week 7

Question 1

transitions to adulthood

Answer 1

• Moving away from adolescence and toward adulthood
• Exploring adult world and forming an adult identity
• Forming a dream
• Choosing an occupation
• Forming love relationships

Question 2

physical development 18-24

Answer 2

• Peak functioning
• Growth essentially complete
• Optimally reproductive age 20-30
• Skeletal bone growth complete around 25 years of age
• Muscular performance is at peak performance between 20 to 30 years of age
• Reaction times peak
• Cardiovascular system fully developed
• Blood pressure slowly rising and cholesterol slowly rising

Question 3

health challenges 18-24

Answer 3

• Suicide number 1
• Motor vehicle accidents number 2
• Accidental poisoning (drug and alcohol overdoes)
• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
• Binge drinking

Question 4

cognitive development 18-24

Answer 4

• intellectual functioning mostly stable
• decline in fluid intelligence
• maintenance of crystallised intelligence
• peak expertise and creativity
• adults are in the achieving stage
• Achieving stage: young adults must apply their intelligence to attaining long tem goals regarding their carrers, family, and contributions to society.
• Responsiible stage: occurs when a family is established

Question 5

whats crystallised intelligence

Answer 5

• application of previously attained knowledge and skills

- long term memory

Question 6

whats fluid intelligence

Answer 6

• ability to process information and think logically
• solving problems independent of acquired knowledge.
• Working memory
• Negativity impacted in stressful situations

Question 7

psychological devloepnmet 18-24

Answer 7

Identity exploration
-	Look for work
-	Achieving autonomy
-	Eg trade, tafe uni, travel
Autonomy from parents: 
-	regulation of behaviour without parental control
-	 required independence of thoughts, emotions and actions
autonomy and leaving home:
-	Less achievable than previous tmes
-	Parents and transitioning adults have different view regarding the right time
-	Economic factors 
-	Social norms
Autonomy and self sufficiency:
-	Financial independence
-	Independent decision making
-	Responsibility of ones actions

Question 8

self care transitions 18-24

Answer 8

• Establishing a work life or work study life balance
• Managing stress
• Sleep
• Learning skills for self care

Question 9

moral reasoning

Answer 9

Can consider multiple perspectives

• No consistent links between a persons level of moral reasoning and a willingness to act in a morally caring way
• Carol Gilliaan critised research based largely on male respondents and hypothetical situation. Lacked empathy

Question 10

stages of relationship

Answer 10

• dating: learning about eachother
• courtship: values, beliefs are spoken about
• formal commitment eg engagement

Question 11

whats the four types of attachment- Bowlby

Answer 11

secure
avoidant
ambivalent
disorganised

Question 12

whats secure attachment

Answer 12

calling with the child in tune with their emotions
results:
able to create meaningful relationships, empathetic, set appropriate boundaries

Question 13

whats avoidant attachment

Answer 13

unavailable, rejecting parents
results:
avoids closeness or emotional connection, distant, critical, rigid

Question 14

whats ambivalent attachment

Answer 14

parents are inconsistent and intrusive

results in anxious, insecure, controlling, blaming, unpredictable, sometimes charming

Question 15

whats disorganised attachment

Answer 15

parents ignored or did not see Childs needs

results: choice, insensitive, explosive, abusive, untrusting even while craving security

Question 16

successful relationship development includes

Answer 16

• compatibility of interests , values and goals
• similar energy levels, intellectual skills and shared life styles
• attractiveness and personality

Question 17

ginzbergs developmental theory of occupational choice

Answer 17

1. Fantasy periods (up to 12)
2. Tentative periods (up to late adolescences)
3. Period of realistic carer exploration
4. Experimentation periods
5. Crystallisation of vocational choice

Question 18

boomerang generation

Answer 18

young adults who plays on the idea that they keep coming back. They keep coming back to live with their parents

Question 19

supers five life and career developmental stage

Answer 19

1. Growth (Age: birth – 14)
   Characteristics: development of self-concept attitudes, and general world of work
2. Exploration (Age 15 – 24)
   Trying out classes, work, hobbies; tentative choice and skill development
3. Establishment (Age 25 – 44)
   Entry-level skill building and stabilizing work experience
4. Maintenance (Age 45 –64)
   Continual adjustment process to improve position
5. Decline (Age 65+)
   Reduced output, preparation for retirement