Applications

1. Question 17.1

   Describe an incident during your emerging adulthood when taking a risk could have led to disaster. What were your feelings at the time? What would you do if you knew that a child of yours was about to do the same thing?

2. Question 17.2

   Describe the daily patterns of someone you know who has unhealthy habits related to eating, exercise, drug abuse, risk-taking, or some other aspect of lifestyle. What would it take for that person to change his or her habits? Consider the impact of time, experience, medical advice, and fear.

3. Question 17.3

   Use the library or the Internet to investigate changes over the past 50 years in the lives of young adults in a particular nation or ethnic group. What caused those changes? Are they similar to the changes reported in this text?

ONLINE CONNECTIONS

WORTH PUBLISHERS

To accompany your textbook, you have access to a number of online resources, including quizzes for every chapter of the book, flashcards (in English and Spanish), critical thinking questions, and case studies. For access to any of these links, go to www.worthpublishers.com/launchpad/bergerls9e. In addition to these free resources, you’ll also find links to the podcasts, video clips, diagnostic quizzing with personalized study advice, and an ebook. Some of the videos and activities available online include:

• Eating Disorders. This activity covers the signs, symptoms, and impact of living with eating disorders. It also looks at cultural and gender differences.
• The Effects of Psychological Stress. What is stress, and how can it be managed? Activities let you measure your vulnerability to stress and determine your current stress level.