PSYCH 250 Study Guide - Final Guide: Weight Gain, List Of Municipalities In Prince Edward Island, Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood
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Intimacy: making a permanent commitment to an intimate partner. Happiness bump : time when emotions run high in early adulthood and most adults report their happiest memories during their mid 20"s. Emerging adulthood is a time of great possibilities with rising self-esteem. Lots of freedom to learn, explore, make friends, fall in love, take a job, travel, etc. If a person is going to make a mark , it will probably happen between 18-25. Friends are a source of happiness and buffer against stress. Men look for friends who have shared activities and practical advice. Women look for people to share intimacy and sympathy with. When harry met sally study (bleske-rechek et al. , 2012)- Men were attracted to female friends and often believed these women were attracted to them. Women were not attracted to male friends and assumed this lack of attraction was mutual. Men overestimated attraction felt by female friends and women underestimated attraction felt by male friends.
