1. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
Lifespan Development
Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
Chapter 13

2. Physical Functioning Primary Aging Secondary Aging Brain Development
Limbic
Sex Differences
White Matter
Grey Matter
Peak in Physical Functioning

3. Health & Wellness STDs Rates of loss vary due to …
Health Habits
Social Support
Sense of Personal Control
Abuse – Global Health Problem
Causes?
Types – “Violence is Violence”
Sexual Violence
Causes

4. Rates of Mental Illnesses
Higher Incidence than in Middle Adulthood – Why?
Schizophrenia
Personality Disorders

5. Cognitive Changes Beyond Piaget? Types of Intelligence Memory
Dialectic Thought
Types of Intelligence
Crystallized
Fluid
Memory
Processing

6. Post Secondary Education
Benefits
Traditional v. Non-traditional
Students with Disabilities
Gender Differences