Exam 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

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Unlike many other biological systems, there are significant differences in the reproductive systems of male and female emerging adults.

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Taking a life course health approach is valuable because it allows us to view emerging adult health in the context of:

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Question 22

When adult height is reached, sex differences in height reflect the developmental norm; on average:

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Question 23

According to the life course heath model, health differences in emerging adulthood are an outcome of: exposure to:

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Question 24

Adult height is primarily determined by:

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Psychiatric disorders that commonly first appear in emerging adulthood are often:

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Question 26

Gerontologists are developmental scientists who study emerging adult cognitive development.

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Question 27

The following is one type of physical activity that does not decrease from adolescence into emerging adulthood:

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Question 28

Mood disorders are the most common type of psychiatric disorder diagnosed in emerging adulthood.

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Question 29

All emerging adults experience some distress making the transition to adulthood, but there is cause for concern that a psychiatric disorder may be interfering with the ability to function when there is __________________ feelings, thoughts, and behaviors associated with the distress.

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Question 30

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is used to __________________ psychiatric disorders.

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Question 31

Impulse control disorders occur in approximately _____ of the emerging adult population.

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Question 32

If parents were to make the same mistake Kohlberg did, they would interpret changes in the way their emerging adult college students' thinking as regression rather than temporary:

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Question 33

Five features of emerging adulthood distinguish this developmental stage from others that come before and those that follow.

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Question 34

In emerging adulthood, becoming involved in a romantic relationship is associated with ______________ physical activity.

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Question 35

According to Perry, a college student who is annoyed that his professor doesn't respect his opinion as equal to the professor's own opinion is operating at a level of cognitive:

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Question 36

Growth of the skeletal system continues at the same pace through childhood, adolescence and emerging adulthood?

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Question 37

The potential to make a creative contribution ______________ through the 20s.

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Question 38

The transition to adulthood is the same in every culture.

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Question 39

Understanding that psychiatric disorders are "the chronic diseases of youth" suggests that most psychiatric disorders in emerging adulthood are:

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Unlike many other biological systems, there are significant differences in the reproductive systems of male and female emerging adults.

Taking a life course health approach is valuable because it allows us to view emerging adult health in the context of:

When adult height is reached, sex differences in height reflect the developmental norm; on average:

According to the life course heath model, health differences in emerging adulthood are an outcome of: exposure to:

Adult height is primarily determined by:

Psychiatric disorders that commonly first appear in emerging adulthood are often:

Gerontologists are developmental scientists who study emerging adult cognitive development.

The following is one type of physical activity that does not decrease from adolescence into emerging adulthood:

Mood disorders are the most common type of psychiatric disorder diagnosed in emerging adulthood.

All emerging adults experience some distress making the transition to adulthood, but there is cause for concern that a psychiatric disorder may be interfering with the ability to function when there is __________________ feelings, thoughts, and behaviors associated with the distress.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is used to __________________ psychiatric disorders.

Impulse control disorders occur in approximately _____ of the emerging adult population.

If parents were to make the same mistake Kohlberg did, they would interpret changes in the way their emerging adult college students' thinking as regression rather than temporary:

Five features of emerging adulthood distinguish this developmental stage from others that come before and those that follow.

In emerging adulthood, becoming involved in a romantic relationship is associated with ______________ physical activity.

According to Perry, a college student who is annoyed that his professor doesn't respect his opinion as equal to the professor's own opinion is operating at a level of cognitive:

Growth of the skeletal system continues at the same pace through childhood, adolescence and emerging adulthood?

The potential to make a creative contribution ______________ through the 20s.

The transition to adulthood is the same in every culture.

Understanding that psychiatric disorders are "the chronic diseases of youth" suggests that most psychiatric disorders in emerging adulthood are:

Understanding Human Development: Theories and Approaches

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy: The First Two Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood:two to Six Years

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood: Two to Six Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood: Six to Eleven Years Old

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood: Six to Eleven Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Adult-Hood

Physical and Cognitive Development in the Later Years

Socioemotional Development in the Later Years

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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