Chapter 7
What is the age period of middle childhood?
6-12
What two hormones help start puberty?
Testosterone and estradiol
What is the age period of emerging adulthood?
18-25
What is the age period of middle adulthood?
40-60
What is the age period for the old-old?
75-84
Rates of which vision condition increase in middle childhood?
Myopia
What are two common eating disorders in adolescence?
Bulimia and anorexia
Greater control over one’s life and improved family relationships cause increases in what?
Self-esteem
What is the leading cause of death worldwide in middle adulthood?
Cancer
Which disease involves the cartilage that cushions joints wearing out or becoming inflamed?
Arthritis
Rates of which disease are highest in middle childhood?
Asthma
Name two reasons for substance use in adolescence
Experimental, social, medicinal, addictive
What is delayed sleep phase syndrome?
Sleeping later in the week and accumulating sleep debt so you try to catch up later
What does Robert Sternber’s Triangular Theory of Love consist of?
Passion, intimacy, & commitment
In developed countries, where do most people die? What about developing countries?
Hospitals; at home
What are the four categories of popularity?
Popular, rejected, neglected, & controversial
The secular trend has decreased over time for which aspect of puberty?
Age of menarche
VO2 max is at its ____.
Peak
Name two types of love from the Triangular Theory of Love.
Liking, romantic love, infatuation, fatuous love, empty love, companionate love, consummate love
What challenge do individuals face during this period according to Erik Erikson?
Ego integrity vs. despair
What term did Piaget use to describe when children are able to sort information from tallest or shortest?
Seriation
Which aspect of cognition refers to the difficulty that adolescents face in distinguishing their own thoughts from the thoughts of others?
Adolescent egocentrism
What are two characteristics of emerging adulthood?
Age of identity exploration, age of instability, self-focused, age of feeling in-between, age of possibilities
What is one type of physical change that begins to occur during young adulthood?
Hair graying and thinning, looser skin, wrinkles appearing, cholesterol and fat beginning to accumulate, T cells and B cells reducing
What are the 5 stages of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ Stage Theory of Death?
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, & acceptance