CHD 3243 EXAM 1 VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
storm and stress view - Answers - adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict
and mood swings
sociocultural view of adolescence (Margaret Mead) - Answers - cultures that allow
adolescents to observe sexual relations, see babies born, regard death as natural, do
important work, engage in sex play, and know clearly what their adult roles will promote
stress free adolescence
inventionist view - Answers - adolescence is a sociohistorical creation
cohort effects - Answers - influences attributed to a person's year of birth, era, or
generation, but not to actual chronological age
millenials - Answers - people born after 1980
-ethnic diversity
-connection to technology
stereotype - Answers - generalization that reflects our impressions and beliefs about a
broad category of people
adolescent generalization gap - Answers - generalizations being made about
adolescents based on info regarding a limited, often highly visible group of adolescents
The 5 C's of Positive Youth Development - Answers - 1. competence (positive
perception of one's actions)
2. confidence
3. connection (positive relationships w others)
4. character (respect for social rules, understanding right/wrong)
5. caring/compassion
context - Answers - the settings in which development occurs (social, historical,
economic, cultural)
social policy - Answers - the course of action designed by the national government to
influence the welfare of its citizens
development - Answers - the pattern of change that begins at conception and continues
through the life span
, biological processes - Answers - physical changes in an individuals body
cognitive processes - Answers - changes in one's thinking and intelligence
socioemotional processes - Answers - changes in ones emotions, personality,
relationship with others and social context
adolescence - Answers - the period of transition between childhood and adulthood that
involves biological, cognitive, and socioemotional changes
emerging adulthood - Answers - (18-25 years) experimentation and exploration
1. identity exploration
2. instability
3. self focused
4. feeling in between
5. age of possibilities
resilience - Answers - adapting positively and achieving successful outcomes in the face
of significant risks and adverse circumstances
nature-nurture issue - Answers - nature (biological inheritance) is more influential than
nurture (environmental experience)
continuity-discontinuity issue - Answers - whether development involves gradual,
cumulative change (cont) or distinct changes (discont)
early later experience issue - Answers - focusing on the degree to which early
experience or later experiences are the key determinants if development
scientific method - Answers - 1. conceptualize problem to be studied
2. collect research info
3. analyze data
4. draw conclusions
theory - Answers - interrelated, coherent set of ideas that help to explain phenomena
and make predictions
hypothesis - Answers - specific assertions/predictions that can be tested
psychoanalytic theories - Answers - describe development as primarily unconscious and
heavily colored by emotion
Freud's theory - Answers - problems are a result of the experiences in early life
pleasure: mouth->anus->genitals
storm and stress view - Answers - adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict
and mood swings
sociocultural view of adolescence (Margaret Mead) - Answers - cultures that allow
adolescents to observe sexual relations, see babies born, regard death as natural, do
important work, engage in sex play, and know clearly what their adult roles will promote
stress free adolescence
inventionist view - Answers - adolescence is a sociohistorical creation
cohort effects - Answers - influences attributed to a person's year of birth, era, or
generation, but not to actual chronological age
millenials - Answers - people born after 1980
-ethnic diversity
-connection to technology
stereotype - Answers - generalization that reflects our impressions and beliefs about a
broad category of people
adolescent generalization gap - Answers - generalizations being made about
adolescents based on info regarding a limited, often highly visible group of adolescents
The 5 C's of Positive Youth Development - Answers - 1. competence (positive
perception of one's actions)
2. confidence
3. connection (positive relationships w others)
4. character (respect for social rules, understanding right/wrong)
5. caring/compassion
context - Answers - the settings in which development occurs (social, historical,
economic, cultural)
social policy - Answers - the course of action designed by the national government to
influence the welfare of its citizens
development - Answers - the pattern of change that begins at conception and continues
through the life span
, biological processes - Answers - physical changes in an individuals body
cognitive processes - Answers - changes in one's thinking and intelligence
socioemotional processes - Answers - changes in ones emotions, personality,
relationship with others and social context
adolescence - Answers - the period of transition between childhood and adulthood that
involves biological, cognitive, and socioemotional changes
emerging adulthood - Answers - (18-25 years) experimentation and exploration
1. identity exploration
2. instability
3. self focused
4. feeling in between
5. age of possibilities
resilience - Answers - adapting positively and achieving successful outcomes in the face
of significant risks and adverse circumstances
nature-nurture issue - Answers - nature (biological inheritance) is more influential than
nurture (environmental experience)
continuity-discontinuity issue - Answers - whether development involves gradual,
cumulative change (cont) or distinct changes (discont)
early later experience issue - Answers - focusing on the degree to which early
experience or later experiences are the key determinants if development
scientific method - Answers - 1. conceptualize problem to be studied
2. collect research info
3. analyze data
4. draw conclusions
theory - Answers - interrelated, coherent set of ideas that help to explain phenomena
and make predictions
hypothesis - Answers - specific assertions/predictions that can be tested
psychoanalytic theories - Answers - describe development as primarily unconscious and
heavily colored by emotion
Freud's theory - Answers - problems are a result of the experiences in early life
pleasure: mouth->anus->genitals
