Question 1

best part of adult life is the years from about age fifty to age sixty-five. These years are truly the flowering of adulthood." Evaluate this statement.

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Question 2

as many "maladaptive" responses to disequilibrium as you can. Are all of these invariably maladaptive? Can you think of any circumstances in which any of these behaviors or attitudes would be adaptive?

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Some maladaptive responses to disequilib...

Question 3

a normative adult life pattern, the stage of the family life cycle that is most likely to correspond to peak job satisfaction is _______.

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A)   emerging adulthood
B)   young adulthood
C)   the five years before retirement
D)   the years of middle adulthood

Question 4

major shortcoming of Vaillant's Grant studies was that:

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A)   they only included women.
B)   it was a cross-sectional study.
C)   they only included people from the South who rated themselves high on religiosity.
D)   they only included very well-educated professional men.

Question 5

Which of the following is likely to coincide with Julie all of the sudden realizing that she needs bifocals?

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A)   Erikson's stage of intimacy
B)   lowest level of job satisfaction
C)   high inferiority
D)   diminished reproductive capacity

Question 6

the 40-64 age range we find several characteristics. Which is NOT a characteristic of this age range?

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A)   increase in the centrality of work
B)   detribalization
C)   The social clock is less significant.
D)   The biological clock begins to be audible.

Question 7

Which of the following pairs of characteristics or events is most likely to occur together (that is, in the same age period)  in a normative adult life?

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A)   peak physical functioning and Erikson's stage of generativity
B)   Erikson's stage of intimacy and low rates of loneliness
C)   noticeable physical decline and fewer but more intense friendships
D)   bone mass is still increasing and the postparental stage of the family life cycle

Question 8

Describe two sources of disequilibrium and give an example of each.

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Two sources of disequilibrium are extern...

Question 9

fastest segment of the U.S. population is the group in:

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A)   emerging adulthood.
B)   young adulthood.
C)   middle adulthood.
D)   late adulthood.

Question 10

Period of life with the most changes and peak physical condition go together in which age period?

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A)   25-39
B)   40-64
C)   65-74
D)   75+

Question 11

Which of the following best describes our current knowledge about the existence of a midlife crisis?

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A)   Virtually all adults experience a crisis at midlife.
B)   Some adults experience a crisis, but it they are in the minority.
C)   More adults experience a crisis at midlife than at any other age.
D)   There is no evidence that any adults experience a crisis at midlife.

Question 12

the final chapter of your text, the author proposes a four-proposition model of adult growth. Briefly list and define the four propositions of the model. Do you think this is a good model of adult development? Why or why not?

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The four propositions of the model of ad...

Question 13

older adults, ________ is a cause of higher overall life satisfaction.

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A)   marriage
B)   personality
C)   social involvement
D)   work

Question 14

determines whether a person will experience a disequilibrium period as a crisis or merely as a rather transitory phase? Give an example that draws on the experiences of someone you know or those of a fictitious character.

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The determination of whether a person wi...

Question 15

Describe at least three variables (or individual differences) related to quality of life..

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1. Socioeconomic status: Individuals wit...

Question 16

Which of the following is TRUE regarding quality of life?

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A)   Married people in the U.S. have higher quality of life than unmarried people.
B)   In countries other than the U.S., single people have much higher quality of life than their married counterparts.
C)   One to two years after the death of their husbands, widows report the same quality of life that they experienced before.
D)   Cross-cultural research shows no correlation between marital status and quality of life.

Question 17

Among the childless men in Vaillant's study, those who were rated as generative at age 47 were the ones who:

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A)   adopted a pet.
B)   found someone else's child to parent/mentor.
C)   found a job that was a better fit with their personality.
D)   became a leader in their place of worship.

Question 18

During what typical age period are most adults still locked into a conformist view, seeing things in black-and-white terms, looking to outside authority to tell them the rules. This would be a time of maximal tribalization, defining themselves by tribe and place in the tribe.

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A)   18-24
B)   25-39
C)   40-64
D)   65-74

Question 19

Whether a person will experience a disequilibrium period as a crisis or merely a transitory phase is most likely to depend on:

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A)   the number of siblings and amount of contact with extended family.
B)   the person's personality and coping skills.
C)   quality of education and number of years of post-secondary schooling.
D)   whether or not the individual engaged in a life review.

Question 20

According to Vaillant's studies of the Grant sample, measures of early family experiences are predictive of subsequent difficulties _____.

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A)   throughout the adult age range
B)   in old age
C)   in the first few decades of adulthood
D)   at no age in adulthood

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Which of the following best describes our current knowledge about the existence of a midlife crisis?

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the 40-64 age range we find several characteristics. Which is NOT a characteristic of this age range?

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as many "maladaptive" responses to disequilibrium as you can. Are all of these invariably maladaptive? Can you think of any circumstances in which any of these behaviors or attitudes would be adaptive?

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