The Term Given Recently to Refer to the Transition from Adolescence

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Short Answer

The term given recently to refer to the transition from adolescence to adulthood that occurs from approximately 18 to 25 years of age.

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Definitions:

Significant Distress

Intense emotional discomfort or pain that significantly impacts an individual's daily functioning or well-being.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A natural stimulus that effortlessly elicits a response with no learning required.

Conditioned Response

The learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that, after conditioning, comes to elicit a reaction through association with an unconditioned stimulus.

Asymptotic Level

The maximum level of conditioning.