Chapter 10 Flashcards
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A period between late teens and mid- to late 20 when individuals are not adolescent but are fully adults
Emerging Adulthood 346
This involves assuming new responsibilities and duties and is often used to determine whether a person has attained adulthood
Role Transitions 347
Rituals that mark the initiation into adulthood
Rites of passage 347
College students over the age of 25
Returning Adult 348
The desire to live on the edge through physically and emotionally threatening situations
Edgework 350
Erikson refers to the psychosocial conflict that occurs in young adulthood as:
Intimacy VS Isolation
The markers for entrance into adulthood tend to be clearer in the culture of developing countries than in the culture of western societies
True 347
The average age for completing education has increased since the early 1900’s
True 347
Returning students tend to be less pragmatic and self directed than traditional aged students
False 348
The frequency of reckless behavior between adolescence and middle age
True 350
Most men resolve intimacy issues before identity issues
False 351
Living with one’s parents slows the process of becoming an independent adult
True 352
Consuming four or more drinks in a row within a two-week period is
Binge drinking 356
People who have an ______ are physically dependent on a particular substance, such as alcohol and suffer from withdrawal if they don’t have it.
Addiction 358
How much energy one’s body needs is known as
Metabolism 359
