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1
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adolescents do…

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engage in more risk-taking behavior; experience more mood fluctuations; explore both internal and external self

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2
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1st sign of puberty

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growth spurt

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3
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puberty in girls

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10-12yrs; menarche; primary and secondary sex characteristics

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4
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puberty in boys

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11-13yrs; primary and secondary sex characteristics; spermarche

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5
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early maturation in girls

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higher risk for teen pregnancy, assault, low self-esteem

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6
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late maturation in girls

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higher self-esteem

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7
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early maturation in boys

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elevates self-esteem

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8
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late maturation in boys

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lowers self-esteem

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9
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cognitive development in puberty

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faster processing and better at storing and retrieving information

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10
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delayed phase preference

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sleep patterns change; melatonin production rises between 1a-10a

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11
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effects of stress on the timing of puberty

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physiological stress will delay; emotional stress will speed up

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12
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precocious puberty

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early maturation

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13
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definitions of sexuality

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physical, psychosocial, reproductive, developmental, erotic, relationship, spiritual

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14
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physical definition of sexuality

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body

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15
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psychosocial definition of sexuality

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values, beliefs, attitudes, & emotions

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16
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reproductive definition of sexuality

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processes of conception & birth

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17
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developmental definition of sexuality

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personal sexual history; experiences in life

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18
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erotic definition of sexuality

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feelings, images, behaviors (interest & desire)

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19
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relationship definition of sexuality

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the place in which activity & experience occur

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20
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spiritual definition of sexuality

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God created it

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21
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age of 1st intercourse

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boys = 16.9; girls = 17.4

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22
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factors that make teens wait

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dangers of disease and pregnancy, what parents & peers would think of them, living with both bio parents, personal connection with family, have discussed sex and abstinence with family

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23
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people in USA living with incurable STIs

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65+ million

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24
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new STI infections every year

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20+ million

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25
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sexually active persons will contract and STI by 25

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1 in 2

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26
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most at-risk for STI

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men & women 15-25

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27
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estimated cost of STIs annually in USA

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$16 billion

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28
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pregnant teen girls can carry an average of # STIs

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2.3

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29
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% of sexually active teens infected

30
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HPV

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80% sexually active people have it; causes genital warts and cancer (75% vaginal, 70% throat, 69% vulvar), delayed visibility; can be prevented through vaccination

31
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cases of HPV-related cancer

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31500 per year

32
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decrease of HPV in first 6 years of vaccine

33
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chlamydia

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bacterial; 1.59 million cases YTD; 4.7% increase; often has no symptoms

34
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herpes

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viral; 90% don’t know they have it; HSV-1 (oral herpes), HSV-2 (genital herpes)

35
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US teen girls become pregnant

36
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reasons for high teen pregnancy rates

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ignorance, illusion of invulnerability, status, lack of access to contraceptives

37
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identity vs role confusion

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goal: fidelity; figuring out who am I and who am I with other people; boys learn who am I before social relationships; girls learn social relationships first

38
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identity & self-esteem (James Marcia)

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crisis vs commitment

39
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crisis vs commitment

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diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium, acheivement

40
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diffusion

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has not had an identity crisis

41
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foreclosure

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has not asked the who am I question, but very committed to a path

42
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moratorium

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actively having a crisis; figured out some things, but not everything; cycles with achievement

43
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achievement

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have had the crisis and have figured out; cycles with moratorium

44
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adolescent egocentrism

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self-absorption

45
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imaginary audience

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always performing and thinking that everyone is focused on you

46
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personal fable

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invulnerability (nothing bad is going to happen to me OR everything bad is going to happen to me)

47
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parenting styles

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authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, uninvolved

48
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authoritarian

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rules, high-structure, less nurturing

49
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authoritative

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rules, but more flexible and nurturing

50
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permissive

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fun-loving, little rules

51
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addiction

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compulsive behavior that cannot be resisted; constant return

52
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most detrimental social media platforms

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snapchat, instagram, tiktok, youtube

53
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emerging adulthood

54
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college students will live with parents after graduation (%)

55
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GenZ struggles of living at home

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authority/rules; expectations; lack of privacy

56
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5 features of emerging adulthood

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identity exploration, instability, self-focus, feeling in-between, sense of possibilities

57
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identity exploration

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deciding who you are and what you want out of work, school, and love

58
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instability

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repeated residence changes, young people either go to college or live with family or friends; frequent moves end as families and careers are established in the 30s

59
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self-focus

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decide what you want to do, where you want to go, and who you want to be with

60
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feeling in-between

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EA report taking responsibility for themselves, but still do not completely feel like and adult

61
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sense of possibilities

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optimism reigns; most EA believe they have good chances of living better than their parents did

62
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challenges of emerging adulthood

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uncertainty, increased responsibilities, societal expectations, anxiety

63
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young adulthood

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considered the prime of physical status; hearing begins to decline; signs of aging appear (wrinkles, grey hair); leading causes of death are intentional injury, suicide, homicide, cancer.

64
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health issues in young adulthood

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drug/alcohol abuse; STI; depression/anxiety; violence; cancer

65
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relationship requirements

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time, energy, and effort

66
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benefits of relationships

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reduce uncertainty, social support, better health, sense of well-being and life satisfaction, slow the aging process, coping mechanism

67
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social networks in women

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larger, more family members, intimacy based, more commitment and involvement expected, have more close friends, see friends more often

68
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social networks in men

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smaller, friends activated through spouse, activity based, less self-disclosing, expect less in time and commitment, more tolerant of conflict

69
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marriage stats

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avg age: 26 (women), 28 (men); # of people marrying decreasing, divorce rate decreasing, cohabitation rates increasing

70
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benefits of marriage

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relationship satisfaction is higher; 4 in 5 married men (82%) and women (83%) reported being very satisfied; more than 80% of Americans believe marriage is life-long; 58% of never-married adults say they want to get married

71
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American trends of marriage

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increasing single-parent families, increasing financial stress, increasing remarried families, decreasing divorce rates, increasing age at 1st marriage, decreasing family size, increasing older people in total population

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