| A | B |
|---|
| identity | an individual's self-definition |
| identity achievement | the adolescent establishes his or her own goals and values |
| foreclosure | premature identity formation |
| negative identity | an identity opposite of the one an adolescent is expected to adopt |
| identity diffusion | the adolescent has few commitments to goals or values |
| identity moratorium | a time-out period during which adolescents experiment with alternative identities |
| generation gap | differences between the younger and the older generations |
| generational stake | family members in different developmental stages see the family in different ways |
| parental monitoring | awareness of where children are and what they are doing |
| parasuicide | self-destructive act that does not result in death |
| cluster suicide | a group of suicides that occur in the same community, school, or time period |
