DEV PSYCH PT. 3 Flashcards
Midlife transition in which fertility declines
A. Climacteric
B. Menopause
C. Perimenopause
A. Climacteric
Prominent meanings of grandparents
A. Source of biological reward and continuity
B. Source of emotional self-fulfillment
C. Remote role
D. Source of happiness and belongingness
E. All
A, B, & C
Transitional period from normal menstrual period to no menstrual periods at all
A. Perimenopause
B. Menopause
C. Climacteric
A. Perimenopause
Physical changes in middle adulthood
A. Wrinkling and sagging of skin,
B. Appearance of aging spots, hair becomes thinner and grayer, nails become thicker and more brittle, yellowing of teeth
B. Individuals lose weight and gain weight
C. Progressive bone loss
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
A. Treatment for unpleasant side effects of menopause
B. May cause hot flashes, nausea, fatigue, and rapid heartbeat
C. Augments the declining levels of reproductive hormone production by the uterus
A. Treatment for unpleasant side effects of menopause
mid adults experience declines between the ages _____
A. 40-59 years
B. 45-59 years
C. 50-60 years
D. 55-60 years
A. 40-59 years
True or False: The 50s are a decade of reassessing and recording the truth about the adolescent and adult year
False
According to Roy Baumeister and Kathleen Vohs, the four main needs are:
A. Need for achievement, need for values, need for a sense of consciousness, need for self-worth
B. need for companion, need for affection, need for achievement, need for values
C. need for purpose, need for values, need for a sense of efficacy, need for self-worth
D. need for enlightenment, need for reasons, need for self-worth, need for companion
C. need for purpose, need for values, need for a sense of efficacy, need for self-worth
How life events influence the individual’s development
A. Contemporary Life-events Approach
B. Middle Adulthood Life Approach
C. New Life-events in Middle Adulthood Approach
A. Contemporary Life-events Approach
Following are the three grand parenting styles present in middle adulthood except:
A. Formal
B. Fun-seeking
C. Cheerful and optimistic
D. Distant-figure
C. Cheerful and optimistic
Middle adulthood transition:
A. 55 to 60
B. 50 to 55
C. 45 to 50
D. 40 to 45
D. 40 to 45
Causes for the decline in speed in information processing in middle adulthood
A. Levels of analysis, cognitive, neuroanatomical, neurochemical
B. Levels of analysis, cognitive, neuroanatomical, neurochemical, neurotransmitter
C. Neurotransmitter, cognition, memory declines, neurogenesis, levels of analysis
A. Levels of analysis, cognitive, neuroanatomical, neurochemical
Characteristics that changed the most in middle adulthood according to Berkeley Longitudinal Studies
A. Extent to which individuals were nurturant or hostile
B. Whether or not they had good self-control
C. Family-oriented and career-oriented
A&B
Age-related loss of muscle mass and strength that typically occurs in middle adulthood
A. Sarcopenia
B. Hypersomnia
C. Metabolic syndrome
D. Menoxenia
A. Sarcopenia
According to Frankl, the three most distinct human qualities are
A. Spirituality, freedom, and responsibility
B. Religion, trust, values
C. Love, freedom, kindness
D. Affection, responsibility, religion
A. Spirituality, freedom, and responsibility
Culminating life structure for middle adulthood:
A. 55 to 60
B. 50 to 55
C. 45 to 50
D. 40 to 45
A. 55 to 60
Type of behavior men engage in when they experience stress
A. Fight or flight
B. Tend and befriend
A. Fight or flight
Costa and McCrae’s Baltimore Study’s Big Five Factors of Personality
A. Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
B. Closeness, compassionateness, inversion, agreeableness, calmness
C. Emotional stability, somber, independent, conforming, carefulness
D. Imaginativeness, calmness, extraversion, neuroticism, cooperativeness
A. Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
Involves evaluation of intellectual abilities during adulthood
A. Seattle Longitudinal Study
B. Manhattan Lateral Study
C. Seattle Lateral Study
D. Manhattan Longitudinal Study
A. Seattle Longitudinal Study
True or False: Relationship between aging parents and their children is characterized by ambivalence
True
Timetable according to which individuals are expected to accomplish life’s tasks
A. Social clock
B. Cohort clock
C. Clock schedule
D. Life clock
A. Social clock
True or False: Friendships that have endured over the adult years tend to be deeper
True
Type of behavior women engage in when they experience stress
A. Fight or flight
B. Tend and befriend
B. Tend and befriend
True or False: The concept of middle age is unclear or absent in many cultures
True
Ability to reason abstractly; may begin to decline in middle adulthood
A. Fluid intelligence
B. Crystallized intelligence
A. Fluid intelligence
True or False: Middle-aged adults interpret, shape, alter, and give meaning to their lives
True
Adult’s desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation
Generativity
Late midlife is at age
A. 50 to 65
B. 55 to 65
C. 45-60
D. 45 to 55
B. 55 to 65
True or False: It is common in non-industrialized societies to describe individuals as young or old but not middle-aged
True
True or False: Most married individuals are not satisfied with their marriages during midlife
False
The following statements correspond to menopause except
A. Cessation of a woman’s menstrual period
B. During late forties or early fifties
C. May cause hot flashes, nausea, fatigue, and rapid heartbeat
D. Transitional period from normal menstrual period to no menstrual periods at all
D. Transitional period from normal menstrual period to no menstrual periods at all
Accumulated information and verbal skills; and continues to increase in middle adulthood
A. Fluid intelligence
B. Crystallized intelligence
B. Crystallized intelligence
True or False: Lung tissue becomes less elastic at about age 55
True
Statements that define middle adulthood
A. Declining physical skills and increasing responsibility
B. Reaching and maintaining career satisfaction
C. Characterized by death of a parent, last child leaving the prental home, becoming grandparent, and preparation for an actual retirement
D. Transmitting something meaningful to the next generation
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
True or False: Being overweight is a critical health problem in middle adulthood
True
Middle adulthood stage
A. 45-50 years but to about 65-70 years of age
B. 40-45 years of age but to about 60-65 years of age
C. 35-40 years of age but to about 50-55 years of age
B. 40-45 years of age but to about 60-65 years of age
True or False: Sibling relationships are extremely close
False
Decrease in marital satisfaction after children leave the home
A. Empty nest syndrome
B. Empty house syndrome
C. Marital decline syndrome
D. t rest syncdrome
A. Empty nest syndrome
Entry life for middle adulthood:
A. 55 to 60
B. 50 to 55
C. 45 to 50
D. 40 to 45
C. 45 to 50
True or False: Security, loyalty, and mutual emotional interest are more important in middle adulthood
True
