Exam 13: Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Paul is 60 years old. He is currently positioned as a senior manager in his workplace. Which of the following actions is he most likely to take at the retirement stage of his career?

Toward the end of early adulthood, and almost certainly in middle adulthood, the skin begins to loosen, grow less elastic, and wrinkle, more so in women than in men.

A major cause of pelvic inflammatory disease, which can lead to infertility, is ______.

Discuss health and fitness during the emerging adulthood period.

Which of the following is true of the causes of death during early adulthood?

Discuss the effects of stress and on the health of young adults.

People in college are often at the tentative choice stage of career development.

Discuss the necessity of exercise among young adults.

Early adulthood ______.

In a multicultural society or on a college campus, students may realize that judgments of good or bad are often made from a certain belief system, such as a religion or a cultural background, so that such judgments actually represent _____.

Explain similarities and differences in cognition across age groups and gender.

Which stage of Donald Super's theory of career development involves "settling" into and improving skills at a job?

Adaptive thermogenesis causes the body to produce more energy when someone goes on a diet.

Shelley is 24 years old. Being an emerging adult, which of the following actions taken by her indicates a "revolving door" existence?

Discuss sexual harassment.

In the context of rapes, identify a true statement.

Discuss the factors that encourage rape.

Raj is 29 years old. In the context of the changes that occur during early adulthood, which of the following is likely to be true?

Alyssa experiences the following symptoms during the week before her period and ending within a few days after the period begins: irritability and anger, difficulty concentrating, fatigue, changes in appetite, sleeping too little, feeling overwhelmed, and physical discomfort. Alyssa is most likely suffering from ______.

According to Jeffrey Arnett, a feature that distinguishes the stage of emerging adulthood is _______.