Exam 4

A  there is virtually no evidence to support its existence.

B  more men than first thought have a midlife crisis

C  it has been greatly exaggerated.

D  it actually occurs much later than first thought.

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

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

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

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

A  her maternal grandmother (mom’s mom)

B  her maternal grandfather (mom’s dad)

C  her paternal grandmother (dad’s mom)

D  her paternal grandfather (dad’s dad)

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

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

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

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

A  a daily hassle.

B  a major life event.

C  psychological generativity.

D  a middle-age development crisis.

A  Sunny will feel depressed, but Bryan will not.

B  Bryan and Sunny will grow more emotionally distant.

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

D  they will have increased martial satisfaction.

A  middle-aged adults

B  young adults

C  older adults

D  adolescents

A  Affectionate love increases in middle adulthood

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

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

D  Even difficult marriages become better adjusted

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  have different burnout levels.

B  are in different developmental stages.

C  have different social clocks.

D  have different coping styles.

A  doubt.

B  stagnation.

C  shame.

D  despair.

A  Her thyroid is malfunctioning.

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

C  She is going through menopause.

D  She may have a problem with her bone marrow.

A  they are more patient

B  they have better insight

C  they have better methods to improve their memory

D  they have more experience

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

B  psychological rather than physical.

C  beginning to appear at an earlier age than before.

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

A  hearing attention span.

B  sensitivity to middle-pitched sounds.

C  sensitivity to low-pitched sounds.

D  sensitivity to high-pitched sounds.

A  loss in vision and hearing

B  a midlife crisis

C  marriage for the 1st time

D  complete loss of sexual drive

A  adding columns of numbers

B  hitting the brakes when the light turns red

C  completing a crossword puzzle

D  lifting a box that weighs 20 pounds

A  teenagers

B  heart disease

C  accidents

D  pulmonary disease

E  stroke

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

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

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

D  leisure has a major impact on career advancement.

A  gains; gains

B  loses; loses

C  loses; gains

D  gains; loses

A  increases.

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

C  decreases.

D  remains the same.

A  fluid

B  semantic

C  multiple

D  cystallized

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

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

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

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

A  altruism

B  intimacy

C  dependency

D  friendship

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

B  helping Kelly identify the reason for her marital dissatisfaction.

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

D  perpetuating one of the common myths about parenting.

A  neither husbands nor wives are happy.

B  wives tend to be happier.

C  husbands tend to be happier.

D  both husbands and wives are equally happy.

A  identity versus identity confusion

B  generativity versus stagnation

C  intimacy versus isolation

D  integrity versus despair

A  increasing pressure from society to get married.

B  desperate to find an available partner.

C  resentful that most of her friends are married.

D  content with her independence and freedom.

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

B  cohabiting before marriage increases the likelihood of divorce.

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

D  cohabiting before marriage increases marital satisfaction.

A  being less supportive in distress as adults.

B  more satisfaction with adult relationships.

C  higher academic achievement in college.

D  less satisfaction with adult relationships.

A  women tend to remarry sooner than men do.

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

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

D  men tend to remarry sooner than women do.

A  marrying late in life

B  low education levels

C  low income

D  having a baby before marriage

A  romantic love

B  passion

C  affectionate love

D  infatuation

A  degree of respect for the partner.

B  degree of intimacy.

C  degree of sexuality.

D  degree of commitment.

A  report; information

B  rapport; interaction

C  rapport; information

D  report; interaction

A  marriage

B  infertility

C  erectile dysfunction

D  sexually transmitted infections

A  high levels of cholesterol

B  chronic disorders

C  drug and alcohol addiction

D  establishing poor health habits

A  social assets.

B  psychological assets.

C  sexual assets.

D  intellectual assets.

A  there are currently more smokers than ever before.

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

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

D  fewer people smoke today than did in the past.

A  reduce her intake of sugar.

B  take an antidepressant medication.

C  engage in regular exercise.

D  get at least 8 hours of sleep per night.

A  holding a full time, permanent job

B  getting married

C  graduating high school

D  having a child

A  bliss

B  nirvana

C  euphoria

D  flow

A  relativistic

B  concrete

C  abstract

D  quantitative

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

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

A  sexual assault associated with burglaries

B  date or acquaintance rape

C  homicide

D  sexual assaults by strangers

A  that men are doing more of the household chores.

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

C  that men are working more second shifts.

D  that men are working two or more jobs.

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

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

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

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

A  TRUE

B  FALSE