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Emerging Adulthood is unique.   1. Choose 3 ways it is unique and describe each (3 pts)2. Provide an example for each of the above. (3 pts)

Due to unemployment and divorce, 27-year-old Mark has been under an enormous amount of stress, yet they still feel good physically. The fact that Mark’s body can continue to function well under this stress is likely due to:

Davis is 55 years old and has recently lost his job of almost 30 years. They are glad, however, that they did not have problems finding a new job. Even so, changes in their employment at this stage in life may lead to all of these consequences EXCEPT:

Teenagers decision-making is notably different than adults.  Many of the reasons for this difference are developmental. 5 pts 1. Discuss three developmental reasons teens’ decision-making is different than adults. (2.5 pts) 2. Discuss three ways to support teen decision making processes.  (2.5 pts)   

Elane, an adolescent, believes that government should pay for all citizens ‘ health care. From this premise, they reason about the particulars of how and why government-funded health care would work. This is an example of:

During our discussion and lecture on the Early Childhood developmental stage, we discussed self-regulation (a.k.a. emotional regulation).  For this essay please address the following: (7 points) 1. Define self-regulation (1 pt) 2. Discuss why self-regulation is an important development. (2 pts) 3. Discuss how parents can support a child’s development of self-regulation (at least 4 different supports). (4pts)      

After school, Nancy rushed into the house and announced to their parents, “My personality is _____! So many genes make me who I am!”

There are many theories of human development. Often this is one of the most challenging part of this course.  I believe a practice that helps us remember and understand theories effectively is to apply the theory to our lives (10 pts).  Choose a(n) situation/event/example from your own life. Describe the situation/event/example. (2pts) Choose a developmental theory that helps you understand the example you choose. Identify the theory and briefly describe it. (3pts) Then:   3. Describe how the theory supports or helps you understand the situation/event/example.  (5pts)   

What topic from Module 1 and 2 (Chapter 1 and 2) do you wish was asked about in a question on this exam? (2pts)

Your web application needs four instances to support steady web traffic all of the time. On the last day of the month, the traffic triples. What is the most cost-effective way to handle this pattern?