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possible selves
the various identities an adolescent might imagine for him or her self
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future orientation
the extent to which an individual is able and incline to think about the potential consequences of decisions and choices
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self-conception
the collection of traits and attributes that individuals use to describe or characterize themselves
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self-esteem
the degree to which individuals feel positively or negatively about themselves
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sense of identity
the extent to which individuals feel secure about who they are and who they are becoming
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false-self behaviour
behavior that intentionally presents a false impression to others
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five-factor model
the theory that there are five basic dimensions to personality: extraversion, agreeableness, conscienctiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience
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self-consciousness
the degree to which an individual is preoccupied with his or her self-image
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self-image stability
the degree to which an individual feels that his or her self-image changes from day to day
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identity versus identity diffusion
according to Erikson, the normative crisis characteristic of the fifth stage of psychosocial development, predominant during adolescence
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psychosocial moratorium
a period during which individuals are free from excessive obligations and responsibilities and can therefore experiment with diffferent roles and personalities
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identity diffusion
the incoherent, disjointed, incomplete sense of self characteristic of not having resolved the crisis of identity
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identity foreclosure
the premature establishment of a sense of identity, before sufficient role experimentation has occurred
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negative identity
the selection of an identity that is obviously undesirable in the eyes of signficant others and the broader community
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agency
the sense that one has an impact on one's world
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ethnic identity
the aspect of individual's sense of identity concerning ancestry or racial group membership
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racial socialization
the process through which individuals develop an understanding of their racial or ethnic background
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multidimensional model of racial identity (MMRI)
Seller's perspective on ethnic identity, which emphasizes three different phenomena: racial centrality (how important race is in defining individual's identity), private regard (how individuals feel about being a member of their race), and publick regard (how individuals think others feel about their race)
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biracial
having two parents of different ethnic or racial backgrounds
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androgyny
the combination of both highly masculine and highly feminine traits
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gender intensification hypothesis
the idea that pressures to behave in sex-appropriate ways intensify during adolescence
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