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- 1. According to Robert Havighurst, these are defined as skills, behaviors, and responsibilities that individuals are expected to acquire as they grow.
- 3. This modern labor market is characterized by short-term contracts, freelance projects, and side hustles rather than permanent jobs.
- 12. This developmental domain encompasses physical and biological growth changes occurring in the body, including puberty maturation.
- 14. Having trusted individuals of this kind outside the immediate family provides adolescents with advice and support they might not receive elsewhere. What are these nonparent adults called?
- 15. In Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory, this is the central conflict faced by adolescents aged 12–18 years as they explore their values, goals, and beliefs.
- 17. Introduced by Carl Rogers, this concept refers to the person an adolescent aspires to be regarding values, traits, and social roles.
- 18. This developmental domain encompasses both social and emotional growth, shaping self-concept, identity, and social relationships.
- 20. This critical life skill involves monitoring and managing one's own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to respond constructively rather than reactively. (emotional what?)
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- 2. Proposed by Jeffrey Arnett, this developmental period represents the transition between late adolescence and early adulthood, marked by identity exploration in career and relationships.
- 4. Erik Erikson proposed this central psychosocial conflict for early adulthood, which results in the virtue of love if successfully navigated.
- 5. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this is defined as the period of transition between the onset of puberty and adulthood, spanning ages 10 to 19.
- 6. In James Marcia's theory, this identity status is characterized by both low commitment and low exploration regarding values, beliefs, or career goals. (Identity what?)
- 7. Located directly behind the forehead, this region of the brain undergoes significant pruning and myelination during emerging adulthood.
- 8. Formally defined as conditions or circumstances that increase the likelihood of negative developmental outcomes during late adolescence.
- 9. This developmental domain involves changes in thinking, reasoning, and abstract problem-solving as the prefrontal cortex fully develops.
- 10. This behavioral trait, characterized by acting without thinking or lacking self-control, increases an adolescent's risk of engaging in dangerous behaviors.
- 11. The American theologian that wrote the Serenity Prayer
- 13. Identified by David Elkind, this adolescent belief leads teenagers to feel that others are constantly watching and judging them.
- 16. According to Erik Erikson, this positive virtue is achieved when an adolescent successfully resolves the conflict of identity versus role confusion.
- 19. This central question reflects the primary identity query that adolescents seek to answer as they explore possible selves, hobbies, and ideologies.