Develop. Psych Chapter 12 Terms

Textbook - Develop

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Self-Concept
Understanding of who they are as a person
Ethgender
Refers to the joint influence of race and gender
Identity vs. Identity Confusion Stage
The period during which teenagers seek to determine what is unique and distinctive about themselves
Psychological Moratorium
Is a period during which adolescents take time off from the upcoming responsibilities of adulthood and explore various roles and possibilities
Commitment
Is psychological investment in a course of action or an ideology
Identity Achievement
The status of adolescents who commit to a particular identity following a period of crisis during which they consider various alternatives
Identity Foreclosure
The status of adolescents who prematurely commit to an identity without adequately exploring alternatives
Moratorium
The status of adolescents who may have explored various identity alternatives to some degree, but have not yet committed themselves
Identity Diffusion
The status of adolescents in this category neither explore nor commit to consider various alternatives
MAMA Cycle
People that move back and forth between moratorium and identity achievement
Cultural Assimilation Model
View holds that individual cultural identities should be assimilated into a unified culture in the US
Pluralistic Society Model
Suggests that US society is made up of diverse, coequal cultural groups that should preserve their individual cultural features
Bicultural Identity
In which a minority group member form in which they draw from their own cultural identity while integrating themselves into the dominant culture
Cluster Suicide
One suicide leads to attempts by others to kill themselves
Autonomy
Having independence and a sense of control over one’s life