Young Adult Hood Flashcards

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Give examples of cultural variation ?

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Israelis completing military service
Koreans support parents financially

India emotional control

Tradition culture focus on marriage when transitioning into adult hood

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What are three areas of functioning in health ?

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Time for healthy development

Less likely to engage in risky behaviour

Immune system is strong and low to infectious diseases

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What are the seven signs of aging in young adult hood

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1) greying hair
2) thinning hair
3) skin becomes lose
4) wrinkles appear due to decrease in growth hormones
5) cholesterol and fat begin to accumulate in the arteries of the cardio vascular system
6) rigidity develops in tendons muscles lungs and heat
7) in the immune system reduction of t and B cells

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What factors cause weight gain ? 5

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1) change in metabolism rate
2) ethnic differences

3) genetics
4) biology :low levels of leptin become heavier
5) diet

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Explain weight gain in I’m developing countries verses developed countries ?

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Countries with highest rate of obesity are wealthiest

Developing countries obesity rates are increasing

Diet
Reasons :
-Single parents or both parents always at work

  • less home cooked meals
  • more jobs involving secondary work
  • television the main evening leisure activity
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What are risks of obesity ?

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High blood pressure
Diabetes
Sleep disorders
Social impact of being traded and discrimination
More difficulty finding a romantic partner
Women who are obese are more likely to be depressed

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What is a remedy for obesity ?

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Eat less
Eat healthy
And exercise more

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Give 4 reasons why exercise is important

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1) healthy weight
2) increase metabolism
3) reduce risk of illnesses and diseases
4) lower levels of anxiety and depression

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What is one thing that iq scores cannot predict ?

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The ability to make complicating decisions

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What are the types of love Robert stern Beth proposed?

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1) passion - physical attraction and sexual desire
2) intimacy - closeness and emotional attachment

3) commitment - pledge to love over the long run
These three combine to for’ 7 types of love

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Name 7 types of love

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1) Liking 
Eg intimacy alone 
2) romantic  love - 
eg intimacy passion 
3) compassionate love 
Eg intimacy and commitment 
4) infatuation eg passion alone
5) fatuous love 
Eg passion n commitment 
6) empty love eg. Committed alone
7) consummate love 
Eg intimacy , passion n commitment
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Three reasons why marriage still exists ?

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1) uniting people to serve complementary gender roles
2) reduces sexual competition
3) necessary for species

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Name 7 important traits for mate selection

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1) education and intelligence
2) mutual attraction love
3) pleasing disposition
4) good looks
5) good cool and house keeper
6) desire for home and children
7) ambitious

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What are the 5 factors that predict marital satisfaction ?

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1) realistic expectations
2) shared interests
3) shared roles and responsibilities
4) sharing of power

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What are the five causes for divorce ?

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1) marrying younger than 25
2) divorced parents
3) socioeconomic status - conflict and stress over finances
4) partner behaviour - drinking drug use cheating
5) inability to communicate about intimacy issues

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Single adults compared to married adults. An lead to three kinds of problems ?

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1) increase of mental health problems
2) physical health problems
3) substance abuse

Slightly lower rate than people who are divorced or widows

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What are the five stages of work

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1) Crystallization - beyond fantasizing
2) specification - more focused choices
3) implementation - completing education
4) stabilization. - establishing. Aren’t
5) consolidation - gain expertise and experience

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According to John holland what are six personality categories which are matched to occupations ?

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1) Realistic - practical approach to problem solving and social understanding
2) intellectual - thinking problems through rhetorically than applying knowledge
3) social - high verbal social skills
4) conventional - by the Book
5) enterprising - high on leadership and social skills
6) artistic - imaginative , unconventional