Life Span

transition from high school to college

-Top-dog phenomenon -Movement to a larger, more impersonal school structure -Increased focus on achievement and assessment -Interaction with more diverse set of peers

In terms of ethnic groups for women have the highest obese rates?

1). Latinos 2). African American 3). non-Latino White adults

On average, smokers die __ years earlier than nonsmokers.

10 years

What % of 18-24 yr old's lived alone?

14%

What % of college students report binge drinking?

15%

emerging adulthood age range has expanded too?

18-29 years

When does binge drinking peak?

21 to 22 years of age

What % of people lived with another family member's home, with a non-relative, or in a group home?

22%

average age for first marriage with women

28 years

average age for first marriage with men

29.8 years

how many minutes is recommended for adults to do aerobic exercise?

30 or more minutes a day.

What age do we start to decline in physical performance?

30 yrs old

What % of 18-24 yr old's lived with a spouse or partner?

31.6%

what % of 18-24 yr old's lived with parents?

32.1%

What % of 21 to 22 yr old's report binge drinking at least once in the last two weeks?

40%

what % of 20 yr old adults were classified as obese?

40%

What % of college students report daytime sleepiness?

50%

What % is recommended to raise your heart rate to for maximum rate?

60%

what % of beginning emerging adulthood (age 18) individuals have experienced sexual intercourse?

60%

What % of women are in the work force today vs. the 70's?

66%

How many hours of sleep should 18-25 yr old's get?

7 to 9 hours every night.

What % of college students do not get adequate sleep?

70%

One of Allen's suggestions for helping adolescents become more mature on their way to adulthood:

Challenge adolescents to become more competent

One of Allen's suggestions for helping adolescents become more mature on their way to adulthood:

Create positive adult connections with adolescents.

Successful diets include

Exercise, endurance training, planning meals, weighing themselves, higher body satisfaction, avoid unhealthy eating habits.

emerging adults who are in college or who have graduated from college report having?

Fewer casual sex partners

What plays a role in (BED)?

Genes and dopamine.

What are some causes of becoming an alcoholic?

Genetics, environment, and culture

One of Allen's suggestions for helping adolescents become more mature on their way to adulthood:

Give candid, quality feedback to adolescents.

emerging adulthood indicators

Identify exploration, Instability, Self-focused, Feeling in-between, the age of possibilities.

Bad habits in adolescence increased in emerging adulthood where?

Inactivity, poor diet, obesity, substance abuse, inadequate reproductive health care, and use of health care facilities.

in recent years, traditional-aged college students have shown?

Increased concern for personal well-being and decreased concern for the well-being of others.

obesity can also be?

Inherited and low income.

In 2014 the #3 living arrangement for 18-24 yr old's?

Lived alone

In 2014 the #2 living arrangement for 18-24 yr old's?

Lived with a spouse or partner in their own home

In 2014 the #1 living arrangement for 18-24 yr old?

Living with parents

Overweight and Obesity are also associated with?

Mental health problems especially depression.

The biggest reason for increased educational since the 70's is?

More Females enrolled in education.

Which gender is more likely to receive health care services?

More Females then males

Regularly eating fast food was linked to?

Negatively associated with their GPA.

As emerging adults, many of us develop a pattern of?

Not eating breakfast, not eating regular meals, and relying on snacks as our main food source during the day, overeating to the point where we exceed the normal weight for our age.

How many people who drink will become an alcoholic?

One in nine

Most college students know what it takes to?

Prevent illness and promote health but don't apply it to themselves.

One of Allen's suggestions for helping adolescents become more mature on their way to adulthood:

Provide them with opportunities to be contributors.

Helpful strategies to make exercise part of your life.

Reduce screen time, chart your progress, get rid of excuses, imagine the alternative.

As emerging adults, many of us develop a pattern of?

Smoking moderately or excessively, drinking moderately or excessively, failing to exercise, few hours of sleep, and engaging in risky sexual behavior.

What has been a dramatic increase use of for adolescence and early adulthood?

Vapes and E-cigarettes.

Which gender is more likely to be obese?

Women

What often leads to long hours of wakefulness and irregular sleep/wake schedules?

Work pressures, school pressures, family obligations, and social obligations

impulsivity, sensation seeking and alcohol use were among the predictors of?

a higher likelihood of hooking up.

addiction

a pattern of behavior characterized by an overwhelming involvement with using a drug and a preoccupation with securing its supply

How many alcoholics will recover?

about one-third

Binge drinkers reporting problems are?

absence from classes, physical injuries, troubles with the police, and unprotected sex.

emerging adulthood have more then twice the mortality rate of?

adolescents

Mortality rate by Suicide, homicide, and unintentional injury were mostly in what age?

ages 18-24 and mostly in males.

extreme binge drinking

also called high-intensity drinking. 10 or more drinks in a row or 15 or more drinks in a row in the last two weeks.

Because (BED) individuals don't purge they?

are overweight

Emerging adulthood engaged in unhealthy behaviors

binge drinking peaks, risky sexual behaviors, poor sleep habits.

what is the "one-third rule"?

by the age of 65, 1/3 of alcoholics are dead or in terrible shape, 1/3 are abstinent or drinking socially, and 1/3 are still trying to beat their addiction.

Smoking is linked to?

cancer, heart disease deaths, and chronic pulmonary disease deaths.

chronic sleep deprivation may contribute to?

cardiovascular disease, shorten lifespan, cognitive and motor impairment, increased of motor crashes and work-related accidents.

Long-term out-comes of calorie-restricting diets revealed?

dieters regain more weight than they lost on their diets.

which gender is more likely to hook up with a stranger?

emerging adult men

which gender is more likely to hook up with an acquaintance?

emerging adult women

what part of adulthood do most individuals are both sexually active and unmarried?

emerging adulthood

casual sex is more common in

emerging adulthood than in young adulthood

At Risk Youth can

enter adulthood earlier

binge drinking

five or more drinks in a row at least once in the last weeks.

a recent study found that suicidal ideation was associated with?

friends-with-benefits relationship as well as continuation of tje FWB relationship

Obesity rate has doubled in the US since 1900's due to?

greater ability of fast food, greater reliance on energy-saving devices (microwave) and decline in physical activity.

In earlier generations individuals in mid-20's were expected to?

have finished college, obtain a full-time job, and establish their own household, most often with a spouse and a child.

higher levels of alcohol have been linked to?

higher rates of sexual risk taking such as casual sex, unprotected sex, and committing sexual assult.

in emerging adulthood and early adulthood few individuals consider what?

how their current lifestyle will affect their health later on.

Alcoholism causes?

impairs the individuals health and social relationships.

Exercise is linked to?

improve mental health, higher self-concept, and lower anxiety and depression.

Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

involves frequent eating without compensatory behavior like purging that characterizes bulimic.

Alcoholism

involves long-term, repeated, uncontrolled, compulsive, and excessive use of alcoholic beverages.

Are what age do individuals begin reducing the use of alcohol and drugs?

late twenties

poorer sleep quality leads to?

less stress effective management.

second hand smoking

linked to lung cancer and increased health problems, especially asthma in kids.

College students with low-SES backgrounds engaged in what compared to their higher-SES counterparts did.

lower levels of physical activity, ate more fast food, and fewer fruits and vegetables, and used more unhealthy weight control methods

Emerging adults engage in more health-compromising behavior's like?

more chronic disorders, more likely to be obese, more likely to have mental disorder.

what % of ending emerging adulthood (age 25) individuals have experienced sexual intercourse?

nearly 100%

18-25 yr old's revealed that having casual sex was

negatively linked to well-being and positively related to psychological distress.

Earing breakfast regularly was linked to?

positively linked to their grade point average (GPA).

Health profile in emerging and young adults can be improved by?

reducing certain health-impairing lifestyles, such as overeating, and engaging in good eating habits, regular exercise, abstaining from drugs, and getting sleep.

first year college students expressed

sex is easier to get and love is harder to find

Emerging adults health choices were?

smoked or not, engaged in binge drinking or not, were obese or not, and engaged in exercise regularly or were sedentary.

Nicotine does what?

stimulates neurotransmitters that have a calming or pain-reducing effect. It increases energy and alertness, providing pleasurable reinforcing experience.

Aerobic exercise

sustained exercise (such as jogging, swimming, or cycling) that stimulates heart and lung activity

Emerging adulthood

the transition from adolescence to adulthood (occurring from approximately 18 to 25 years of age), which is characterized by experimentation and exploration

How many students reported to pregame at least 1 during a two week period?

two-thirds of students

college men who frequently engaged in binge drinking had?

vascular changes blood flow that cause arteriosclerosis, other problems like heart attacks and strokes

adolescence with (BED) were more likely to live?

with less effective family functioning, especially in the emotional involvement.