Chapter 16 key terms

Question 1

multigenerational caregivers

Answer 1

middle aged adults who are caring both for elderly parents and young adult children at the same time; also called sandwich generation

Question 2

somatic, or adult, stem cells

Answer 2

non-embryonic stem cells found in differentiated tissue that are capable of self-replicating and differentiating into the kind of tissue from which they originated

Question 3

role conflict

Answer 3

any situation in which two or more roles are at least partially incompatible, either because they call for different behaviours or because their separate demands add up to more hours than there are in a day

Question 4

generativity vs stagnation stage

Answer 4

the seventh of Erikson’s stages, in which middle aged adults find meaning in contributing to the development of younger individuals

Question 4

caregiver burden

Answer 4

the cumulative negative effects of caring for an elderly or disabled person

Question 5

generativity

Answer 5

a sense that one is making a valuable contribution to society by bringing up children or mentoring younger people in some way

Question 6

embryonic stem cells

Answer 6

undifferentiated cells found in the zygote and blastocyst that are capable of indefinite self-replication and differentiation into specialized cells

Question 7

life events approach

Answer 7

a theoretical perspective on middle adulthood that focuses on normative and non-normative events and how adults in this age group respond to them

Question 8

burnout

Answer 8

lack of energy, exhaustion, and pessimism that results from chronic stress