PSY 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Binge Drinking, Vo2 Max, Sleep Hygiene
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Usually 18-25 but can be 18-29 distinct period of identity exploration. Exists only in cultures that allow young people a prolong period of independent exploration during late adolescence & twenties. Perception matters: do you feel like you have reached adulthood? . Risky time in development (rate of binge drinking is highest) 60% of 18-25 year olds say yes and no (5% say no ) 5 features of emerging adulthood (ea: the age of identity explorations, the age of instability, the self-focused age, the age of feeling in-between, the age of possibilities. Brain development in ea: pre-frontal cortex still maturing, impulsivity & poor executive functioning, synaptogenesis & neurogenesis again! Ea is the peak physical functioning period in development. Physical stamina peaks in ea & is measured by. Ability of the body to take in o2 & distribute to organs. Reaction time is faster in early twenties vs. lifespan. Bone strength is increasing in density in twenties.
