Exam 4

A  it has been greatly exaggerated.

B  it actually occurs much later than first thought.

C  more men than first thought have a midlife crisis

D  there is virtually no evidence to support its existence.

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

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

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

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

A  her paternal grandmother (dad’s mom)

B  her paternal grandfather (dad’s dad)

C  her maternal grandfather (mom’s dad)

D  her maternal grandmother (mom’s mom)

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

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

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

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

A  a daily hassle.

B  a major life event.

C  psychological generativity.

D  a middle-age development crisis.

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

B  Sunny will feel depressed, but Bryan will not.

C  Bryan and Sunny will grow more emotionally distant.

D  they will have increased martial satisfaction.

A  young adults

B  adolescents

C  middle-aged adults

D  older adults

A  Even difficult marriages become better adjusted

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

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

D  Affectionate love increases in middle adulthood

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  have different coping styles.

B  have different burnout levels.

C  are in different developmental stages.

D  have different social clocks.

A  despair.

B  stagnation.

C  doubt.

D  shame.

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 are more patient

B  they have more experience

C  they have better methods to improve their memory

D  they have better insight

A  beginning to appear at an earlier age than before.

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

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

D  psychological rather than physical.

A  sensitivity to middle-pitched sounds.

B  sensitivity to low-pitched sounds.

C  sensitivity to high-pitched sounds.

D  hearing attention span.

A  marriage for the 1st time

B  complete loss of sexual drive

C  loss in vision and hearing

D  a midlife crisis

A  completing a crossword puzzle

B  hitting the brakes when the light turns red

C  lifting a box that weighs 20 pounds

D  adding columns of numbers

A  accidents

B  teenagers

C  pulmonary disease

D  stroke

E  heart disease

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  leisure has a major impact on career advancement.

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

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

A  loses; loses

B  loses; gains

C  gains; loses

D  gains; gains

A  decreases.

B  remains the same.

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

D  increases.

A  fluid

B  multiple

C  semantic

D  cystallized

A  People today engage in less risky behavior than people in the early 1900s.

B  People today have fewer children 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  altruism

B  intimacy

C  dependency

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  perpetuating one of the common myths about parenting.

D  giving Kelly good advice about how to deal with marital dissatisfaction.

A  neither husbands nor wives are happy.

B  wives tend to be happier.

C  both husbands and wives are equally happy.

D  husbands tend to be happier.

A  generativity versus stagnation

B  integrity versus despair

C  intimacy versus isolation

D  identity versus identity confusion

A  increasing pressure from society to get married.

B  content with her independence and freedom.

C  desperate to find an available partner.

D  resentful that most of her friends are married.

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

B  cohabiting before marriage increases the likelihood of divorce.

C  cohabiting before marriage increases marital satisfaction.

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

A  higher academic achievement in college.

B  being less supportive in distress as adults.

C  less satisfaction with adult relationships.

D  more satisfaction with adult relationships.

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

B  men tend to remarry sooner than women do.

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

D  women tend to remarry sooner than men do.

A  marrying late in life

B  low income

C  having a baby before marriage

D  low education levels

A  infatuation

B  affectionate love

C  romantic love

D  passion

A  degree of commitment.

B  degree of intimacy.

C  degree of respect for the partner.

D  degree of sexuality.

A  rapport; information

B  rapport; interaction

C  report; information

D  report; interaction

A  sexually transmitted infections

B  erectile dysfunction

C  infertility

D  marriage

A  establishing poor health habits

B  drug and alcohol addiction

C  chronic disorders

D  high levels of cholesterol

A  sexual assets.

B  psychological assets.

C  social assets.

D  intellectual assets.

A  fewer people smoke today than did in the past.

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

C  there are currently more smokers than ever before.

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

A  get at least 8 hours of sleep per night.

B  take an antidepressant medication.

C  reduce her intake of sugar.

D  engage in regular exercise.

A  having a child

B  holding a full time, permanent job

C  getting married

D  graduating high school

A  flow

B  euphoria

C  bliss

D  nirvana

A  quantitative

B  abstract

C  relativistic

D  concrete

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

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

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

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

A  homicide

B  sexual assaults by strangers

C  sexual assault associated with burglaries

D  date or acquaintance rape

A  that men are working more second shifts.

B  that men are doing more of the household chores.

C  that men are staying home more to raise the children.

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 unusual in that her stress level is much lower than that of most students.

C  She is normal as almost all students today report often feeling depressed.

D  She is unusual in that her stress level is much higher than that of most students.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE