Jennifer and Michael Are Typical of the Participants in a Longitudinal

question 55

Multiple Choice

Jennifer and Michael are typical of the participants in a longitudinal study that revealed MOST bad health habits engaged in during adolescence _____ in emerging adulthood. They both smoke, often drink too much, and seldom stick with an exercise plan.

• A) disappeared
• B) were replaced with good ones
• C) remained unchanged
• D) increased

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Definitions:

Physiological Differences

Variations in biological functioning between individuals, which can affect health, behavior, and disease susceptibility.

Homicide

The act of one human killing another, whether lawfully, as in self-defense, or unlawfully.

Alcohol Consumption

involves drinking alcoholic beverages and can range from moderate drinking to heavy and binge drinking.

Cirrhosis

A late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism.