Exam 11: Psychological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood

What are your thoughts about legalizing marijuana?

Define the principles of motivational interviewing.

In treatment for alcoholism,family members are encouraged to confront the alcoholic family member about his or her behavior.

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which of the following is the next highest after safety:

Erikson theorizes that after young people develop a sense of identity,they face the psychosocial crisis of intimacy versus:

Safety needs are at the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

When two drugs taken together reduce the effects of each other the interaction is called a synergistic reaction.

Peck suggests it is psychologically healthy for middle-aged adults to redefine the men and women in their lives so that they value them as sex objects,rather than friends and companions.

Define emotional intelligence.

In a chemically dependent family,the person who assumes the primary responsibility for family functioning by taking on more and more responsibility is called the "mascot."

It has been found that unattractive men who are seen with attractive women are judged higher in a number of areas than are attractive men who are seen with attractive partners.

Describe the Dutch approach to combating drug abuse. Do you think it would work in the United States? Why or why not?

According to Glasser's choice theory,the pictures in our heads about how to get what we want are all rational.

One of the axioms of choice theory is that it is necessary to know our past before we can deal with the present.

The following drug is a stimulant:

Define social intelligence.

Describe William Glasser's choice theory explanation of human behavior.

Do you sometimes discriminate against people who are less attractive? Explain.

Diagram Maslow's hierarchy of needs which motivate human behavior.

Spitz found that if children do not receive direct physical contact,their emotional,social,intellectual,and physical development will be severely stunted.