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FAS 431
Exam 2 Chapter 8
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Undergraduate 4
10/18/2008

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Possible Selves
Definition
The various identities an adolescent might imagine for him/her
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Future Orientation
Definition
The extent to which an individual is able and inclined to think about the potential consequences of decisions and choices
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Self-Conceptions
Definition
The collection of traits and attributes that individuals use to describe or characterize themselves
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Self-Esteem
Definition
The degree to which individuals feel positively or negatively about themselves
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Sense of Identity
Definition
The extent to which individuals feel secure about who they are and who they are becoming
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False-Self Behavior
Definition
Behavior that intentionally presents a false impression to others.
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Five-Factor Model
Definition
The theory that there are 5 basic dimensions to personality; extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience.
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Self-Consciousness
Definition
The degree to which an individual is preoccupied with his or her self-image.
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Self-Image Stability
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The degree to which an individual feels that his or her self-image changes from day to day.
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Barometric Self-Esteem
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The aspect of self-esteem that fluctuates across situations
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Baseline Self-Esteem
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Teh aspect of self-esteem that is relatively stable across situations and over time.
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Identity vs. Identity Diffusion
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According to Erikson, the normative crisis characteristic of the 5th stage of psychosocial development, predominant during adolescence.
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Psychosocial Moratorium
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A period during which individuals are free from excessive obligations and responsibilities, and can therefore experiment with different roles ad personalities.
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Identity Diffusion
Definition
The incoherent, disjointed, incomplete sense of self characteristic of not having resolved the crisis of identity.
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Identity Foreclosure
Definition
The premature establishment of a sense of identity, before sufficient role experimentation has occured
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Negative Identity
Definition
The selection of an identity that is obviously undesirable in the eyes of significant others and the broader community.
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Agency
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The sense that one has an impact on one's world
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Ethnic Identity
Definition
The aspect of individuals' sense of identity concerning ancestry or racial group membership
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Racial Socialization
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The process through which individuals develop an understanding of their racial or ethnic background
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Biracial
Definition
Having 2 parents of different ethnic or racial backgrounds
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Biculturalism
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The successful maintenance of an identification with more than one cultural background
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Multidimensional Model of Racial Identity (MMRI)
Definition
Sellers' perspective on ethnic identity, which emphasizes 3 different phenomena: racial centrality, private regard, public regard
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Androgyny
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The combination of both highly masculine and highly feminine traits
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Gender Intensification Hypothesis
Definition
The idea that pressures to behave in sex-appropriate ways intensify during adolescence
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