Chapter 17

Question 1

ages 18-25 is considered

Answer 1

emerging adulthood

Question 2

full height development occurs in girls and boys at age….?

Answer 2

girls at 16; boys at 18

Question 3

how does muscle and fat growth continue in women and men in the 20’s?

Answer 3

women attain breast and hip size; men attain full shoulder width and upper-arm strength

Question 4

The process of aging that begins in late adolescence, whereby the body becomes less strong and efficient.

Answer 4

Senescence

Question 5

The adjustment of all the body’s systems to keep physiological functions in a state of equilibrium.

Answer 5

Homeostasis

Question 6

The capacity of organs to allow the body to cope with stress, via extra, unused functioning ability.

Answer 6

Organ reserve

Question 7

Begins to decline by age 25. Fifty-year-olds retain 90% of muscle reserve they had at age 20

Answer 7

Maximum strength potential

Question 8

Sexual-reproductive characteristics are produced by sex hormones, which peak in both sexes at about age ___.

Answer 8

20

Question 9

Half of all emerging adults in the United States have had at least one

Answer 9

sexually transmitted infection (STI).

Question 10

The 3 Attitudes about the “purpose” of sex by Laumann & Michael:

Answer 10

• Reproduction
• Relationship
• Recreation

Question 11

Rate of serious mental illness is almost double that for adults over age ___

Answer 11

25

Question 12

_____-_____ ____ is a view that mental disorders are produced by the interaction of genetics (diathesis) and a stressful environment and life events

Answer 12

Diathesis-stress model

Question 13

depression is the most common mood disorder and can be rooted by imbalances in _____________ and ________

Answer 13

neurotransmitter and hormones

Question 14

Two disorders to develop can be

Answer 14

Bipolar Disorder and Depression

Question 15

-Evident in ¼ of all U.S. residents below 25
-Panic attacks, PTSD, and OCD
-More common, worldwide than depression
-Age and genetics shape the symptoms
All describe what disorder?

Answer 15

Anxiety Disorder

Question 16

Anxiety Disorder where victims isolate themselves for months or years. Common among young adults in Japan

Answer 16

Hikikomori

Question 17

• About 1% of adults have ______
• Disorganized and bizarre thoughts, delusions, hallucinations, and emotions
• Risk factors: genetic, malnutrition when brain is developing, social pressure.
• Symptoms usually begin in adolescence

Answer 17

schizophrenia

Question 18

Those who are not fit during emerging adulthood are 4 times more likely to have diabetes and high blood pressure ____ years later.

Answer 18

15

Question 19

_______ reduces risks of depression, osteoporosis, heart disease, arthritis and some cancers blood pressure, strengthens the heart & lungs.

Answer 19

Exercise

Question 20

A certain body weight that a person’s homeostatic processes strive to maintain.

Answer 20

Set point

Question 21

The ratio of a person’s weight in kilograms divided by their height in meters squared.

Answer 21

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Question 22

Young adults enjoy
danger, drive without
seat belts, carry guns,
try addictive drugs called

Answer 22

risk takers

Question 23

• Occupations, recreational activities, or other ventures that involve a degree of risk or danger.
• The prospect of “living on the edge” makes edgework compelling to some individuals

Answer 23

Edgework

Question 24

-Forms of recreation that include apparent risk of injury or death and that are attractive and thrilling as a result.

Answer 24

Extreme sports

Question 25

The ingestion of a drug to the extent that it impairs the user’s biological or psychological well-being.

Answer 25

Drug Abuse

Question 26

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 the drug.

Answer 26

Drug Addiction

Question 27

• Drug abuse is particularly common among those who die violently.
• In the U.S., between the ages of 15 and 25, almost 1 male in every 100 dies violently, through suicide, homicide, or a motor-vehicle accident.
• About 4 times as many young men as young women commit suicide or die in motor-vehicle accidents, and 6 times as many are murdered.

Answer 27

Drug Abuse Facts

Question 28

• 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.

Answer 28

Social norms approach