Middle Childhood
Which of Erikson's insight is characterized by tension between productivity and incompetence?
•Industry versus inferiority
Puberty affects many biorhythms on the 24-hour cycle which is called:
Circadian rhythm
What is the age range for merging adults?
18-25
Suspicious of others, making close relationships difficult
Trust vs. Mistrust
What theorist came up with the theory of seven forms of love present in a relationship?
Sternberg
What are three types of eating disorders that adolescents experience.
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge eating disorder
What is The capacity of organs to allow the body to cope with stress, via extra, unused functioning ability.
Organ reserve
Obsessively drive, single-minded, no socially responsive
Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt
What theorist came up with a hierarchy of needs?
Maslow
Capacity to adapt well to significant adversity and to overcome serious stress
Resilience
Which word means thinking that leads to focus on self to exclusion of others?
Egocentrism
The adjustments of all of the body's systems to deep physiological function s in a state of equilibrium
Homeostasis
Fearful, regretful (e.g. very homesick in college)
Initiative vs. Guilt
Longitudinal, cross-sectional, and multi-cultural research has identified five clusters of personality traits that appear in every culture and era. What are they?
•Openness
•Conscientiousness
•Extroversion
•Agreeableness
•Neuroticism
Name one of the three factors that contributes to family dysfunction in middle childhood?
•Frequent changes
•Poverty
•Conflict
Adolescents are in what stage of Piaget's stages of development?
formal operational
A dynamic body adjustment, related to homeostasis, that affects overall physiology over time.
Allostasis
Self-critical of any endeavor, procrastinating, perfectionistic
Industry vs. Inferiority
What is a form of prejudice in which people are categorized and judged solely on basis of their chronological age?
ageism
What is one of the four types of bullying that middle childhood children could experience?
•Physical
•Verbal
•Relational
•Cyberbullying
Why do adolescents make foolish thoughts if they are capable of logic?
Adolescent emotional goals may not be adult goals.
Adolescents act too quickly; they do not think things over.
Adolescent hormones and brains are more attuned to immediate admiration from peers than to long-term consequences.
A proposed adult stage of cognitive development, following Piaget's four stages, that goes beyond adolescent thinking by being more practical, more flexible, and more dialectical.
Postformal thought
Uncertain and negative about values, lifestyle, friendships
Identity vs. Role Diffusion
What are the three general groups of theories that help us understand senescence?
Wear and Tear Theory
Genetic Theory
Cellular Aging Theory