Health and Physical Development in Early Adulthood

Question

Description

Early adulthood (also called "young adulthood") is a stage of life between 18 and 39 years, when grown ups become more independent and explore different life possibilities.

In early adulthood, our physical abilities are at their peak, including muscle strength, reaction time, sensory abilities, and cardiac functioning. The aging process also begins during early adulthood and is characterized by changes in skin, vision, and reproductive capability.

This discussion assignment is about various physical development and health issues covered in Chapter 11, including physical changes that take place in our bodies and sensory abilities, common health problems, sexual and reproductive health issues, nicotine, alcohol, or other type of addiction, obesity, etc.

Please read Chapter 11 and pick a topic related to health and physical development in early adulthood that you would like to learn more about. Do a web search to find an article on the topic and read it carefully.

Part 1

Describe the topic you have picked and summarize the article you found on this topic in at least 10-12 sentences. When summarizing the article, please let us know who the author of the article was, which website the article was published in, and make sure to use your own words to discuss some of the most important points made in the article in detail. DO NOT copy and paste any statement from the article without properly citations to avoid any plagiarism related issues. Paraphrase the information (use your own words), rather than heavily relying on quotations to reflect your understanding of the material. Include the link for the article at the end of your post for others to easily access it.