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Physical Aspects of Young Adulthood - correct answer usually 20-30 years old -"prime" time -maximum muscle strength -maximum dexterity -maximum senses -health is at the best Experiences of menopause - correct answer - starts around age 51 - it's when ovarian production ceases or is irregular uterus shrinks uncomfortable hormonal changes occur (HOT flashes is most common) Habits that exist during this time stay with you through adulthood Male Climacteric - correct answer -"male menopause" -associated with "midlife crisis" -loss of physical power forces self-examination Hair thins & grays wrinkles develop physical energy decreases decrease in testosterone and sperm Osteoporosis, what it is and what causes it? - correct answer Hormonal changes from menopause - weakens the bones menopause may cause physical diseases such as osteoporosis (bone fragility) What is AIDS and HIV transmission? - correct answer it's caused by a type of virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) - its invades cells involved in the body's process of protecting itself from disease and causes these cells to produce more of the virus Basic facts of sexuality and middle adulthood - correct answer - 60% of men and 40% of women continue to masturbate after marriage - (25% of men and 10% of women reported to have masturbated within that week) and that couples most sexually active masturbate more frequently - 10-25% of men, and 5-15% of women report extramarital sexual activity Erik Erikson's stage theory applied to Young Adulthood (isolation versus intimacy) - correct answer -Stage 6 (20-30's)(corresponds to Freud's genital stage - middle phase) -Important life events: becoming independent finding serious love interests and partners career and household starting families parenting - Conflict: Intimacy versus isolation - Identity: Much of what you have become in earlier stages now 'hits the fan' in terms of what sort of adult you are. If you have been at least minimally successful in navigating earlier conflicts, you should now be able to form a partnership and begin a career (ability to love and work, as Freud characterized successful adult development) Erik Erikson's stage theory applied to Middle Adulthood (generativity versus stagnation) - correct answer -Stage 7 (corresponds to Freud's genital stage - late phase) -Generativity is characterized by combining a genuine interest in the future as part of one's own life course. -Stagnation may be characterized by an extreme aversion to change on one hand, or by totally unstable and unproductive forced change on the other hand (such as a midlife crisis) Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs and its application to middle adulthood - correct answer -Human nature seeks to know more about self and strives to develop capacities to fullest (SELF-ACTUALIZATION) Lower level of needs must be fairly well before higher ones can be attained or even considered -Many middle-aged people have met lower needs and can focus on highest ones, but still struggle with lower needs in terms of illness, financial risk, and death of loved ones Intimate zone - correct answer Skin surface touching goes about 18 inches We only let people we are very close with enter this boundary, and in private situations - comforting, conveying care, love-making, and showing it to others yourself, holding hands, holding a baby Allowing someone in this zone is a sign of trust. We lower our defenses Personal zone - correct answer ranges from about 18 inches too private conversations - this is the distance at which couples stand in public if someone of the opposite sex at a party stands this close to someone we are dating or married to, we tend to become suspicious of that person's intentions sometimes in communication at arms length people are testing whether they want the relationship to become emotionally closer Social zone - correct answer ranges from about 4 - 12ft casual conversations EX: business communications between a salesperson and customer, situations like talking to your boss when they're sitting behind their desk Public zone - correct answer runs outward from 12 ft. EX: Teachers, public speakers Basic facts related to chemical and substance use and abuse - correct answer -To a social worker: a drug is any habit forming substance that directly affects the brain and the nervous system - it is a chemical substance that affects moods, perceptions, bodily functions, or consciousness and can be misused as it may be harmful to the user