FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11-12: Libido, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Late-Onset Hypogonadism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Drug abuse: the ingestion of a drug to the extent that it impairs the user"s biological or psychological well-being. Postformal thought: a proposed adult stage of cognitive development, following page"s four stages. Post formal thought goes beyond adolescents thinking by being more practical, more exible and more dialectical. Stereotype threat: the possibility that one"s appearance or behaviour will be misread to con rm another person"s oversimpli ed, prejudicial attitudes. Massi cation: the idea that establishing higher learning institutions and encourages college and university enrolment could bene t everyone (the masses), leading to marked increase in the number of emerging adults in the post-secondary institutions. Isolation: the sixth of erikson"s eight stages of development, aduts seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and self-sacri cing commitment. Without such commitment they risk profound loneliness and isolation. Choice overload: having so many decisions that the choice becomes dif cult and regret after making a choice is more likely.