Psy 307 quiz 14

Which of the following aspects of life do middle-aged adults feel they have less control over?

Sex life

_____ develops when individuals sense that they have done nothing for the next generation.

Stagnation

According to the contemporary life-events approach, the influence of life events also depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT:

The individual's cognitive capacity

Which of the following is a major difference between Levinson's and Valliant's view on midlife?

Valliant maintains that only a minority of adults experience midlife as a crisis.

Middle-aged partners are more likely to view their marriage as positive if they:

engage in mutual activities.

Three prominent meanings are attached to being a grandparent. Which of the following is NOT one of those meanings?

A financial strain

George Vaillant concludes that _____ is a time for detecting parental flaws and discovering the truth about childhood.

Adolescence

According to Levinson, one of the changes to middle adulthood requires that the adult male come to grips with four major conflicts. Which of the following is NOT one of these major conflicts?

Being attractive versus being unattractive

The _____ model of personality development states that with time and age people become more adept at interacting with their environment in ways that promote increased stability in personality.

Cumulative personality

According to research, grandparents who are raising their grandchildren are at increased risk for developing:

Depression

Which of the following is one of the Big Five factors of personality?

Extraversion

According to Levinson, the transition to middle adulthood lasts about _____ years.

Five

Saeko has commited herself to the continuation and improvement of society as a whole through her connection with their children and grandchildren. According to Erikson, she is:

Generative

In a recent study by Cox & others, _____ was strongly linked to middle-aged adults' positive social engagement in contexts such as family life and community activities.

Generativity

_____ encompasses adults' desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation.

Generativity

What did Levinson's research conclude about women in midlife transition?

Levinson reported that his stages, transitions, and the crisis of middle age hold for women as well as men.

Which of the following is TRUE of middle-aged and older adults who had poor sibling relationships in childhood?

Men were more likely to develop depression by age 50.

According to the Big Five factors of personality, which of the following personality supertrait describes whether an individual is either secure or insecure?

Neuroticism

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

verbal, physical, or emotional abuse.