Psychology: Ch. 8 Study Guide

regarding psychological factors in surviving cancer:

a positive psychological outlook may stimulate the immune system

a situation in which a worker experiences dissatisfaction, disillusionment, frustration, and weariness from his or her job is called ________.

burnout

people between the ages of 45 and 65 are more likely than younger adults to experience:

chronic diseases

according to levinson, the mid-life period is one of:

crisis

for females, the age at the time of divorce:

drastically reduces the remarriage rate as it increase

many men experience changes in their sexual function as they age, with _______ becoming a particularly common problem.

erectile dysfunction

multicultural research indicates that _________ affects women's experience of menopause most.

expectations about the experience

true or false: the midlife is a universal experience.

false

jon and tabitha are actively engaged in grand parenting. they care for their grandchildren on a regular basis and voice their opinions on how they should be disciplined. what is their grand parenting style?

involved

at age 45, justin quits his job of 20 years and divorces his wife. he realizes that he is aging and is no longer satisfied with his past relationships and accomplishments. justin is experiencing:

mid-life crisis

a group of highly athletic people in their early 50's are meeting with a developmental specialist to discuss the changes associated with being middle age. the group asks the specialist to discuss self-image issues in middle adulthood. what could the specialist tell them?

middle-aged adults whose self-image is tied to their physical attributes may find changes in middle adulthood particularly difficult

when psychologists talk about organized strategies to store information in memory, they are talking about:

mnemonics

according to paul costa and robert mccrae, what basic personality trait is stable and consistent throughout adulthood?

neuroticism, extroversion, openness (all of the above)

erik erikson theorized that middle adulthood encompassed:

passing something on to future generations

Joanne, age 21, is amazed that her middle-aged aunt can still beat her at tennis. the most likely reason is that:

practice and experience can compensate for declining motor skills

in general, the effect of children on marriage is:

reduced satisfaction

which of the following is a significant reason noted by your textbook as to why physical appearance plays a significant role in how women see themselves?

societal pressures

most research regarding marriage satisfaction ____________.

substantiates the U-shaped pattern in which marital satisfaction is high at the beginning, drops down around the birth of children, and then gradually rises back to its original high level

most middle aged people experience changes in sensitivity in all of their sense organs, but the changes are particularly marked in:

vision and hearing

which is NOT true about gender differences in middle adulthood?

women are more likely to have heart disease