Experience Human Development Chapter 13 Test Bank Quizzes

Criteria for Adulthood - Answer -Accepting Responsibility for Oneself -Making independent decisions -Becoming financially independent emerging adulthood - Answer proposed transitional period between adolescence and adulthood commonly found in industrialized countries Mediterranean Style/Diet - Answer recommended by WHO, rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats, people who eat such a diet tend to live overall healthier lives risky drinking - Answer consuming more than 14 drinks a week or 4 on any single day for men, and more than 7 drinks a week or 3 on a single day for women social integration - Answer active engagement in a broad range of social relationships, activities and roles social support - Answer refers to material, informational, and psychological resources derived from the social network, on which a person can rely on for help in coping with stress alcoholism - Answer chronic disease involving dependence on use of alcohol, causing interference with normal functioning and fulfillment of obligations Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Answer disorder that produces physical discomfort and emotional tension for up to 2 weeks before a menstrual period, appears to be a response to normal monthly surges of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone dysmenorrhea - Answer painful menstruation or "cramps" infertility - Answer the inability to conceive a baby after 12 months of intercourse in the absence of birth control methods reflective thinking - Answer type of logical thinking that becomes more prominent in adulthood, involving continuous, active evaluation of information and beliefs in the light of evidence and implications, continually question supposed facts, draw inferences, and make connections