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Psych 250
Exam 3
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
08/15/2011

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Term
Postformal Thought
Definition

-Piaget's Formal Operational Theory

-Understanding that the correct answer to a problem can: *require reflective thinking

*vary from one situation to another

*the search for the truth is often an ongoing, never ending process

-The belief that the solutions to problems need to be realistic, and that emotions and subjective factors can influence thinking

-consists of relativism, contradiction, and synthesis

Term
Binge Drinking
Definition

-five or more drinks within 1 hour for males

-four or more drinks within 1 hour for females

Term
intimacy v. isolation
Definition

-Erikson's Eight Life-Span Stages

-early adulthood

-face forming intimate relationships; if you form healthy friendships and a good relationship with anothe, intimacy is achieved if not isolation results

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Havighurst's Young Adult Life Tasks
Definition

-selecting a mate

-learning to live with a partner

-starting a family

-raising children

-managing a home

-assuming civic responsibilities

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Levinson's Theory of Adult Development
Definition

-early adulthood (17-40 years)

-three main tasks:

*leaving the family

*getting into adult world

*settling down

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Levinson's Sequence for Early Adulthood
Definition

-did research of people in the 1940’s and 1950’s

-17 -22 = transition to early adulthood. Task is psychological independence

-22-28 - Stable phase.  Become autonomous.  Establish self in adult world. 

         Work on developing intimacy.

-28-33 = Age 30 Transition - Reevaluate life structure.

-33-40 - Stable Phase - “settling down”

     **more stable for men than for women**

         career consolidation is a major goal

         sex differences

         men are settling down

         often see continued instability for women

*consistently focused on career and marriage*

Term
Homogamy
Definition
-similarity of values and interests
Term
Early Childbearing
Definition

-20s

-biological prime, more physical energy, less likelihood of building expectations for children

Term
STI
Definition

-sexually transmitted infection

 

Term
Relativistic Thinking
Definition
-awareness of multiple truths (there isn't always one answer, you only bring perspective)
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Contradiction Thinking
Definition

-a basic aspect of reality

-people and situations have these features


Term
Synthesis Thinking
Definition
-pulling together and making sense of contradictory thoughts, emotions and experiences
Term
10 Factors Predicting Marital Satisfaction
Definition

-communication of emotion

-homogamy

-age at which people get married

-length of courtship

-timing of first pregnancy

-relationship with extended family

-marital patterns in extended family

-financial and employment security

-personality characteristics

-expectations of marraige

Term
hospice
Definition
-care designed to make death as free from pain, anxiety, and depression as possible
Term
Euthanasia
Definition
-painlessly ending the lives of people who are suffering from incurable diseases or sever disabilities
Term
Palliative Care
Definition

-component of hospice

-reducing pain and suffering and helping individuals die with dignity

Term
Prolonged Grief
Definition
-enduring despair that is still unresolved after an extended period of time
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Stages of Adult Cognition (K. Warner Schaie)

 

Definition

-achieving stage (early adulthood):

*time when knowledge is applied

-application of knowledge

*realize that problems may have more than one solution

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