Emerging adulthood Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is the age range for emerging adulthood?
18-25 approx.
What are the four revolutionary changes that laid the foundation of emerging adulthood?
Technology revolution
Sexual revolution
Women’s movement
Youth movement
Emerging adulthood is a time of? (5 answers)
- identity explorations
- instability
- self-focus
- feeling in-between
- possibilities/optimism.
What is the ability of the body to take in oxygen and transport it to various organs; also called maximum oxygen update
VO2 max
What is the quantity of blood flow from the heart
cardiac output
the late teens and early 20s are the
years of highest incidence of a variety of types of injury, death and
disease due to……?
behaviour
What is preference for going to bed early and waking up early
morningness
What is the preference for going to bed late and waking up late
eveningness
sleep hygiene - good practices (6)
waking at the same time each day
getting regular exercise
taking late-afternoon naps
limiting caffeine intake
avoiding excessive alcohol intake
turning off all technology at night.
What are the restraints on behaviour imposed by social obligations and relationships
social control
What personality characteristics play a part in car accidents for emerging adults?
sensation seeking
agressiveness
What is the government program in which young people obtain driving privileges gradually, contingent on a safe driving record, rather than all at once
graduated driver licensing (GDL)
What is the term for consuming five or more drinks in a row for men, four in a row for women
binge drinking
What is the term for socialising with friends without any specific goal or activity; includes behaviour such as riding around in a car for fun, going to parties, visiting friends informally and going out with
friends
unstructured socialising
What is Osgood’s theory regarding higher rates of substance use in emerging adulthood?
Propensity and opprotunity
‘People behave deviantly when they have a
combination of sufficient propensity (i.e., motivation for behaving deviantly) along with sufficient opportunity’
What is the term for overcoming adverse environmental circumstances and achieving healthy development despite those circumstances
resilience
What is the term for characteristics of young people that are related to lower likelihood of problems despite experiencing high-risk circumstances
protective factors
What are the protective factors?
High intelligence
One caring adult
A healthy school environment
religious beliefs and practices
