Which information from the nurse indicates a correct understanding of emerging adulthood?
a. It is a type of young adulthood.
b. It is a type of extended adolescence.
c. It is a type of independent exploration.
d. It is a type of marriage and parenthood.
ANS: C
This newly identified stage of development from age 18 to 25 (emerging adulthood) has been described as neither an extended adolescence, as it is much freer from parental control and is much more a period of independent exploration, nor young adulthood, as most young people in their twenties have not made the transitions historically associated with adult status, especially marriage and parenthood.
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