Exam 4

A  it actually occurs much later than first thought.

B  more men than first thought have a midlife crisis

C  there is virtually no evidence to support its existence.

D  it has been greatly exaggerated.

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

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

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

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

A  her paternal grandmother (dad’s mom)

B  her maternal grandfather (mom’s dad)

C  her maternal grandmother (mom’s mom)

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

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

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

A  a middle-age development crisis.

B  a major life event.

C  psychological generativity.

D  a daily hassle.

A  they will have increased martial satisfaction.

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

C  Sunny will feel depressed, but Bryan will not.

D  Bryan and Sunny will grow more emotionally distant.

A  middle-aged adults

B  adolescents

C  older adults

D  young adults

A  Even difficult marriages become better adjusted

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

C  Affectionate love increases in middle adulthood

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  have different social clocks.

B  are in different developmental stages.

C  have different coping styles.

D  have different burnout levels.

A  doubt.

B  stagnation.

C  despair.

D  shame.

A  Her thyroid is malfunctioning.

B  She may have a problem with her bone marrow.

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

D  She is going through menopause.

A  they have better methods to improve their memory

B  they have better insight

C  they have more experience

D  they are more patient

A  beginning to appear at an earlier age than before.

B  psychological rather than physical.

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

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

A  hearing attention span.

B  sensitivity to low-pitched sounds.

C  sensitivity to high-pitched sounds.

D  sensitivity to middle-pitched sounds.

A  loss in vision and hearing

B  complete loss of sexual drive

C  marriage for the 1st time

D  a midlife crisis

A  completing a crossword puzzle

B  hitting the brakes when the light turns red

C  adding columns of numbers

D  lifting a box that weighs 20 pounds

A  heart disease

B  stroke

C  pulmonary disease

D  teenagers

E  accidents

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  leisure has a major impact on career advancement.

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

A  gains; loses

B  loses; gains

C  gains; gains

D  loses; loses

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

B  remains the same.

C  increases.

D  decreases.

A  multiple

B  semantic

C  cystallized

D  fluid

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

B  People today have fewer children 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 less anxiety in their lives than people in the early 1900s.

A  intimacy

B  friendship

C  dependency

D  altruism

A  perpetuating one of the common myths about parenting.

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

C  helping Kelly identify the reason for her marital dissatisfaction.

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

A  both husbands and wives are equally happy.

B  wives tend to be happier.

C  husbands tend to be happier.

D  neither husbands nor wives are happy.

A  identity versus identity confusion

B  intimacy versus isolation

C  integrity versus despair

D  generativity versus stagnation

A  increasing pressure from society to get married.

B  resentful that most of her friends are married.

C  desperate to find an available partner.

D  content with her independence and freedom.

A  cohabiting before marriage increases marital satisfaction.

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

C  cohabiting before marriage increases the likelihood of divorce.

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

A  more satisfaction with adult relationships.

B  less satisfaction with adult relationships.

C  higher academic achievement in college.

D  being less supportive in distress as adults.

A  women tend to remarry sooner than men do.

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

C  men tend to remarry sooner than women do.

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

A  having a baby before marriage

B  low income

C  low education levels

D  marrying late in life

A  affectionate love

B  infatuation

C  romantic love

D  passion

A  degree of commitment.

B  degree of sexuality.

C  degree of respect for the partner.

D  degree of intimacy.

A  rapport; information

B  report; information

C  report; interaction

D  rapport; interaction

A  marriage

B  infertility

C  sexually transmitted infections

D  erectile dysfunction

A  chronic disorders

B  establishing poor health habits

C  high levels of cholesterol

D  drug and alcohol addiction

A  social assets.

B  psychological assets.

C  intellectual 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  fewer people smoke today than did in the past.

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

A  reduce her intake of sugar.

B  engage in regular exercise.

C  get at least 8 hours of sleep per night.

D  take an antidepressant medication.

A  holding a full time, permanent job

B  graduating high school

C  having a child

D  getting married

A  bliss

B  nirvana

C  euphoria

D  flow

A  concrete

B  abstract

C  quantitative

D  relativistic

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

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

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

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

A  date or acquaintance rape

B  homicide

C  sexual assault associated with burglaries

D  sexual assaults by strangers

A  that men are working two or more jobs.

B  that men are working more second shifts.

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

D  that men are doing more of the household chores.

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

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

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

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

A  TRUE

B  FALSE