but have not made a commitment.
Isolation
Don’t know who you are, have not made a commitment.
Types of love
Based on passion, intimacy, and commitment.
Liking
Only intimacy.
Infatuation
Only passion
Empty love
Only commitment
Romantic love
Passion and intimacy
Fatuous love
Passion and commitment
Consummate love
Passion
Intimacy
Commitment
Companionate love
Intimacy
Commitment
Conflict habituated marriage
Alot of fighting, bickering
Passive congenial marriage
Getting Married to someone you wouldn’t have. Biological clock ticking.
Devitalized marriage
Very close at the begginjng but drift.
Vital marriage
Argue over important things.
