Lifespan Development Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Lifespan Development
Lifespan Development Final UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Emerging Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER- The period of life between the ages of 18 &
25. It is now widely thought of as a separate developmental stage.
Extreme Sports - CORRECT ANSWER- Forms of recreation that include apparent ...
Lifespan Development Final UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Emerging Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER- The period of life between the ages of 18 &
25. It is now widely thought of as a separate developmental stage.
Extreme Sports - CORRECT ANSWER- Forms of recreation that include apparent risk in
injury or death and are attractive and thrilling as a result.
Drug Abuse / Addiction - CORRECT ANSWER- The ingestion of a drug to the extent that it
impairs the user's biological or psychological well-being.
Postformal Thought - CORRECT ANSWER- A proposed adult stage of cognitive
development, following Piaget's four stages. Postformal thought goes beyond adolescent
thinking by being more practical, more flexible, & more dialectical (more capable of
combining contradictory elements into a comprehensive whole).
Stereotype Threat - CORRECT ANSWER- The possibility that one's appearance or behavior
will be misread to confirm another person's oversimplified, prejudiced attitudes.
Massification - CORRECT ANSWER- The idea that establishing higher learning institutions
& encouraging college enrollment could benefit everyone, leading to marked increases in the
number of emerging adults in college.
Ethnic Identity - CORRECT ANSWER- The development of ethnic & racial identity.
Personality in Emerging Adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER- Continuity & change are
evident. This age is characterized by years of freedom from a settled lifestyle. New
characteristics appear & negative traits diminish.
Psychological Disorders - CORRECT ANSWER- The rate of emotional disorders rises in
emerging adulthood. The causes are thought to include psychological vulnerability, combined
with one's own identity apart from the family. (schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, suicide,
drug addiction)
, Intimacy vs. Isolation - CORRECT ANSWER- The 6th of Erikson's 8 stages of development.
Adults seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and self-sacrificing
commitment. Without such commitment they risk profound loneliness & isolation.
Choice Overload - CORRECT ANSWER- Having so many options that a thoughtful choice
becomes difficult, & regret after making a choice is more likely.
Cohabitation - CORRECT ANSWER- An arrangement in which a couple live together in a
committed romantic relationship but are not formally married.
Linked Lives - CORRECT ANSWER- Lives in which the success, health, & well-being of
each family member are connected to those of other members, including members of another
generation, as in the relationship between parents & children.
Senescence - CORRECT ANSWER- A gradual physical decline related to aging. It occurs in
everyone & in every body part, but the rate of decline is highly variable within & between
persons.
Organ Reserve - CORRECT ANSWER- The extra capacity built into each organ, such as the
heart & lungs, that allows a person to cope with extraordinary demands or to withstand organ
strain.
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER- The adjustment of all the body's systems to keep
physiological functions in a state of equilibrium, moment by moment. As the body ages, it
takes longer for these homeostatic adjustments to occur, so it becomes harder for older bodies
to adapt to stress.
Allostasis - CORRECT ANSWER- A dynamic body adjustment, related to homeostasis, that
over time affects overall physiology. The main difference is that while homeostasis requires
an immediate response, allostasis requires longer-term adjustment.
Infertility - CORRECT ANSWER- The inability to conceive a child after trying for at least a
year.
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