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Life-Span Chapter 11 (Emerging Adults) – Flashcards

Jazzlyn Howe

7 July 2022

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The period of life between the ages 18 and 25

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emerging adulthood

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is now widely thought to be a separate stage of development

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emerging adulthood

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What are the three roles of adulthood

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1. Employee 2. Spouse 3. Parent

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Every body system, including digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and sexual-reproductive systems, function optimally at hte beginning of

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emerging adulthood

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What improves during emerging adulthood

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health

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Many childhood illness disappear during this stage

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emerging adulthood

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What age is when the body shape is present for both sexes

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by age 22

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The immune system is strong -sever problems are

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rare

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What is more likely from accidents, suicide, and homicide

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death

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emerging adulthood increase in

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psychological problems

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Sexual-reproductive system is the strongest during

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emerging adulthood

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Three main attitudes about sex

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1.Reproduction 25% 2.Relationship 50% 3.Recreation 25%

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During emerging adulthood, miscarriages are _________ and serious birth defects are _________

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less common, unlikely

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AVERAGE AGE FOR FIRST BIRTH IN US

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Premarital Sex includes

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cost of raising children contraception cohort shift-(living together before marriage, more accepted)

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Most US women under age _____who had babies in 2011 were not married

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80% of emerging adults believe "always wrong"

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extramarital sex

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During emerging adulthood : sexual freedom increases

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increase infection

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50% of new cases worldwide infection are those younger than

answer

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what accelerates disesae

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globalization

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has become a worldwide epidemic, more females, more heterosexuals

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HIV/AIDS

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emerging adults prime infectors AIDS reduction =

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prime vector prevention

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During emerging adulthood Occupations or recreational activities that involve a degree of

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risk or danger

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society benefits from

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risk-taking

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Moving to a new state, getting married, filming a documentary, enlisting in the army, joining the Peace Corps are examples of

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edgeworks that emerging adults do

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risk-taking can be

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destructive

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High rate of severe injury; ______________ death is more common

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accidental

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Unprotected sex driving fast without a seat belt carrying a loaded gun abusing drugs addictive gambling THESE ARE..........

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Common destructive risks

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many young adults seek the rush of risk taking in

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recreation

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example of risk taking in recreation is

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sky diving

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Forms of recreation that include apparent risk of injury or death and are attractive and thrilling as a result

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extreme sport

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Between ____ and ___ there is a lag between impulse control and cognitive evaluation of risk

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18, 24

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Thrill overwhelms ____

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reason

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The ingestion of a drug to the extent that it imparis the user's biological or psychological well-being

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drug abuse

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what is a example of ONE TIME can be abusive

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drunk driving

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in emerging adulthood, durg use/abuse/addiction is LARGELY due to

answer

Thrill

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ILLEGAL DRUG USE PEAKS AT AGE ____AND DECLINES SHARPLY AFTER

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More common among college students, 25% men, 5% of women reporting more than ___ drinks in a row in 2 weeks

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A proposed fifth stage of adult cognitive development, following piaget's fourth stage

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postformal thought

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postformal though goes beyond adolescent thinking by being more

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practical flexible dialectical

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what means combining contradictory elements into a comprehensive whole

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dialectical

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research is no

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definitive

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Most adults reach a new level of cognition when their brains are

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fully developed

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cognitive flexibility helps with

answer

countering stereotypes

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Many adults have both unconscious prejudice and conscious tolerance mean

answer

dual processing

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As prefrontal cortex matures, people rethink

answer

stereotypes

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The possibility that one's apprearance or behavior will be misread to confirm another person's oversimplified, prejudiced attitudes

answer

sterotype threat

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mere pssibility of being stereotyped can

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disrupt performance

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higher education improves

answer

health and wealth

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A college dree adds about __________ per year to a worker's salary-middle age

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20,000

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Obesity with BA =

answer

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Obesity without BA =

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30%

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The idea that establishing higher learning instiutition and encouaging college enrollment could benefit everyone (the masses), leading to marked increases in hte number of emerging adults in college

answer

massification

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in the US ____ of 25-29 year olds have bachelors degree

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32%

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Higher percentages of college students in ______,____ and ____ have bachelor's degree.

answer

china, india and middle east

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Thinking progresses over ___ levels of complexity in ___ years

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9, 4

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Perry's Scheme of Cognitive and Ethical Development during college sys:

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thinking progresses over nine levels of complexity in four years

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The more years of higher education, the more _________ the person's reasoning becomes

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postformal

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College itself causes progression-social interactaction and

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intellectual challenge

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Less critical thinking, analysis and communication compared to 20 years ago

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current contex

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students study less, academic expecation are reduced, fewer student enroll in classes that are

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challenging

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In every developed nation, more than half of college student are female

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Diversity

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Majors tha were traditionally male now include

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many women

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Non-traditional students are

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older than 24 non-eurpean part-time

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Diversity yeilds to

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deeper thought

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Learning how to identify onelself amidst a multi-ethnic society. Increase in ethnic pride and acceptance college classes allow students to learn more about their culture

answer

ehtic identity

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Between the ages of 18-27. the average US worker hold ____ jobs

answer

question

between the ages of eighteen to twenty seven. The average US worker hold eight jobs is example of

answer

vocational identity

question

Exploration via vocation test examples:

answer

Holland's 6 categories, strong interest inventory, MBTI

question

emerging adulthood is a time that allows shifts in

answer

attitude and personality

question

What is both evident in emerging adulthood

answer

continuity and change

question

OVERALL INCRASE IN ________________ IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD, DESPITE TRANSITIONS

answer

self-esteem

question

Emotional Disorders ________ during emerging adulthood

answer

increase

question

interaction of genetic vulnerability (diathess) and stressful environmental factorsd and life events

answer

diathesis-stress model

question

Types of Disorder:

answer

mood axiety psychosis

question

Major Depressive Disorders Bipolar 1 Bipolar 2

answer

Mood Disorders

question

Full blown depression and mania

answer

Bipolar 1

question

major depressionl hyopmania (not as strong)

answer

Bipolar 2

question

Panic Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorders are

answer

Types of Axiety Disorders

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PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) OCD (obessive complusive disorder) are

answer

stress related disorders

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Schizophrenia has ___% of our population

answer

one

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Erikson's 6th stage

answer

Intimacy Vs Isolation

question

Adults seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and self-sacrificing commitment. without such commitment they risk profound loneliness and isolation

answer

Intimacy Vs Isolation

question

Social networking, texting, email, video chatting

answer

changes in developing frienships

question

In the US, most people in their 20s are

answer

not married

question

Relationship Between Love and Marriage (three stages)

answer

1. Parent arrange marriage 2. Parents supervise interaction 3. Young adults choose marriage partneers

question

Dependent on _________________, parents arrange marriage

answer

era and culture

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Who developed the three dimensions of love

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Robert Sternberg

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The three dimensions of love are

answer

1. passion 2. intimacy 3. commitment

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intense, falling in love

answer

passion

question

physical, emotional, and mental intimacy

answer

intimacy

question

mutual decision-making

answer

commitment

question

...

answer

Passion: Intimacy: Commitment:

question

liking

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Passion: no Intimacy: yes Commitment: no

question

infatuation

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Passion: yes Intimacy:no Commitment:no

question

empty love

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Passion: no Intimacy:no Commitment: yes

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romantic love

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Passion:yes Intimacy:yes Commitment:no

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fatuous love

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Passion:yes Intimacy:no Commitment:yes

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companionate love

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Passion:no Intimacy:yes Commitment:yes

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consummate love

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Passion:yes Intimacy:yes Commitment:yes

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any website that allows users to publicly share details of their daily lives and connect with large numbers of friends, acquantances, and potental romantic partners

answer

social network

question

having so many options that a thoughtful choice becomes difficult and regret after making a choice is more likely

answer

choice overload

question

a couple live together in a committed romantic relationship but are not formally married

answer

cohabitation

question

Intimate partner violence (three factors)

answer

1. emerging adults experience more intimate partner violence than those over 25 2. alcohol and drug abuse increase likelihood and severity 3. rates are high, but accurate reporting is difficult

question

Demand/Withadra.....

answer

interactions

question

Two types of (IPV) intimate partner violence

answer

1. situational copule violence 2. intimate terroism

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parents continue to be _____ for adult children

answer

crucial

question

lives in which the success, health, and well-being of each family member are connected to those of other members, including members of another generation

answer

linked lives

question

Family relationships tend to improve when

answer

emerging adults leave the home

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question

The period of life between the ages 18 and 25

answer

emerging adulthood

question

is now widely thought to be a separate stage of development

answer

emerging adulthood

question

What are the three roles of adulthood

answer

1. Employee 2. Spouse 3. Parent

question

Every body system, including digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and sexual-reproductive systems, function optimally at hte beginning of

answer

emerging adulthood

question

What improves during emerging adulthood

answer

health

question

Many childhood illness disappear during this stage

answer

emerging adulthood

question

What age is when the body shape is present for both sexes

answer

by age 22

question

The immune system is strong -sever problems are

answer

rare

question

What is more likely from accidents, suicide, and homicide

answer

death

question

emerging adulthood increase in

answer

psychological problems

question

Sexual-reproductive system is the strongest during

answer

emerging adulthood

question

Three main attitudes about sex

answer

1.Reproduction 25% 2.Relationship 50% 3.Recreation 25%

question

During emerging adulthood, miscarriages are _________ and serious birth defects are _________

answer

less common, unlikely

question

AVERAGE AGE FOR FIRST BIRTH IN US

answer

question

Premarital Sex includes

answer

cost of raising children contraception cohort shift-(living together before marriage, more accepted)

question

Most US women under age _____who had babies in 2011 were not married

answer

question

80% of emerging adults believe "always wrong"

answer

extramarital sex

question

During emerging adulthood : sexual freedom increases

answer

increase infection

question

50% of new cases worldwide infection are those younger than

answer

question

what accelerates disesae

answer

globalization

question

has become a worldwide epidemic, more females, more heterosexuals

answer

HIV/AIDS

question

emerging adults prime infectors AIDS reduction =

answer

prime vector prevention

question

During emerging adulthood Occupations or recreational activities that involve a degree of

answer

risk or danger

question

society benefits from

answer

risk-taking

question

Moving to a new state, getting married, filming a documentary, enlisting in the army, joining the Peace Corps are examples of

answer

edgeworks that emerging adults do

question

risk-taking can be

answer

destructive

question

High rate of severe injury; ______________ death is more common

answer

accidental

question

Unprotected sex driving fast without a seat belt carrying a loaded gun abusing drugs addictive gambling THESE ARE..........

answer

Common destructive risks

question

many young adults seek the rush of risk taking in

answer

recreation

question

example of risk taking in recreation is

answer

sky diving

question

Forms of recreation that include apparent risk of injury or death and are attractive and thrilling as a result

answer

extreme sport

question

Between ____ and ___ there is a lag between impulse control and cognitive evaluation of risk

answer

18, 24

question

Thrill overwhelms ____

answer

reason

question

The ingestion of a drug to the extent that it imparis the user's biological or psychological well-being

answer

drug abuse

question

what is a example of ONE TIME can be abusive

answer

drunk driving

question

in emerging adulthood, durg use/abuse/addiction is LARGELY due to

answer

Thrill

question

ILLEGAL DRUG USE PEAKS AT AGE ____AND DECLINES SHARPLY AFTER

answer

question

More common among college students, 25% men, 5% of women reporting more than ___ drinks in a row in 2 weeks

answer

question

A proposed fifth stage of adult cognitive development, following piaget's fourth stage

answer

postformal thought

question

postformal though goes beyond adolescent thinking by being more

answer

practical flexible dialectical

question

what means combining contradictory elements into a comprehensive whole

answer

dialectical

question

research is no

answer

definitive

question

Most adults reach a new level of cognition when their brains are

answer

fully developed

question

cognitive flexibility helps with

answer

countering stereotypes

question

Many adults have both unconscious prejudice and conscious tolerance mean

answer

dual processing

question

As prefrontal cortex matures, people rethink

answer

stereotypes

question

The possibility that one's apprearance or behavior will be misread to confirm another person's oversimplified, prejudiced attitudes

answer

sterotype threat

question

mere pssibility of being stereotyped can

answer

disrupt performance

question

higher education improves

answer

health and wealth

question

A college dree adds about __________ per year to a worker's salary-middle age

answer

20,000

question

Obesity with BA =

answer

question

Obesity without BA =

answer

30%

question

The idea that establishing higher learning instiutition and encouaging college enrollment could benefit everyone (the masses), leading to marked increases in hte number of emerging adults in college

answer

massification

question

in the US ____ of 25-29 year olds have bachelors degree

answer

32%

question

Higher percentages of college students in ______,____ and ____ have bachelor's degree.

answer

china, india and middle east

question

Thinking progresses over ___ levels of complexity in ___ years

answer

9, 4

question

Perry's Scheme of Cognitive and Ethical Development during college sys:

answer

thinking progresses over nine levels of complexity in four years

question

The more years of higher education, the more _________ the person's reasoning becomes

answer

postformal

question

College itself causes progression-social interactaction and

answer

intellectual challenge

question

Less critical thinking, analysis and communication compared to 20 years ago

answer

current contex

question

students study less, academic expecation are reduced, fewer student enroll in classes that are

answer

challenging

question

In every developed nation, more than half of college student are female

answer

Diversity

question

Majors tha were traditionally male now include

answer

many women

question

Non-traditional students are

answer

older than 24 non-eurpean part-time

question

Diversity yeilds to

answer

deeper thought

question

Learning how to identify onelself amidst a multi-ethnic society. Increase in ethnic pride and acceptance college classes allow students to learn more about their culture

answer

ehtic identity

question

Between the ages of 18-27. the average US worker hold ____ jobs

answer

question

between the ages of eighteen to twenty seven. The average US worker hold eight jobs is example of

answer

vocational identity

question

Exploration via vocation test examples:

answer

Holland's 6 categories, strong interest inventory, MBTI

question

emerging adulthood is a time that allows shifts in

answer

attitude and personality

question

What is both evident in emerging adulthood

answer

continuity and change

question

OVERALL INCRASE IN ________________ IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD, DESPITE TRANSITIONS

answer

self-esteem

question

Emotional Disorders ________ during emerging adulthood

answer

increase

question

interaction of genetic vulnerability (diathess) and stressful environmental factorsd and life events

answer

diathesis-stress model

question

Types of Disorder:

answer

mood axiety psychosis

question

Major Depressive Disorders Bipolar 1 Bipolar 2

answer

Mood Disorders

question

Full blown depression and mania

answer

Bipolar 1

question

major depressionl hyopmania (not as strong)

answer

Bipolar 2

question

Panic Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorders are

answer

Types of Axiety Disorders

question

PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) OCD (obessive complusive disorder) are

answer

stress related disorders

question

Schizophrenia has ___% of our population

answer

one

question

Erikson's 6th stage

answer

Intimacy Vs Isolation

question

Adults seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and self-sacrificing commitment. without such commitment they risk profound loneliness and isolation

answer

Intimacy Vs Isolation

question

Social networking, texting, email, video chatting

answer

changes in developing frienships

question

In the US, most people in their 20s are

answer

not married

question

Relationship Between Love and Marriage (three stages)

answer

1. Parent arrange marriage 2. Parents supervise interaction 3. Young adults choose marriage partneers

question

Dependent on _________________, parents arrange marriage

answer

era and culture

question

Who developed the three dimensions of love

answer

Robert Sternberg

question

The three dimensions of love are

answer

1. passion 2. intimacy 3. commitment

question

intense, falling in love

answer

passion

question

physical, emotional, and mental intimacy

answer

intimacy

question

mutual decision-making

answer

commitment

question

...

answer

Passion: Intimacy: Commitment:

question

liking

answer

Passion: no Intimacy: yes Commitment: no

question

infatuation

answer

Passion: yes Intimacy:no Commitment:no

question

empty love

answer

Passion: no Intimacy:no Commitment: yes

question

romantic love

answer

Passion:yes Intimacy:yes Commitment:no

question

fatuous love

answer

Passion:yes Intimacy:no Commitment:yes

question

companionate love

answer

Passion:no Intimacy:yes Commitment:yes

question

consummate love

answer

Passion:yes Intimacy:yes Commitment:yes

question

any website that allows users to publicly share details of their daily lives and connect with large numbers of friends, acquantances, and potental romantic partners

answer

social network

question

having so many options that a thoughtful choice becomes difficult and regret after making a choice is more likely

answer

choice overload

question

a couple live together in a committed romantic relationship but are not formally married

answer

cohabitation

question

Intimate partner violence (three factors)

answer

1. emerging adults experience more intimate partner violence than those over 25 2. alcohol and drug abuse increase likelihood and severity 3. rates are high, but accurate reporting is difficult

question

Demand/Withadra.....

answer

interactions

question

Two types of (IPV) intimate partner violence

answer

1. situational copule violence 2. intimate terroism

question

parents continue to be _____ for adult children

answer

crucial

question

lives in which the success, health, and well-being of each family member are connected to those of other members, including members of another generation

answer

linked lives

question

Family relationships tend to improve when

answer

emerging adults leave the home

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