LearningCurve 3c. Adolescence; Adulthood

Javier is 20 years old and still very much dependent on his parents. They are paying for his college tuition as well as his living expenses. He spends his school holidays at home with them. According to some researchers, he is in the phase of life known as:

emerging adulthood.

Lesteris 59. He has just celebrated his 25th anniversary at his company. He felt that his gold watch was just a meaningless trinket and was glad that he balanced his work with family life. According to Erik Erikson, Lester is in the stage of development called _____ vs. stagnation.

generativity

According to Erik Erikson, older adults can most effectively cope with the prospect of their own death if they have achieved a sense of:

integrity

Jenny has a job, a cat named Joker, and 31 candles on her birthday cake. She is worried about finding the "right" partner. She frequently spends nights alone and knows she is not getting any younger. According to Erik Erikson, Jenny is in the stage of development called:

intimacy vs. isolation.

Janice has a job, a cat named Jake, and 33 candles on her birthday cake. She is worried about finding the "right man." She frequently spends nights alone and knows she is not getting any younger. According to Erik Erikson, Janice is in the stage of development called intimacy vs. _____.

isolation

Carole has stopped ovulating and is now incapable of reproduction. Carole has experienced:

menopause

The end of the female menstrual cycle is called:

menopause

According to Lawrence Kohlberg, people attain the _____ level of moral development when they develop an abstract level of reasoning wherein they perceive basic ethical principles and the moral good as more important than their own selves.

postconventional

Jarrell thinks he should obey his teachers only if they are carefully watching him. Lawrence Kohlberg would suggest that Jarrell demonstrates a _____ morality.

preconventional

Preconventional moral reasoning is to conventional moral reasoning as _____ is to _____.

self-interest; social relationships