Early Adulthood

Question 1

Developmental Tasks of Early Adulthood(9)

Answer 1

1. Achieving autonomy
2. Establishing identity
3. Developing Emotional Stability
4. Establishing a career
5. Finding intimacy
6. Becoming part of a group or community
7. Establishing a residence and learning how to manage a household
8. Becoming a parent and rearing children
9. Making marital or relationship adjustments and learning to parent

Question 2

Leading cause of death for people 15-34

Answer 2

Unintentional injury, suicide, and homicide

followed by cancer and heart disease

Question 3

Men peak sexual responsive age range

Answer 3

late teens and early twenties

slows in late twenties and early thirty’s

Question 4

Women’s peak sexual responsiveness

Answer 4

late 30s early 40s

slows in 20s and early 30s

Question 5

Pelvic inflammatory disease(PID)

Answer 5

an infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system

uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, inside of pelvis

Question 6

Artificial Insemination

Answer 6

the deliberate introduction of sperm into a female’s cervix in order to become pregnant by means their than sexual intercourse

Question 7

Chlamydia

Answer 7

a sti used by the bacterium chamydia trachomatis

Question 8

Endometriosis

Answer 8

a condition in which the layer of tissue that normally covers the inside of the uterus, grows outside of it

Question 9

Gamete intrafallopian tube transfer

Answer 9

implanting both sperm and ova into the fallopian tube which allows fertilization to occur naturally

Question 10

gonorrhea

Answer 10

a sti caused by bacterium neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 11

in vitro fertilization

Answer 11

removing eggs from the female, fertilizing the eggs outside the woman’s body and then reinserting into the woman’s uterus

Question 12

zygote intrafallopian tube transfer

Answer 12

sperm and ova are fertilized outside of the woman’s body and the zygote is then implanted into the fallopian tube to allow the zygote to travel embed in the lining of the uterus naturally

Question 13

Post formal thought

Answer 13

practical, realistic, and individualistic, understanding complexities of various perspectives

Question 14

dualism

Answer 14

black or white, this or that, right or wrong

Question 15

multiplicity

Answer 15

some problems are solvable and some answers not yet known

Question 16

relativism

Answer 16

the importance of context in knowledge

Question 17

dialectical thought

Answer 17

bring aspects together of opposing viewpoints or positions, synthesize them and come up with new ideas

Question 18

portion the adult population that has a bachelor’s degree or higher

Answer 18

one-third
(moore said 11%)

Question 19

Holland six personality types

Answer 19

1. realistic
2. investigative
3. artistic
   4.social
   5.enterprising
   6.conventional

Question 20

Emerging adulthood(Arnett)

Answer 20

A new life stage has risen between adolescence and young adulthood over the past half-century in industrialized countries

Question 21

Variables inrelationships(4)

Answer 21

1.proximity
2.familiarity
3.similarity/matching hypothesis
4.reciprocity

Question 22

Proximity

Answer 22

physical nearness

Question 23

Matching Hypotheses/ Similarity

Answer 23

we tend to be attracted to those who are similar to us in age, social class, race, education, physical attractiveness ness, values and attitudes

Question 24

Reciprocity

Answer 24

we are more likely to like someone if they feel the same way toward us

Question 25

7 types of Love

Answer 25

1.empty love 2.fatuous love 3.infatuation 4.romantic love 5.liking 6.companionate 7.consummate love

Question 26

Empty love

Answer 26

commitment

Question 27

fatuous Love

Answer 27

passion + commitment

Question 28

infatuation

Answer 28

passion

Question 29

romantic love

Answer 29

passion + intimacy

Question 30

liking

Answer 30

intimacy

Question 31

Companionate

Answer 31

intimacy + commitment

Question 32

Consummate Love

Answer 32

Intimacy + Passion + Commitment

Question 33

Cohabitation

Answer 33

an arrangement where two people who have not married live together

Question 34

Filter theory of mate selection

Answer 34

the pool of eligible partners becomes narrower as it passes through filters used to eliminate members of the pool

Question 35

homogamy

Answer 35

marriage between people who share social characteristics

Question 36

heterogamy

Answer 36

marriage between people who do not share social characteristics

Question 37

social exchange theory

Answer 37

people try to maximize rewards and minimize costs in social relationships

Question 38

Voluntary temporary singles

Answer 38

have never been married or are divorced and not ready for a commitment

Question 39

Voluntary permanent singles

Answer 39

do not want to marry and aren’t indenting to marry

Question 40

Involuntary temporary

Answer 40

people who are actively seeking mates

Question 41

involuntary permanent

Answer 41

older divorced,widowed, or never married who wanted to marry

Question 42

engagement

Answer 42

the formal agreement to get married

Question 43

Galinsky’s stages of Parenthood (6)

Answer 43

1. The image making stage 2.the nurturing stage 3. the authority stage 4. the interpretative stage 5. the interdependent stage 6. the departure stage

Question 44

The image making stage

Answer 44

Planing for a child; Pregnancy Consider what it means to be a parent and plan for changes to accommodate a child

Question 45

The Nurturing Stage

Answer 45

Infancy Develop an attachment relationship with child and adapt to the new baby

Question 46

The Authority Stage

Answer 46

Toddler and Preschool Parents create rules and figure out how to effectively guide their children’s behavior

Question 47

The Interpretative Stage

Answer 47

Middle Childhood Parents help their children interpret their experiences with the social world beyond the family

Question 48

The Interdependent Stage

Answer 48

Adolescence Parents renegotiate their relationship with their adolescent children to allow for shared power in decision-making

Question 49

The Departure Stage

Answer 49

Early adulthood Parents evaluate their successes and failures as parents

Question 50

Proposed Influences on Parental Behavior

Answer 50

parent characteristics child characteristics contextual/socialcultural characteristics

Question 51

Parental Characteristics (7)

Answer 51

-age of parent -gender -beliefs -personality -developmental history -knowledge of parenting and child development -mental and physical health

Question 52

Child Characteristics(4)

Answer 52

- gender - birth order - temperament - health status

Question 53

Sociocultural characteristics (6)

Answer 53

- Economic hardship - religion - politics - neighborhoods - schools - social support

Question 54

Percentage of white and black males under 18 who commit a felony crime

Answer 54

50%

Question 55

Levinson’s stages (6)

Answer 55

1. Early adult transition(17-22) 2. Entering the adult world(22-28) 3.Age 30 transition(28-33) 4.Settling down(33-40) 5.Midlife transition(40-45) 6.Entering middle adulthood(45-50)

Question 56

Early Adulthood transition (17-22)

Answer 56

leaving home, leaving family;making first choices about career and education

Question 57

Entering the adult world(22-28)

Answer 57

committing to an occupation, defining goals, finding intimate relationships

Question 58

Age 30 transition(28-33)

Answer 58

reevaluating those choices and perhaps making modifications or changing one’s attitude toward love and work

Question 59

Settling down(33-40)

Answer 59

reinvesting in work and family commitments;becoming involved in the community

Question 60

Midlife transition(40-45)

Answer 60

reevaluating previous commitments;making dramatic changes if necessary;giving expression to previously ignored talents or aspirations; feeling more of a sense of urgency about life and its meaning

Question 61

Entering middle adulthood(45-50)

Answer 61

committing to new choices made and placing one’s energies into these commitments