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36 Cards in this Set
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What are three milestones of te transition into adulthood?
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accepting responsibility for oneself
making own decisions becoming financially independent |
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What are four elements of the quarter life crisis?
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career decisions
independence relationships direction |
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What are 5 traditional markers of transition to adulthood?
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graduation
leaving home full time job marriage/baby financial independence |
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What are six sources of this crisis?
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economic/educational challenges
identity questions social pressures transition notion: adapting is stressful liberal arts education expectations |
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what are five suggested things to help with crisis?
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take risks
understand what is normal be flexible develop realistic expectations lose the deadlines |
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What are three stereotypes about quarter lifers?
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suffering: indecision, self pity, doubt
selfish slackers |
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define primary aging (senescence)
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natural biological decline
inevitable body systems |
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define secondary aging
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social factors
environmental factors lifestyle SES |
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/when does senescence begin
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end of early adulthood
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what are elements of immune function?
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t cells (internal)
b cells (external) thymus - shrinks |
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What happens to the neurons in early adulthood, and what does this cause?
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myelinization, pruning
response inhibition improvement |
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What are five outcomes of obesity?
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high blood pressure
ridicule discrimination diabetes sleep disorders |
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What are four positive effects of exercise?
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healthy weight
increased metabolism reduced anxiety lower levels of disease and illness |
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what are three elements of post formal thought/
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relativism
dialectic reflective judgment |
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describe the results of the seattle longitudinal study on cognitive changes
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increases until 65, then slow decline until 81 then rapid decline
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What six things is higher education associated with?
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empathy
moral reasoning identity questions perspective taking socialization career choices |
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What are two aspects of cognitive development in early adulthood?
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creativity
expertise |
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define creativity and why it is highest in young adulthood
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putting ideas together in new ways
best in YA because rigidity of ideas hasn't developed problem solving |
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define expertise and its link to YA
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extensive knowledge in a specific field
frontal lobe maturity allows for expertise |
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According to Erikson what is the central conflict of young adulthood?
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intimacy vs isolation
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what are the differences in Erikson's conflict theory re intimacy isolation in men and women
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women tend to associate self disclosure, and other disclosure, with intimacy
men don't |
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Describe Neugarten's social clock
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expectations from society from when certain things are supposed to happen
marriage, financial, education varies through culture pressure if we're "running slow" |
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Explain the three elements of sternberg's theory of love, and how they change over a relationship
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passion: spikes, drops and then stabilizes
intimacy: grows commitment: grows and then stabilizes |
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what are sterberg's seven kinds of love
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liking: intimacy
infatuation: passion empty love: commitment romantic love: passion and intimacy companionate love: comitment and intimacy fatuous love: no intimacy consummate love: all three |
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what are three traditional reasons for marriage
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reduce sexual competition
necessary for the species unite complementary gender roles |
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what are the first four most important traits in mate selection, throughout the world?
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mutual attraction, love
dependable character emotional stability and maturity pleasing disposition |
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what is a traditional understanding of the role of arranged marriage?
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family alliance
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what are three money transfers often involved with arranged marriage?
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dowry: bride pays groom
bride service: groom works for brides family for a while bride price: groom pays brides family |
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what are four factors which predict marriage success?
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shared power
shared roles shared interests realistic expectations |
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What belief contributes to the rise of divorce in the west?
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that marriage should lead to self fulfillment
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when are the highest rates of divorce?
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first ten years
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what are four predictors of divorce?
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age at marriage: before 25
partner behaviour: drinking, gambling etc divorced parents socioeconomic status |
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three incorrect assumptions about being single, leading to:
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substance abuse
decreased health increased mental health problems |
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contrast the importance of parenting in traditional and western countries
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traditional: fertility is important, having children is a marker of maturity
western: having children is a choice, parents on their own |
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What are super's five stages of developing work goals?
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chrystillization
specialization implantation stabilization consolidation |
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there is a negative correlation between watching tv and what?
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community involvement
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