Exam 17: Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial Development

Define set point and body mass index (BMI), and identify what the BMI is used to indicate. State the BMI ranges for low, normal, overweight, and obese adults.

_____ disorder is defined as the ingestion of a drug to the extent that it impairs the user's biological or psychological well-being.

Health habits in emerging adulthood do not affect vitality in old age.

Hans is a 21-year-old American college student. According to the text, Hans is in the developmental period of _____.

Which task would be easier for a 21-year-old than for a 51-year-old?

Accidents, homicides, and _____ are the three leading causes of death among people ages 15 to 25.

Most emerging adults think that _____ is the purpose of sex.

Historically, most babies were born before their mothers reached 18 years of age.

A vector is _____.

In Japan, a severe social phobia affecting an estimated 100,000 young adults is _____, which means "pull away."

The ratio between weight and height that is used to determine whether a person is below, at, or above normal weight is referred to as the "_____."

Those who begin heavy drug use in college are less likely to sustain romances.

Which is an example of the influence of social norms?

About _____ percent of all new cases of STIs worldwide occur in people under the age of 26.

Homeostasis requires a response from the body systems, whereas allostasis refers to longer-term adjustment.

Aiden and Savannah, both age 20, are sexually active and do not use contraception. If they continue to avoid using contraception, conception is likely in _____.

The period of development characterized by the postponement of marriage, parenthood, and work is now referred to as "late adolescence."

The process of aging begins in late adolescence, but few emerging adults are aware that their cells are aging.

For female emerging adults who engage in unprotected intercourse, pregnancy occurs within three months, on average.

Jorge spends his weekends engaged in freestyle motocross. Jorge is participating in a(n) _____ sport.