Exam 10: Development of the Self

Chico is 16 years old and wants to become an architect like his father.However,Chico has been tested and found to have a specific learning disability in mathematics.Chico may need to reconsider his career plans based upon this information.According to Ginzberg,Chico is in the __________ period of career choice.

According to John Holland's personality type theory,people who are down-to-earth,practical problem solvers,and physically strong,but have mediocre social skills,are best described as __________.

A __________ is a group of people that presents a set of norms against which adolescents can judge their abilities and social success,whether or not they belong to that group.

Psychologist George Vaillant proposed that between the ages of 20 and 40,young adults become centered on their careers,entering a developmental stage called __________.

Whereas self-concept reflects beliefs and thoughts about the self,self-esteem is focused more on __________ considerations.

At what age are infants capable of demonstrating empathy for others?

According to James Marcia's view of adolescent development,crisis is a period in which an adolescent __________.

According to Erik Erikson,adolescents are in the __________ stage of development.

Which term do psychologists use to describe a culturally determined psychological timepiece providing a sense of whether an individual has reached the major benchmarks of life at the appropriate time?

Rollo looks to his peer group as a source of information to judge the appropriateness of his own opinions,abilities,and physical changes.Rollo is engaged in __________.

During adolescence,self-concept becomes increasingly accurate.What effect does this have on adolescents' self-esteem?

During the middle childhood years,children in immigrant families __________.

Twelve-year-old Irving believes he is a pretty good soccer player but not as good of a singer.This assessment is an indication of Irving's __________.

According to James Marcia,the status of adolescents who neither explore nor commit to various identity alternatives is called __________.

Which model suggests that U.S.society is made up of diverse,coequal cultural groups that should preserve their cultural features?

Preschool-age children's views of themselves also reflect the way their culture views the self.For example,many Asian societies tend to adopt a(n)__________.

The evaluation by other relevant members of a group or society of a role a person fulfills is called __________.

According to one analysis,every time the unemployment rate goes up 1 percent,there is a __________ percent rise in suicides.

According to James Marcia's view of adolescent development,commitment is a __________.

According to Eli Ginzberg,the period lasting until about age 11,when career choices are made and discarded without regard to skills,abilities,or available job opportunities,is called __________.