Exam 17: Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial Development

During emerging adulthood, all body systems _____.

Risk taking during emerging adulthood _____ society.

If it gets chilly, homeostasis causes pores to constrict and bodies to shiver.

The view that psychological disorders are produced by the interaction of a genetic vulnerability and environmental factors and life events is referred to as the "_____."

About _____ of U.S. residents below the age of 25 experience anxiety disorders.

Xavier is a male in the developmental stage of emerging adulthood. He can expect to notice all the following physical changes EXCEPT for increased _____.

Around the world, emerging adults are the prime vectors of STIs.

Recent statistics show that emerging adults are following the traditional sequence of marriage prior to parenthood.

How might risk taking by emerging adults be both destructive and beneficial? Include two specific examples of destructive and beneficial risk taking.

Many emerging adults want to engage in sexual activity but know that they are not emotionally ready to be parents. Their solution is _____.

The capacity of organs to allow the body to cope with stress via extra, unused functioning ability is referred to as "_____."

Organ reserve power decreases each _____, but it usually does not matter, because people rarely need to draw on it.

Generally, well-being increases during emerging adulthood, but so does the incidence of _____.

Due to a job loss and divorce, 25-year-old Luke has been under an enormous amount of stress, yet he still feels good physically. The fact that Luke's body can continue to function well under this stress is likely due to _____.

Largely due to the sexual activities of young adults, _____ has become a worldwide epidemic.

Which college student is the LEAST likely to abuse drugs or alcohol?

New students in college usually do not care a great deal about looking good.

Motocross and other such forms of recreation that include the risk of injury or death are called "_____ sports."

Amanda just received the results of a survey administered by a psychologist on campus. Through it, she learned that most of her college classmates study hard and avoid binge drinking. In the future, Amanda is likely to _____.

An individual is likely to continue to be physically active if the individual has friends who are physically active.