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The Voyage Through the Life Span: Adolescence and Adulthood

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The period of life bounded by puberty and the assumption of adult responsibilities   Adolescence  
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The period of physical development during which sexual reproduction first becomes possible   Puberty  
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Characteristics that distinguish the genders, such as distribution of body hair and depth of voice, but that are not directly involved in reproduction   Secondary Sex Characteristics  
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The beginning of menstruation   Menarche  
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Piaget's fourth stage, characterized by abstract logical thought; deduction from principles   Formal-Operational Stage  
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An aspect of adolescent egocentrism; the belief that other people are as concerned with our thoughts and behaviors as we are   Imaginary Audience  
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Another aspect of adolescent egocentrism; the belief that our feelings and ideas are special and unique and that we are invulnerable   Personal Fable  
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According to Kohlberg, a period during which moral judgments are derived from moral principles and people look to themselves to set moral standards   Postconventional Level  
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Erikson's fifth stage of psychosocial development, in which the life crisis involves the development of a firm sense of who one is what one stands for (ego identity) or lack of clarity in one's life roles (role diffusion)   Ego Identity vs. Role Diffusion  
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In Marcia's system, active questioning and searching among alternatives in the quest to establish goals, values, or beliefs   Exploration  
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In Marcia's system, a stable investment in one's goals, values, or beliefs   Commitment  
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In Marcia's system, lack of a sense of who one is or what one stands for, with no active exploration   Identity Diffusion  
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In Marcia's system, the automatic adoption of a point of view held by authority figures in one's life   Foreclosure  
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In Marcia's system, an identity status that characterizes those who are actively exploring alternatives in an attempt to from an identity   Moratorium  
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In Marcia's system, an identity status that characterizes those who have explored alternatives and have developed commitments   Identity Achievement  
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The achievement of "grown-up" status as marked by factors such as being of "legal" age, psychological separation from one's family of origin, and financial independence   Adulthood  
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A theoretical period of development, spanning the ages of about 18 to 25, in which young people in developed nations engage in extended role exploration or preparation   Emerging Adulthood  
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Proposed stage of cognitive devel. in which the indiv. has achieved knowledge that judgments of people & behavior are made w/in certain value systems has begun to narrow infinite possibilities n2 practical choices & has overcome egocentrism of adolescence   Postformal Stage  
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Levinson's term for the overriding drive of youth to become someone important, to leave one's mark on history   The Dream  
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Erikson's life crisis of early adulthood, which is characterized by the task of developing abiding intimate relationships   Intimacy vs. Isolation  
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Levinson's term for the ages from 28-33, which are characterized by reassessment of the goals and values of the 20s   Age-30 Transition  
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The cessation of menstruation   Menopause  
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One's lifetime of intellectual achievement as shown largely through vocabulary and knowledge of world affairs   Crystallized Intelligence  
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Mental flexibility as shown in learning rapidly to solve new kinds of problems   Fluid Intelligence  
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Erikson's term for the crisis of middle adulthood, characterized by the task of being productive and contributing to younger generations   Generativity vs. Stagnation  
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Levinson's term for the ages from 40-45, which are characterized by a shift in psychological perspective from viewing ourselves in terms of the years we have left   Midlife Transition  
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A sense of depression and loss of purpose felt by some parents when the youngest child leaves home   Empty-Nest Syndrome  
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A crisis experienced by many people during the midlife transition when they realize that life may be more than halfway over and reassess their achievements in terms of their dreams   Midlife Crisis  
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A strong and clear sense of who one is and what one stands for   Identity Certainty  
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Feelings of self-confidence, self-efficacy   Confident Power  
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People in middle adulthood who are responsible for meeting the needs of their children yet also burdened by the needs of aging parents   Sandwich Generation  
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A condition characterized by clouding of the lens of the eye   Cataract  
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A condition characterized by abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye   Glaucoma  
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Loss of sharpness of hearing due to age-related degenerative changes in the ear   Presbycusis  
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A disorder in which the bones become more porous, brittle, and subject to fracture due to loss of calcium and other minerals   Osteoporosis  
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Temporary suspension of breathing while asleep   Sleep Apnea  
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A condition characterized by deterioration of cognitive functioning   Dementia  
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A progressive form of mental deterioration characterized by loss of memory, language, problem solving, and other cognitive functions   Alzheimer's Disease  
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Erikson's term for the crisis of late adulthood, characterized by the task of maintaining one's sense of identity despite physical deterioration   Ego Integrity vs. Despair  
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Knowledge or what is right and important, coupled with good judgment   Wisdom  
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Reshaping of one's life to concentrate on what one considers important and meaningful in the face of physical decline and possible cognitive impairment   Selective Optimization with Compensation  
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The state of deprivation brought about by the death of a family member or close friend   Bereavement  
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Emotional suffering resulting from a death   Grief  
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A customary method of expressing grief   Mourning  
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