Adolescence & Development
This psychologist described adolescence as a time of “storm and stress.”
Who is G. Stanley Hall
This stage focuses on avoiding punishment.
What is preconventional morality?
Erikson’s key developmental task for adolescence involves this.
What is identity vs. role confusion?
This is the modern marker of adulthood.
What is financial independence?
This term describes breaking up and getting back together repeatedly.
What is relationship churning?
This decade marked peak teenage rebellion in the U.S.
What is the 1960s?
This stage emphasizes following rules and gaining approval.
What is conventional morality?
This identity status involves no direction or commitment.
What is identity diffusion?
This age range defines emerging adulthood.
What is approximately 18–25?
This attachment style is secure, stable, and healthy.
What is secure attachment?
This brain region is still developing in teens and impacts decision-making.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This stage uses internal ethical principles to guide behavior.
What is postconventional morality?
This status involves commitment without exploration.
What is foreclosure?
This is the main reason young adults live at home in the U.S.
What is financial pressure?
This attachment style avoids closeness and values independence
What is avoidant attachment?
This hormone is most associated with increased risk-taking in adolescence.
What is testosterone?
At this stage, a person might say, “Breaking rules is wrong.”
What is the conventional stage?
This status involves actively exploring different options.
What is moratorium?
In this region, young adults are more likely to live with family longer.
What is Mediterranean cultures?
This attachment style involves clinginess and fear of abandonment.
What is anxious/ambivalent attachment?
This factor helps teens thrive and develop positively.
What are supportive mentors (or caring adult relationships)?
Not everyone reaches this highest level of moral reasoning.
What is postconventional morality?
This is the healthiest identity status, involving exploration followed by commitment
What is identity achievement?
This generation faces more economic difficulty compared to previous ones.
Who are current young adults (emerging adults)?
This concept refers to choosing partners with similar values.
What is homogamy?