HP5 Chapter 9

Based on Bonnanno's research, a minority of widows show which pattern of mental health outcomes following the death of their spouse?

chronic grief

people higher in conscientiousness may experience health benefits due to lower levels of which stress-related hormones?

cortisol

The process of "saving face" with regard to divorce, means that the partners in the couple, after their divorce

decide to co-parent their children.

To obtain data on age and happiness, economists used which type of measure?

filial maturity & single rating scale

he idea of achieving "redemption," according to personality psychologists, is most closely associated with which of Erikson's stages?

generativity

Research on global patterns of happiness show that which types of countries are most likely to show the "U-shaped" effect

high income

A therapist is treating a couple who have just had their first child. In the second session, the therapist notes that the mother seems highly anxious about being left alone and seems to need constant reassurance. It's possible that the mother is showing _______________, which can place her at risk for difficulties in caring for her infant

insecure attachment

Which current generation of U.S. adults have the lowest likelihood of divorcing?

millennials

The idea that the ego plays a central role in behavior is most closely associated with which theoretical perspective in personality psychology?

psychodynamic

The quality of ____________ describes individuals who are characteristically able to cope with challenging life situation

resilience

In attachment style terms, older adults may feel comforted by their pets, who provide them with a:

safe haven

The quality of ____________ appears to place people with Type D personalities at high risk.

social inhibition

Research based on the personality trait model shows that, of the following, which trait is low and remains low over adulthood?

social vitality

Grandparents may be put in the position of raising their grandchildren due to the opioid crisis affecting parents in which region of the country?

southeast

Couples who cohabitate before getting engaged will have a higher divorce rate should they marry. The most likely contributing factor is that:

the couples have learned about each other's faults too early in the relationship.

People who use emotion-focused coping are most likely to try to change ___________ when they have to deal with a life stress.

their mood

A middle-aged woman and her brother consider each other their closest friends, even though both are in satisfying intimate relationships with spouses. Research suggests it is likely that these siblings feel so good about each other because:

their parents fostered warm and affectionate relationships

The personality traits of neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, and conscientiousness were reported, in a large study across 10 cohorts, to be related to which aspect of cognition?

verbal fluency

In the family relationships literature, a developmental schism refers to which situation?

when parents and adult children stop valuing each other

The ___________ effect refers to the fact that people whose spouses die are more likely to die after losing their spouse.

widowhood

he current divorce rate in the U.S., based on 1,000 in the population is:

2.9

The personality trait of _____________ appears to play a beneficial role in promoting heart health.

Agreeableness

People with a Type __ personality have high levels of anxiety, loneliness, and depression but try to suppress those feelings.

D

The tendency of people who have been divorced to consider divorce again when their marriage is not working out well is referred to as:

Divorce Proneness

The definition of marriage includes the provision of:

a union between partners sanctioned by law.

some of the health-related effects of high conscientiousness, as shown in a large meta-analysis, include a lower tendency to engage in which health-related behavior?

smoking

What percentage of all marriages in the U.S. are second marriages?

13

By the year 2018, the percent of individuals ages 25 to 34 living with a partner had risen from .2 in 1970 to:

14.8

Census data from the U.S. on the living arrangements of children show that ____% of those living with no parent present live in households with a grandparent only

23

what is the percentage of adults in the United States of people 18 years and older who have never married?

27

You're attending the wedding of your best friend's sister who, at age 31, will be getting married for the first time. She is approximately _____________ compared to the median age of women at first marriage in the U.S.

3 years old

the average amount of time per week adults 65 and older watch television is estimated to be ___ hours.

47

In the identity status model, emerging adults who are low in exploration but high in commitment to important life areas would be in which identity status?

Foreclosure

The first use of the term "midlife crisis" can be traced to which psychoanalyst?

Jaques

The sense of generativity, according to Erikson, can be developed in midlife through:

Mentoring Other People

A 35-year-old man visits his parents as often as he can, driving the 2 hours each way in order to spend a Sunday or day off from work with them. The man and his parents would be considered high on which dimension of the Intergenerational Solidarity Model?

associational strength.

When children reach the age at which they enter adulthood, they and their parents experience a phenomenon known as

Pessimists report a higher quality of life because they're less likely to be disappointed

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, people who are reaching the end of time together with each other are more likely to emphasize which aspect of their relationship?

Positive emotional bonds

A 22-year-old college graduate enters a Master's program in social work after having considered several possible majors, ranging from biology to classics. This graduate would be considered to fit into which identity status?

achieved

In a study comparing Dutch and U.S. older adults in identity processes, Americans were more likely to use identity assimilation in relation to which aspect of their sense of self?

age

In the defense mechanism of ____________, you take great pleasure in being able to help people without expecting favors in return.

altruism

The highest percentage of married adults ages 20 and older in the U.S. are of what racial/ethnic category?

asian americans

Which of the five pathways identified in the RALS comes closest to the identity achieved status?

authentic road

The quality of ____________ appears to place people with Type D personalities at high risk.

seeking balance

In the _____ theory of interpersonal relationship satisfaction, you would feel happiest in relationships when you feel that the rewards of the relationship equal or exceed its costs.

social exchange

The ability of stepparents to feel less stressed in a blended family, in which the other parent is the biological mother or father, can be promoted by:

the relaxing of gender roles among the biological and stepparent.

People who are securely attached in adulthood show which behaviors toward people who are close to them?

enjoy being with them but are able to withstand separation