Chapter 16

Question 1

Self-actualization

Answer 1

full realization of human potential

Question 2

Generativity vs Stagnation

Answer 2

when the middle-aged adult develops a concern with guiding the next generation or else experiences stagnation (a sense of inactivity or lifelessness)

Question 3

Virtue of Seventh Stage in Erikson’s Theory

Answer 3

Care

Question 4

OCEAN

Answer 4

1) Openness to new experiences
2) Conscientious
3) Extraversion
4) Agreeableness
5) Neuroticism

Question 5

Social Clock and Middle Adulthood

Answer 5

timing of life events or developmental expectations according to “societal norms” – middle-aged adults who get off track of the social clock experience more difficulties in their life

Question 6

Midlife Crisis

Answer 6

reevaluation of one’s past, typically occurring in your forties

Question 7

Turning Point

Answer 7

significant change in perceived meaning, purpose, or direction of one’s life

Question 8

Midlife Review

Answer 8

examination of one’s self that leads to revision of values and priorities

Question 9

Ego Resiliency

Answer 9

ability to adapt flexibly to sources of stress

Question 10

Important Contributors to Positive Mental Health

Answer 10

1) Social support
2) Religiosity
3) Extraversion
4) Conscientiousness
5) Quality of work and leisure
6) Income
7) Exercise

Question 11

Well-being

Answer 11

a sense of happiness

Question 12

Important Contributors to Well-being

Answer 12

1) Self-acceptance
2) Positive relationships with others
3) Autonomy (ability to make your own decisions)
4) Environmental mastery
5) Purpose in life
6) Personal growth

Question 13

Social Convoy Theory

Answer 13

theory that people move through life surrounded by circles of intimate relationships which they rely on for assistance, well-being, and social support

Question 14

Social Convoys

Answer 14

circles of intimate relationships which people rely on for assistance, well-being, and social support

Question 15

Marriage Trajectory

Answer 15

its a U-shaped curve

Question 16

Cohabitation

Answer 16

cohabitation is common and more of an alternative to marriage, rather than a “testing ground”

Question 17

Number 1 Reason For Divorce

Answer 17

partner abuse

Question 18

Relationships With Maturing Children

Answer 18

most parents express happiness with their parenting role

Question 19

The Empty Nest

Answer 19

transitional phase of parenting following the last child’s leaving the parents’ home – this usually causes a rise in marital satisfaction for the parents

Question 20

Revolving Door Syndrome

Answer 20

tendency for young adults who have left home to return to their parents’ household in times of financial, marital, or other trouble

Question 21

Sandwich Generation

Answer 21

middle-aged adults squeezed by competing needs to raise or launch children and to care for elderly parents

Question 22

Caregiver Burnout

Answer 22

condition of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion that affects adults who provide continuous care for sick or aged people

Question 23

Respite Care

Answer 23

care by visiting nurses or home health aides that provide time off for regular caregivers

Question 24

Grandparenthood

Answer 24

1) About 22 percent of grandparents provide regular childcare for working parents
2) About 4 percent of grandparents are raising a child

Question 25

Kinship Care

Answer 25

care of children living without parents in the home of grandparents or other relatives, with or without a change of legal custody