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Developmental Psychology - Young Adulthood Part 1
This deck covers key concepts and definitions related to young adulthood in developmental psychology, including criteria for adulthood, coping strategies, social roles, and cognitive development stages.
Three criteria defines “Adulthood”
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Three criteria defines “Adulthood”
• Accepting responsibility for oneself • Making independent decisions • Becoming financially independent
Represents a period of time during which young adults can figure out who they are and what they want to be • Characterized by: identity exploration, instability, self-focused, feeling in-between, and age of possibilities
o Emerging Adulthood
Any surgery that is carried out to induce weight loss, and it generally involves rerouting or removing parts of the stomach or small intestine
o Bariatric Surgery
Manage emotions by refusing to think about an issue or reframing the event in the positive light
o Emotion-Focused Coping
Involves addressing an issue head-on and developing action-oriented ways of managing and changing a bad situation
o Problem-Focused Coping
Consuming more than 14 drinks a week or 4 drinks on any single day for men and more than 7 drinks a week or 3 days on any single day for women
o Risky Drinking
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Three criteria defines “Adulthood” | • Accepting responsibility for oneself • Making independent decisions • Becoming financially independent |
Represents a period of time during which young adults can figure out who they are and what they want to be • Characterized by: identity exploration, instability, self-focused, feeling in-between, and age of possibilities | o Emerging Adulthood |
Any surgery that is carried out to induce weight loss, and it generally involves rerouting or removing parts of the stomach or small intestine | o Bariatric Surgery |
Manage emotions by refusing to think about an issue or reframing the event in the positive light | o Emotion-Focused Coping |
Involves addressing an issue head-on and developing action-oriented ways of managing and changing a bad situation | o Problem-Focused Coping |
Consuming more than 14 drinks a week or 4 drinks on any single day for men and more than 7 drinks a week or 3 days on any single day for women | o Risky Drinking |
Active engagement in a broad range of social relationships, activities, and roles | o Social Integration |
Refers to material information, and psychological resources derived from the social network on which a person can rely for help in coping with stress | o Social Support |
Long term physical condition characterized by compulsive drinking that a person is unable to control | o Alcoholism |
Stereotyped pattern of role prescriptions for how individuals should behave sexually | o Sexual Script |
Forcible sexual intercourse | o Rape |
Coercive sexual activity directed at someone with whom the perpetrator is at least casually acquainted | o Date or Acquaintance Rape |
Disorder that produces physical discomfort and emotional tension for up to 2 weeks before menstrual period • Response to monthly surges of female hormones • More typical in women in their 30s or older | o Premenstrual Syndrome |
Caused by contractions of the uterus which are set in motion by prostaglandin | • Dysmenorrhea |
Inability to conceive a baby • Common causes in women: failure to produce ova, mucus in the cervix or disease of the uterine lining | o Infertility |
Active, persistent, and careful consideration of information or beliefs • Continually question facts, draw inferences, and make connections • Frequently engage in critical thinking | o Reflective Thinking |
Characterized by the ability to deal with inconsistency, contradiction, and compromise • Draws on intuition and emotion as well as logic to help people cope with situations such as social dilemmas • Acknowledges that there may be more than one valid way of viewing an issue and that the world is made up of shades of gray | o Postformal Thought |
Children acquire info and skills mainly for their own sake or as preparation in society | Acquisitive Stage (Childhood and Adolescence) |
They use what they know to pursue goals | Achieving Stage (Late teens or early twenties to thirties) |
Use their minds to solve practical problems associated with responsibilities to others | Responsible Stage (Late 30s to early 60s) |