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Psychology Study Guide Flashcards

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Period from 18-25 years old, group continues their learning in college therefore postponing marriage, parenthood, and career

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Emerging Adulthood

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The gradual decline of body functioning with age

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Senescence

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BMI score over 30, 43% of people over 20 years old

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Rate of Obesity

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Idea that low calorie consumption decreases stress on bodies organs and decreases illness and increases lifespan

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Caloric Restriction Theory

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Damage healthy cells and molecules seek to replace a missing electron

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Free Radicals

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People answer questions about how they feel- 98% say they feel fine

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Survey Methods

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Drinking with peers serves to confirm adult identity

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Alcohol Abuse: Psychosocial

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Young adults brain/body recovers quickly, don’t feel negative effects

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Alcohol Abuse: Biological

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Transmitters- alters and if quits the brain doesn’t immediately increase levels

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Nicotine Addiction: Biology

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Nicotine avoids negative withdrawal symptoms

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Nicotine Addiction: Behaviorism

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5th stage of cognition- logical adaptive problem solving which recognizes real-life problems have multiple causes and solutions

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Postformal Thought

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Ability to Integrate emotions into problem solving but controls one’s emotions so as to be able to come to actual decision

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Cognitive-Affective Complexity

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Freshman at the start of college assume knowledge is facts and facts are true or false, right or wrong

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Critical Thinking: Dualistic

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At the end of college the students see knowledge as relative, there is more than one side of an issue and an idea may have good or bad points

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Critical Thinking: Relativistic

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Finish training and enter job market, reconcile expectations with reality

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Super’s Stage Theory: Implementation

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Gain skill and work/field experience

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Super’s Stage Theory: Stabilization

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People who choose to work in an environment similar to their personality type are more likely to be successful and satisfied

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Hollands Occupational Environmental Theory

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Expressive, creative and work solo

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Artistic: HOET personality trait

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Likes to work with objects, real world problems

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Realistic: HOET personality trait

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Intellectual, work with ideas

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Investigative: HOET personality trait

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Work in structured occupations

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Conventional: HOET personality trait

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Jobs where you interact with people

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Social: HOET personality trait

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Likes leading, persuading

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Enterprising: HOET personality trait

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Identity and occupation- vocational exploration and occupational commitment

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Erikson Psychosocial Theory: Stage 5

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Intimacy v. isolation- young adult must develop ability to make a permanent commitment to friends, family, and romantic partner or risk loneliness at old age

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Erikson Psychosocial Theory: Stage 6

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Ability to engage in mutual caring, trust and emotional closeness but if intimacy is out off and you become set in your ways this is hard to achieve

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Romantic Competence: Erikson Stage 6

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Makes intimacy hard to reach- parent always making sure child is not making any wrong decisions and delays identity

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Helicopter Parents: Stage 6

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Passion, intimacy, and commitment

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Sternberg: 3 Factors of Love

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1/3 both men and women

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Rate of Intimate Partner Violence

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Equity

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Marriage Happiness

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Dual earner households, unequal division of labor predicts instability

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Perception of Equity

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Poor conflict resolution, poor communication lead to:

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Divorce

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If saw parents divorce, divorce becomes an option

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Social Learning Theory Approach

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Childlessness Negative Correlation

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Presbycussis

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Presbyopia

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Balance Issues

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Osteoporosis

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Falling/Fractures

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Menopause

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Risks of Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Diabetes

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Cardiovascular Disease: Men

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Cardiovascular Disease: Women

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Hormone Cortisol

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Aspects of Hardiness

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Job Strain

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Problem Focused Coping Styles

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Emotion Focused Coping Styles

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Baltes: Selective Optimization

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Cattell: Increased Crystallized Balances Fluid Loss

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Dr.Schaie’s Cross-Sequential Design/Cohort Comparisons

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Working Memory Deficits

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Erikson Psychosocial Theory: Stage 7

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Erikson Psychosocial Theory: Stage 8

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Subjective Age

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Internalized Stereotypes

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Self-Esteem

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Modest Possible Selves

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Being social in contrast to quiet, reserved

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Extroversion

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Person is organized and disciplined in contrast to careless and impulsive

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Conscientiousness

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Anxious, critical and emotional in contrast to being calm, stable

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Neuroticism

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Life Changes

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Daily Hassles

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Likes leading, persuading

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Enterprising: HOET personality trait

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