PSYC 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Substance Abuse, Married People, Childlessness

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 333
• Professor: Stephane Gaskin

Document Summary

Unprecedented exploration: emerging adults, explore alternatives in: Personal values and behavior: routes to adult responsibility vary in: Order: develop a more complex self-concept, identity development, young people refine their approach to constructing an identity by exploring in: Too much causes: poor adjustment, anxiety, depression, deviant behavior. Helps: self-esteem, well-being, adjustment, dual-cycle model: Model that monitors the fluctuation between making new commitments and evaluating old ones: worldview in emerging adulthood, generation me controversy: Young adults may frequent church less regularly because they want to find themselves: Increased narcissism and materialism ( i want things now ): group evidence questions these claims, more young people have more involvement in volunteerism than ever before, community service, voter turnout. Risk and resilience in emerging adulthood: resources that foster resilience (ability to thrive) in emerging adulthood, cognitive attributes: Good school performance: emotional and social attributes: Positive relationships with parents, peers, teachers, and mentors.