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Chapter 11 LECTURE 7 PART I Flashcards

Young Adulthood

1
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Young adulthood is known as what?

A

Early adulthood

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Young adulthood consists of ages…

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20-40

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What is the legal age of adulthood in the US?

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18

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There may still be legal ______ until what age?

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-limitations
-21

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DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS
-According to Erikson, what stage are they in?
-They will experience multiple _____ tasks and _____

A

-intimacy vs. isolation
-developmental; challenges

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DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS
-School plays a significant role in what?

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helping the adolescent prepare for the developmental tasks and challenges of young adulthood

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DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS
-What 4 things should the individual achieve during young adulthood?

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  1. Becoming self-supportive
  2. Acquiring independence
  3. Developing intimate relationships
  4. Estblishing a stable family & lifestyle
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INTIMACY
-What is one of the major tasks of young adulthood?

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Intimacy

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INTIMACY
-Intimacy involves the ability to do what?

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develop a warm, trusting, honest relationship with another person

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INTIMACY
-Lack of a clear sense of ____ may contribute to what?
-If you don’t have a clear sense of ____(“Who am I? What brings me joy?”), then it will be (easy/hard) to go into a _______. Eventually, that relationship becomes your _____ and you like what your _____ likes.

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-identity; isolation
-identity
-hard
-relationship
-identity
-partner

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FACTORS THAT INCREASE RISK OF ISOLATION
-What are 6 factors that increase risk of isolation?

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  1. Childhood experiences, including neglect or abuse
  2. Divorce or death of a partner
  3. Fear of commitment
  4. Fear of intimacy
  5. Inability to open up
  6. Past relationships
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FACTORS THAT INCREASE RISK OF ISOLATION: Childhood Experiences
-What is another way to refer to this as?
-What does this include?
-What can sexual abuse affect?

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-Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
-being neglected or having a parent with an untreated mental illness
-relationships & the ability to engage in sex

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FACTORS THAT INCREASE RISK OF ISOLATION: Divorce
-What may the young adult end up thinking because of this?
-What might this give them?

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that every marriage will end up in divorce
-Commitment issues

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FACTORS THAT INCREASE RISK OF ISOLATION: Inability To Open Up
-How can this occur?
-What might this lead to?

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-They are naturally introverted or weren’t allowed to express their feelings as a child
-the child not knowing how to communicate

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FACTORS THAT INCREASE RISK OF ISOLATION: Past Relationships
-Traumatic relationships can affect what?

A

How your young adulthood relationships are

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INTIMACY
-What are 4 components of intimacy?

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  1. Strong & deep romantic relationships
  2. Deep, meaningful connections
  3. Close relationships with friends and family
  4. Strong social support network
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ISOLATION
-What are the 3 components of isolation?

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  1. Poor romantic relationships & no deep intimacy
  2. Few or no relationships with friends and family
  3. Weak social support network
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PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD
-What is the basic virtue of this stage?
-We want to give what?
-What also have to happen?

A

-Love
-Love
-it has to be reciprocated; otherwise, it can impact how we live

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PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD
-What is important to know?
-Why?

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-your love language
-sometimes we may give love the way we like to recieve love

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ERIKSON SPEAKS ON INTIMACY VS. ISOLATION
-What does this stage consist of?

A

friendships, love, sexual intimacy, and marriage

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ERIKSON SPEAKS ON INTIMACY VS. ISOLATION
-What should you be able to do?

A

Fuse your identity with someone else’s without the fear that you’re going to lose something

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ERIKSON SPEAKS ON INTIMACY VS. ISOLATION
-In order to be married, you should have what?
-Why?

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-a firm identity
-because if not, you’ll marry to find an identity, which could lead to a divorce

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PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES
-What 3 things typically peak between the ages of 20 and 30?

A
  1. Physical health
  2. Motor coordination
  3. Physiological performance
24
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PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES
-_____ of the long bones fuse by the early ____

A

-Epiphyses
-twenties

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PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES
-_____ strength is at its peak

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PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES
-______ & _____ are also at their peak capacity
-Lifestyle choices in ______ ______ will affect what?

A

-Heart; lungs
-young adulthood; heart and lungs into middle age

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-Individuals should perform at least ____ hours of what every week?

A

-2.5
-moderately intense aerobic exercise

28
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-What will muscle-strengthening activities do?

A

They will begin to prevent osteoporosis bc you are building up your muscles

29
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
-What are major causes of death in young adulthood most often related to?
-Are they often preventable?

A

-Accidents or violence
-Yes

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