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| Markers of Becoming an Adult |
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| In the United States, the most widely recognized marker of entry into adulthood is holding a more or less permanent, full-time job, which usually happens when an individual finishes school - high school for some, college for others, graduate or professional school for still others |
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| The transition from adolescence to adulthood occuring from approximately 18 to 25 years of age. Which is characterized by experimentation and exploration |
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| Peak levels of physical performance |
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Most of us reach this before the age of 30, often between the ages of 19 and 26.
-Swimmers & gymnast do this in their late teen
-Golfers & marathon runners do this in their late 20s
--Muscle tone and strength usually begin to show decline around the age of 30 |
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-This is not only a problem for children and adolescents but also a serious and pervasive problem for many adults.
-A recent national survey found that 27% of US 20-29 years old are ______
-Some individuals inherit a tendency to be this. |
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| Helpful strategies for making excersize part of your life |
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1. Reduce TV time
2. Chart your progress
3. Get rid of excuses
4. Imagine the alternative |
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| A pattern of behavior characterized by an overwhelming involvement with using a drug and a preoccupation with securing its supply |
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More common among college men than women and students living away from home, especially in fraternity houses.
-Having more than 5 drinks in a row
-Extreme version of this is described to individuals having more than 10 drinks in a row |
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A disorder that involves long-term, repeated, uncontrolled, compulsive, and excessive use of alcoholic beverages and impairs the drinker's health and social relationships.
-1 in 9 individuals who drink will become this
-Those who do are disproportionately related to them |
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The active drug in cigarettes, is a stimulant that increases the smoker's energy and alertness, a pleasurable and reinforcing experience.
This ingredient also stimulates neurotransmitters (especially dopamine) that have a calming or pain reducing effect |
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This is more common in emerging adulthood that in young adulthood. A recent trend has involved "hooking up" to have non-relationship sex.
Men have more of these partners, and females report being more selective about their choice of partner |
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| Forcible sexual intercourse with a person who does not consent to it |
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| Date or Acquaintance Rape |
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| Coercive sexual activity directed at someone with whom the perpetrator is at least casually acquainted |
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| Thinking that is reflective, relativistic, contextual, provisional, realistic, and influenced by emotions |
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