Exam 3 Study Guide
Self and Identity
Why are researchers paying so much attention to
adolescent identity development?
Definitions of:
self-concept, self-esteem, sense of identity,
actual self, ideal self, feared self
Consequences of Low Self-Esteem
Increasing Adolescents Self-Esteem
SES, Gender, and Ethnic Differences in Self-Esteem
Eriksons Psychosocial Theory of Development
Identity versus identity
confusion
Identity Statuses:
Diffusion, Foreclosure, Moratorium, Achievement
Outcomes of ethnic identity development:
Assimilation, Separation, Marginality, Biculturalism
Sex and Gender
Definitions: Sex, Gender, Gender role
Social Influences: parental, peer, teacher,
media
Masculine, Feminine, Androgyny
gender intensification bias
Androgynous Education
Sexual socialization: restrictive, semi-restrictive, permissive societies
Restrictive & Semi-restrictive
Characteristics of United States
Sexual Attitudes Among Adolescents
Premarital intercourse during adolescence
Psychological and social characteristics of sexually
active adolescent
Risk Factors for Sexual Activity
Influences: Parental, Peers
Psychological effects of adolescent
sexual abuse
Contraceptive use
Teenage Pregnancy and Childbearing
Consequences for Mother and
Child
AIDS and other STDs
Why do most traditional Sex Ed programs fail? What works?
Moral Development, Values, Religion
Definitions of:
moral reasoning, moral behavior
Kohlbergs theory of Moral Development
Preconventional, Conventional, Postconventional reasoning
Definitions of: Service Learning, Character
Education, Values Clarification