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Dev. Psych Last Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Traditional Marriage Definition | Legal, usually religious arrangement sought at the onset of early adulthood as the sole avenue for sexual expression, only context for legitimate childbearing, and as a lifelong source of intimacy + support |
| Infidelity in Marriage | 70%, including both social and emotional |
| Changes in Marriage Over Time | 1960 - 74% married, 2017 - 50% married Reasons: Cohabitation increase, marrying later, interracial marriage increase (3% - 19%), same-sex marriage |
| Homogamy | Similarities (reduce red flags) - age, level of education, intelligence, religion, culture, family of origin experience, interests |
| Wrong Reasons to Marry | Have baby, co-dependent, money, escaping a bad situation |
| Single People | Advantages: Freedom, time, $$$ Disadvantages: Loneliness, self-absorption pool of singles over 35 - "up the ladder" women, "down the ladder" men |
| Cohabitors | Increasing due to the cost of living |
| Married Without Kids | Couples who are economically "up" choose not to have kids but get married anyway |
| Infertility | Increasing, 12.2% Reasons: Waiting longer, crap in foods, birth control, STDs |
| Same-Sex Relationships | Legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, LESBIANS #1 WOOOOOo |
| Fertility Rates in the US | Record low - 1.84 kids per woman Correlations: cost of living, gender equality, waiting |
| Parent Responsibilities | Physical needs, cognitive needs, social needs, emotional needs |
| Pros of Having Kids | Teach the next generation, see "little yous", naming them, source of joy and pride, learn to be sacrificial, unconditional love |
| Cons of Having Kids | Loss of freedom, loss of privacy, $$$$$$$$$, world worries |
| Prep for Kids | Financial stability, marriage stability, make sure both people are responsible enough, cost of childcare |
| Biologic Aging: Nature | Heart disease, blood cancer/breast and ovarian/colon/melanoma, diabetes, alcoholism, depression and anxiety |
| Biologic Aging: Nurture | Diet & exercise, alcohol, smoking, sun exposure |
| Anxiety and Depression | Anxiety is more common and more treatable than depression |
| Causes of Death in the 30s | 1. Car accidents 2. ODs 3. Cancer |
| Social Clock | A timetable set by a culture for achieving the adult milestones |
| 5 Milestones on the Social Clock | Leaving home ~26 Marriage ~33 Kids ~35 Buying House ~32 Retirement ~66 |
| Freud | 2 ingredients for a fulfilling life: love and work |
| Psychosocial Stage 6: Intimacy vs Isolation | Intimacy - share selves without losing self Isolation - obvious |
| The Decade of the 30s | Busy, active, happy, stable, the calm before the next "storm" |
| 40 Years Old | Age of full maturity, age of reason, the transition between young and old |
| Vision | Loss of close vision (Presbyopia) thickening of the lens |
| Hearing Loss | Predominantly male, genetic, volume of music increases and hearing loss increases |
| Skin | Thins, wrinkles, sags, gets spotty, dries up, blotchy, SUN |
| Accumulation of Weight: Men | Weight sticks in the gut (barrels), increased risk of heart disease |
| Accumulation of Weight: Women | Weight stays in the thighs and butt (pears), arm "wings", breasts sag |
| Reproductive System in 40s: Women | Menopause ~52 years, Perimenopause 3-5 yrs before (hot flashes, headache, weight gain, insomnia, moodiness, etc), All due to decreasing estrogen |
| Reproductive System in 40s: Men | Erectile Dysfunction (dick broken D:), decreasing sperm count, due to decreasing testosterone |
| Midlife Crisis | due to the reality of mortality, premise of Erikson's theory (people reevaluate their life), either "jump off", are "thrown off", or "step off" |
| Issues at Middle Age: Changing Role as Parent | Boundary can come down Empty nest syndrome - for parent who overinvested emotionally |
| Issues at Middle Age: Care of Aging Parents | $$$$$, more due to increasing longevity |
| Issues at Middle Age: Cross-Over Effect | men become more feminine, women become more masculine |
| Grandparenthood | No responsibility, spoilers, family traditions, avg age is 55 years |
| "Sandwich Generation" | Competing demands of unlaunched kids and aging parents, the most stressful time of life |
| Psychosocial Stage 7: Generativity vs Stagnation | Generativity: Helping guide younger people, mentors/coaches/teachers, better prepared for old age, altruistic Stagnation: Self absorbed, in a "cocoon" |
| Late Adulthood: Vision | Cataracts (clouding of the lens of the eye), loss of license, loss of hobbies (both bad) |
| Late Adulthood: Hearing | decreases massively, starting in the higher frequencies |
| Late Adulthood: Other Senses | loss of smell = loss of taste = decreased appetite = SHRINK |
| Cerebellum | lose gross motor skills = falling --> hip fracture |
| Neurotransmitters | Decrease, precursor to dementia Risk factors: Gender (women), genetics |
| Psychosocial Stage 8: Integrity vs Despair | Integrity: "Walk the walk", know they're leaving the world a better place, feel satisfied, made amends for regrets, fear death less Despair: REGRET, bitter, mask for self-hatred, blame everyone but themselves, afraid to die |
| Annual Percentage Rate (APR) | varies between 1% to 38%, the interest rate of a loan/credit card etc |
| Retail Credit Cards | Normally have very high APR (27% avg), good way to build credit at first |
| Bank Credit Cards | Average 17% APR, get one with benefits you USE |
| Debit Cards | take overdraft fees, give a psychological disconnect to money |
| Credit Scores | go from 300-800 (bad to good), based on outstanding bills, late payments, # of cards, etc |
| 5 Stages of Grief | Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, based in dying people but applies to relationships as well denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance (close to death) |
| Grief | a process, different for everyone, no judgement |
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