Chapter 17 Flashcards
Emerging Adulthood Biosocial
ages 18-25 is considered
emerging adulthood
full height development occurs in girls and boys at age….?
girls at 16; boys at 18
how does muscle and fat growth continue in women and men in the 20’s?
women attain breast and hip size; men attain full shoulder width and upper-arm strength
The process of aging that begins in late adolescence, whereby the body becomes less strong and efficient.
Senescence
The adjustment of all the body’s systems to keep physiological functions in a state of equilibrium.
Homeostasis
The capacity of organs to allow the body to cope with stress, via extra, unused functioning ability.
Organ reserve
Begins to decline by age 25. Fifty-year-olds retain 90% of muscle reserve they had at age 20
Maximum strength potential
Sexual-reproductive characteristics are produced by sex hormones, which peak in both sexes at about age ___.
20
Half of all emerging adults in the United States have had at least one
sexually transmitted infection (STI).
The 3 Attitudes about the “purpose” of sex by Laumann & Michael:
- Reproduction
- Relationship
- Recreation
Rate of serious mental illness is almost double that for adults over age ___
25
_____-_____ ____ is a view that mental disorders are produced by the interaction of genetics (diathesis) and a stressful environment and life events
Diathesis-stress model
depression is the most common mood disorder and can be rooted by imbalances in _____________ and ________
neurotransmitter and hormones
Two disorders to develop can be
Bipolar Disorder and Depression
-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?
Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety Disorder where victims isolate themselves for months or years. Common among young adults in Japan
Hikikomori
- 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
schizophrenia
Those who are not fit during emerging adulthood are 4 times more likely to have diabetes and high blood pressure ____ years later.
15
_______ reduces risks of depression, osteoporosis, heart disease, arthritis and some cancers blood pressure, strengthens the heart & lungs.
Exercise
A certain body weight that a person’s homeostatic processes strive to maintain.
Set point
The ratio of a person’s weight in kilograms divided by their height in meters squared.
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Young adults enjoy
danger, drive without
seat belts, carry guns,
try addictive drugs called
risk takers
- 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
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 the drug.
Drug Addiction
- 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.
Drug Abuse Facts
- 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
