LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT FINAL
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EMERGINGNADULTHOODN-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenperiodnofnlifenbetweennthenagesnofn18n&n25.nItnisnnownwidelynthoughtnofn
asnanseparatendevelopmentalnstage.
ExtremenSportsn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSFormsnofnrecreationnthatnincludenapparentnriskninninjurynorndeathnandnarenatt
ractivenandnthrillingnasnanresult.
DrugnAbusen/nAddictionn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSTheningestionnofnandrugntonthenextentnthatnitnimpairsnthenuser'snbiologicalnorn
psychologicalnwell-being.
PostformalnThoughtn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSAnproposednadultnstagenofncognitivendevelopment,nfollowingnPiaget'snfournst
ages.nPostformalnthoughtngoesnbeyondnadolescentnthinkingnbynbeingnmorenpractical,nmorenflexibl
e,n&nmorendialecticaln(morencapablenofncombiningncontradictorynelementsnintonancomprehensiven
whole).
StereotypenThreatn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenpossibilitynthatnone'snappearancenornbehaviornwillnbenmisreadntonconfir
mnanothernperson'snoversimplified,nprejudicednattitudes.
Massificationn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenideanthatnestablishingnhighernlearningninstitutionsn&nencouragingncolleg
,enenrollmentncouldnbenefitneveryone,nleadingntonmarkednincreasesninnthennumbernofnemergingnad
ultsninncollege.
EthnicnIdentityn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSThendevelopmentnofnethnicn&nracialnidentity.
PersonalityninnEmergingnAdulthoodn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSContinuityn&nchangenarenevident.nThisnagenisncharacterizednbynyearsnofnfreed
omnfromnansettlednlifestyle.nNewncharacteristicsnappearn&nnegativentraitsndiminish.
PsychologicalnDisordersn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenratenofnemotionalndisordersnrisesninnemergingnadulthood.nThencausesnar
enthoughtntonincludenpsychologicalnvulnerability,ncombinednwithnone'snownnidentitynapartnfromnth
enfamily.n(schizophrenia,nanxiety,ndepression,nsuicide,ndrugnaddiction)
Intimacynvs.nIsolationn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThen6thnofnErikson'sn8nstagesnofndevelopment.nAdultsnseeknsomeonenwithnw
homntonsharentheirnlivesninnannenduringnandnself-
sacrificingncommitment.nWithoutnsuchncommitmentntheynrisknprofoundnlonelinessn&nisolation.
ChoicenOverloadn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSHavingnsonmanynoptionsnthatnanthoughtfulnchoicenbecomesndifficult,n&nregre
tnafternmakingnanchoicenisnmorenlikely.
Cohabitationn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSAnnarrangementninnwhichnancouplenliventogetherninnancommittednromanticnre
lationshipnbutnarennotnformallynmarried.
LinkednLivesn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSLivesninnwhichnthensuccess,nhealth,n&nwell-
beingnofneachnfamilynmembernarenconnectedntonthosenofnothernmembers,nincludingnmembersnofna
notherngeneration,nasninnthenrelationshipnbetweennparentsn&nchildren.
, Senescencen-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSAngradualnphysicalndeclinenrelatedntonaging.nItnoccursninneveryonen&ninneveryn
bodynpart,nbutnthenratenofndeclinenisnhighlynvariablenwithinn&nbetweennpersons.
OrgannReserven-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenextrancapacitynbuiltnintoneachnorgan,nsuchnasnthenheartn&nlungs,nthatnallo
wsnanpersonntoncopenwithnextraordinaryndemandsnorntonwithstandnorgannstrain.
Homeostasisn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenadjustmentnofnallnthenbody'snsystemsntonkeepnphysiologicalnfunctionsninn
anstatenofnequilibrium,nmomentnbynmoment.nAsnthenbodynages,nitntakesnlongernfornthesenhomeost
aticnadjustmentsntonoccur,nsonitnbecomesnhardernfornoldernbodiesntonadaptntonstress.
Allostasisn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSAndynamicnbodynadjustment,nrelatedntonhomeostasis,nthatnoverntimenaffectsn
overallnphysiology.nThenmainndifferencenisnthatnwhilenhomeostasisnrequiresnannimmediatenrespons
e,nallostasisnrequiresnlonger-termnadjustment.
Infertilityn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSTheninabilityntonconceivenanchildnafterntryingnfornatnleastnanyear.
InnVitronFertilizationn(IVF)n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSAntechniqueninnwhichnovan(eggncells)narensurgicallynremovednfromnanwomann
&nfertilizednwithnspermninnanlaboratory.nAfternthenoriginalnfertilizedncellsnhavendividednseveralntime
s,ntheynareninsertednintonthenwoman'snuterus.
Menopausen-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThentimeninnmiddlenage,nusuallynaroundn50,nwhennanwoman'snmenstrualnperi
odsnceasen&nthenproductionnofnestrogen,nprogesterone,n&ntestosteronendrops.nStrictlynspeaking,n
menopausenisndatedn1nyearnafternanwoman'snlastnmenstrualnperiod.
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026
ASSURED EXCEL!!
EMERGINGNADULTHOODN-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenperiodnofnlifenbetweennthenagesnofn18n&n25.nItnisnnownwidelynthoughtnofn
asnanseparatendevelopmentalnstage.
ExtremenSportsn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSFormsnofnrecreationnthatnincludenapparentnriskninninjurynorndeathnandnarenatt
ractivenandnthrillingnasnanresult.
DrugnAbusen/nAddictionn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSTheningestionnofnandrugntonthenextentnthatnitnimpairsnthenuser'snbiologicalnorn
psychologicalnwell-being.
PostformalnThoughtn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSAnproposednadultnstagenofncognitivendevelopment,nfollowingnPiaget'snfournst
ages.nPostformalnthoughtngoesnbeyondnadolescentnthinkingnbynbeingnmorenpractical,nmorenflexibl
e,n&nmorendialecticaln(morencapablenofncombiningncontradictorynelementsnintonancomprehensiven
whole).
StereotypenThreatn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenpossibilitynthatnone'snappearancenornbehaviornwillnbenmisreadntonconfir
mnanothernperson'snoversimplified,nprejudicednattitudes.
Massificationn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenideanthatnestablishingnhighernlearningninstitutionsn&nencouragingncolleg
,enenrollmentncouldnbenefitneveryone,nleadingntonmarkednincreasesninnthennumbernofnemergingnad
ultsninncollege.
EthnicnIdentityn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSThendevelopmentnofnethnicn&nracialnidentity.
PersonalityninnEmergingnAdulthoodn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSContinuityn&nchangenarenevident.nThisnagenisncharacterizednbynyearsnofnfreed
omnfromnansettlednlifestyle.nNewncharacteristicsnappearn&nnegativentraitsndiminish.
PsychologicalnDisordersn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenratenofnemotionalndisordersnrisesninnemergingnadulthood.nThencausesnar
enthoughtntonincludenpsychologicalnvulnerability,ncombinednwithnone'snownnidentitynapartnfromnth
enfamily.n(schizophrenia,nanxiety,ndepression,nsuicide,ndrugnaddiction)
Intimacynvs.nIsolationn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThen6thnofnErikson'sn8nstagesnofndevelopment.nAdultsnseeknsomeonenwithnw
homntonsharentheirnlivesninnannenduringnandnself-
sacrificingncommitment.nWithoutnsuchncommitmentntheynrisknprofoundnlonelinessn&nisolation.
ChoicenOverloadn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSHavingnsonmanynoptionsnthatnanthoughtfulnchoicenbecomesndifficult,n&nregre
tnafternmakingnanchoicenisnmorenlikely.
Cohabitationn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSAnnarrangementninnwhichnancouplenliventogetherninnancommittednromanticnre
lationshipnbutnarennotnformallynmarried.
LinkednLivesn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSLivesninnwhichnthensuccess,nhealth,n&nwell-
beingnofneachnfamilynmembernarenconnectedntonthosenofnothernmembers,nincludingnmembersnofna
notherngeneration,nasninnthenrelationshipnbetweennparentsn&nchildren.
, Senescencen-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSAngradualnphysicalndeclinenrelatedntonaging.nItnoccursninneveryonen&ninneveryn
bodynpart,nbutnthenratenofndeclinenisnhighlynvariablenwithinn&nbetweennpersons.
OrgannReserven-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenextrancapacitynbuiltnintoneachnorgan,nsuchnasnthenheartn&nlungs,nthatnallo
wsnanpersonntoncopenwithnextraordinaryndemandsnorntonwithstandnorgannstrain.
Homeostasisn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThenadjustmentnofnallnthenbody'snsystemsntonkeepnphysiologicalnfunctionsninn
anstatenofnequilibrium,nmomentnbynmoment.nAsnthenbodynages,nitntakesnlongernfornthesenhomeost
aticnadjustmentsntonoccur,nsonitnbecomesnhardernfornoldernbodiesntonadaptntonstress.
Allostasisn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSAndynamicnbodynadjustment,nrelatedntonhomeostasis,nthatnoverntimenaffectsn
overallnphysiology.nThenmainndifferencenisnthatnwhilenhomeostasisnrequiresnannimmediatenrespons
e,nallostasisnrequiresnlonger-termnadjustment.
Infertilityn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSTheninabilityntonconceivenanchildnafterntryingnfornatnleastnanyear.
InnVitronFertilizationn(IVF)n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSAntechniqueninnwhichnovan(eggncells)narensurgicallynremovednfromnanwomann
&nfertilizednwithnspermninnanlaboratory.nAfternthenoriginalnfertilizedncellsnhavendividednseveralntime
s,ntheynareninsertednintonthenwoman'snuterus.
Menopausen-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSThentimeninnmiddlenage,nusuallynaroundn50,nwhennanwoman'snmenstrualnperi
odsnceasen&nthenproductionnofnestrogen,nprogesterone,n&ntestosteronendrops.nStrictlynspeaking,n
menopausenisndatedn1nyearnafternanwoman'snlastnmenstrualnperiod.
