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HDFS-Exam 3
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Undergraduate 1
03/31/2009

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Term
seperation & individuation
Definition
seperate from family, while staying connected to ur family
Term
identity
Definition
a persistent sameness within one's self & a  sharing of ones essential character with others.
Term
identity issues:
Definition

-vocational issues

-political ideology

-spiritual self

-self in relation to others

-sexual id

-ethnic id

-interests

-body image

Term
process of identity formation:
Definition

-crisis- a period of role, experimentation & active decision making amoung alernative choices

 

-commitment: making a choice amoung alternatives

Term
Identity Statuses
Definition
  • identity achievement- commitments made & crisis experienced (healthy)
  • foreclosure- commitments makde & no crisis experienced
  • diffusion- no commitment made & no crisis experienced
  • moratorium- commitment made & is expericing crisis. (healthy)
Term
emerging adulthood
Definition
a distinct period of development that differs from adolescence & young adulthood
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three criteria for achieving adulthood
Definition

-accepting responsibility for yourself

-making independent decisions

-being financially independent

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intimacy
Definition
open,suportive, tender relationship with another without fear of losing one's self
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isolation
Definition
self-absorption, fear of losing ones self
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adolescent friendships
Definition

female:

"face to face"

 

male:

"side by side"

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adult friendships
Definition
males demonstrate more competitivness, less agreement, & less self-disclosure than females
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fact
Definition
when females are involved in romantic relationships with males, they want the same level of intamacy with that male as their females friends
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fact 2
Definition
males most often name their wives as their bff, where women name another female as their bff
Term
fact 3
Definition
divorce is usually more emotinoally devistating for males than females
Term
affairs
Definition
affairs can predict divorce but does not cause it, bc something had to lead to being unhappy
Term
stats
Definition

-1/2 marriages end in divorce

 

Term
fact 4
Definition
children with divorced parents are more likely to divorce themselves
Term

Judith Wallerstein Study

 

Definition

-60 families/131 kids

 

-homogenus group: well-educated, middle-upper class, white, no prior emotional problems, "divorce under the best circumstances"

 

-kids:

-1/3 doing well

-40% sig problems

-adults:

-50% men/75% women felt more content

-50% men/25% women felt as unhappy

Term
After divorce
Definition

-90% women get custody

-move

-date again

-go back to school

-less  supervison

Term
divided loyalties
Definition
kids are put in position that if they give ympthay to one parent, they are disloyal to the other
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issues kids have to deal with
Definition

-being forced to move

-having 2 parents in 2 differnt homes

-having to adjust to parents new lover

-carving out new relationship with dad

Term
fact 6
Definition
females with divorced famiies are more often to be involved in sex, drugs, & alcohol
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age related reactions to divorce
Definition

preschool

-fear of abondonment

-confusion about visitations

-difficulty in comforting self

5-8 yrs old

-preoccupation w/ feelings of rejection, guilt, loss

-fear of being replaced

-males have intence longing for father

9-12 yrs old

-intense anger

-psychosomatic symptoms

-acting as caregivers to adults to exclusion of own needs

adolescence

-worry about their own relationships

-bc they understand complexity, they have difficulty sorting thru issues

 

Term
Sleeper Effect
Definition

-anxiety about thei own successful involvement in romantic relationships

females:

-preoccupied w/ betrayal

males:

avoide relationships  or reserved in them

Term
helping kids cope with divorce
Definition

-understanding divorce (tell kids together)

-stability

-dealing w/ loss

-dealing w/ anger

-delaing w/ guilt

-accepting permanence of divorce

-taking a chance on love

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fact 7
Definition

-average marriage 9 years

-unrealistic expectations regarding marriage leads to matrital satisfaction

Term
pew research center survey
Definition

1. being faithful

2. happy sexual relationship

3. sharing household chores

4. adequete income

5. good housing

6. shared religous belief

7. shared interest

8. having kids

9. agreement on politics

Term
advantages of parenthood
Definition

-giving/recieving worth affection

-experiencing the stimulation & fun kids bring

-being accepted as a repinsible/mature memeber of community

-experiencing new growth & learning oppurtunities tht add meaning to life

-having someone provide care in old age

Term
disadvantages of parenthood
Definition

-loss freedom

-financial strain

-fam & work conflict

worries

-moms employment

-loss privacy

Term
fact 8
Definition

1. living together prior to marriage is more likely to lead to divorce

2. those who live togeher b4 marriage report lower levels of satisfaction & commitment then those who dont

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