Adolescence Physical/Cognitive Dev
This process in adolescents takes about 3-4 years from start to finish.
What is puberty?
Adolescents are in this stage of cognitive development.
What is formal operations?
This is the number of drinks a risky drinker might consume in one day/evening
What are four drinks a day for males and 3 drinks a day for females?
96% of people in this age group say they are in good or excellent health.
What are young adults?
This is a term for depending on one's parents in young adulthood both by living with them and them supporting you financially.
What is failure to launch?
The most common eating disorder in adolescence.
What is anorexia?
The most important factor in whether or not an adolescent will finish high school
What is active engagement of the student?
The presence of this heightens a person's well-being and lessens stress in a person.
What are social relationships or friendships?
The highest rates of these are among emerging young adults ages 18-25.
What are STIs?
This is the one thing most of us cite as the most important reason for marriage.
What is love?
The most common cause of death in adolescence
What are car accidents?
According to Erikson, Adolescents are in this crisis.
What is identity versus identity confusion?
The ability to regulate your emotions and be self aware
What is emotional intelligence?
This is considered an epidemic due to large percentages of people experiencing this health problem.
What is obesity?
Personality characteristics that are stable through life can be remembered by using this acronym.
What is OCEAN?
Secret gorging of food followed by vomiting, or purging
What is bulemia?
This is the most powerful predictor of adolescent behavior.
What is parental monitoring?
These are the three components of "true love" according to Sternberg?
What are intimacy, passion, and commitment?
According to Erikson, young adults are experiencing this crisis.
What is intimacy vs isolation?
This is one thing that can increase the likelihood of having a better job and higher income.
What is a college education?
The most common STI
What is HPV or Human papilloma virus?
Parents of teens should encourage these two behaviors in order to reduce violent behaviors during adolescence.
Cultural expectations for the proper timing of life events such as graduating, getting a job, and getting married.
What is the social time clock?
A person's education, occupation and income contribute to this.
What is SES or Socio Economic Status?
This is the act that affords people 12 weeks off from work if they and their employer qualifies.
What is the family medical leave act?