ASU Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood Flashcards
- transition from adolescence to adulthood
- occurs from approx. 18-25 years of age
- experimentation and exploration
emerging adulthood
key features of becoming an adult
- identity exploration
- instability, self-focused, and feeling in-between
- the age of possibilities
markers of becoming an adult
- holding a full-time job
- economic independence
- taking responsibility for oneself
- top-dog phenomenon
- movement to a larger school structure
- increased focus on achievement and assessment
the transition from high school to college
peak physical performance typically occurs between ___ and ___
19 and 26
muscle tone and strength usually begin to show signs of decline around the age of ___
30
emerging adults have _______ the mortality rate of adolescents
twice
factors involved in obesity
- hereditary
- environmental factors
- dieting
sustained exercise that stimulates heart and lung activity
aerobic exercise
pattern of behavior characterized by an overwhelming involvement with using a drug and a preoccupation with securing its supply
addiction
binge drinking increases in _______
college
disorder that involves long-term, repeated, uncontrolled, compulsive, and excessive use of alcoholic beverages; impairs the drinker’s health and social relationships
alcoholism
all of the following are key features identified by Jeffrey Arnett to characterize emerging adulthood, EXCEPT:
A. being self-focused
B. identity exploration
C. stability
D. feeling “in-between”
C. stability
patterns of heterosexual behavior in emerging adulthood
men have more casual sexual partners while women report being more selective
approximately ___% of individuals have experienced sexual intercourse by the end of emerging adulthood
60%
_______ sex is more common in emerging adulthood
casual sex
emerging adulthood is a timeframe during which most individuals are ____________ and ____________
sexually active and unmarried
___________ couples have sex more often than ___________ couples
married (and cohabiting) / non-cohabiting
a continuum from exclusive male-female relations to exclusive same-sex relations
sexual orientation
most likely a combination of genetic, hormonal, cognitive, and environmental factors
sexual orientation
__________ have fewer sexual partners and less permissive attitudes about casual sex than __________
lesbians / gay men
- commonly called the “drip” or “clap”
- spread by contact between infected moist membranes of two individuals
- discharge from genitals and painful urination
- can lead to infertility
gonorrhea
- the appearance of a sore
- later, a skin rash breaks out on palms of hands and bottom of feet
- if not treated, can eventually lead to paralysis or even death
syphilis
- spreads by sexual contact and infects the genital organs of both sexes
- women with this STI can become infertile
chlamydia
- caused by a family of viruses with different strains
- an eruption of sores and blisters
- spread by sexual contact
genital herpes
- caused by a virus (HIV) which destroys the body’s immune system
- semen and blood are the main vehicles of transmission
- common symptoms include fevers, night sweats, weight loss, chronic fatigue, and swollen nymph nodes
- has no cure
AIDS
- caused by HPV, which does not always produce symptoms
- usually appear as small, hard painless bumps in the vaginal area or around the anus
- very contagious
- certain high-risk types of this virus can cause cervical cancer and other genital cancers
genital warts
- aggression enhances their sense of power
- angry at women in general
- want to hurt and humiliate their victims
characteristics of male rapists
coercive sexual activity directed at someone with whom the perpetrator is at least casually acquainted
date or acquaintance rape
manifestation of power of one person over another
sexual harassment
- adolescents and adults think qualitatively in the same way
- individuals consolidate their formal operational thinking during their adulthood
Piaget’s view (cognitive stages)
a recent analysis by Finkelstein and others predicted that __% of U.S. adults will be obese by 2030
42%
what is the final stage of cognitive development according to Piaget?
formal operational stage
in the United States, the most widely recognized marker of entry into adulthood is
holding a permanent, full-time job
- reflective, relativistic, and contextual
- provisional
- realistic
- recognized as being influenced by emotion
post-formal thought
impressive array of creative accomplishments occur in ____________
late adulthood
during this timeframe, individuals often seek to establish their emerging career in a particular field
from mid-twenties on
only __% of 12 to 22-year-olds had a clear vision of where they want to go in life
20%
students focus only on __________
short-term goals
paid apprenticeships in a field one is interested in pursuing
cooperative (co-op) programs
produces stress and is related to physical problems, mental problems, marital difficulties, and homicide
unemployment
face special challenges in balancing between work and family life
dual-earner couples
