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Chapter 11 Emerging Adulthood Flashcards

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1
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ages

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18-25

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what organ is the last to mature

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the brain

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when does the brain mature

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mid-20s

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maximum height for girls

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16

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maximum height for boys

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18

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what is the last brain structure to mature

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prefrontal cortex

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who developed emerging adulthood

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arnett

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8
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older adolescents __________ full adulthood if they can

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postpone

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9
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do adults now have more or fewer children

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fewer

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do a lot of people have kids in the emerging adolescent stage

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no

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11
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4 parts of cumulative load

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organ reverse
homeostasis
allostasis
allostatic load

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12
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organ reserve

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extra capacity built into each ogran
- explains why any strain on the body is easier at 20 than 50

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homeostasis

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a way to maintain state of equiliribrum
- immediate

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allostatisis

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dynamic body adjustment that over time affects overall physiology

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allostatic load

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ability to maintain equilibrium over time
- higher load makes them more vulnerable to illness

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accumulated harm from sleep deprivation inactivity, unhealthy eating, and so on shortens life by

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10 years

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17
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most functions begin to decline when

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in emerging adulthood from the mid 20s and onward

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18
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what does excess capacity or organ reserve do

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do not feel the effects of aging until much later

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19
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lust and fertility peak in

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late adolescence and early adulthood

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20
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bodies want

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sex

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21
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young adults do not want

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babies

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22
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what makes sex and no babies possible

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contraception

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23
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no lifelong partner can lead to

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social isolation
loneliness
imparting immune system

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24
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high rates of injury between the ages of 15-24 is due to

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risk

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25
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high rates of injury after 75 is due to

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impaired balance

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26
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risk taking may be

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asset or liability

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27
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why might risk taking be a asset

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trying new things

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28
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what affects risk assessment

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maturation
- not experience

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29
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post formal thought

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practical
flexible
integrates (subjective and objective)

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30
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objective thought

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fact based

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31
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subjective thought

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influenced by personal qualities
- past experience
- culture
- goals

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32
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integrative thinking

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subjective and objective

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33
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education does what for long term

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improves health and wealth
longer life and higher salaries

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34
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college returns how much of the initial expense

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5 times

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35
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what country has the most college degress

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korea

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36
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what gender is more prevalent in college

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women

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37
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dropping out is often related to

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money

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38
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what percent secure loans

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2/3

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39
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students at for profit colleges are likely to

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obtain loans and leading to lower graduation and employment rates

40
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students who borrow more for college are

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less likely to graduate or earn higher incomes later on

41
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paying back loads cause

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axntiey and fear

42
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college produces how much critical thinking

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half as what it used to

43
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what degrees is the most popular

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business

44
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what do college students have more off

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anxiety
depression
self harm
and suicude
- after COVID

44
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why are people straying away from English, history, and philosophy

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require more critical thinking and writing and students want to socialize

45
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what drugs are used

A

adderall
modafinil
ritalin

46
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when are we most likely to see the first indicide of abuse in partners

A

emerging adulthood

47
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diversity of any kind can advance

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cognition in many areas

48
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moratorium

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programed pause to postpone identity achievement by doing something else

49
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other identities

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political
gender
relgious
ethnic

50
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passion

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intense physical, cognitive, emotional excitement

51
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intimacy

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knowing the partner well, sharing secrets and sex

52
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commitment

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decision to be together, mutual caregiving, shared possessions, forgiveness

53
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best type of love

A

consummate lovec

54
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consummate love categories

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passion
intimacy
commitment

55
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choice overload

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many parents are no longer matchmakers for many adults

56
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percent of couples that cohabitate before marriage

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3/4

57
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cohabitation is an effective way to achieve

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intimacy without commitment

58
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intimate partner violence is common along

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cohabitating partners

59
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first abuse percent

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32% of women
28% of men

60
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situational copule violence

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fighting between romantic partners that is brought on more by the situation than the deep personality problem of the individual

61
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intimate terrosim

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power imbalance

62
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what percent of adults have been victimized in some way

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1/3

63
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friendships are selected for ability to be

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mutually loyal
trustworthy
supportive
enjoyable

64
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this age group has more friends than other ages but also has high rates if

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looniness

65
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early adulthood is prime time for

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high energy
hard physical labor
safe reproduction

66
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20 year olds are physically strong but

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not ready for adult responsibilities

67
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WEIRD

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western
educated
industrialized
rich
democratic

68
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young women chose what over babies

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education

69
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allostasis depends on the

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biological adjustments of every earlier time of life

70
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sleep quality is determined by

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many social factors such as disruptive noise, light, and anxiety

71
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CARDIA

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coronary artery risk development in young adults

72
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what effect allostasis

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drug use
dieting
overeating

73
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obesity does what to allostatic load

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increase it

74
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college women engage or avoid sex

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avoid

75
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what brains are quicker to activate neurons

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adolescent

76
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in adulthood do 1 or more regions of the brain react to an event

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more

77
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integrative thinking

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logic and experince

78
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massification

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college should be avaible for all

79
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Matthew effect

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rich get richer but the poor stay poor

80
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in college how does thinking afvance

A

advance each year

81
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example of diversity

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reglious
economic
national
regional
linguistic
age differences

82
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what stage is the least common in early adulthood

A

commitment

83
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what is the gateway to a realiotship

A

physical attraction

84
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choice oberload

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too many options

85
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education increases the rate of

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marriage before parenthood

86
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advantage of cohabitantion

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finance

87
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NEET

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not in education, employment, or training
increase risk if intimate partner viooence

88
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what is the most common type of abuse

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situational

89
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family and linked lives

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experiences and needs of family members at one stage of life are affected by those at other stages

90
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parents overly involved

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depressed

91
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helicopter parent

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hovers over to swoop down and save them if a problem arises

92
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snowplow parent

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try to clear every obstacle in the adult Childs path

93
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friends provide

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self expansion

94
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A

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