PSY 111 1st Edition Lecture 27 Review questions According to Erikson what stage do adolescents try to understand their identity identity versus role confusion Personality by trying out different personalities and role experimentation try out different roles before you settle on one THAT ALLOWS YOU TO FIT INTO YOUR SOCIETY OR CULTURE play a role in identity development What are the two stages in adolescents development early key feature physical changes and late key feature changes in goals and activities Gender differences associated with puberty boys are more satisfied with who they are than girls Adolescent problems forcible sexual behavior o Rape forcible sexual intercourse about 8 of 9th 12th graders reported that they had been rapes According to feminists theories male sexual aggression is socialized Mitigating circumstances illegal substances are often involved o Date rape about 20 of 12th graders reported that they had been sexually victimized by a romantic partner o Consequences are both psychological and emotional distress along with lifestyle changes Emerging Adulthood o Transition from childhood to adolescence is associated with biological changes o Transition from adolescence to adulthood is driven by cultural experiences o This transition is form adolescence to adulthood is known as emerging adulthood o Key features Identity exploration Self focused Feeling in between Feeling optimistic Romantic Love o o o o Aka passionate love or eros Forms the basis of love relationships Sexual attraction is an important aspect of romantic love Insecurely attached infants are less likely to have positive romantic partnerships Avoidant expect their partners to be unresponsive and uncaring Ambivalent likely to be frustrated and disappointed with intimacy from their partners because they are a very demanding and dramatic partner High quality experiences with partners and peers is related to less intense but more positive romantic relationships adolescence Side note When a woman orgasms she releases Oxytocin associate with trust intimacy attachment
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