CH 8 SG Flashcards
Why EMERGING ADULTHOOD is known as the age of possibilities?
-OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE
-ROUGH TIME GROWING UP-OPPORTUNITY
TO RE-ORIENT THEIR LIVES
What are the physical aspects of emerging adulthood?
OVERALL HEALTHY
• 3 HABITS PLAY A ROLE IN FUTURE
HEALTH
• ACCUMULATED HARM FROM SLEEP
DEPREVATION, INACTIVITY, &
UNHEALTHY EATING SHORTEN LIFE BY
APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS
What are the 5 characteristics of emerging adulthood distinguishing it from adolescence and adulthood?
self-focus, instability, identity explorations, feeling in-between, and a sense of possibilities
Postformal thought in emerging adulthood
(COGNITIVE ASPECTS/SINNOTT) MORE MATURE TYPE OF THINKING
-REFLECTIVE -RELATIVE -PROVISIONAL -REALISTIC -LESS ABSOLUTIST -REALIZE MAY BE INFLUENCED BY
EMOTION -PRACTICAL -FLEXIBLE
What is the most important part of the brain for sexual functioning?
hypothalamus - hormonal balance/arousal
Happiness
TENDS TO RISE IN EMERGING ADULTS
• MAKE OWN DECISIONS
• INDEPENDENCE
• BETTER COPING SKILLS
Relationships in emerging adulthood
CULTIVATE ALL OF THEM
Self-esteem in emerging adults
it can help them develop a positive sense of self, build resilience, and navigate challenges
-LESS SELF-CENTERED
-MORE CARING TOWARD OTHERS
Emerging adulthood
18-25 YEARS
-TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION
-WOMEN’S MOVEMENT
-SEXUAL REVOLUTION
-YOUTH MOVEMENT
Individualism
a cultural belief that is prominent in the emerging adulthood period
Tertiary education
a period of life when people separate from their families and establish their own identities and lives
dialectical thought
is the ability to combine important aspects of opposing viewpoints to create new ideas
OECD countries
(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
an international organization of developed countries that work together to promote economic growth and prosperity
Collectivism
a cultural orientation where young adults prioritize the needs and goals of their family, community, or group over their own individual desires
Developed countries
The United States, Canada, Western Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand
Sexual response cycle
excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution
Levinson’s theory
based on the idea that young people are in a transitional period between adolescence and adulthood
Leading Causes death in EMERGING ADULTHOOD
-ACCIDENTS
-SUICIDES
-HOMICIDES
REFLECTIVE
THINK DEEPLY ABOUT MANY
ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES
RELATIVE
VARIOUS SITUATIONS REQUIRE
DIFFERENT PROBLEM SOLVING
SKILLS
PROVISIONAL
SKEPTICAL
EMERGING ADULTHOOD brain
PREFRONTAL CORTEX FINISHES
DEVELOPING
-APPROX. AGE 25
Alcohol use in emerging adulthood
can serve positive functions, such as facilitating friendship formation, but people also experience high rates of alcohol-related problems during this period
Marriage
-TODAY—BELIEVE TO DO THIS YOU SHOULD ALREADY BE AN ADULT
-OCCURRING LATER THAN IN PREVIOUS
YEARS (OR SKIPPING IT)
• WOMEN—27 YEARS
• MEN—29 YEARS
NO LONGER SEE THIS AS A STEP
TOWARD ADULTHOOD
Cohabitation
involves living together in a sexually intimate relationship without being married
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS (mental illness)
-SCHIZOPHRENIA
-ANXIETY
-DEPRESSION
-SUICIDE RATES RISE
WHY THE RISE IN MENTAL DISORDERS?
TIME OF HIGH STRESS
-LOTS OF DECISIONS
-INDEPENDENT LIVING—CHALLENGE
-SUBSTANCE USE ABUSE RISES
ESPECIALLY IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Delay in emgering adulthood
LIVE AT HOME WITH PARENTS LONGER
-ESTIMATED 1 IN 4 OF TODAY’S EMERGING ADULTS WILL NOT HAVE MARRIED BY THE TIME REACH MID 40S OR 50S
