Exam 4

A  more men than first thought have a midlife crisis

B  there is virtually no evidence to support its existence.

C  it actually occurs much later than first thought.

D  it has been greatly exaggerated.

A  focuses on major life events but not on daily experiences as stressors.

B  focuses too much on the concept of midlife crisis to explain development.

C  suggests too many different levels of events in explaining adult development.

D  claims that most life events do not significantly alter one’s development.

A  her maternal grandmother (mom’s mom)

B  her paternal grandmother (dad’s mom)

C  her maternal grandfather (mom’s dad)

D  her paternal grandfather (dad’s dad)

A  they probably had a good childhood relationship that turned neutral in early adulthood then recently returned to closeness.

B  you cannot predict later relationships by looking at relationships earlier in life.

C  they had a close relationship throughout childhood and early adulthood, too.

D  they probably had a tumultuous relationship in childhood that turned close as both matured.

A  a middle-age development crisis.

B  psychological generativity.

C  a major life event.

D  a daily hassle.

A  they will spend less time together as they both pursue outside interests.

B  Bryan and Sunny will grow more emotionally distant.

C  Sunny will feel depressed, but Bryan will not.

D  they will have increased martial satisfaction.

A  young adults

B  older adults

C  adolescents

D  middle-aged adults

A  Affectionate love increases in middle adulthood

B  Marital satisfaction is a strong predictor of psychological well-being

C  Middle-aged adults have a more difficult time adjusting to divorce than young adults

D  Even difficult marriages become better adjusted

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  have different coping styles.

B  are in different developmental stages.

C  have different burnout levels.

D  have different social clocks.

A  shame.

B  stagnation.

C  despair.

D  doubt.

A  She needs to control her diet and blood sugar levels.

B  She is going through menopause.

C  She may have a problem with her bone marrow.

D  Her thyroid is malfunctioning.

A  they are more patient

B  they have more experience

C  they have better methods to improve their memory

D  they have better insight

A  psychological rather than physical.

B  beginning to appear at an earlier age than before.

C  caused more by a loss of androgen than by a loss of testosterone.

D  not really a thing, as there is no male equivalent to menopause

A  sensitivity to middle-pitched sounds.

B  sensitivity to high-pitched sounds.

C  sensitivity to low-pitched sounds.

D  hearing attention span.

A  marriage for the 1st time

B  complete loss of sexual drive

C  loss in vision and hearing

D  a midlife crisis

A  lifting a box that weighs 20 pounds

B  completing a crossword puzzle

C  hitting the brakes when the light turns red

D  adding columns of numbers

A  stroke

B  heart disease

C  accidents

D  teenagers

E  pulmonary disease

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  other experiences have become relatively less meaningful and important to most people.

B  it can reduce stress and increase the health of an individual

C  adults in midlife enjoy diversion more than people do at other life stages.

D  leisure has a major impact on career advancement.

A  loses; loses

B  gains; loses

C  gains; gains

D  loses; gains

A  remains the same.

B  increases.

C  increases, but only in those who have chronic health concerns.

D  decreases.

A  semantic

B  multiple

C  cystallized

D  fluid

A  People today have less anxiety in their lives than people in the early 1900s.

B  People today engage in less risky behavior than people in the early 1900s.

C  People today have better health care and nutrition than people in the early 1900s.

D  People today have fewer children than people in the early 1900s.

A  friendship

B  altruism

C  intimacy

D  dependency

A  perpetuating one of the common myths about parenting.

B  giving Kelly good advice about how to deal with marital dissatisfaction.

C  correctly summarizing the research on the influence of children on marital satisfaction.

D  helping Kelly identify the reason for her marital dissatisfaction.

A  wives tend to be happier.

B  both husbands and wives are equally happy.

C  husbands tend to be happier.

D  neither husbands nor wives are happy.

A  identity versus identity confusion

B  integrity versus despair

C  generativity versus stagnation

D  intimacy versus isolation

A  content with her independence and freedom.

B  increasing pressure from society to get married.

C  resentful that most of her friends are married.

D  desperate to find an available partner.

A  cohabiting before marriage increases the likelihood of divorce.

B  relationships in cohabitation are not as equal as in marriage.

C  cohabiting before marriage increases marital satisfaction.

D  cohabiting couples have less stress and pressure than married couples.

A  being less supportive in distress as adults.

B  higher academic achievement in college.

C  less satisfaction with adult relationships.

D  more satisfaction with adult relationships.

A  people getting married for the first time get married sooner than remarriages

B  men tend to remarry sooner than women do.

C  high-SES women remarry sooner than low-SES women

D  women tend to remarry sooner than men do.

A  marrying late in life

B  low education levels

C  having a baby before marriage

D  low income

A  passion

B  affectionate love

C  infatuation

D  romantic love

A  degree of sexuality.

B  degree of intimacy.

C  degree of respect for the partner.

D  degree of commitment.

A  rapport; interaction

B  report; interaction

C  rapport; information

D  report; information

A  infertility

B  erectile dysfunction

C  sexually transmitted infections

D  marriage

A  establishing poor health habits

B  high levels of cholesterol

C  chronic disorders

D  drug and alcohol addiction

A  intellectual assets.

B  social assets.

C  psychological assets.

D  sexual assets.

A  the prevalence of smoking in men has risen in the last decade.

B  there are currently more smokers than ever before.

C  overall rates of smoking have risen in the last decade.

D  fewer people smoke today than did in the past.

A  take an antidepressant medication.

B  get at least 8 hours of sleep per night.

C  reduce her intake of sugar.

D  engage in regular exercise.

A  having a child

B  graduating high school

C  holding a full time, permanent job

D  getting married

A  euphoria

B  bliss

C  flow

D  nirvana

A  relativistic

B  quantitative

C  concrete

D  abstract

A  lack of knowledge that habits developed in young adulthood impact later health.

B  belief that inheriting good genes will override any of their unhealthy behaviors.

C  failure to apply to themselves the knowledge they have about promoting health.

D  lack of knowledge about which behaviors are more healthy or less healthy.

A  sexual assaults by strangers

B  sexual assault associated with burglaries

C  homicide

D  date or acquaintance rape

A  that men are staying home more to raise the children.

B  that men are doing more of the household chores.

C  that men are working more second shifts.

D  that men are working two or more jobs.

A  She is unusual in that her stress level is much higher than that of most students.

B  She is normal as almost all students today report often feeling depressed.

C  She represents a growing percentage of students today in the level of her stress.

D  She is unusual in that her stress level is much lower than that of most students.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE