THE SELF, SOCIAL, AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT

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1. Anorexia Eating disorder characterized by very 14. Extended Parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles
Nervosa limited food intake. families and cousin of which some live in the same
household or in a close proximity so they can
2. Attachment Forming an emotional bond with another
have daily contact with one another
person, initially a parent or family
member. 15. Generativity Sense of concern for future generations
3. Autonomy Self control and self confidence 16. Hostile Bold, direct, action that is intended to hurt
agression someone else; unprovoked attack
4. Bioecological Brofenbrenner's theory describing the
Model nested social and cultural contexts that 17. Identity The principles that a person or object
shape development. Every person remains the same over time
develops within a microsystem, inside a
18. Identity strong sense of commitment to life choices
mesosystem, embedded inside a
Achievement after free consideration of alternatives
exosystem all of which are part of the
macrosystem of the culture. 19. Identity Uncentredness; confusion about who one is
Diffusion and what one wants.
5. Blended families Parents, children and stepchildren merged
into families through remarriages. 20. Identity Acceptance of parental life choices without
forclosure consideration of options
6. Bulimia Eating disorder characterized by
overeating, then getting ride of the food 21. Industry Eagerness to engage in productive work
by self induced vomiting or use of 22. Initiative Willingness to begin new activities and
laxatives (purging). explore new directions
7. Commitment In Marcia's theory of identity statuses, 23. Instrumental Strong actions aimed at claiming an object,
individuals choices concerning political agression place or privilege - not intended to harm, but
and religious beliefs for example usually may lead to harm
as a consequence of exploring the
24. Integrity Sense of self-acceptance and fulfillment
options
25. Internalize Process whereby children adopt external
8. Context The total setting or situation that
standards as their own
(Bronfenbrenner) surrounds and interacts with a person or
an event; it includes internal and external 26. Intimacy Forming close, enduring relationships with
circumstances and situations that interact others
with the individuals thoughts, feelings and 27. Macrosystem Is the larger society, its values, laws,
actions to shape development and conventions and traditions.
learning
28. Menarche The first menstrual cycle period in girls
9. Cyber Using social media to spread rumors,
aggression make threats or otherwise terrorize peers. 29. Mesosystem Is the set of interactions and relationships
among all the elements of the microsystem;
10. Developmental A specific conflict whose reputation family members interacting with eachother.
crisis prepares the way for the next stage. All relationships are reciprocal.
11. Distributive Beliefs about how to divide materials or 30. Microsystem Person's immediate relationships and
justice privileges fairly among members of a activities, relationships in the _______________ are
group; follows a sequence of reciprocal.
development from equality to merit to
benevolence 31. Moral Situations in which no choice is clearly and
Dilemmas indisputably right
12. Exosystem Includes all the social settings that affect
the child; even though the child is not a 32. Morality of Stage of development wherein children
direct member of the system. cooperation realize that people make rules and people
can change the,
13. Exploration In Marcia's theory of identity statuses, the
process by which adolescents consider 33. Moral Stage of development wherein children see
to try out alternative beliefs, values and Realism rules as an absolute
behaviors in an efort to determine which 34. Moral The thinking process involved in judgments
will give them the most satisfaction reasoning about questions of right and wrong
35. Moratorium Identity crisis; suspensions of choices because of struggle
36. Overt agression A form of hostile aggression that involves physical attack
37. Parenting style The ways of interacting with and disciplining children. There are 4 styles which include authoritative, authoritarian,
permissive and rejecting/neglecting.
38. Peer culture Groups of children or adolescents with their own rules and norms, particularly about such things as dress,
appearance, music, language, social values and behavior
39. Perspective- Understanding that others have different feelings and experiences
taking ability
40. Psychosocial Describing the relations of the individuals emotional needs to the social environment
41. Puberty The physiological changes during adolescence that lead to the ability to reproduce
42. Racial and ethnic A positive self-concept about ones racial or ethnic heritage
pride
43. Relational A form of hostile aggression that involves verbal attacks and other actions meant to harm social relationships
aggression
44. Self-concept Individuals knowledge and beliefs about themselves; their ideas, feelings, attitudes and expectations
45. Self-esteem The value each of use place on our own characteristics, abilities and behaviors
46. Social Agreed-upon rules and ways of doing things in a particular situation
conventions
47. Spermarche The first sperm ejaculation for boys
48. Theory of mind An understanding that other people are people, too, with their own minds, thoughts, feelings and beliefs, desires
and perceptions