ASU Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Question 1

adults’ desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation

Answer 1

generativity

Question 2

(Levinson’s seasons of a man’s life)

teens

Answer 2

transition from dependence to independence

Question 3

(Levinson’s seasons of a man’s life)

20s

Answer 3

novice phase of adult development

Question 4

(Levinson’s seasons of a man’s life)

30s

Answer 4

focusing on family and career development

Question 5

(Levinson’s seasons of a man’s life)

40s

Answer 5

man has a stable career and now must look forward to the kind of life he will lead as a middle-aged adult

Question 6

how life events influence the individual’s development depends on:
- life event itself
- mediating factors
- individual’s adaptation to the life event
- life-stage context
- sociohistorical context

Answer 6

contemporary life-events approach

Question 7

drawbacks of life-events approach

Answer 7

• too much emphasis on change, not adequately recognizing stability
• it may not be life’s major events that are the primary sources of stress

Question 8

type of behavior men engage in when they experience stress (become aggressive, socially withdraw, or drink alcohol)

Answer 8

fight-or-flight

Question 9

type of behavior women engage in when they experience stress (seek social alliances with each other)

Answer 9

tend-and-befriend

Question 10

timetable according to which individuals are expected to accomplish life’s tasks

Answer 10

social clock

Question 11

it is common in nonindustrialized societies to describe individuals as ____________________

Answer 11

young or old but not as middle-aged

Question 12

big five factors of personality

Answer 12

Costa and McCrae’s Baltimore Study

Question 13

imaginative or practical

interested in variety or routine

independent or conforming

Answer 13

openness

Question 14

organized or disorganized

careful or careless

disciplined or impulsive

Answer 14

conscientiousness

Question 15

sociable or retiring

fun-loving or somber

affectionate or reserved

Answer 15

extraversion

Question 16

softhearted or ruthless

trusting or suspicious

helpful or uncooperative

Answer 16

agreeableness

Question 17

calm or anxious

secure or insecure

self-satisfied or self-pitying

Answer 17

neuroticism (emotional stability)

Question 18

(TRUE OR FALSE)

personality traits continue to change during the adult years, even into late adulthood

Answer 18

TRUE

Question 19

with time and age, people become more adept at interacting with their environment in ways that promote the stability of personality

Answer 19

cumulative personality model

Question 20

decrease in marital satisfaction after children leave the home

Answer 20

empty nest syndrome

Question 21

three grandparenting styles

Answer 21

• formal
• fun-seeking
• distant figure

Question 22

relationships between aging parents and their children are characterized by:

Answer 22

ambivalence

Question 23

(TRUE OR FALSE) married men are more involved with their wives’ families than their own

Answer 23

TRUE