Exam 3 Flashcards
Menarche
Girls first menstruation
Hormones
Chemical secreted by the endocrine glands and carried throughout the body by the bloodstream
Puberty for boys age
10-13 1/2 yrs
Girls
9-15
STI’s can be ________ and examples:
Treated. , Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and congenital syphilis. And HIV
Adolescent egocentrism
Adolescents are overly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings
Imaginary audience
Adolescence believe that others are watching them constantly
Personal fable
Adolescence believe that their experiences and feelings are unique
Illusion of invulnerability
Adolescence think that misfortune happens only to others
Marcia’s four statuses of identity
Identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium, identity achievement
 diffusion
The individual is overwhelmed by the task of achieving and identity and there’s little to accomplish the task
 foreclosure
The individual has a status determined by adult rather than personal exploration
Moratorium
The individual is examining different alternatives but has yet to find one that is satisfactory
 achievement
The individual has explored alternatives and has deliberately chosen a specific identity
Cliques
Small group averaging five or six individuals that engage in similar activities
 crowds
Larger than cliques in less personal. Ex: sports team
11-13 yr relationships
Attractions and affiliations
14-16
Exploring romantic relationships. More PDA
17-19
Consolidating dyadic romantic bonds. Figuring out how to stay together
Peak physical performance age
19-26
Muscle tone and strength begin to decline
Age 30
Aerobic exercise
Sustained exercise stimulates heart and lung activity
 pregaming
Men and women drinking at home before events
Binge drinking
More than five drinks in a row in the past two weeks
Extreme binge drinking 
10 to 15 or more drinks in a row in the last two weeks
Alcoholism
Long-term, repeated, uncontrolled, compulsive, and excessive alcohol use impairing users health and relationships
Biggest global concern of STI (and include age)
HIV and 15 to 24 year olds
Secure attachment style
Have positive you have relationships and find easy to get close to others
Avoidant attachment style
Hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships
Anxious attachment style
Demand closeness, less trusting, more emotional, jealous, possessive
Romantic love (infatuation)
Passion, no intimacy and commitment. (Not long lasting, only attraction)
Affectionate love (compassionate)
Combination of intimacy and commitment, no passion (bored)
Consummate love
Strongest form of love (contains passion, intimacy, and commitment)
Fatuous love
Passion and commitment with no intimacy (infidelity)
Intimacy
Friends, close and tightness
Passion
Physical, romantic
 commitment
Can be friends family job etc.
Middle adulthood
40 to 45 years of age to 60 to 65 years of age
Why do middle adulthood get more responsibility
Kids, grandkids, parents, and spouses 
Vision starts to decline at what age
Between 40 to 59 years
Hearing starts to decline at age
40 and high pitched sounds are lost first
Lung tissue becomes less elastic at what age
55, decreasing lung capacity
Menopause
Cessation of a woman’s menstrual period
Perimenopause
Transitional period from normal menstrual periods to no menstrual periods at all
Generativity
Adults desire to leave legacies to the next generation. Giving back
Big five factors of personality
Openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism
Empty nest syndrome
Decrease in marital satisfaction after children leave the home
