Chapter 11 Emerging Adulthood Flashcards
ages
18-25
what organ is the last to mature
the brain
when does the brain mature
mid-20s
maximum height for girls
16
maximum height for boys
18
what is the last brain structure to mature
prefrontal cortex
who developed emerging adulthood
arnett
older adolescents __________ full adulthood if they can
postpone
do adults now have more or fewer children
fewer
do a lot of people have kids in the emerging adolescent stage
no
4 parts of cumulative load
organ reverse
homeostasis
allostasis
allostatic load
organ reserve
extra capacity built into each ogran
- explains why any strain on the body is easier at 20 than 50
homeostasis
a way to maintain state of equiliribrum
- immediate
allostatisis
dynamic body adjustment that over time affects overall physiology
allostatic load
ability to maintain equilibrium over time
- higher load makes them more vulnerable to illness
accumulated harm from sleep deprivation inactivity, unhealthy eating, and so on shortens life by
10 years
most functions begin to decline when
in emerging adulthood from the mid 20s and onward
what does excess capacity or organ reserve do
do not feel the effects of aging until much later
lust and fertility peak in
late adolescence and early adulthood
bodies want
sex
young adults do not want
babies
what makes sex and no babies possible
contraception
no lifelong partner can lead to
social isolation
loneliness
imparting immune system
high rates of injury between the ages of 15-24 is due to
risk
high rates of injury after 75 is due to
impaired balance
risk taking may be
asset or liability
why might risk taking be a asset
trying new things
what affects risk assessment
maturation
- not experience
post formal thought
practical
flexible
integrates (subjective and objective)
objective thought
fact based
subjective thought
influenced by personal qualities
- past experience
- culture
- goals
integrative thinking
subjective and objective
education does what for long term
improves health and wealth
longer life and higher salaries
college returns how much of the initial expense
5 times
what country has the most college degress
korea
what gender is more prevalent in college
women
dropping out is often related to
money
what percent secure loans
2/3
students at for profit colleges are likely to
obtain loans and leading to lower graduation and employment rates
students who borrow more for college are
less likely to graduate or earn higher incomes later on
paying back loads cause
axntiey and fear
college produces how much critical thinking
half as what it used to
what degrees is the most popular
business
what do college students have more off
anxiety
depression
self harm
and suicude
- after COVID
why are people straying away from English, history, and philosophy
require more critical thinking and writing and students want to socialize
what drugs are used
adderall
modafinil
ritalin
when are we most likely to see the first indicide of abuse in partners
emerging adulthood
diversity of any kind can advance
cognition in many areas
moratorium
programed pause to postpone identity achievement by doing something else
other identities
political
gender
relgious
ethnic
passion
intense physical, cognitive, emotional excitement
intimacy
knowing the partner well, sharing secrets and sex
commitment
decision to be together, mutual caregiving, shared possessions, forgiveness
best type of love
consummate lovec
consummate love categories
passion
intimacy
commitment
choice overload
many parents are no longer matchmakers for many adults
percent of couples that cohabitate before marriage
3/4
cohabitation is an effective way to achieve
intimacy without commitment
intimate partner violence is common along
cohabitating partners
first abuse percent
32% of women
28% of men
situational copule violence
fighting between romantic partners that is brought on more by the situation than the deep personality problem of the individual
intimate terrosim
power imbalance
what percent of adults have been victimized in some way
1/3
friendships are selected for ability to be
mutually loyal
trustworthy
supportive
enjoyable
this age group has more friends than other ages but also has high rates if
looniness
early adulthood is prime time for
high energy
hard physical labor
safe reproduction
20 year olds are physically strong but
not ready for adult responsibilities
WEIRD
western
educated
industrialized
rich
democratic
young women chose what over babies
education
allostasis depends on the
biological adjustments of every earlier time of life
sleep quality is determined by
many social factors such as disruptive noise, light, and anxiety
CARDIA
coronary artery risk development in young adults
what effect allostasis
drug use
dieting
overeating
obesity does what to allostatic load
increase it
college women engage or avoid sex
avoid
what brains are quicker to activate neurons
adolescent
in adulthood do 1 or more regions of the brain react to an event
more
integrative thinking
logic and experince
massification
college should be avaible for all
Matthew effect
rich get richer but the poor stay poor
in college how does thinking afvance
advance each year
example of diversity
reglious
economic
national
regional
linguistic
age differences
what stage is the least common in early adulthood
commitment
what is the gateway to a realiotship
physical attraction
choice oberload
too many options
education increases the rate of
marriage before parenthood
advantage of cohabitantion
finance
NEET
not in education, employment, or training
increase risk if intimate partner viooence
what is the most common type of abuse
situational
family and linked lives
experiences and needs of family members at one stage of life are affected by those at other stages
parents overly involved
depressed
helicopter parent
hovers over to swoop down and save them if a problem arises
snowplow parent
try to clear every obstacle in the adult Childs path
friends provide
self expansion
