FRHD 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Preadolescence, Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Imaginary Audience

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2280
• Professor: Andrea LaMarre

Document Summary

Which of the following is an example of a masculine trait on the bsri: understanding, loyal, analytical, cheerful. A perso(cid:374)"s perspe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e of hi(cid:373) or herself. May include concrete characteristics, roles, relationships, personality characteristics. Possible selves: who i might become. Ideal self: who i would to be: feared self: who i dread becoming. Discrepancies between the actual and ideal self lead to negative outcomes (depression: greatest in mid adolescence. Awareness of actual and possible selves can be a source of motivation. Contradictory self-descriptions: flexibility across time and place. False self (cid:862)(cid:449)ho i sho(cid:449) to others(cid:863: dating partners > parents > close friends. Looking glass self (cooley, 1920: we learn to know ourselves by interacting with others and observing how they respond to us. Generalized other (mead, 1934: we (cid:272)arry (cid:449)ith us the respo(cid:374)ses (cid:449)e"(cid:448)e o(cid:271)ser(cid:448)ed. A perso(cid:374)"s o(cid:448)erall se(cid:374)se of (cid:449)orth a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ell(cid:271)ei(cid:374)g. Two aspects of self-esteem: baseline: stable, barometric: fluctuating, especially intense in adolescence.