PSYC 250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Identity Formation, Cognitive Development, James Marcia
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Self esteem: overall way we evaluate ourselves, re ects perceptions that do not always match reality, narcissism: self-centered and self-concerted approach towards others. Religious/spiritual development: religion and identity development, cognitive development and religion in adolescence, the positive role of religion in adolescents. Parental monitoring and information management: monitoring includes supervising adolescents" choice of social settings, activities, and friends as well as their academic efforts, when parents engage in positive parenting practices adolescents are more likely to disclose information. Parent-adolescent con ict: con ict with parents increases in early adolescence, remains somewhat stable throughout high school, and lessens as the adolescent reaches 17-20 years of age. Friendships: adolescents report disclosing intimate and personal information to their friends more often than do younger children, it is a developmental disadvantage to have coercive, con ict-ridden, and poor-quality friendships. Most rites of passage focus on the transition to adult status.
