Adolescent Development
The progression through age-related changes that occur from conception until death.
What is development?
The characteristic ways that people differ from one another
What is personality?
the tendency of people to alter their behavior as a result of group pressure
What is conformity?
The complete state of physical, mental, and social well being
What is health?
This is the most common anxiety disorder, characterized by excessive worry about various aspects of life.
What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
the period of adolescence begins with this phase
What is puberty?
The mnemonic to help you remember all of the personality traits in the Five-Factor model
What is OCEAN?
This study examined how social roles have a significant influence on behavior.
What is the Stanford Prison Study?
A model that highlights the notion that health and illness are consequences of the interplay of 3 factors.
What is the Biopsychosocial Model?
This model highlights three factors that make a person vulnerable to AD.
What is Triple Vulnerability Model of Anxiety Disorder?
The mix of low commitment and low exploration
What is Identity Diffusion?
The factor, proposed by psychologist Charles Spearman, refers to a larger set of intellectual skills that is sometimes considered synonymous with one’s overall intelligence
What is "g"?
This psychological construct is made up of pluralistic ignorance and diffusion of responsibility?
What is the Bystander effect?
This type of coping strategy involves actively addressing the problem causing stress to reduce its impact.
What is problem-focused coping?
This type of therapy is commonly used to treat anxiety disorders by changing maladaptive thinking patterns.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?
According to Piaget, adolescents enter this stage characterized by the ability to think abstractly and hypothetically.
What is the formal operational stage?
This scientist believed that the psyche consisted of three components: Id, Ego, Superego.
What is Sigmund Freud?
This theory highlight the unpleasant state of tension between two opposing beliefs.
What is Cognitive Dissonance Theory?
The ability to “bounce back” from negative situations (e.g., illness, stress) to normal functioning or to simply not show poor outcomes in the face of adversity.
What is resilience?
This therapeutic technique involves gradual exposure to feared situations or objects to reduce anxiety."
What is exposure therapy?
Erikson identified this as the primary psychosocial task of adolescence, involving the exploration of personal identity.
What is identity vs. role confusion?
The ability to “think on your feet;” that is, to solve problems.
What is Fluid Intelligence?
Persuasion based on content and logic of the message --> High elaboration --> More durable attitude change
What is central route of persuasion?
A three-phase model of stress, which includes a mobilization of physiological resources phase, a coping phase, and an exhaustion phase
What is General Adaptation Syndrome?
A biological reaction to alarming stressors that prepares the body to resist or escape a threat.
what is Fight or flight response?