Exam 4

A  more men than first thought have a midlife crisis

B  it actually occurs much later than first thought.

C  there is virtually no evidence to support its existence.

D  it has been greatly exaggerated.

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

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

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

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

A  her maternal grandfather (mom’s dad)

B  her maternal grandmother (mom’s mom)

C  her paternal grandfather (dad’s dad)

D  her paternal grandmother (dad’s mom)

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

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

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

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

A  a daily hassle.

B  psychological generativity.

C  a middle-age development crisis.

D  a major life event.

A  they will have increased martial satisfaction.

B  Sunny will feel depressed, but Bryan will not.

C  Bryan and Sunny will grow more emotionally distant.

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

A  middle-aged adults

B  young adults

C  older adults

D  adolescents

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

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

C  Even difficult marriages become better adjusted

D  Affectionate love increases in middle adulthood

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  have different social clocks.

B  have different burnout levels.

C  have different coping styles.

D  are in different developmental stages.

A  shame.

B  stagnation.

C  doubt.

D  despair.

A  She may have a problem with her bone marrow.

B  She is going through menopause.

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

D  Her thyroid is malfunctioning.

A  they have better insight

B  they have better methods to improve their memory

C  they are more patient

D  they have more experience

A  beginning to appear at an earlier age than before.

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

C  psychological rather than physical.

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

A  hearing attention span.

B  sensitivity to middle-pitched sounds.

C  sensitivity to high-pitched sounds.

D  sensitivity to low-pitched sounds.

A  a midlife crisis

B  loss in vision and hearing

C  marriage for the 1st time

D  complete loss of sexual drive

A  adding columns of numbers

B  lifting a box that weighs 20 pounds

C  hitting the brakes when the light turns red

D  completing a crossword puzzle

A  accidents

B  stroke

C  teenagers

D  pulmonary disease

E  heart disease

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  leisure has a major impact on career advancement.

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

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

A  loses; loses

B  loses; gains

C  gains; loses

D  gains; gains

A  decreases.

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

C  remains the same.

D  increases.

A  semantic

B  fluid

C  multiple

D  cystallized

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

A  dependency

B  altruism

C  intimacy

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  husbands tend to be happier.

B  wives tend to be happier.

C  neither husbands nor wives are happy.

D  both husbands and wives are equally happy.

A  generativity versus stagnation

B  integrity versus despair

C  identity versus identity confusion

D  intimacy versus isolation

A  content with her independence and freedom.

B  increasing pressure from society to get married.

C  desperate to find an available partner.

D  resentful that most of her friends are married.

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

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

C  cohabiting before marriage increases the likelihood of divorce.

D  cohabiting before marriage increases marital satisfaction.

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

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

C  women tend to remarry sooner than men do.

D  men tend to remarry sooner than women do.

A  having a baby before marriage

B  marrying late in life

C  low education levels

D  low income

A  infatuation

B  passion

C  romantic love

D  affectionate love

A  degree of intimacy.

B  degree of sexuality.

C  degree of commitment.

D  degree of respect for the partner.

A  report; information

B  report; interaction

C  rapport; information

D  rapport; interaction

A  infertility

B  erectile dysfunction

C  marriage

D  sexually transmitted infections

A  establishing poor health habits

B  chronic disorders

C  drug and alcohol addiction

D  high levels of cholesterol

A  intellectual assets.

B  psychological assets.

C  social assets.

D  sexual assets.

A  fewer people smoke today than did in the past.

B  there are currently more smokers than ever before.

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

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

A  take an antidepressant medication.

B  get at least 8 hours of sleep per night.

C  engage in regular exercise.

D  reduce her intake of sugar.

A  getting married

B  having a child

C  holding a full time, permanent job

D  graduating high school

A  flow

B  nirvana

C  bliss

D  euphoria

A  quantitative

B  abstract

C  concrete

D  relativistic

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

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

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

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

A  sexual assaults by strangers

B  homicide

C  sexual assault associated with burglaries

D  date or acquaintance rape

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 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