PSYCH 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Physical Strength, Binge Drinking, Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood
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Emerging adulthood = after high school to late 20s, devoted to constructing an adult life. Physical strength increases in 20s, peaks around 30, then declines. Fewer colds and infections than in childhood. Only 1% of young adults limited by health condition. Biological aging - declines of organs, systems. Large differences across individuals in rate, course of aging: Loss of collagen (proteins that form connective tissue in skin) - thinner, less flexible, wrinkles, sagging. Related to > half of all cancers. Treatments for smoking ailments costs > billion per year. Quitting at any point has enormous health benefits. Accept contradiction, integrate viewpoints into a conceptual understanding. Reasoning is adapted to subjective, real life-contexts. Subjective feelings and personal experiences are integrated with objective, analytic thought. 2 out of 3 high school grads enroll in college. This is 16% higher than in 1970. However, nearly 25% drop out in the first two years. 30. 7% receive a 4-year college degree by mid 20s.
