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In our 20s, physical maturation is complete and functioning is at its peak in all of the following except:
In our 20s, physical maturation is complete and functioning is at its peak in all of the following except:
- Reproductive system (correct)
- Cardiac functioning
- Muscle strength
- Sensory abilities
What is a common change in physical development during the 30s?
What is a common change in physical development during the 30s?
- Increased lung capacity
- Improved sensory abilities
- Thinning and graying of hair (correct)
- Enhanced response time
What is a significant factor contributing to college students' alcohol use?
What is a significant factor contributing to college students' alcohol use?
- Minimal social pressures
- Strict academic regulations
- Structured and organized social life
- Limited adult supervision (correct)
What age range experiences peak drug use according to the text?
What age range experiences peak drug use according to the text?
What is the difference between sex and gender?
What is the difference between sex and gender?
What is the term for individuals who identify with a role that corresponds to the sex assigned to them at birth?
What is the term for individuals who identify with a role that corresponds to the sex assigned to them at birth?
What is the impact of drug use according to the text?
What is the impact of drug use according to the text?
What is the concept created by cultural and societal norms that influences children to conform to certain gender roles?
What is the concept created by cultural and societal norms that influences children to conform to certain gender roles?
According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, what are the three components of love?
According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, what are the three components of love?
What is the term used to describe uncommitted sexual encounters, not formal dating?
What is the term used to describe uncommitted sexual encounters, not formal dating?
What is the main reason for the increasing rates of singlehood as per the text?
What is the main reason for the increasing rates of singlehood as per the text?
What is the term for friends having casual sex without commitment?
What is the term for friends having casual sex without commitment?
What is the average fertility rate for women as per the text?
What is the average fertility rate for women as per the text?
What is the term used to describe the tendency to prefer things we see more frequently?
What is the term used to describe the tendency to prefer things we see more frequently?
What are the potential risks associated with hooking up as per the text?
What are the potential risks associated with hooking up as per the text?
What does Sternberg's triangular theory of love define as the conscious decision to stay together?
What does Sternberg's triangular theory of love define as the conscious decision to stay together?
What is the term used to describe the tendency to be attracted to people based on similarity and consensual validation?
What is the term used to describe the tendency to be attracted to people based on similarity and consensual validation?
What is the term for the social rules about acceptable marriage partners?
What is the term for the social rules about acceptable marriage partners?
What is the term used to describe the highest rates of intimate partner abuse in women aged 18-24?
What is the term used to describe the highest rates of intimate partner abuse in women aged 18-24?
What is the term for the bidirectional influence between parents and children?
What is the term for the bidirectional influence between parents and children?
What does human sexuality encompass?
What does human sexuality encompass?
Which hormones play roles in sexual activity and reproduction?
Which hormones play roles in sexual activity and reproduction?
What does sexual orientation encompass?
What does sexual orientation encompass?
What is believed to influence cultural and societal views on sexuality?
What is believed to influence cultural and societal views on sexuality?
What is involved in cognitive development in adulthood?
What is involved in cognitive development in adulthood?
What is the peak age for sexual responsiveness in men?
What is the peak age for sexual responsiveness in men?
What are the types of sexual orientation mentioned in the summary?
What are the types of sexual orientation mentioned in the summary?
What controls the nerves and muscles used in sexual activity?
What controls the nerves and muscles used in sexual activity?
What is prevalent among younger individuals and gay/bisexual males?
What is prevalent among younger individuals and gay/bisexual males?
What is involved in the sexual response cycle?
What is involved in the sexual response cycle?
What may transgender individuals face due to not physically transitioning?
What may transgender individuals face due to not physically transitioning?
What is believed to be biologically based and can lead to discrimination and harassment?
What is believed to be biologically based and can lead to discrimination and harassment?
Which stage of career development involves considering requirements, rewards, and downsides of careers?
Which stage of career development involves considering requirements, rewards, and downsides of careers?
What percentage of 16 to 29 year-olds in the U.S. were NEETs in 2015?
What percentage of 16 to 29 year-olds in the U.S. were NEETs in 2015?
What does occupational sexism refer to?
What does occupational sexism refer to?
Which personality trait tends to decrease with age according to the text?
Which personality trait tends to decrease with age according to the text?
What is the main influence of early attachments on later relationships according to the text?
What is the main influence of early attachments on later relationships according to the text?
Which dimension of attachment involves fear of rejection or abandonment?
Which dimension of attachment involves fear of rejection or abandonment?
What does the term NEETs stand for?
What does the term NEETs stand for?
Which personality trait predicts important life outcomes such as job success and health according to the text?
Which personality trait predicts important life outcomes such as job success and health according to the text?
What percentage of a man's earnings do women make according to the text?
What percentage of a man's earnings do women make according to the text?
Which dimension of attachment involves fear of opening up, becoming dependent, and losing autonomy?
Which dimension of attachment involves fear of opening up, becoming dependent, and losing autonomy?
What is the percentage of 16 to 29 year-olds in the U.S. who were NEETs in 2015 according to the text?
What is the percentage of 16 to 29 year-olds in the U.S. who were NEETs in 2015 according to the text?
Which stage of career development involves settling in careers by mid-to-late 30s?
Which stage of career development involves settling in careers by mid-to-late 30s?
Which stage of career development involves considering requirements, rewards, and downsides of careers?
Which stage of career development involves considering requirements, rewards, and downsides of careers?
What percentage of 16 to 29 year-olds in the U.S. were NEETs in 2015?
What percentage of 16 to 29 year-olds in the U.S. were NEETs in 2015?
What does occupational sexism refer to?
What does occupational sexism refer to?
Which personality trait tends to decrease with age according to the text?
Which personality trait tends to decrease with age according to the text?
What is the main influence of early attachments on later relationships according to the text?
What is the main influence of early attachments on later relationships according to the text?
Which dimension of attachment involves fear of rejection or abandonment?
Which dimension of attachment involves fear of rejection or abandonment?
What does the term NEETs stand for?
What does the term NEETs stand for?
Which personality trait predicts important life outcomes such as job success and health according to the text?
Which personality trait predicts important life outcomes such as job success and health according to the text?
What percentage of a man's earnings do women make according to the text?
What percentage of a man's earnings do women make according to the text?
Which dimension of attachment involves fear of opening up, becoming dependent, and losing autonomy?
Which dimension of attachment involves fear of opening up, becoming dependent, and losing autonomy?
What is the percentage of 16 to 29 year-olds in the U.S. who were NEETs in 2015 according to the text?
What is the percentage of 16 to 29 year-olds in the U.S. who were NEETs in 2015 according to the text?
Which stage of career development involves settling in careers by mid-to-late 30s?
Which stage of career development involves settling in careers by mid-to-late 30s?
Study Notes
Human Sexuality and Development Summary
- Transgender individuals may not physically transition and face discrimination and violence
- Human sexuality includes physical, emotional, and social aspects
- Sexual response cycle involves physiological responses during sexual activity
- The brain controls nerves and muscles used in sexual activity and regulates the release of hormones
- Oxytocin and hormones like FSH and LH play roles in sexual activity and reproduction
- Sexual responsiveness peaks at different ages for men and women
- Sexually transmitted infections are prevalent, especially among younger individuals and gay/bisexual males
- Cultural and societal views on sexuality are influenced by religion and media
- Sexual orientation encompasses emotional and sexual attraction to a particular sex or gender
- Heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality are types of sexual orientation
- Sexual orientation is believed to be biologically based and can lead to discrimination and harassment
- Cognitive development in adulthood involves postformal thought, dialectical thought, and reaching formal operations
Career Development and Attachment in Early Adulthood
- Formal operational thought influenced by experience and education in abstract thinking.
- Career development stages include childhood selection based on glamour, consideration of abilities in teens, and narrowing of choices in older teens/emerging adults.
- Millennials are more likely to job-hop and seek purposeful engagement in careers.
- NEETs, young people not employed or in education/training, are often influenced by negative economic conditions.
- Sexism can influence career choices, advancement, educational opportunities, and occupational practices.
- Women make 78 cents for every dollar a man earns.
- The Big Five personality traits include openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
- Personality changes in adulthood include decreased neuroticism and openness, and increased conscientiousness.
- Conscientiousness predicts job success, health, longevity, and quality of relationships.
- Attachment in early adulthood is influenced by anxiety, avoidance, and early attachments, which can affect satisfaction and conflict in relationships.
- Good relationships with parents aid in the transition to adulthood, while sibling interactions decline but can be re-established later in life.
- Erikson's theory of intimacy versus isolation is relevant to the development of close relationships in early adulthood.
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Test your knowledge of human sexuality and development with this quiz covering topics such as transgender rights, sexual response cycle, hormones, sexual orientation, and cognitive development. Explore the physical, emotional, and societal aspects of human sexuality in this comprehensive summary.
