Interacting regulates decision making impulse control organization goal directed behavior Adolescence Transition period between childhood and adulthood Starts with puberty Ends with independence from parents Brain Development Pruning begins Frontal lobe Fully developed at age 26 Executive functioning Limbic System development impulsiveness Emotional control and recognition Psychosocial Tasks E Erikson Emerging Adulthood Ages 18 25 Characterized by period of Identity exploration Instability Self focus Feeling in between Possibilities Pair Bonding and Marriage cid 127 What is destructive for a marriage Criticism Contempt using mockery sarcasm and hostile Defensiveness Defending from real or perceived criticism Stonewalling actively disengaging rom a conversation Dr John Gottman cid 127 Menopause ending of the menstrual cycle cid 127 Men Decline in sperm count testosterone level speed of erection and ejaculation Aging cid 127 Women Physical peak mid 20s Decline in fertility cid 127 Midlife crisis Senses Vision cid 127 Muscle strength reactiontime hearing sense of smell Slower neural processing Health Less likely to get short term illness like a cold but more likely to get serious and life threatening illness like cancer cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127
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