CH. 16: KEY TERMS

Question 1

Big Five factors of personality

Answer 1

openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism (emotional stability).

Question 2

Contemporary life-events approach

Answer 2

approach emphasizing that how a life event influences the individual’s development depends not only on the life event but also on mediating factors, the individual’s adaptation to the life event, the life-stage context, and the sociohistorical context.

Question 3

Empty nest syndrome

Answer 3

a decrease in marital satisfaction that occurs after children leave home, because parents derive considerable satisfaction from their children.

Question 4

Fight-or-flight

Answer 4

the view that when men experience stress, they are more likely to engage in a fight-or-flight pattern, as reflected in being aggressive, withdrawing from social contact, or drinking alcohol.

Question 5

Social clock

Answer 5

the timetable according to which individuals are expected to accomplish life’s tasks, such as getting married, having children, or establishing themselves in a career.

Question 6

Tend-and-befriend

Answer 6

Taylor’s view that when women experience stress, they are likely to engage in a tend-and-befriend pattern, seeking social alliances with others, especially female friends.