Adult Development (EDU120) unit 2 Exam
Question/Ans Graded A+ 2025/2026
ages 18-25 - ✔✔Emerging adulthood is the period between ages ____ and ____
-age of identity exploration
-age of instability
-age of self-focus
-age of feeling in- between
-age of possibilities - ✔✔Arnett identified five characteristics of emerging adulthood that
distinguished it from adolescence and young adulthood
Socioeconomic Class and Emerging Adulthood: - ✔✔Name this theory. Overall, Arnett
concluded that emerging adulthood exists wherever there is a period between the end
of adolescence and entry into adult roles, but acknowledging social, cultural, and
historical contexts was also important.
body mass index - ✔✔expressed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters
squared. This term is commonly used to classify overweight.
gender - ✔✔the cultural, social and psychological meanings associated with masculinity
and feminity
gender identity - ✔✔A person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender is
known as
social construct - ✔✔meaning that it does not exist naturally, but is instead a concept
that is created by cultural and societal norms
gender roles - ✔✔the societal expectations associated with being male or female
gender binary - ✔✔categorizing humans as only female and male
Two-spirit - ✔✔a modern umbrella term used by some indigenous North Americans to
describe gender-variant individuals in their communities
minority stress model - ✔✔states that an unaccepting social environment results in both
external and internal stress which contributes to poorer mental health.
transvestite - ✔✔which is the practice of dressing and acting in a style or manner
traditionally associated with another sex
, Human sexuality - ✔✔refers to people's sexual interest in and attraction to others, as
well as their capacity to have erotic experiences and responses.
libido - ✔✔Sexual motivation, often referred to as ______, is a person's overall sexual
drive or desire for sexual activity.
sexual response cycle - ✔✔a model that describes the physiological responses that
take place during sexual activity.
-The excitement phase
-The plateau phase
-Orgasm is the release of tension
-resolution period - ✔✔four phases of sexual response:
1.
2.
3.
4.
The excitement phase - ✔✔is the phase in which the intrinsic (inner) motivation to
pursue sex arises.
The plateau phase - ✔✔is the period of sexual excitement with increased heart rate and
circulation that sets the stage for orgasm.
orgasm - ✔✔is the release of tension
unaroused states - ✔✔before the cycle begins again.
hypothalamus - ✔✔is the most important part of the brain for sexual functioning. This is
the small area at the base of the brain consisting of several groups of nerve-cell bodies
that receives input from the limbic system.
Oxytocin - ✔✔also known as the hormone of love, is released during sexual intercourse
when an orgasm is achieved.
ollicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - ✔✔is responsible for ovulation in females by
triggering egg maturity; it also stimulates sperm production in males.
Luteinizing hormone (LH) - ✔✔triggers the release of a mature egg in females during
the process of ovulation.
Vasopressin - ✔✔is involved in the male arousal phase
Question/Ans Graded A+ 2025/2026
ages 18-25 - ✔✔Emerging adulthood is the period between ages ____ and ____
-age of identity exploration
-age of instability
-age of self-focus
-age of feeling in- between
-age of possibilities - ✔✔Arnett identified five characteristics of emerging adulthood that
distinguished it from adolescence and young adulthood
Socioeconomic Class and Emerging Adulthood: - ✔✔Name this theory. Overall, Arnett
concluded that emerging adulthood exists wherever there is a period between the end
of adolescence and entry into adult roles, but acknowledging social, cultural, and
historical contexts was also important.
body mass index - ✔✔expressed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters
squared. This term is commonly used to classify overweight.
gender - ✔✔the cultural, social and psychological meanings associated with masculinity
and feminity
gender identity - ✔✔A person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender is
known as
social construct - ✔✔meaning that it does not exist naturally, but is instead a concept
that is created by cultural and societal norms
gender roles - ✔✔the societal expectations associated with being male or female
gender binary - ✔✔categorizing humans as only female and male
Two-spirit - ✔✔a modern umbrella term used by some indigenous North Americans to
describe gender-variant individuals in their communities
minority stress model - ✔✔states that an unaccepting social environment results in both
external and internal stress which contributes to poorer mental health.
transvestite - ✔✔which is the practice of dressing and acting in a style or manner
traditionally associated with another sex
, Human sexuality - ✔✔refers to people's sexual interest in and attraction to others, as
well as their capacity to have erotic experiences and responses.
libido - ✔✔Sexual motivation, often referred to as ______, is a person's overall sexual
drive or desire for sexual activity.
sexual response cycle - ✔✔a model that describes the physiological responses that
take place during sexual activity.
-The excitement phase
-The plateau phase
-Orgasm is the release of tension
-resolution period - ✔✔four phases of sexual response:
1.
2.
3.
4.
The excitement phase - ✔✔is the phase in which the intrinsic (inner) motivation to
pursue sex arises.
The plateau phase - ✔✔is the period of sexual excitement with increased heart rate and
circulation that sets the stage for orgasm.
orgasm - ✔✔is the release of tension
unaroused states - ✔✔before the cycle begins again.
hypothalamus - ✔✔is the most important part of the brain for sexual functioning. This is
the small area at the base of the brain consisting of several groups of nerve-cell bodies
that receives input from the limbic system.
Oxytocin - ✔✔also known as the hormone of love, is released during sexual intercourse
when an orgasm is achieved.
ollicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - ✔✔is responsible for ovulation in females by
triggering egg maturity; it also stimulates sperm production in males.
Luteinizing hormone (LH) - ✔✔triggers the release of a mature egg in females during
the process of ovulation.
Vasopressin - ✔✔is involved in the male arousal phase
