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3 features of young adulthood

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  1. Evolution~ of adult pyschological self and life strcture
  2. Assume major social roles
  3. Peak bio devo
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What event allows adults to function independently?

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Seperation from parents

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How do family dynamics shift?

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Child is now adults

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Where do young adults get influence? Less/more

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less from parents

more from professors/coaches/boss/peers

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New inner definition of self

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adult is comfortable alone and competent. Cares for self in world

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Which individuation takes place in young adulthood?

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Third Indivuation (Mahler)
1st @ infancy
2nd @ adolescense
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% of young adults living w/ parents in 2012?

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36%

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Reasons for living with parents later in life:

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Declining employment
Delayed marriage
increased college enrollment

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Dangers of co-residence

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Hinders young adult autonomy

  • parent struggles acknowledging child as adult-
  • less challenge for child to function as adult
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How long does brain remodeling go on for?

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early to mid 20s

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What happens to axons?

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increased myleination

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What happens to dendrites?

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extension

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What is going on with synapses

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pruning

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What are the last 4 areas of brain to remodel?

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Prefrontal cortex
Temporal cortex
Hippocampus
Amygdala

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Area responsible for inhibiting impulses, weighing consequences, prioritizing and strategizing

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Prefrontal Cortex

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Why do young adults that are increasing autonomy still make impulsive or dangerous decisions

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Prefrontal cortex is still devo’ing

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when does heaviest alcohol use occur?

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late teens/early young adulthood

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% college students that binge drank in last 30 days

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45 %

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% non-college people that binge drank in last 30 days

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40%

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What types of neg affects does binge drinking have on brain devo?

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affects memory, motor skills and coordination

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What type of interventions most effective for young adults?

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Normative re-education or social norms marketing

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Students are under the assumption that peers drink less or more then they do

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think peers drink more thus they drink more

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What are the five techniques of Brief Motivational Interviewing?

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Express Empathy
Develop Discrepancy
Avoid Argumentation
Roll with Resistance
Support Self Eficacy
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Who developed Motivational Interviewing

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William Miller in 83

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Time from 20 to 30 is time to pursue____ and _____ leading to worries of ______ and _______
work and love | failure and loneliness
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Young adults are assertive or tentative about choices?
Tentative
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Evolutionarily young adults primed for
physical labor and procreation
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Immune system of young adult
very strong
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Mental illness as young adult
peak first incidence
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Erikson's stage during young adulthood
Intimacy vs Self-Absorption or Isolation
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Must complete what to achieve intamcy
identity vs role confusion
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True intamacy requires ____
mutuality
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Erikson's definition of intamacy
being close to others in community, as friend, as lover
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People with this have issues establishing intimate relationships
role confusion
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Main factor in US for choosing partner
love
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The tendancy to marry someone who is simular in race, age, education, religion and other demographsics
Homogamy
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Marriages that work display
- Displays of affection - little negative communication - Interdependent - social homogamy, simular leisure activites
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Early Marital conflict
Developing identity apart from spouse, finances and making tie
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Trend of first marriage from 15-44
decreasing
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Unmarried women from 15-44
increasing from 34-38%
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Median age of Women @ first marriage
25.8
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Median age of Men @ first marriage
28.3
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Interracial marriage banned in _____ states till _______
19 states until 1967
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% marriages in 2010 that were interracial
15%
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% people that said they were okay w/ a family member marrying outside of race/religion
63%
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______ of public was okay with interracial marriage in 1986
1/3
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% women cohabiting w/ partner as first union
48% and 40% transitioned to marriage 32% remain intact 27% dissolved
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More educated women are more/less likely to habit and are more/less likely to marry
less | more
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First state to legalize same sex marriage
Mass in 2003
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states same sex marriage is legal in
17
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Rates of divorce are inclining/decling
Declining and most divorced people remarry and 2nd is more successfull
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How do parents in Western culture raise their children?
in isolation
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How are parental roles changing?
splitting tasks more
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Affect of parenthood on relationship
intensifies it
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Mothers that are ________ display sensitivity to infants needs and desires
securely attached
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Affects of securely attached mother/infant
responsive to face to face interactions, aware of childs moods, warm and affectionate to child
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Result of overly responsive mothers have
insecurely attached children, same is under-responsive mothers
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Caregivers respond to infants appropriately and both caregive and child match emotional states
Interactional synchrony
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Do infants form primary initial relationships with fathers?
yes
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Burdens of parenthood
economic--250,000$/child | time, loss of independence, process of letting go and reawakens conflicts parents had as child
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% women that devo mood or anxiety disorders during/post-partum
20%
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Women affected with post-partum blues
50-85%
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Mood lability, tearfullness, anxiety or irritability
Post Partum Blues
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Sad mood, tearful, feelings of guilt/worthlessness or incompetence, fatigue, poor conc, suicidal thoughts, loss of interest
Post-Partum Depression
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% women experience Post Partum Depression
10-15%
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Risk factors for post partum depression
``` history of mental illness hormone changes lack of social support bad relationship w/ father hard time sleeping hard time adjusting to parenthood ```
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If you have difficulty bonding with a child you most likely suffer from
Post Partum Depression
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Depression/anxiety during pregnancy are associated with:
low birth weight and premature
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Post Partum Depression risks to child
hard time w/ attachment and decreases infant bonding
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Post partum pyschosis have high risk of:
suicide and infanticide
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% children that lived with only mom or dad
mom: 24% dad: 4%
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child with same sex parent are more/less/no more likely to devo emotional problems or homosexual lifestyle
no more likely
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Adopted child is more/less likely to have behavior issues and drug abuse
more likely
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Finding meaning in work will enhance
self esteem
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Frequent job change, absenteeism, mistakes at work, accident prone, sabatoge are symptoms of:
Job dissatisfaction
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Who are most appropritate for COMMUNAL professions
women
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professions associated with relationships
communal relationships
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Wo are most appropriate for AGENTIC professions
men
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Agentic professions
associated with getting things accomplished
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Stage of adult devo with involves expanding ones personal identity to assume a social identity w/in world of work
Career Consolidation
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Characteristics of Career Consolidation
Contentment Compensation Commitment Competence

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