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Young Adulthood Flashcards

1
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3 features of young adulthood

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  1. Evolution~ of adult pyschological self and life strcture
  2. Assume major social roles
  3. Peak bio devo
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What event allows adults to function independently?

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Seperation from parents

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3
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How do family dynamics shift?

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Child is now adults

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4
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Where do young adults get influence? Less/more

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less from parents

more from professors/coaches/boss/peers

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5
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New inner definition of self

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adult is comfortable alone and competent. Cares for self in world

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6
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Which individuation takes place in young adulthood?

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Third Indivuation (Mahler)
1st @ infancy
2nd @ adolescense
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7
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% of young adults living w/ parents in 2012?

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36%

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8
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Reasons for living with parents later in life:

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Declining employment
Delayed marriage
increased college enrollment

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9
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Dangers of co-residence

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Hinders young adult autonomy

  • parent struggles acknowledging child as adult-
  • less challenge for child to function as adult
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10
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How long does brain remodeling go on for?

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early to mid 20s

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11
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What happens to axons?

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increased myleination

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12
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What happens to dendrites?

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extension

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13
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What is going on with synapses

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pruning

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14
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What are the last 4 areas of brain to remodel?

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Prefrontal cortex
Temporal cortex
Hippocampus
Amygdala

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Area responsible for inhibiting impulses, weighing consequences, prioritizing and strategizing

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Prefrontal Cortex

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16
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Why do young adults that are increasing autonomy still make impulsive or dangerous decisions

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Prefrontal cortex is still devo’ing

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17
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when does heaviest alcohol use occur?

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late teens/early young adulthood

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18
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% college students that binge drank in last 30 days

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45 %

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19
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% non-college people that binge drank in last 30 days

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40%

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20
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What types of neg affects does binge drinking have on brain devo?

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affects memory, motor skills and coordination

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21
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What type of interventions most effective for young adults?

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Normative re-education or social norms marketing

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22
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Students are under the assumption that peers drink less or more then they do

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think peers drink more thus they drink more

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What are the five techniques of Brief Motivational Interviewing?

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Express Empathy
Develop Discrepancy
Avoid Argumentation
Roll with Resistance
Support Self Eficacy
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24
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Who developed Motivational Interviewing

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William Miller in 83

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25
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Time from 20 to 30 is time to pursue____ and _____ leading to worries of ______ and _______

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work and love

failure and loneliness

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26
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Young adults are assertive or tentative about choices?

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Tentative

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27
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Evolutionarily young adults primed for

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physical labor and procreation

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28
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Immune system of young adult

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very strong

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29
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Mental illness as young adult

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peak first incidence

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30
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Erikson’s stage during young adulthood

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Intimacy vs Self-Absorption or Isolation

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31
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Must complete what to achieve intamcy

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identity vs role confusion

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32
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True intamacy requires ____

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mutuality

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33
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Erikson’s definition of intamacy

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being close to others in community, as friend, as lover

34
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People with this have issues establishing intimate relationships

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role confusion

35
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Main factor in US for choosing partner

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love

36
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The tendancy to marry someone who is simular in race, age, education, religion and other demographsics

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Homogamy

37
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Marriages that work display

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  • Displays of affection
  • little negative communication
  • Interdependent
  • social homogamy, simular leisure activites
38
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Early Marital conflict

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Developing identity apart from spouse, finances and making tie

39
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Trend of first marriage from 15-44

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decreasing

40
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Unmarried women from 15-44

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increasing from 34-38%

41
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Median age of Women @ first marriage

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25.8

42
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Median age of Men @ first marriage

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28.3

43
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Interracial marriage banned in _____ states till _______

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19 states until 1967

44
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% marriages in 2010 that were interracial

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15%

45
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% people that said they were okay w/ a family member marrying outside of race/religion

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63%

46
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______ of public was okay with interracial marriage in 1986

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1/3

47
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% women cohabiting w/ partner as first union

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48% and
40% transitioned to marriage
32% remain intact
27% dissolved

48
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More educated women are more/less likely to habit and are more/less likely to marry

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less

more

49
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First state to legalize same sex marriage

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Mass in 2003

50
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states same sex marriage is legal in

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17

51
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Rates of divorce are inclining/decling

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Declining and most divorced people remarry and 2nd is more successfull

52
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How do parents in Western culture raise their children?

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in isolation

53
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How are parental roles changing?

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splitting tasks more

54
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Affect of parenthood on relationship

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intensifies it

55
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Mothers that are ________ display sensitivity to infants needs and desires

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securely attached

56
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Affects of securely attached mother/infant

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responsive to face to face interactions, aware of childs moods, warm and affectionate to child

57
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Result of overly responsive mothers have

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insecurely attached children, same is under-responsive mothers

58
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Caregivers respond to infants appropriately and both caregive and child match emotional states

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Interactional synchrony

59
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Do infants form primary initial relationships with fathers?

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yes

60
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Burdens of parenthood

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economic–250,000$/child

time, loss of independence, process of letting go and reawakens conflicts parents had as child

61
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% women that devo mood or anxiety disorders during/post-partum

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20%

62
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Women affected with post-partum blues

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50-85%

63
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Mood lability, tearfullness, anxiety or irritability

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Post Partum Blues

64
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Sad mood, tearful, feelings of guilt/worthlessness or incompetence, fatigue, poor conc, suicidal thoughts, loss of interest

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Post-Partum Depression

65
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% women experience Post Partum Depression

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10-15%

66
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Risk factors for post partum depression

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history of mental illness
hormone changes
lack of social support
bad relationship w/ father
hard time sleeping
hard time adjusting to parenthood
67
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If you have difficulty bonding with a child you most likely suffer from

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Post Partum Depression

68
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Depression/anxiety during pregnancy are associated with:

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low birth weight and premature

69
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Post Partum Depression risks to child

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hard time w/ attachment and decreases infant bonding

70
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Post partum pyschosis have high risk of:

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suicide and infanticide

71
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% children that lived with only mom or dad

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mom: 24%
dad: 4%

72
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child with same sex parent are more/less/no more likely to devo emotional problems or homosexual lifestyle

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no more likely

73
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Adopted child is more/less likely to have behavior issues and drug abuse

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more likely

74
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Finding meaning in work will enhance

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self esteem

75
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Frequent job change, absenteeism, mistakes at work, accident prone, sabatoge are symptoms of:

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Job dissatisfaction

76
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Who are most appropritate for COMMUNAL professions

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women

77
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professions associated with relationships

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communal relationships

78
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Wo are most appropriate for AGENTIC professions

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men

79
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Agentic professions

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associated with getting things accomplished

80
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Stage of adult devo with involves expanding ones personal identity to assume a social identity w/in world of work

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Career Consolidation

81
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Characteristics of Career Consolidation

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Contentment
Compensation
Commitment
Competence

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