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Jennifer, age 45, is a Girl Scout leader. She really enjoys giving to and guiding the next generation. According to Erikson, Jennifer has developed a sense of __________.


A) autonomy
B) intimacy
C) stagnation
D) generativity

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Betty just celebrated her fiftieth birthday. She marked the occasion by taking hang-gliding lessons and purchasing a more mature wardrobe. According to Levinson, Betty is engaged in which developmental task?


A) young-old
B) destruction-creation
C) masculinity-femininity
D) engagement-separateness

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Compared to men, middle-aged women report __________.


A) a smaller number of close friends
B) less satisfaction with their friendships
C) providing their friends with more emotional support
D) a greater willingness to break off a long-term friendship

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Burnout __________.


A) is associated with a lack of work assignments to fill the day
B) occurs more often in routine, physically demanding jobs
C) is associated with excessive feedback from supervisors
D) occurs more often in the helping professions

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When different aspects of jobs are considered, happiness with __________ shows a strong age-related gain.


A) pay
B) the work itself
C) promotions
D) supervision

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Which parent is most likely to be generative?


A) Harlan, who is authoritarian
B) Liberty, who is uninvolved
C) Princess, who is authoritative
D) Seth, who is permissive

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Gilles, age 50, tells his brother, "I'd like to maintain my physical health and work on getting emotionally stronger. I want to be a good friend and a role model to my kids. I don't want to be that guy who never comes to family get-togethers because he is too busy working. I want to be successful in my career, but not at the expense of my family." Gilles is discussing his __________.


A) future model
B) internal map
C) possible selves
D) generalized goals

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Martin, age 47, is single and has no children. Which of Martin's activities reflects generativity?


A) He works out at the gym three evenings a week and runs every night.
B) He attends worship services two times per week and participates in a bible study group.
C) He volunteers at the YMCA as a coach and as a "big brother" to preadolescent boys.
D) He participates in community theater and starred in a local production of Guys and Dolls.

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Neuroticism __________ from adolescence through middle age.


A) rises steadily
B) declines
C) increases slightly
D) does not change

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Which statement is true about vocational life in middle adulthood?


A) Work is no longer an important aspect of identity or self-esteem in middle adulthood.
B) Middle-aged employees have higher rates of absenteeism than younger employees.
C) More so than in earlier or later years, people attempt to increase the personal meaning of their vocational lives.
D) Middle-aged employees have higher rates of job turnover and workplace accidents than younger employees.

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Throughout adulthood, the personality traits people assign to their current selves show __________.


A) lofty idealism
B) considerable stability
C) great variability
D) an ideal self

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Possible selves are the __________ dimension of self-concept.


A) positive
B) negative
C) temporal
D) social

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Adults with a sense of stagnation may express their self-absorption through __________.


A) a focus on what they can give to others
B) taking little interest in being productive at work
C) a focus on their own children and grandchildren
D) taking interest in young people in their community

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Which statement is true about psychological well-being in midlife?


A) High life adversity is strongly associated with favorable psychological well-being in middle adulthood.
B) The role of marriage in mental health increases with age, becoming a powerful predictor by late midlife.
C) While exercise is personally gratifying, the social side of going to the gym is linked to poorer mental health.
D) As role involvement increases, both men and women report less positive emotion and environmental mastery.

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Darlene, who spent her early adulthood devoted to child rearing, is engaged in Levinson's engagement-separation task. Consequently, Darlene will probably focus on __________.


A) being more generative
B) controlling the physical changes of aging
C) pursuing a long-desired ambition
D) greater openness to autonomy and assertiveness

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According to Vaillant, __________ is a major preoccupation of midlife.


A) redemption
B) "passing the torch"
C) becoming androgynous
D) advancement

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In adulthood, __________ is associated with cognitive flexibility, creativity, advanced moral reasoning, and psychosocial maturity.


A) femininity
B) masculinity
C) androgyny
D) asexuality

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Throughout middle adulthood, parents of grown children __________.


A) receive more emotional support from the children than they give
B) give more financial support to the children than they receive
C) carefully monitor the children's day-to-day activities
D) receive more practical support from the children than they give

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Which statement is true about possible selves?


A) They may be an especially strong motivator of action in midlife.
B) They remain considerably stable throughout an individual's lifespan.
C) They are unimportant to researchers because they are merely hopes.
D) They focus on hopes about the future rather than fears about what might be.

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A person who lists being a valued older adult as a gratification of grandparenthood especially values __________.


A) being perceived as a wise, helpful person
B) the idea of leaving behind two generations after death
C) being able to pass family history and values to a new generation
D) having fun with children without major child-rearing responsibilities

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