PSYC Module 9 Notes

Question 1

ADULTHOOD

Question 2

Education Choices

Answer 2

• Most people are pursuing post-secondary stduies than in previus generations
• Increasing costs of post secondary education

Question 3

Relationship Formation

Answer 3

• Similarity
• Self-disclosure
• Proximity

Question 4

Intimacy vs Isolation (Erikson)

Answer 4

Intimacy comes from:
- Romantic partners
- Family relationships
- Friendships

Question 5

To Partner or to not

Answer 5

• More individuals are choosing cohabitation
• Increasing influence of Online dating
• Social acceptance of “hooking up” and “friends with benefits”
• More are single by choice
• Women have increasing social status/autonomy in westernized countries

Question 6

To parent or not to parent

Answer 6

• Less children being born in recent years
• Single parents more common (sometimes by choice)
• Delaying parenthood means older parents having children

Question 7

Barriers to Launch

Answer 7

• Pandemic, economic downturn, climate change, and political unrest
• More young adults are living with parents
• More individuals experiencing complicated grief or PTSD

Question 8

Neurodivergent Independence

Answer 8

• Respect for goals and interests
• Self-advocacy
• Access to appropriate sex education and sexual healthcare is a must
• Understanding consent and boundaries important in all relationships
• Support needs may vary

Question 9

Peope with disabilities may…

Answer 9

• Be self-advocates
• Attend post secondary institutions
• Be Gainfully employed
• Have romantic relationships and parent children

Question 10

Intimate Partner Violence

Answer 10

• Women more likely to experience relationship violence than men
• Violence may occur within a romantic relationship in addition to an acquaintance or stranger
• No means no even in marriage