Chapter 11 Flashcards
emerging Adulthood
18-25
Technology Revolution
Sexual Revolution
Women’s Movement
Youth Movement
4 revolution, contributing to the rise of the emerging adulthood
Developed countries shifted to a
knowledge economy
Technology Revolution
Birth control pill and changing morality
Sexual Revolution
explore various possibilities of work and love
Identity explorations
exploration leads to instability
Instability
increasingly self-sufficient
Self-focus
feeling of being in transition
Feeling in-between
potential for dramatic changes
possibilities
has longest and most leisurely emerging adulthood
europe
have family obligations, collectivist mindset
Asian
Globalization and tertiary education participation BLANK spread
of emerging adulthood
increasing
V O2 max peaks in
early 20’s
Cardiac output peaks at
25
Tend to prefer evening-ness over morning-ness
college students
Blank gray matter and
Blank white matter
Leads to greater processing speed and timing
decrease
increase
New connections in prefrontal cortex and lower brain
More emotional self-control
Risky behavior reaches peak in Blank –
lowest point of social control
emerging adulthood
Highest rates of automobile accidents, injuries, and
fatalities between ages
- Due to inexperience and risky driving behavior, such
as speeding, texting, drinking alcohol
16 to 24
government program to reduce accidents
Graduated driver licensing (G D L)
Substance and abuse
Peaks in early 20s; higher among
college students
Emerging adulthood key period for
resilience
study on high-risk children with a resilient subgroup
Found that opportunities to promote resilience might be greater in emerging
adulthood than in childhood or adolescence
Kauai
tertiary education
college