Question 1

A common complaint voiced by both adult children and their parents when adult children return home is a(n) :

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A)  lack of social interaction.
B)  lack of career development.
C)  increased strain on finances.
D)  loss of privacy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Matt and Sandra are not letting go of their children even though the children have become adults and are earning enough to live on their own.Matt and Sandra are engaging in:

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A)  bulldozer parenting.
B)  helicopter parenting.
C)  boomerang parenting.
D)  permaparenting.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

According to Levinson,the _____ rests on how effectively an individual reduces the polarities and accepts each of them as an integral part of his or her being.

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A)  failure of adolescent transition
B)  success of the midlife transition
C)  success of transition into early adulthood
D)  success of transition into late adulthoodE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

According to Levinson,which of the following should occur at the end of one's teens?

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A)  A transition from dependence to independence
B)  An increase in generativity
C)  An increase in feelings of stagnation
D)  A transition from conventional to postconventional reasoningE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Vaillant's research showed that at age 50,the best predictors of who would be dead at 75 to 80 years of age were:

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A)  chronic depression and cardiovascular disease.
B)  diabetes and depression.
C)  alcohol abuse and smoking.
D)  smoking and obesity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Levinson sees the twenties as a(n) _____ phase of adult development.

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A)  stagnant
B)  novice
C)  expert
D)  generativeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

According to research on intergenerational relationships,in which of the following ways is an adult child most likely to be similar to his or her parents?

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A)  In politics
B)  In lifestyle
C)  In gender roles
D)  In work orientationE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Is it true that most stage theories have a male bias? How differently do women experience middle age?

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Question 9

As per the study conducted by Sakraida (2005) ,it was found that women who initiated a divorce in midlife were characterized by _____ than were women whose husbands initiated the divorce.

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A)  more self-focused growth and optimism
B)  higher levels of depression and trauma
C)  introversion and lack of socialization
D)  higher emotional instabilityE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

What is John Clausen's (one of the researchers in the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies) criticism about the adult stage theories?

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A)  Too much attention has been given to the discontinuities in life.
B)  Most people actually have stable,continuous lives with little change.
C)  Personality is actually characterized by change,not stability.
D)  Life changes do not follow through in stages,but rather in a continuum.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The majority of sibling relationships in adulthood are:

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A)  close.
B)  neutral.
C)  apathetic.
D)  distant.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

In a survey conducted by AARP (2004) ,the primary reason middle-aged and older men cited for wanting a divorce was:

Accepted Answer

A)  cheating.
B)  different values and lifestyles.
C)  alcohol or drug abuse.
D)  falling out of love.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Cohorts refer to:

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A)  groups of individuals born in the same year or time period.
B)  groups of individuals who have the same socioeconomic status.
C)  individuals of the same gender.
D)  individuals who are working in the same field.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is a shortcoming of stage theories of adult development?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not adequately address universals of adult personality development.
B)  They do not adequately address individual variations in adult development.
C)  They place far too much importance on cultural variations in adult development.
D)  They place too much importance on individual variations in adult development.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about the stage theories of adult development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Critics have regularly observed that the stage theories of adult development have a female bias.
B)  The central focus of stage theories have been predominantly away from career choice or work achievement.
C)  The stage theories adequately address women's concerns about relationships,interdependence,and caring.
D)  The adult stage theories have also placed little importance on childbearing and child rearing.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The life-events approach to understanding adult development has been criticized because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  placed too much emphasis on change.
B)  ignored the developmental stages adults go through.
C)  did not consider the female experience.
D)  focused on minor and not major life events.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the main reasons that grandparents are thrust back into the "parenting" role they thought they had shed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parental divorce
B)  Adolescent pregnancies
C)  Drug use by parents
D)  Filling the "empty nest"E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Identify the main reason the middle-aged and older men cited for their divorce.

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Question 19

George Vaillant concludes that the _____ are a decade of reassessing and recording the truth about the adolescent and adulthood years.

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A)  forties
B)  fifties
C)  sixties
D)  thirtiesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following statements about the empty nest syndrome is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents who live vicariously with their children do not experience it.
B)  It is more common for middle-aged men than for middle-aged women.
C)  It is a common,though minor,problem for most middle-aged adults.
D)  It involves a decline in marital satisfaction after children leave the home.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 16: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Which of the following statements is true about the stage theories of adult development?

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Which of the following statements about the empty nest syndrome is TRUE?

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Vaillant's research showed that at age 50,the best predictors of who would be dead at 75 to 80 years of age were:

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According to Levinson,which of the following should occur at the end of one's teens?

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The life-events approach to understanding adult development has been criticized because it:

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Matt and Sandra are not letting go of their children even though the children have become adults and are earning enough to live on their own.Matt and Sandra are engaging in:

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Which of the following is a shortcoming of stage theories of adult development?

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The majority of sibling relationships in adulthood are:

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According to research on intergenerational relationships,in which of the following ways is an adult child most likely to be similar to his or her parents?

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George Vaillant concludes that the _____ are a decade of reassessing and recording the truth about the adolescent and adulthood years.

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Levinson sees the twenties as a(n) _____ phase of adult development.

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Identify the main reason the middle-aged and older men cited for their divorce.

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According to Levinson,the _____ rests on how effectively an individual reduces the polarities and accepts each of them as an integral part of his or her being.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the main reasons that grandparents are thrust back into the "parenting" role they thought they had shed?

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As per the study conducted by Sakraida (2005) ,it was found that women who initiated a divorce in midlife were characterized by _____ than were women whose husbands initiated the divorce.

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A common complaint voiced by both adult children and their parents when adult children return home is a(n) :

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What is John Clausen's (one of the researchers in the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies) criticism about the adult stage theories?

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Is it true that most stage theories have a male bias? How differently do women experience middle age?

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In a survey conducted by AARP (2004) ,the primary reason middle-aged and older men cited for wanting a divorce was:

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Cohorts refer to:

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