Exam 17: Seciton 4: Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial Development

Social norms exert a particularly strong influence on college students.

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

The rate of serious mental illness among emerging adults is almost triple that of adults over age 25.

The most common mood disorder is major depression.

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

Emerging adult men are less likely to suffer from schizophrenia than emerging adult women.

The incidence of psychological disorders rises during the emerging adulthood years.

A program in Guatemala that provided adequate nutrition to pregnant women and children under age 3 revealed benefits for emerging adults 20 years later.

A possible problem caused by the sexual patterns among emerging adults is increased anxiety and depression.

Across adulthood, back and leg muscles shrink faster than the arm muscles.

The years between 18 and 25 are optimal for safe reproduction and hard physical work.

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

Males gain more body fat than females during emerging adulthood.

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

Emerging adults rarely experience serious illness.

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

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

College students may avoid getting a flu shot because it does not guarantee that they won't get the flu.

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

The rate of risk-taking is much higher in males than females.