Lifespan 2

The death of a spouse leads most often leads to

What statement is true regarding financial issues in late adulthood?

The ego-integrity-versus-despair stage of psychosocial development is characterized by a process of

A major criticism of Kübler-Ross's theory is that ______________.

The suicide rate for men in late adulthood

What statement best describes the use of technology by older adults?

Marge is a strict parent, and does not recall that she got drunk at her senior prom, which does not "fit" with the way she currently views herself. This is an example of

At what age are fears about death the greatest?

Which of the following statements about the grieving process is true?

Which of the following older people is most likely to experience elder abuse?

Most research regarding marital satisfaction

Jerry is experiencing dissatisfaction, disillusionment, frustration, and weariness from his job, he's likely to be suffering from ______________

Which of the following statements about empty nest syndrome is true?

According to the cycle of violence hypothesis, abused and neglected children ________

Research indicates that stress can produce direct physiological effects, such as? elevated blood pressure.

______________, in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin, is often caused by a lack of calcium in the diet.

Which of the following statements about the effects of aging on memory in middle age is true?

Juanita is feeling stressed today because her children need help with their homework while her elderly parents need someone to take them grocery shopping. Juanita is a member of the

Middle-aged people who lose their jobs may be discriminated against when trying to find a new job, which is not only illegal, but based upon misguided assumptions. Which of the following statements is true about middle-aged workers?

When women and minorities hit an invisible barrier within an organization that, because of discrimination, prevents individuals from being promoted beyond a certain level, it is called the

Kiara is a go-getter at her sales job because she likes the finer things of life like sports cars, jewelry, and expensive vacations. Kiara is most likely motivated by

Which of the following is true of homosexual households, compared with heterosexual households?

According to Erikson, if a person in his/her 30s is unable to resolve the intimacy-versus-isolation stage, he/she is most likely to demonstrate which of the following characteristics?

Bernice's male science professor gives her an easier research project than the males in the class. Although the professor thinks he is being helpful, this makes Bernice feel that she is not being taken seriously and this undermines her view of her competence. The professor is practicing

What type of intelligence allows some people to acquire the ability to relate to others, understand what others are experiencing, and respond to needs of others?

People with physical disabilities ______________.

A personality characteristic associated with a lower rate of stress-related illness is known as

Recent research indicates that first generation college students

Most experts believe that ______________ develops out of a complex interplay of genetic, physiological, and environmental factors.

Stella is a 16-year-old adolescent female who privately eats large quantities of food but then purges herself right after consuming the food by vomiting and taking laxatives. Stella is suffering from:

According to Piaget, the stage at which people develop the ability to think abstractly is called the:

Societal messages suggest that which of the following can act as a roadblock to strictly a female's social success?

According to Erikson, the period during which teenagers seek to determine what is unique and distinctive about themselves is called

According to James Marcia, the status of adolescents who commit to a particular identity following a period of crisis during which they consider various alternatives is called

Warren is a 16-year-old male who recently started to give away important possessions, stopped eating, and demonstrated general depression by being lethargic and uncommunicative. Warren may be demonstrating a warning sign of

Which of the following is the most likely reason for adolescent impulsivity and risky behavior(s)?

Mrs. Valdez was concerned that her daughter was not getting adequate sleep and that, as a result, her daughter was receiving failing grades and suffering from depression. Mrs. Valdez attended a meeting of other concerned parents. The coordinator of the meeting informed the parents that

Which of the following contributes to the rising number of adolescent suicides?

can cause painful swelling in various parts of the body, and it can be disabling.

a stage of uncertainty and indeci- sion brought about by the realiza- tion that life is finite

the approach to personality de- velopment that is based on fairly universal stages tied to a sequence of age-related crises

a situation that occurs when work- ers experience dissatisfaction, disillusionment, frustration, and weariness from the job

the culturally determined psycho- logical timepiece providing a sense of whether we have reached the major benchmarks of life at the appropriate time in comparison to our peers

the period from the late teen- age years extending to the mid-twenties in which people are still sorting out their options for the future

the theory that individuals expe- rience romantic love when two events occur together: intense physiological arousal and situ- ational cues suggesting that the arousal is due to love

the tendency to marry someone who is similar in age, race, educa- tion, religion, and other basic de- mographic characteristics

the tendency for men to marry women who are slightly younger, smaller, and lower in status, and women to marry men who are slightly older, larger, and higher in status

couples living together without being married

a stage that is entered between the ages of 20 and 40, when young adults become centered on their careers

according to Ginzberg, the pe- riod, lasting until about age 11, when career choices are made, and discarded, without regard to skills, abilities, or available job opportunities

the second stage of Ginzberg's theory, which spans adolescence, when people begin to think in pragmatic terms about the re- quirements ofvarious jobs and how their own abilities might fit with them

occupations that are associated with relationships like nursing

occupations that are associated with getting things accomplished like carpetry

a nearly universal change in eyesight during middle adulthood that results in some loss of near VlSlOn

behavior characterized by competitiveness, impatience, and a tendency toward frustration and hostility

behavior characterized by non- competitiveness, patience, and a lack of aggression

reflects information process- ing capabilities, reasoning, and memory

the accumulation of information, skills, and strategies that people have learned through experi- ence and that they can apply in problem-solving situations

the process by which people con- centrate on particular skill areas to compensate for losses in other areas

organized bodies of information stored in memory

formal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it more likely to be remembered

young adults who return, after leaving home for some period, to live in the homes of their middle-aged parents

theories that the mechanical func- tions of the body simply wear out with age

the view that an unequal distribution of economic resources, power, and privilege exists among people at different stages of the life course

theory suggesting that late adulthood is marked by a gradual withdrawal from the world on physical, psychological, and social levels

the theory suggesting that successful aging occurs when people maintain the interests, activities, and social interactions with which they were involved during middle age

the theory suggesting that people need to maintain their desired level of involvement in society in order to maximize their sense of well-being and self-esteem

a cluster of psychological symp- toms, including loneliness, anxi- ety, withdrawal, and depression, relating to the college experience suffered by first-year college students

Sternberg's theory that intelligence is made up of three major compo- nents: componential, experiential, and contextua

a severe eating disorder in which individuals refuse to eat, while denying that their behavior and appearance, which may become skeletal, are out of the ordinary