UNIT 6.1 - EARLY ADULTHOOD

Question 1

A time for work and a time for love, sometimes leaving little time for anything else.

Answer 1

Early adulthood

Question 2

True or False: Transition from adolescence to adulthood occurs from approximately 18 to 25 years of age

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Emerging adulthood is a time during which key changes in identity take place for many individuals: which key feature of adulthood does this entail?

A. Instability
B. Identity exploration, especially in love and work
C. Self-focused
D. Feeling in-between
E. The age of possibilities, a time when
individuals have an opportunity to transform their lives

Answer 3

B. Identity exploration

Question 4

Residential changes peak during early adulthood, a time during which instability also is common in love, work, and education: which key feature of adulthood does this entail?

A. Instability
B. Identity exploration, especially in love and work
C. Self-focused
D. Feeling in-between
E. The age of possibilities, a time when
individuals have an opportunity to transform their lives

Answer 4

A. Instability

Question 5

Emerging adults “are self-focused in the sense that they have little in the way of social obligations: which key feature of adulthood does this entail?

A. Instability
B. Identity exploration, especially in love and work
C. Self-focused
D. Feeling in-between
E. The age of possibilities, a time when
individuals have an opportunity to transform their lives

Answer 5

C. Self-focused

Question 6

Many emerging adults don’t consider themselves adolescents or full-fledged adults: which key feature of adulthood does this entail?

A. Instability
B. Identity exploration, especially in love and work
C. Self-focused
D. Feeling in-between
E. The age of possibilities, a time when
individuals have an opportunity to transform their lives

Answer 6

D. Feeling in-between

Question 7

A time when individuals have an opportunity to transform their lives: which key feature of adulthood does this entail?

A. Instability
B. Identity exploration, especially in love and work
C. Self-focused
D. Feeling in-between
E. The age of possibilities, a time when
individuals have an opportunity to transform their lives

Answer 7

E. The age of possibilities, a time when
individuals have an opportunity to transform their lives

Question 8

True or False: Peak physical performance typically occurs between 19 and 26 for adulthood

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Sustained exercise that stimulates heart and lung activity

Answer 9

Aerobic exercise

Question 10

The pattern of behavior characterized by an overwhelming involvement with using a drug and a preoccupation with securing its supply

Answer 10

Addiction

Question 11

Disorder that involves long-term, repeated, uncontrolled, compulsive, and excessive use of alcoholic beverages.

Answer 11

Alcoholism

Question 12

Individual’s behavioral style and characteristic emotional responses

Answer 12

Temperament

Question 13

True or False: Children who had an easy temperament at 3 to 5 years of age were likely to be well-adjusted as young adults.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

True or False: Individuals who had an inhibited temperament in childhood are more likely to be assertive or experience social support and less likely to delay entering a stable job track.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Have a positive view of relationships and find it easy to get closer to others: this entails which attachment style?

Answer 15

Secure attachment style

Question 16

Are hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships: this entails which attachment style?

Answer 16

Avoidant attachment style

Question 17

Demand closeness, are less trusting, more emotional, jealous, and possessive: this entails which attachment style?

Answer 17

Anxious attachment style

Question 18

True or False: First impressions can have lasting effects and numerous studies have found that immediate impressions can be accurate.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Type of love that has strong components of sexuality and infatuation

Answer 19

Romantic love

Question 20

Type of love that is based on a deep and caring affection; desires to have the other person near.

Answer 20

Affectionate love

Question 21

The highest form of love

Answer 21

Consummate love

Question 22

Sternberg’s triangle of love; passion is present, but intimacy and commitment are not.

Answer 22

Infatuation

Question 23

Sternberg’s triangle of love; intimacy and commitment are present, but passion is not.

Answer 23

Affectionate love

Question 24

Sternberg’s triangle of love; passion and commitment are present, but intimacy is not.

Answer 24

Fatuous love

Question 25

Sternberg's triangle of love; passion, commitment, and intimacy are all present.

Answer 25

Consummate Love

Question 26

Adults that are living together without being married

Answer 26

Cohabiting adults

Question 27

"Help them move away from being consumers by creating more effective work experiences" describes what suggestion for helping adolescents to become more mature on their way to adulthood A. Provide them with opportunities to be contributors B. Give candid, quality feedback to adolescents C. Create positive adult connections with adolescents D. Challenge adolescents to become more competent

Answer 27

A. Provide them with opportunities to be contributors

Question 28

"Don’t protect them from criticism, constructive or negative" describes what suggestion for helping adolescents to become more mature on their way to adulthood A. Provide them with opportunities to be contributors B. Give candid, quality feedback to adolescents C. Create positive adult connections with adolescents D. Challenge adolescents to become more competent

Answer 28

B. Give candid, quality feedback to adolescents

Question 29

"Many adolescents deny that they need parental support or attachment to parents, but to help them develop maturity on the way to adulthood, they do" describes what suggestion for helping adolescents to become more mature on their way to adulthood A. Provide them with opportunities to be contributors B. Give candid, quality feedback to adolescents C. Create positive adult connections with adolescents D. Challenge adolescents to become more competent

Answer 29

C. Create positive adult connections with adolescents

Question 30

"Adults need to do fewer things for adolescents that they can accomplish for themselves" describes what suggestion for helping adolescents to become more mature on their way to adulthood A. Provide them with opportunities to be contributors B. Give candid, quality feedback to adolescents C. Create positive adult connections with adolescents D. Challenge adolescents to become more competent

Answer 30

D. Challenge adolescents to become more competent

Question 31

Transferring from the oldest and most powerful group of students to the youngest and least powerful group of students

Answer 31

Top-dog phenomenon

Question 32

Peak physical performance typically occurs between __ and __. A. 18 and 25 B. 19 and 26 C. 18 and 26 D. 19 and 25

Answer 32

B. 19 and 26

Question 33

Muscle tone and strength usually begin to show signs of decline around age ___. A. 30 B. 35 C. 29 D. 34

Answer 33

A. 30

Question 34

**True or False**: Emerging adults have twice the mortality rate of adolescents, while males being mainly responsible for the increase

Answer 34

True

Question 35

A serious and pervasive problem for many adults that is linked to an increased risk of hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases A. Obesity B. Dieting C. Binge Eating Disorder (BED) D. None of the above

Answer 35

A. Obesity

Question 36

Engages in recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food, during which they feel a lack of control over eating A. Obesity B. Dieting C. Binge Eating Disorder (BED) D. None of the above

Answer 36

C. Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

Question 37

**True or False**: By the mid-20s, a reduction in alcohol and drug use often takes place

Answer 37

True

Question 38

Getting generally intoxicated or drink before going out and socializing or attending in an event

Answer 38

Pregaming

Question 39

An active drug in cigarettes; a stimulant that increases the smoker’s energy and alertness, providing a pleasurable and reinforcing experience

Answer 39

Nicotine

Question 40

The stereotyped pattern of role prescriptions for how individuals should behave sexually

Answer 40

Sexual Script

Question 41

"Men are always ready for sex; women inhibit their sexual expression" describes which sexual script? A. Sex drive B. Physical and Emotional Sex C. Sexual Performance D. Initiation and Gateway Scripts E. Sexual Evaluation

Answer 41

A. Sex drive

Question 42

"Men have a physical approach to sex; women have an emotional/relational approach" describes which sexual script? A. Sex drive B. Physical and Emotional Sex C. Sexual Performance D. Initiation and Gateway Scripts E. Sexual Evaluation

Answer 42

B. Physical and Emotional Sex

Question 43

"Men and women should be sexually skilled and knowledgeable" describes which sexual script? A. Sex drive B. Physical and Emotional Sex C. Sexual Performance D. Initiation and Gateway Scripts E. Sexual Evaluation

Answer 43

C. Sexual Performance

Question 44

"Men initiate sex; Women are gatekeepers" describes which sexual script? A. Sex drive B. Physical and Emotional Sex C. Sexual Performance D. Initiation and Gateway Scripts E. Sexual Evaluation

Answer 44

D. Initiation and Gateway Scripts

Question 45

"Single women who appear sexual are judged negatively" describes which sexual script? A. Sex drive B. Physical and Emotional Sex C. Sexual Performance D. Initiation and Gateway Scripts E. Sexual Evaluation

Answer 45

E. Sexual Evaluation

Question 46

More common in emerging adulthood; “Hooking up” to have non-relationship sex

Answer 46

Casual Sex

Question 47

Type of casual sex which involves a relationship formed by the integration of friendship and sexual intimacy without an explicit commitment characteristic of an exclusive romantic relationship

Answer 47

Friends With Benefits (FWB)

Question 48

Caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; spread by contact between infected moist membranes (genital, oral-genital, or anal- genital) of two individuals. A. Gonorrhea B. Syphilis C. Chlamydia D. Genital Herpes E. AIDS F. Genital Warts

Answer 48

A. Gonorrhea

Question 49

Caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum; The sore can be on the externals, vagina, or anus. Later, a skin rash breaks out on palms of hands and bottom of feet. A. Gonorrhea B. Syphilis C. Chlamydia D. Genital Herpes E. AIDS F. Genital Warts

Answer 49

B. Syphilis

Question 50

A common STI named for the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, an organism that spreads by sexual contact and infects the genital organs of both sexes. A. Gonorrhea B. Syphili C. Chlamydia D. Genital Herpes E. AIDS F. Genital Warts

Answer 50

C. Chlamydia

Question 51

Caused by a family of viruses with different strains. Involves an eruption of sores and blisters. Spread by sexual contact A. Gonorrhea B. Syphili C. Chlamydia D. Genital Herpes E. AIDS F. Genital Warts

Answer 51

D. Genital Herpes

Question 52

Semen and blood are the main vehicles of transmission. Common symptoms include fevers, night sweats, weight loss, chronic fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes A. Gonorrhea B. Syphili C. Chlamydia D. Genital Herpes E. AIDS F. Genital Warts

Answer 52

E. AIDS

Question 53

Usually appear as small, hard painless bumps in the vaginal area, or around the anus. Very contagious. Certain high-risk types of this virus cause cervical cancer and other genital cancers. A. Gonorrhea B. Syphili C. Chlamydia D. Genital Herpes E. AIDS F. Genital Warts

Answer 53

F. Genital Warts

Question 54

Forcible sexual intercourse with a person who does not give consent

Answer 54

Rape

Question 55

Coercive sexual activity directed at someone with whom the perpetrator is at least casually acquainted

Answer 55

Date or acquaintance rape

Question 56

The following are characteristics of a rapist **except**? A. Aggression enhances their sense of power or masculinity B. Depression C. Angry at women in general D. They want to hurt and humiliate their victims

Answer 56

B. Depression

Question 57

A manifestation of power of one person over another

Answer 57

Sexual harassment

Question 58

"Young adults engage in solving problems" describes what Postformal Thought? A. Reflective, relativistic, and contextual B. Provisional C. Realistic D. Recognized as being influenced by emotion

Answer 58

A. Reflective, relativistic, and contextual

Question 59

"Young adults become more skeptical about the truth and seem unwilling to accept an answer as final" describes what Postformal Thought? A. Reflective, relativistic, and contextual B. Provisional C. Realistic D. Recognized as being influenced by emotion

Answer 59

B. Provisional

Question 60

"Thinking cannot always be abstract; must be realistic and pragmatic" describes what Postformal Thought? A. Reflective, relativistic, and contextual B. Provisional C. Realistic D. Recognized as being influenced by emotion

Answer 60

C. Realistic

Question 61

"Recognized as being influenced by emotion" describes what Postformal Thought? A. Reflective, relativistic, and contextual B. Provisional C. Realistic D. Recognized as being influenced by emotion

Answer 61

D. Recognized as being influenced by emotion

Question 62

An ingrained cultural belief that engaging in hard work for long hours through adulthood will lead to status, security, and happiness

Answer 62

Career mystique

Question 63

What are the seven principles of a working marriage?

Answer 63

Establishing love maps; Nurturing fondness and admiration; Turning toward each other instead of away; Letting your partner influence you; Solving solvable conflicts; Overcoming gridlock; Creating shared meaning

Question 64

What are the six common pathways after divorce?

Answer 64

The enhancers; the good-enoughs; the seekers; the libertness; the competent loners; the defeated