Chapter 11 Key Terms Flashcards
The adjustment of all the body’s systems to keep physiological functions in a state of equilibium. As the body ages, it takes longer for these adjustments to occur, so it becomes harder for older bodies to adapt to stress
Homeostasis
The period between the ages of 18 and 25, which is now widely thought of as a separate developmental stage
Emerging adulthood
The number of births per woman that would be required to maintain a nations (or the world’s) population with no increases or decreases. The current rate is considered to be about 2.1 births per woman
Replacement rate
Occupations, recreational activities, or other ventures that involve a degree of risk or danger. The prospect of “living on the edge” makes this compelling to some individuals
Edgework
Forms of recreation that include apparent risk of injury or death and that are attractive and thrilling as a result
Extreme sports
The ingestion of a drug to the extent that it impairs the user’s biological or psychological well-being
Drug abuse
A condition of drug dependence in which the absence of the given drug from the individual’s system produces a drive - physiological, biological, or both - to ingest more of that drug
Drug addiction
A method of reducing risky behavior among emerging adults that is based on their desire to follow social norms. This approach publicizes survey results to make emerging adults aware of the actual prevalence of various behaviors within their peer group
Social norms approach
The fear that someone else will judge one’s appearance or behavior negatively and thereby confirm that person’s prejudiced attitudes
Stereotype threat
The view that psychological disorders, such as schizophrenia, are produced by the interaction of a genetic vulnerability and stressful environmental factors and life events
Diathesis-stress model
To live with an unrelated person - typically a romantic partner - to whom one is not married
Cohabit
