Exam 16: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Job satisfaction is positively linked to both extrinsic and intrinsic rewards for men, but for women, job satisfaction tends to be positively linked only to extrinsic rewards.

Friendships provide protection against _____ for both men and women.

What is the term used to describe the emotional give-and-take that entails intimacy, companionship, and support as well as behaviors such as sharing, exchanging favors, and giving advice?

Retirement can be overwhelming for adults because:

What has been found to be the biggest concern regarding aging for people in midlife?

Most developmental scientists adopt the perspective that midlife represents a transition similar to the transition to adulthood.

What are the benefits of working in adulthood?

Karen has put everything into her career. She travels for work and always says yes when they ask her to take on a new project. She is now reconsidering some decisions and has decided to look for a significant other that she can share her life with and start a family. What "season of life" is she in?

Felix is a Native American boy being raised by his grandmother. Which statement below reflects Felix's experience?

Jack has always worked outside the home. He travels for work 3 days each week. His wife has had to take care of the household exclusively when he is away. He has two children in elementary school, and he misses a lot of their school activities. When Jack turned 45, he decided to take a different position in his company that didn't require travel and allowed him to work from home 2 days a week. What does Jack's shift in career focus illustrate?

Denise and Alex divorced when she was 29. She had been with Alex for 10 years. She is struggling with how to live as a single person. What area of divorce outcomes does this illustrate?

What is the key element of Levinson's psychosocial theory?

At what point in history did the term midlife crisis come into public consciousness?

Troy is a man who is very moody. He worries all the time about every little thing. He is irritable and not much fun to be around. What Big 5 personality trait does his behavior describe?

A person who has a midlife crisis must experience a dramatic shift in the direction his or her life has taken to truly experience a "crisis."

Same-sex partnerships show the same health benefits that married people do.

Which of the Big 5 personality traits is the tendency to be responsible, disciplined, task oriented, and planful?

Midlife adults who need to care for both dependent children and frail elderly parents are considered to be in the _____ generation.

According to Levinson, what is the set of phases called that an adult progresses through in life?

The highest and most prestigious positions in management are most likely held by: