Question 1

The overwhelming feeling that people have at the point of retirement tends to be ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporary for some while they see all the possibilities they have 
B)  permanent for most, and they maintain a sense of dissatisfaction throughout life 
C)  nonexistent for most or there is little fear and anxiety 
D)  debilitating for most, resulting in greater life dissatisfaction 
A)  temporary for some while they see all the possibilities they have 
B)  permanent for most, and they maintain a sense of dissatisfaction throughout life 
C)  nonexistent for most or there is little fear and anxiety 
D)  debilitating for most, resulting in greater life dissatisfaction

Question 2

Mindfulness meditation stimulates executive function which is located in the______.

Accepted Answer

A)  limbic system 
B)  prefrontal cortex 
C)  corpus callosum 
D)  sensory cortex 
A)  limbic system 
B)  prefrontal cortex 
C)  corpus callosum 
D)  sensory cortex

Question 3

The gender-job paradox is illustrated by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  men preferring work with more intrinsic rewards and less pay 
B)  women preferring work with more intrinsic rewards and less pay 
C)  men preferring work with more extrinsic rewards and more pay 
D)  women preferring work with more extrinsic rewards and more pay 
A)  men preferring work with more intrinsic rewards and less pay 
B)  women preferring work with more intrinsic rewards and less pay 
C)  men preferring work with more extrinsic rewards and more pay 
D)  women preferring work with more extrinsic rewards and more pay

Question 4

According to Levinson, adults ages 28-33 are in which part of their life structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  creating a dream 
B)  working to realize a dream 
C)  shifting priorities 
D)  evaluating progress 
A)  creating a dream 
B)  working to realize a dream 
C)  shifting priorities 
D)  evaluating progress

Question 5

Middle-aged persons show less of a decline in psychological well-being than young adults after divorce due to their capacity for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  resentment 
B)  adaptation 
C)  stress 
D)  intelligence 
A)  resentment 
B)  adaptation 
C)  stress 
D)  intelligence

Question 6

What characterizes friendships in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Friendships are less close and less positive than they were in young adulthood. 
B)  Individuals have the most friends in midlife, but few are described as close and most as colleagues. 
C)  Individuals have fewer friends, but they are almost always described as close. 
D)  Friendships are less likely to be a source of social support because family is more important. 
A)  Friendships are less close and less positive than they were in young adulthood. 
B)  Individuals have the most friends in midlife, but few are described as close and most as colleagues. 
C)  Individuals have fewer friends, but they are almost always described as close. 
D)  Friendships are less likely to be a source of social support because family is more important.

Question 7

Which ethnicity is least likely to provide aging parents with financial and caregiving assistance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanic 
B)  European American 
C)  African American 
D)  Thai 
A)  Hispanic 
B)  European American 
C)  African American 
D)  Thai

Question 8

Those most likely to financially plan for retirement are adults ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  who have negative beliefs about their ability to control aspects of aging 
B)  who are in a single-parent household 
C)  without children or close relatives 
D)  with more positive beliefs about their ability to control aspects of aging 
A)  who have negative beliefs about their ability to control aspects of aging 
B)  who are in a single-parent household 
C)  without children or close relatives 
D)  with more positive beliefs about their ability to control aspects of aging

Question 9

Regardless of who initiates a divorce, all family members feel ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  sadness 
B)  anger 
C)  stress 
D)  relief 
A)  sadness 
B)  anger 
C)  stress 
D)  relief

Question 10

Which theorist is partly responsible for popularizing the term midlife crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Bandura 
B)  Erik Erikson 
C)  Daniel Levinson 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  Albert Bandura 
B)  Erik Erikson 
C)  Daniel Levinson 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 11

Generativity reflects a lifetime psychosocial aspects such as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  learning it is necessary to always get something in return 
B)  being on the lookout for untrustworthy people 
C)  being able to sustain meaningful relationships 
D)  using relationships to shore up a sense of self 
A)  learning it is necessary to always get something in return 
B)  being on the lookout for untrustworthy people 
C)  being able to sustain meaningful relationships 
D)  using relationships to shore up a sense of self

Question 12

Generativity means self-absorption that interferes with personal growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Burnout is linked with high levels of employee absenteeism and turnover.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In middle-aged adult, multiple role involvement predicts positive well-being, more trusting and positive relations with others, and a positive sense of life purpose when it is accompanied by______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a sense of accomplishment 
B)  perceived sense of control 
C)  feeling of youthfulness 
D)  increased working memory 
A)  a sense of accomplishment 
B)  perceived sense of control 
C)  feeling of youthfulness 
D)  increased working memory

Question 15

As Jason approaches 40, he notices that he has been putting on weight, and that he is having a more difficult time climbing stairs. He thinks about his grandfather and father who both had large body sizes and needed wheelchairs for mobility toward the end of their lives. Jason resolves to join a gym and start working out on a regular basis. Which factor is providing the motivation for Jason to do this?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender identity 
B)  societal norm 
C)  peer pressure 
D)  feared self 
A)  gender identity 
B)  societal norm 
C)  peer pressure 
D)  feared self

Question 16

Which of Levinson's seasons of life is when adults reexamine their dreams of early adulthood and evaluate their progress?

Accepted Answer

A)  age 30 transition 
B)  midlife crisis 
C)  transition to middle adulthood 
D)  transition to late adulthood 
A)  age 30 transition 
B)  midlife crisis 
C)  transition to middle adulthood 
D)  transition to late adulthood

Question 17

Explain why the transition to parenting grandchildren can be difficult. What effects can it have on the grandparents? What benefits do grandparents report?

Accepted Answer

The transition to parenting grandchildre

Question 18

Like young adults, middle-aged adults tend to share what with their friends?

Accepted Answer

A)  personalities 
B)  gender identity 
C)  demographic similarities 
D)  personality development 
A)  personalities 
B)  gender identity 
C)  demographic similarities 
D)  personality development

Question 19

Retirement can be overwhelming for adults if they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  feel financially secure and able to pay bills 
B)  have too many possibilities for spending their time 
C)  will miss their coworkers and the routine of going to work 
D)  have few close relationships outside of work 
A)  feel financially secure and able to pay bills 
B)  have too many possibilities for spending their time 
C)  will miss their coworkers and the routine of going to work 
D)  have few close relationships outside of work

Question 20

Who is most likely to fair the best after a divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dan, whose wife filed for divorce after finding a new love interest 
B)  Thomas, who filed for divorce when his wife said she had had it with his gambling 
C)  Marjorie, whose husband filed for divorce after coming to terms with being gay 
D)  Patty, who filed for divorce when she had enough belittling by her husband 
A)  Dan, whose wife filed for divorce after finding a new love interest 
B)  Thomas, who filed for divorce when his wife said she had had it with his gambling 
C)  Marjorie, whose husband filed for divorce after coming to terms with being gay 
D)  Patty, who filed for divorce when she had enough belittling by her husband

The overwhelming feeling that people have at the point of retirement tends to be ______.

Mindfulness meditation stimulates executive function which is located in the______.

The gender-job paradox is illustrated by ______.

According to Levinson, adults ages 28-33 are in which part of their life structure?

Middle-aged persons show less of a decline in psychological well-being than young adults after divorce due to their capacity for ______.

What characterizes friendships in middle adulthood?

Which ethnicity is least likely to provide aging parents with financial and caregiving assistance?

Those most likely to financially plan for retirement are adults ______.

Regardless of who initiates a divorce, all family members feel ______.

Which theorist is partly responsible for popularizing the term midlife crisis?

Generativity reflects a lifetime psychosocial aspects such as ______.

Generativity means self-absorption that interferes with personal growth.

Burnout is linked with high levels of employee absenteeism and turnover.

In middle-aged adult, multiple role involvement predicts positive well-being, more trusting and positive relations with others, and a positive sense of life purpose when it is accompanied by______.

Which of Levinson's seasons of life is when adults reexamine their dreams of early adulthood and evaluate their progress?

Explain why the transition to parenting grandchildren can be difficult. What effects can it have on the grandparents? What benefits do grandparents report?

Like young adults, middle-aged adults tend to share what with their friends?

Retirement can be overwhelming for adults if they ______.

Who is most likely to fair the best after a divorce?

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

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The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

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Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

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Exam 16: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

The overwhelming feeling that people have at the point of retirement tends to be ______.

Mindfulness meditation stimulates executive function which is located in the______.

The gender-job paradox is illustrated by ______.

According to Levinson, adults ages 28-33 are in which part of their life structure?

Middle-aged persons show less of a decline in psychological well-being than young adults after divorce due to their capacity for ______.

What characterizes friendships in middle adulthood?

Which ethnicity is least likely to provide aging parents with financial and caregiving assistance?

Those most likely to financially plan for retirement are adults ______.

Regardless of who initiates a divorce, all family members feel ______.

Which theorist is partly responsible for popularizing the term midlife crisis?

Generativity reflects a lifetime psychosocial aspects such as ______.

Generativity means self-absorption that interferes with personal growth.

Burnout is linked with high levels of employee absenteeism and turnover.

In middle-aged adult, multiple role involvement predicts positive well-being, more trusting and positive relations with others, and a positive sense of life purpose when it is accompanied by______.

Which of Levinson's seasons of life is when adults reexamine their dreams of early adulthood and evaluate their progress?

Explain why the transition to parenting grandchildren can be difficult. What effects can it have on the grandparents? What benefits do grandparents report?

Like young adults, middle-aged adults tend to share what with their friends?

Retirement can be overwhelming for adults if they ______.

Who is most likely to fair the best after a divorce?

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Death and Dying

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