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PSYCH 530: Final exam: ch. 11
Self |
a conceptual system made up of one's thoughts and attitudes about oneself
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Recognition of the self |
2 to 4 mo: ability to control objects
3 to 5 mo: when shown video of legs moving from new perspective, moved and looked at their legs more
8 mo: seperation anxiety when parent leaves
1 yr: joint attention, follow caregivers finger
18 to 20 mo: recognize in mirror
2yr. recognize in photos (embarrassment and shame, self assertion) |
Self-description |
Composite s-d (3-4): concrete, observable characteristics related to physical attributes, physical activities and abilities, psychological traits, and social relationships
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social comparison
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process of comparing aspects of one's own psychological, behavioral, or physical functioning to that of others in order to evaluate oneself (8-11) |
self in adolescenece |
attribute themselves with abstract characteristics, that portray concrete characteristics and behaviors |
personal fable |
a form of adolescent egocentrism that involves beliefs in the uniqueness of one's own feelings and thoughts |
imaginary audience |
the belief, stemming from adolescent egocentrism, that everyone else is focused on the adolescent's appearance and behavior |
identity vs identity confusion |
erikson's psychosocial stage of development that occurs during adolescence. during this stage, the adolescent or young adult either develops an identity or experiences an incomplete and sometimes incoherent sense of self |
identity achievement |
integration of various aspects of the self into a coherent whole that is stable over time and across events |
identity confusion |
an incomplete and sometimes incoherent self that often occurs in Erikson's stage of identity versus identity confusion |
identity forclosure |
premature commitment to an identity without adequate consideration of other options |
negative identity |
identity that stands in opposition to what is valued by people around the adolescent |
psychosocial moratorium |
time-out during which the adolescent is not expected to take on adult roles and can pursue activities that lead to self-discovery |
identity-diffusion status |
category of identity status which the individual does not have firm commitments and is not making progress towards them |
foreclosure status |
category of identity status in which the individual is not engaged in any identity experimentation and has established a vocational or ideological identity based on the choices or values of others. |
moratorium status |
a category of identity status in which the individual is in the phase of experimentation with regard to occupational and ideological choices and has not yet made a clear commitment to them |
identity-achievement status |
a category of identity status in which, after a period of exploration, the individual has achieved a coherent and consolidated identity based on personal decisions regarding occupation, ideology,and the like. The individual believes that these decisions were made autonomously and is committed to them. |
ethnic identity |
individual's sense of belonging to an ethnic or racial group, including the degree to which they associate their thinking, perceptions, feelings, and behavior with membership in that group |
self-esteem |
one's overall evaluation of the worth of the self and the feelings that this evaluation engenders
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do more if needed |
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