Question 1

Describe the empty nest syndrome and contrast it with empty nest.

Accepted Answer

Empty nest syndrome is the name referring to a set of emotional responses that a parent may exhibit after the children have all left the family home. If the parent had found her or his meaning in life primarily in the children, she or he may feel a sense of loss. Empty nest is a period of life when children have left home. Any emotional response may be positive or negative and is quite likely to include renewed interest in volunteer work and individual interests.

Question 2

According to the U.S. Census figures cited in your textbook, approximately what percent of people in middle adulthood are married?

Accepted Answer

A)   33
B)   50
C)   66
D)   90 C

Question 3

According the research of McCrae and Costa cited in your textbook, a person's personality across the adult years tends to:

Accepted Answer

A)   fluctuate
B)   show continuity
C)   show instability
D)   none of these B

Question 4

Discuss the three approaches to personality.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Cecilia is feeling her job does not contribute anything to society. She feels powerless to make any changes within the structure of the job and feels isolated. This type of job burnout is related to:

Accepted Answer

A)   alienation
B)   association
C)   psychosis
D)   social interaction disorder

Question 6

Millie, Jack, and Sharon are stepchildren in a blended family. Adrienne asks her friend who also has stepchildren for some advice to help maintain mealtime harmony. The best advice she can give is to:

Accepted Answer

A)   insist on the stepparent's meal choices so that the stepchildren will quickly become accustomed to them
B)   enforce strict table manners
C)   take a "don't sweat the small stuff" attitude
D)   punish children who express their dislike for unfamiliar food

Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding midlife people and friendship?

Accepted Answer

A)   Midlife women are more likely than midlife men to have intimate friendships.
B)   Support from a close friend can help those unhappy with their marriages.
C)   Close friends are apt to fulfill everyday emotional needs.
D)   All of these are true.

Question 8

Elizabeth gets satisfaction from the professional and volunteer work she engages in because she knows it will benefit future generations by contributing to the world of politics, art, culture, and community. She is a leader in her field as well as a teacher and mentor. Elizabeth is expressing:

Accepted Answer

A)   dialectical thinking
B)   stagnation
C)   generativity
D)   autonomy

Question 9

Which of the following is true concerning divorced men who do not remarry?

Accepted Answer

A)   rates of alcoholism tend to rise
B)   rates of drug abuse tend to rise
C)   rates of car accidents tend to rise
D)   all of these

Question 10

Benjamin is 51 years old. He continues to live in the same community and holds the same job he has had for the last 15 years. He has also just celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary. He feels that it is time to reappraise and explore his inner self at this midpoint in his life. According to Daniel Levinson, Benjamin is in which stage of a man's life?

Accepted Answer

A)   late adult transition
B)   male menopause
C)   culminating life structure for middle adulthood
D)   age 50 transition

Question 11

Deidra is 55 years old and postmenopausal. She no longer tries to look younger by coloring her hair and applying makeup because she doesn't believe anyone is fooled into thinking she is younger. She believes she looks better without it and there are more important concerns. Sheehy would characterize Deidra as having:

Accepted Answer

A)   a midlife crisis
B)   an identity crisis
C)   postmenopausal zest
D)   postmenopausal adjustment

Question 12

Jim is 42 years old and has decided to retire from teaching high school. Having decided at age 35 to get an advanced degree, he has now completed a doctoral degree and plans to become a teacher education professor. Although it involved much work, he says, "At least I won't be an old teacher, now I'll be a young professor." According to Daniel Levinson, Jim is in which stage of a man's life?

Accepted Answer

A)   midlife transition
B)   male menopause
C)   culminating life structure for middle adulthood
D)   age 50 transition

Question 13

The social network of family, friends, acquaintances, and co-workers through which we achieve a sense of self-worth, acceptance, and psychological well-being is referred to as a:

Accepted Answer

A)   social convoy
B)   social safety net
C)   social system
D)   none of these

Question 14

When Joshua was a young adult, he placed more importance on attractiveness than on companionship in his relationships with women. Now that he has reached midlife, he places more emphasis on cultivating a caring, compassionate relationship than he does on physical attractiveness. Which of Peck's stages has Joshua accomplished?

Accepted Answer

A)   emotional flexibility vs. emotional impoverishment
B)   mental flexibility vs. mental rigidity
C)   valuing wisdom vs. valuing physical powers
D)   socializing vs. sexualizing in human relationships

Question 15

Which of the following women would be more likely to divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)   Maria, who graduated from college with a degree
B)   Anne, married at 17, who did not finish high school
C)   Leslie, who has been married for 28 years
D)   Dale, who has a house and five children

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true concerning retirement?

Accepted Answer

A)   Whether or not one's spouse is retired is an important factor in retirement satisfaction.
B)   The retirement experience is similar whether a person's spouse is also retired or not.
C)   There are few if any adjustments to be made in retirement for the majority of retirees.
D)   None of these statements is true concerning retirement.

Question 17

Many employed midlife men and women experience what kind of relationship with regard to their occupational status?

Accepted Answer

A)   They put more emphasis on self-fulfillment.
B)   They put more emphasis on monetary rewards.
C)   They put more emphasis on relations with co-workers.
D)   They put more emphasis on relations with superiors.

Question 18

Approximately what proportion of recent marriages were remarriages in 2000?

Accepted Answer

A)   one-half
B)   one-quarter
C)   one-third
D)   one-sixth

Question 19

Although she works in a bank, Cynthia sees herself as a creative, free-spirited artist. She says, "That is the real me." Cynthia is expressing her:

Accepted Answer

A)   self-concept
B)   self-bias
C)   self-esteem
D)   self-confidence

Question 20

How does divorce affect men and women at midlife?

Accepted Answer

A)   women become depressed and have lower achievement goals while men become more outgoing and action-oriented
B)   men become depressed and have lower achievement goals while women become more outgoing and action-oriented
C)   both men and women become depressed and have lower achievement goals
D)   both men and women become more outgoing and action-oriented

Exam 16: Middle Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development