| Question | Answer |
| Emerging adulthood | the transition from adolescence to adulthood |
| The changing landscape of emerging and early adulthood | Individuals are now taking much longer to reach key milestones, such as finishing college and establishing their own household |
| Peak physical performance typically occurs | before the age of 30. |
| Eating and weight | Being overweight or obese is linked to increased risk of hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. |
| Aerobic exercise | sustained exercise that stimulates heart and lung activity |
| Substance abuse | Heavy binge drinking often occurs in college |
| Extreme binge drinking | having 10 to 15 or more drinks in a row in the last two weeks. |
| At the beginning of emerging adulthood | slightly more than 60 percent of individuals have experienced sexual intercourse. |
| Hooking up | non-relationship sex, from kissing to intercourse. |
| Friends-with-benefits | a casual sex relationship that integrates friendship and sexual intimacy without an explicit commitment. |
| Sexually transmitted infections | are diseases primarily spread through sexual contact |
| Strategies for protecting against H I V and other sexually transmitted infections | Know your risk status and that of your partner, Obtain medical examinations.
Have protected, not unprotected, sex, Do not have sex with multiple partners. |
| Piaget’s view | Formal operational thought is the final stage in cognitive development, and it characterizes adults as well as adolescents |
| Postformal thought | Reflective, relativistic, and contextual, Provisional, Realistic, Recognized as being influenced by emotion. |
| flow | a heightened state of pleasure in absorbing mental and physical challenges |
| Self-efficacy | the belief one can master a situation to potentially produce favorable outcomes. |
| Mindset | the cognitive view individuals develop for themselves. |
| Growth mindset | people can improve through effort; linked to success and achievement |
| Fixed mindset | qualities are carved in stone |
| Delay of gratification | engaging in self-control by waiting until late to obtain something more valuable rather than immediately seeking satisfaction with something less valuable. |
| Extrinsic motivation | involves doing something to obtain something else |
| Intrinsic motivation | doing something for its own sake; involves factors such as self-determination and opportunities to make choices |
| Grit | passion and persistence in achieving long-term goals |
| career mystique | an ingrained cultural belief that engaging in hard work for long hours through adulthood will lead to status, security, and happiness. |
| Work during college | Working can offset some of the costs of schooling, but it can also restrict students’ opportunities to learn. |
| Monitoring the occupational outlook | Changing economic conditions affect what occupations are open to us year after year |
| Unemployment | The U.S. unemployment rate rose abruptly in March 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic |
