Deck 16: Early Adulthood

Question 1

The vocational choice models developed Ginzberg and by Super are similar in that they are:

A) Very contemporary, using current trends in vocational development as supports
B) Offering continuous career path models based on older data
C) Offering models to address men with discontinuous vocational paths, but do not address women
D) All of these

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Sensory acuity is at its peak in early adulthood.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following is characteristic of health patterns in early adulthood?

A) They develop extreme consciousness of healthy lifestyle including a focus on cardiovascular fitness.
B) They develop awareness of safety and acceptance of health-promoting strategies such as "safe sex."
C) Stress poses an extreme health risk and results in both cardiovascular and mental health problems.
D) Individuals often spend less time in exercise or sports activities and pay less attention to their health than they did during adolescence.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following best defines "health equity"?

A) The study of the costs of health to people in differing age brackets
B) The governmental strategies to address a lack of employer-supported health insurance
C) The study of differences in the quality of health and health care across different populations
D) The participation in wellness and prevention programs to build "equity" and reduce the likelihood of disability later in life

Question 5

Contemporary young adults value parenthood more highly than marriage.

Question 6

A distinct difference between adolescence and young adulthood is:

A) Engagement in paid work
B) Removal of preestablished life goals
C) Participation in romantic and sexual relationships
D) All of these

Question 7

The subcategories "acquisition of necessities," "acquisition of goods and services," "household tasks," "caring for household objects," and "assisting others" are all part of the larger ICF category:

A) Self-care
B) Domestic life
C) General tasks and demands
D) Community, social, and civic life

Question 8

Within a household, all other things being equal, the bulk of the household tasks are usually done by:

A) The youngest members of the group
B) The males
C) The oldest members of the group
D) The females

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an example of a co-occupation?

A) A marital partnership
B) Parenting
C) Teammates in an organized sport
D) Being a casual worker in a business

Question 10

Historically, civic involvement in early adulthood is best described as:

A) Centered on the workplace and work-related issues
B) Episodic in nature and at the lowest level it will be in the adult years
C) Very idealistic and intense, at the highest level it will be in the adult years
D) Very gender-segregated, with men being much more interested and engaged in civic activities than women