| Physical/Cognitive Early Adulthood | Socioemotional Early Adult | Socioemotional Dev. in Middle Adult | Physical & Cognitive Middle Adult |
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What is the fantasy period
This vocational development period is where children fantasize about career options
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What is passion, commitment, and intimacy
According to Robert Sternberg’s triarchic theory of love, love is characterized by the dimensions of
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What is extraversion
Individuals high in this trait are talkative, enthusiastic, cheerful and energetic
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What is fluid intelligence
The ability to abstractly; an individual’s accumulated information and verbal skills.
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What is T cells
This type of cell originate in the bone marrow and mature in the thymus and attacks antigens directly
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What is emerging adulthood
This term describes the "in-between" transition period into adulthood
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What is generativity
This encompasses an adults’ desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation
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What is sarcopenia
Age-related loss of muscle mass and strength
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What is pragmatic thought
A structural advance in which logic becomes a tool for solving real-world problems
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What is independence and intimacy
Relationships in early adulthood strive to balance these two things
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What is midlife crisis
This is the idea that adults get to a certain point and question their life choices, resulting in a restructuring of the personality
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What is a decrease in estrogen
This hormonal change is associated with menopause in women
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What is identity exploration, especially in love and work; instability; being self-focused; feeling in-between; the age of possibilities, a time when individuals have an opportunity to transform their lives
These feature characterize emerging adulthood
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What is anxious attachment
Individuals with this attachment style demand closeness and are more emotional, jealous, and possessive.
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What is Empty Nest Syndrome
A decline in marital satisfaction after the children leave the home
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What is neural network view
As neurons in the brain die, breaks in neural networks occur and synaptic bypasses are formed
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What is reflective thinking
The main cognitive change between Piaget's fourth and fifth stages of cognitive development
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What is matching hypothesis
We choose partners who are close to our level of physical attractiveness
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What is distant grandparents
This type of grandparent has infrequent contact with their grandchildren, most often on holidays and family occasions
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What is climacteric
The midlife transition in which fertility declines, brings an end to reproductive capacity
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