Young Adult Hood

Question 1

Give examples of cultural variation ?

Answer 1

Israelis completing military service
Koreans support parents financially

India emotional control

Tradition culture focus on marriage when transitioning into adult hood

Question 2

What are three areas of functioning in health ?

Answer 2

Time for healthy development

Less likely to engage in risky behaviour

Immune system is strong and low to infectious diseases

Question 3

What are the seven signs of aging in young adult hood

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What factors cause weight gain ? 5

Answer 4

1) change in metabolism rate
2) ethnic differences

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

Question 5

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

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What are risks of obesity ?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What is a remedy for obesity ?

Answer 7

Eat less
Eat healthy
And exercise more

Question 8

Give 4 reasons why exercise is important

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What is one thing that iq scores cannot predict ?

Answer 9

The ability to make complicating decisions

Question 10

What are the types of love Robert stern Beth proposed?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Name 7 types of love

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Three reasons why marriage still exists ?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Name 7 important traits for mate selection

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What are the 5 factors that predict marital satisfaction ?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What are the five causes for divorce ?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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

Slightly lower rate than people who are divorced or widows

Question 17

What are the five stages of work

Answer 17

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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