PSYCH CH. 16

Which age has come to have special meaning in most Western societies?

What approach to personality development is based on fairly universal stages tied to a sequence of age-related crises?

Winona is a 22-year-old new mother, and Anna is a 38-year-old new mother. According to Ravenna Helson's theory, the ____________________________, both of these women may experience similar psychological forces based upon their shared experience of being a new mother regardless of their ages.

Erik Erikson suggested that middle adulthood encompasses a period he characterized as _____________________ , where a person is, or is not, making a contribution to family and community.

Which developmental psychologist believed that the period between the ages of 45 and 55 is important regarding "keeping the meaning" versus rigidity?

According to Gould's stages of development, which stage is associated with the period of urgency to attain life's goals, the awareness of time limitations, and the realignment of life's goals?

According to Levinson, people around the age of 40-45 move into a period/time of questioning called __________________________ and focus on the finite nature of life where they begin to question everyday fundamental assumptions.

According to Levinson, __________________________ is the period of assessment that middle-aged people 40-45 go through that may lead to a stage of uncertainty and indecision brought about by the realization that life is finite.

Which two developmental psychologists believed that there is a substantial change in personality over time, and that change follows a set, predictable pattern?

Which two developmental psychologists believed that a person's personality is quite stable and continuous throughout one's lifetime?

When reviewing findings across cultures, which of the following of the "Big Five" major clusters of personality traits/characteristics increase to a degree from early adulthood through middle age?

According to the chart of phases of marital satisfaction in the text, at which point in the marriage is the level of satisfaction at its peak?

Although the overall divorce rate has declined in the past two decades, divorce among couples during _________________ is rising.

What are the odds that a woman will get divorced from her first marriage by the time she is 40 years old?

Dr. Roe is a marriage counselor who specializes in infidelity. She is counseling a group of five couples who have been unfaithful in their marriage over the last year. One couple wants to know the recent statistics regarding infidelity. What statistics can Dr. Roe provide concerning infidelity in a given year?

Approximately how many people who divorce will remarry again, usually within 2 to 5 years?

After Kathy and Bob's son leaves for college, they have feelings of unhappiness, worry, loneliness, and depression. They are experiencing?

When young adults return after leaving home for some period to live in the homes of their middle-aged parents, this is called what?

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 _________________________

Some form of domestic violence occurs in _____% of all marriages in the U.S.

Globally speaking, __________ women throughout the world experience some form of violent victimization during their lives

The theory that abuse and neglect of children leads them to be predisposed to abusiveness as adults is called what

When a situation occurs where a highly trained professional experiences dissatisfaction, disillusionment, frustration, and weariness from his/her job, this is called ______________________.

According to one analysis, every time the unemployment rate goes up 1%, there is a ____% rise in suicides.

Since the mid-1980s, the workforce has grown significantly, especially with ______________________________.

Approximately how many hours per week does the average middle-aged person spend socializing?

According to Levine (1997) Which country in the world has the fastest pace of living?

Residents born outside the U.S. represent about ____% of the U.S. population, which is three times more the percent in 1970.

In stark contrast to the majority of immigrants in the beginning of the 20th century, the majority of recent immigrants are ______________________.