Adolescent Development Chapter 4 Questions & Answers A+

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Adolescent Development Chapter 4 Questions & Answers A+ the self - ANS-consists of all of the characteristics of a person; theorists and researchers who focus on this usually argue that it is the c ... entral aspect of an individual's personality and that it lends an integrative dimension to our understanding of different personality characteristics true - ANS-true or false: self-understanding is a social cognitive construction self-understanding - ANS-the individual's cognitive representation of the self- the substance and content of self-conceptions; in adolescence, this is based in part on the various roles and membership categories that define who they are; this is not the whole personal identity abstraction and idealism - ANS-one of the main concepts related to the changes in self-understand in adolescence: many adolescents begin to think in abstract and idealistic ways; not all adolescents describe themselves in idealistic ways, but most of them distinguish between the real self and the ideal self differentiation - ANS-one of the main concepts related to the changes in self-understand in adolescence: adolescents are more likely than children to note contextual or situational variations when describing themselves, understanding they possess several different selves, each one to some degree reflecting a specific role or context the fluctuating self - ANS-one of the main concepts related to the changes in self-understand in adolescence: also known as "the barometric self"; the self continues to be characterized by instability until late adolescence or even early adulthood, when a more unified theory of self is constructed contradictions within the self - ANS-one of the main concepts related to the changes in self-understand in adolescence: as adolescents begin to differentiate their concept of the self into multiple roles in different relationship contexts, they sense potential contradictions between their differentiated selves; these increase dramatically between 7th and 9th grade possible self - ANS-an important aspect of the ideal or imagined self is this; what individuals might become, what they would like to become, and what they are afraid of becoming; includes both what they hope to be and what they fear of becoming maladjustment, psychologically - ANS-some argue that a discrepancy between the real and ideal selves is a sign of ___, while other argue that it is ___ healthy, leading balance to an adolescent's perspective and motivation direct, avoided - ANS-the attributes of the future positive self can ___ an adolescents' positive actions and the attributes of the future negative self can identify behaviors to be ___ false, least - ANS-adolescents are most likely to show their ___ selves with classmates and romantic or dating situations; they are ___ likely to show their false selves with close friends emerging adults - ANS-during this period of life, self-understanding becomes more integrative, with the disparate parts of the self pieced together more systematicallly; they may detect inconsistencies in their earlier self-descriptions as they attempt to construct a general theory of self self-awareness - ANS-an aspect of self-understanding that becomes especially important in emerging and early adulthood; how much an emerging adult is aware of his or her psychological makeup, including strengths and weaknesses; many individuals do not have a very good awareness of their psychological makeup and skills, as well as the causes of their weaknesses unconscious, conscious - ANS-in adolescence, self-understanding involves greater recognition that the self includes ___ as well as ___ components [Show More]

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