Discussion Questions

DQ 4

CH. 13

1. Describe the impact of SES, nutrition, and exercise on health, and discuss obesity in adulthood.

2. What are the two most commonly abused substances, and what health risks do they pose?

3. How does psychological stress affect health?

CH. 14

1. What is emerging adulthood, and how has cultural change contributed to it?

2. What is the social clock, and how does it affect personality in adulthood?

3. Describe adult friendships and sibling relationships, and the role of loneliness in adult development.

CH. 15

1. Describe reproductive changes in both sexes during middle adulthood.

2. Explain the double standard of aging.

3. How does information processing change in midlife?