Psych 24 Ch. 17

Front 1

When, a lot of people believe, is the new turning point of adulthood when people should devise a plan for what they are going to do with the rest of their lives?

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25

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The current generation between adolescents and adulthood are called:
A decade ago, this group was called:

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the Millennials or Gen Y
A decade ago, this group was called Gen X.

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The life period between adolescents and adulthood is called:

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the "frontier of adulthood" or "emerging adulthood."

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emerging adults are healthier now than earlier generations, yet are more vulnerable to:

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eating disorders, violent death, and drug abuse.

Front 5

If chronological age in adults is an imperfect guide, why do developmentalists use cohort categories?

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Although imperfect, they believe that cohort and age do affect behavior.

Front 6

Maximum height is usually reached by age ___ for boys and age ____ for girls.

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18 for boys, 16 for girls

Front 7

Women have attained adult breast and hip size, and men have reached full shoulder width and upper-arm strength by age:

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22

Front 8

Which muscles deteriorate the most over age?

Back 8

back and leg muscles deteriorate faster than arm muscles.

Front 9

Each year in the U.S., the avg. young adult sees a health care professional:

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once, compared with about 10 annual visits for the avg. senior.

Front 10

In the "strong and independent" chart (pg. 449 figure 17.1) why do twice as many 5 - 17 yr. olds are said to be limited in daily activities do to a chronic illness?

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The 5 -17 yr old group is likely to have their parents report for them. Parents are overprotective, thereby overrating their children's limitations.

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The process of aging, whereby the body becomes less strong and efficient.

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senescence

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The adjustment of all the body's systems to keep physiological functions in a state of equilibrium. As the body ages, it takes longer for these adjustments to occur, so bodies have a more difficult time adapting to stress.

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homeostasis

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The capacity of organs to allow the body to cope with stress, via extra, unused functioning ability.

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organ reserve

Front 14

Many homeostatic responses are regulated by the:

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pituitary gland

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as well as an organ reserve, bodies have this reserve as well.

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muscle reserve

Front 16

muscle reserve is directly related to:

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physical strength

Front 17

maximum strength potential typically begins to decline by age:

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30

Front 18

50 year olds retain ___% of the muscle reserve they had at age 20.

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90%

Front 19

only 1 in ________ N. American young adults dies of heart disease each year.

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1 in 50,000

Front 20

the average maximum heart rate declines as the reserve is reduced, beginning at about age:

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25, but resting heart rate remains stable

Front 21

young adults are more likely to survive a bird flu infection than infants or elderly, but they are also more likely to:

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die in an epidemic because they are more likely to catch the flu because of their greater contact with others; greater social contacts.

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the current U.S. plan to stop the spread of the H5N1 disease is to:

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shut down schools

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Most people alive have been born to women younger than:

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25 years of age.

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peak fertility and peak newborn survival occur between the ages:

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18 - 25

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With unprotected intercourse, pregnancy occurs during emerging adulthood within:

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3 months on average.

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The reality that sex need not entail pregnancy is one reason that:

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people are marrying later in life

Front 27

New pattern of premarital sex makes two complications more likely:

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distress and disease

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emerging adults have more ________ and more ________ than adults who are somewhat older.

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partners and sexual intercourse

Front 29

In the U.S. and France, most sexually active adults have one steady partner at a time, a pattern called:

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serial monogamy

Front 30

Explain how sex and commitment may be intertwined by nature and how this can lead to stress:

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Human physiological responses affect neurological patterns and vice versa.
Casual sex can trigger the brain for emotional attachment leading to unanticipated emotional entanglement, which can lead to stress.

Front 31

Sexual interactions include these unspoken assumptions about the purpose of sex:

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Reproduction, relationship, and recreation.

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Usually the unspoken assumptions about the purpose of sex are mutual when it involves people of the same:

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religion and culture

Front 33

The incidence of STI's are much _____er than ever before.

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HIGHER

Front 34

What are the probable explanations for decreases in HIV in So. India among 15 - 24 year olds?

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postponing marriage and educating sex workers.

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Main STI vectors and victims

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emerging adults.

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A particular body weight that an individual's homeostatic processes strive to maintain.

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set point

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the ratio of a person's weight in kilograms divided by his or her height in meters squared.

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body mass index (BMI)

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is obesity considered an eating disorder?

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yes

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Occupations or recreational activities that involve a degree of risk or danger.

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edgework

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

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extreme sports

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Risk taking is not only age-related, it is:

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genetic and hormonal.

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Leading causes of death for people 15 - 25?

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accidents, homicides, suicides.

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Two destructive examples of edge work:

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drug abuse and addiction

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

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drug abuse

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A condition of drug dependence in which the absence of the given drug in the individual's system produces a drive - physiological, psychological, or both - to ingest more of the drug.

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drug addiction

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Demographic of emerging adults least likely to abuse drugs?

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emerging adult women who don't go to college.

Front 47

When is disapproval of drug use at its lowest?

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during emerging adulthood.

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The tendency to undervalue or downright ignore, future consequences and rewards in favor of more immediate gratification.

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delay discounting

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The standards of behavior within a given society or culture, based more on how people should behave than on how they actually behave.

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social norms

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A method of reducing risky behavior that uses emerging adults' desire to follow social norms by making them aware, through the use of surveys, of the prevalence of various behaviors within their peer group.

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social norms approach.

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The period of life between the ages of 18 and 25. Now widely thought of as a separate developmental stage.

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Emerging adulthood.

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Social scientists traditionally cite these three roles as signifying adulthood:

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Becoming: an employee, spouse, and parent.

Front 53

Are young adults likely to ignore health problems?

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yes. In the national survey, only 4% rated their health as less than good, but 15% reported that their doctors said they had a chronic illness.

Front 54

Which chronic illnesses are most common to emerging adults?

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asthma, arthritis, and high blood pressure.

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What factors can lead to a higher risk of disease by age 25?

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undernutrition in infancy, low birthweight, and rapid weight gain by early childhood.

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What problem was demonstrated by emerging adults in Canada?

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A virus epidemic / Lack of handwashing. 85% said they practiced proper hygiene, but only 15% actually did.

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Many diagnostic tests, including: PSA, mammograms, colonoscopies etc., are not recommended until?

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age 40

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Emerging adults motivation for exercising is:

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weight control whereas older adults exercise for organ strength; ie. run to lose weight not lower blood pressure.

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Adolescents that became emerging adults in the years following the year 2000 are called:

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The Millennials, Generation Y, Generation Next, or Generation Me.

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Why does one researcher call the Millennials Generation Me?

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Because they are more selfish, egotistical, and narcissistic than previous generations.

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Generation that fought in WWII is called:

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The Greatest Generation.

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Is the Generation Me nickname fair?

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It might not be. The selfishness might be because of the age, not the cohort.

Front 63

What evidence is used to prove the selfishness and narcissism of the Millennials?

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antidepressant use and plastic surgery.

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Who recognized, named, and described emerging adulthood?

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Jeffrey Arnett

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Emerging adults experience more of this than any older group.

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diagnosed mental disorders (mental illness) (except dementia)

Front 66

The rate of mental illness for emerging adults is ___% higher than for adults over 25.

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50%

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Why is there such an increase in mental illness at the specific age of emerging adulthood?

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Probably because of the increased autonomy of this age. Parents are less able to restrict and protect. Life stresses also increase during this period.

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The view that psychological disorders, such as schizophrenia, are produced by the interaction of a genetic vulnerability (the diathesis) and stressful environmental factors and life events.

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diathesis-stress model

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What percentage of U.S. residents suffer from a mood disorder before age 30?

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8%

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Mood disorders:

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mania, bipolar disorder, severe depression.

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Bipolar disorder may start in:
By adulthood:
Can last:

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Bipolar disorder may start in: childhood
By adulthood: it may become more severe
Can last: a lifetime

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The most common mood disorder is:

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major depression

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The loss of interest of pleasure in nearly all activities for two weeks or more.

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major depression

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____% of mood disorders begin in ___________, ____% begin in ___________, ____% last ___________.

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25% of mood disorders begin in adolescents, 25% begin in emerging adulthood, 50% last an entire lifetime.

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What % of the U.S. population under age 25 suffer anxiety disorders?

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25%

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Anxiety disorders are:

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panic attacks, PTSD, OCD.

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Anxiety disorder demonstrated by a fear of talking to other people.

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Social phobia

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Anxiety disorder common among emerging adult Japanese where sufferers isolate themselves from the outside world by staying inside their homes for months or even years at a time.

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hikikomori (literally trans. as "pull away")

Front 79

What percentage of all adults experience schizophrenia?

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1%

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What is a known risk factor for Schizophrenia?

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fetal malnutrition and extensive social pressure (rates triple in young adult immigrants who have no familial support)

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Symptoms of schizophrenia usually begin in:

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adolescence