Straighterline Life-Span Development
PSY120 Final Proctored Exam Review –
DONE APRIL 2025 (QUESTIONS 1 – 60)
Emerging Adulthood -CORRECTANSWER To get Straighterline Life-Span
Development PSY120 Final Proctored Exam Review - DONE APRIL 2025
(QUESTIONS 1 - 60), visit: https://docmerit.com/doc/show/straighterline-life-span-
development-psy120-final-proctored-exam-review-done-april-2025-questions-1-60
The period of life between the ages of 18 & 25. It is now widely thought of as a separate
developmental stage.
Extreme Sports -CORRECTANSWER Forms of recreation that include apparent risk in
injury or death and are attractive and thrilling as a result.
Drug Abuse / Addiction -CORRECTANSWER The ingestion of a drug to the extent that
it impairs the user's biological or psychological well-being.
Postformal Thought -CORRECTANSWER A proposed adult stage of cognitive
development, following Piaget's four stages. Postformal thought goes beyond
adolescent thinking by being more practical, more flexible, & more dialectical (more
capable of combining contradictory elements into a comprehensive whole).
,Stereotype Threat -CORRECTANSWER The possibility that one's appearance or
behavior will be misread to confirm another person's oversimplified, prejudiced attitudes.
Massification -CORRECTANSWER The idea that establishing higher learning
institutions & encouraging college enrollment could benefit everyone, leading to marked
increases in the number of emerging adults in college.
Ethnic Identity -CORRECTANSWER The development of ethnic & racial identity.
Personality in Emerging Adulthood -CORRECTANSWER Continuity & change are
evident. This age is characterized by years of freedom from a settled lifestyle. New
characteristics appear & negative traits diminish.
Psychological Disorders -CORRECTANSWER The rate of emotional disorders rises in
emerging adulthood. The causes are thought to include psychological vulnerability,
combined with one's own identity apart from the family. (schizophrenia, anxiety,
depression, suicide, drug addiction)
Intimacy vs. Isolation -CORRECTANSWER The 6th of Erikson's 8 stages of
development. Adults seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and
self-sacrificing commitment. Without such commitment they risk profound loneliness &
isolation.
, Choice Overload -CORRECTANSWER Having so many options that a thoughtful
choice becomes difficult, & regret after making a choice is more likely.
Cohabitation -CORRECTANSWER An arrangement in which a couple live together in a
committed romantic relationship but are not formally married.
Linked Lives -CORRECTANSWER Lives in which the success, health, & well-being of
each family member are connected to those of other members, including members of
another generation, as in the relationship between parents & children.
Senescence -CORRECTANSWER A gradual physical decline related to aging. It occurs
in everyone & in every body part, but the rate of decline is highly variable within &
between persons.
Organ Reserve -CORRECTANSWER The extra capacity built into each organ, such as
the heart & lungs, that allows a person to cope with extraordinary demands or to
withstand organ strain.
Homeostasis -CORRECTANSWER The adjustment of all the body's systems to keep
physiological functions in a state of equilibrium, moment by moment. As the body ages,
it takes longer for these homeostatic adjustments to occur, so it becomes harder for
older bodies to adapt to stress.
PSY120 Final Proctored Exam Review –
DONE APRIL 2025 (QUESTIONS 1 – 60)
Emerging Adulthood -CORRECTANSWER To get Straighterline Life-Span
Development PSY120 Final Proctored Exam Review - DONE APRIL 2025
(QUESTIONS 1 - 60), visit: https://docmerit.com/doc/show/straighterline-life-span-
development-psy120-final-proctored-exam-review-done-april-2025-questions-1-60
The period of life between the ages of 18 & 25. It is now widely thought of as a separate
developmental stage.
Extreme Sports -CORRECTANSWER Forms of recreation that include apparent risk in
injury or death and are attractive and thrilling as a result.
Drug Abuse / Addiction -CORRECTANSWER The ingestion of a drug to the extent that
it impairs the user's biological or psychological well-being.
Postformal Thought -CORRECTANSWER A proposed adult stage of cognitive
development, following Piaget's four stages. Postformal thought goes beyond
adolescent thinking by being more practical, more flexible, & more dialectical (more
capable of combining contradictory elements into a comprehensive whole).
,Stereotype Threat -CORRECTANSWER The possibility that one's appearance or
behavior will be misread to confirm another person's oversimplified, prejudiced attitudes.
Massification -CORRECTANSWER The idea that establishing higher learning
institutions & encouraging college enrollment could benefit everyone, leading to marked
increases in the number of emerging adults in college.
Ethnic Identity -CORRECTANSWER The development of ethnic & racial identity.
Personality in Emerging Adulthood -CORRECTANSWER Continuity & change are
evident. This age is characterized by years of freedom from a settled lifestyle. New
characteristics appear & negative traits diminish.
Psychological Disorders -CORRECTANSWER The rate of emotional disorders rises in
emerging adulthood. The causes are thought to include psychological vulnerability,
combined with one's own identity apart from the family. (schizophrenia, anxiety,
depression, suicide, drug addiction)
Intimacy vs. Isolation -CORRECTANSWER The 6th of Erikson's 8 stages of
development. Adults seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and
self-sacrificing commitment. Without such commitment they risk profound loneliness &
isolation.
, Choice Overload -CORRECTANSWER Having so many options that a thoughtful
choice becomes difficult, & regret after making a choice is more likely.
Cohabitation -CORRECTANSWER An arrangement in which a couple live together in a
committed romantic relationship but are not formally married.
Linked Lives -CORRECTANSWER Lives in which the success, health, & well-being of
each family member are connected to those of other members, including members of
another generation, as in the relationship between parents & children.
Senescence -CORRECTANSWER A gradual physical decline related to aging. It occurs
in everyone & in every body part, but the rate of decline is highly variable within &
between persons.
Organ Reserve -CORRECTANSWER The extra capacity built into each organ, such as
the heart & lungs, that allows a person to cope with extraordinary demands or to
withstand organ strain.
Homeostasis -CORRECTANSWER The adjustment of all the body's systems to keep
physiological functions in a state of equilibrium, moment by moment. As the body ages,
it takes longer for these homeostatic adjustments to occur, so it becomes harder for
older bodies to adapt to stress.
