PSY 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Generation Gap, Major Depressive Disorder
Document Summary
Women have more fragile self esteem during early adolescence. Identity v identity confusion: adolescents try to figure out who they are as a person. Psychological moratorium: people ignore future responsibilities to find themselves". As we age, we imitate our parents less and less. Identity achievement: committing to identity after exploring options. Identity foreclosure: committing to an identity without exploring several options. Moratorium: exploring several options but not committing. Identity diffusion: lack or exploration and commitment. Suicide is most common cause of death among adolescents. Adolescents increasingly seek autonomy (independence) from parents, varies by culture and gender. Generation gap: deep divide between parents and children. Largely a myth, mostly the same as parent. Reference groups: who we compare ourselves to. Often by gender, people in our region, age groups. Through this we find our norms (standards of behavior) Cliques: groups of 2-12 people who have frequent social interaction. Crowds: larger groups sharing particular characteristics but not frequent social interaction.
