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Lecture 5 - Young Adulthood Flashcards

1
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What age is young adulthood defined by?

A

20-40 years

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2
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A 2 month old just started doing a social smile. What erikson stage is she in?

A

Trust v mistrust

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3
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What stage defined by piaget is a child that just started pulling up to standing?

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Sensorimotor

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4
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What milestone in language development has a child in the first part of autonomy vs. shame attained?

A

Two word sentenes

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5
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Child who has mastered initiative vs guilt will likely have attained which virtue

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Purpose

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6
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An 8 year old struggles with which virtue?

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Competence

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7
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A child at what age would say “i’m a body because i have a penis”

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4 years old; he has a solid gender identity and understanding of body parts

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A six year old is in what stage of development according to piaget?

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Preoperational.

Skill conservation happens around age 7.

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9
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What is the transition to young adulthood primarily characterized by?

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Separation from parents - physical and intra-psychic

Beginning to function independently

Development of values and ideas with less influence from parents

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10
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What are the five features of young adulthood?

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Identity exploration
Instability
Self-focus
Feeling in-between 
Possibilities
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11
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What are developmental tasks of young adults?

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  1. Begin being comfortable alone and able to take care of ones self.
  2. Adult competence as they take on new roles at work and in relationships.
  3. Capacity of intimacy
  4. Become parents
  5. Adult work identity
  6. Adult forms of play
  7. Integrate new attitudes towards time
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12
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What is the third individuation as described by Mahler? What were the first and second.

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Young adulthood.

First: infancy and childhood
Second: adolescence (parents towards peers)

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13
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Describe the physical health of young adults? What tanner stage is this?

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Peak period in anatomical, physiological, and chemical development.

Maximum immune efficiency

Tanner stage 5

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14
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In your 20’s, you are likely pursuing both ____ and _____ in the western society and are excited about _____.

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Love and work.

About your own potential.

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15
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In your 30’s, young adulthood is characterized by what?

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Autonomy

Authority

Self-sufficiency

Questioning choices and direction (reappraisal of ones life that may lead to crisis represented by marital difficulties, job change, depression, and anxiety.)

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16
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How does your brain remodel in early adulthood?

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Increased myelination of axons

Extension of dendrites

Synaptic pruning

Improved judgement, planning, exec funciton

17
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What are the functions of the prefrontal cortex?

A

Inhibiting impulses, weighing consequences, prioritizing, strategizing.

18
Q

Young adulthood corresponds with Erikson’s stage _____? What does resolution of this stage lead to?

A

6: Intimacy vs. Isolation

Success leads to ability to be intimate as a lover, friend, or community member.

Virtue: love

19
Q

What are the avg ages for men and women to get married? What has become more common recently?

A

Women: 25.8
Men: 28.3

Co-habitation and interracial marriage more common now.

20
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About ____ of people do not marry.

A

1/5

21
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What are some of the primary reasons that unmarried people say that haven’t married based on their age group?

A

18-24 mainly feel as though they’re too young

25-34 mainly feel they’re not financially prepared

35 and older primarily feel that they haven’t found what they’re looking for.

22
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What are some of the main factors that matter most to people when choosing a spouse or partner?

A

Reconciling family beliefs.

Navigating parenting.

Merging friend groups.

Career balance (leading/trailing spouse)

23
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What age group is least likely to identify as LGBT?

A

71+

ie older age groups

24
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While separation (from parents) is still considered a typical task of young adulthood, it may be influenced by what factors?

A

Finances, health, family, and cultural arrangements.

25
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How do friendships change in young adulthood?

A

Emotional need for closeness and confidentiality is largely met by friendships.

More about couples friendships and/or friends with kids (when you have kids).

26
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How does parenthood impact a relationship?

A

There’s a reprioritization of needs and resources; working together to meet needs of children.

Can be more intense for parents (stressful).

Parental roles continually change.

27
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Compared to previous years, early 20 year olds are doing what less?

A

Having babies.

Most are having babies in their late 20’s or early 30’s.

28
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What are some of the challenges of parenthood?

A

Economic burden ($250,000 per child in a middle class family, including college)

Time
Loss of independence
Continual process of letting go
May reawaken conflicts you’ve experienced during childhood

29
Q

What was the parenting theory that Winnicott provided?

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“good enough mother”

Just need to be present, attentive, and aware of your child’s needs.

30
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What are the types of post-partum mental illness? When does it typically occur?

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Post-partum blues (common) -days to weeks after birth: mood lability, tearfulness, anxiety or irritability

Post-partum depression- 3-6 weeks post birth: sad, loss of interest, worthlessness, sleep disturbance, suicidal thought

Post-partum psychosis - rare: break from reality

31
Q

Up to ___% of women develop mood or anxiety disorders during pregnancy or post-partum period?

A

20%.

32
Q

Depression and anxiety during pregnancy is associated with what?

A

Lower birth weight and premature delivery.

33
Q

In 2012, ___% of children lived only with their mother, and ___% with only their father.

A

24% with only mother

4% with only father

34
Q

About ______ children under the age of 18 are growing up with same-sex parents in 2013.

What is an important side note on this topic?

A

210,000 children.

Children are no more likely to develop emotional problems or identify as gay/lesbian than in traditional families.

35
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What is career consolidation?

A

The task of adult development that involves expanding one’s personal identity to assume a social identity within the world of work.

Ie what role you have in work: resident, professor, etc.

36
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What is the rate of unemployment in the US as of 2017? What are some problems that correspond with unemployment?

A

Core identity is often tied to occupation.

Feelings of helplessness

Deprivation of a structured day, shared experiences with co-workers, and status.

Higher incidence of mental illness, alcohol dependence, violence, and suicide.

37
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What percentage of mothers work outside of the home?

A

75%

38
Q

____% of the public say children are better off with their mother at home? What percentage think children are better off with a father at home?

A

51% mother at home

8% father at home

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