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| sustained exercise that stimulates heart and lung activity (such as jogging, swimming, or cycling) |
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| adolescent is exploring alternatives |
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| adolescents show a personal investment in forming an identity |
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| a small group that ranges from 2 to about 12 individuals, averaging about 5 to 6 individuals, and can form because adolescents engage in similar activities |
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| a ceremony or ritual that marks an individual's transition from one status to another. Most rites of passage focus on the transition to adult status |
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| an adolescent who breaks the law or engages in behavior that is considered illegal |
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| the transition from adolescence to adulthood that involves experimentation and exploration (approximately 18 to 25 years of age) |
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| a form of thought that is qualitatively different from Piaget's formal operational thought. It involves understanding that the correct answer to a problem can require reflective thinking, that the correct answer can vary from one situation to another, and that the search for truth is often an ongoing, never-ending process. It also involves the belief that solutions to problems need to be realistic, and that emotions and subjective factors can influence thinking. |
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| also called passionate love, or eros; romantic love has strong sexual and infatuation components and often predominates in the early period of a love relationship |
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| the language of conversation;it is a way of establishing connects and negotiating relationships |
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| talk that is designed to give information and includes public speaking |
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