propriate striving

the final stage in the development of the proprium. According to Gordon W. Allport, who originated the concept, propriate striving emerges in adolescence with the search for identity and includes the experimentation common to adolescents before making long-range commitments. In contrast to childhood, adolescence is considered especially significant as the time when conscious intentions and future-oriented planning begin to motivate the personality.

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Psychology term of the day

November 16th 2024

tropism

n. a form of orientation observed in both plants and nonhuman animals toward or away from a stimulus, such as sunlight or gravity. The flower of a plant may turn gradually to face the sun as it moves across the sky (heliotropism), while its roots follow magnetic lines of force and the pull of gravity. Tropism contrasts with taxis, which is a directed movement toward or away from a stimulus. Compare kinesis. —tropic adj.