Psych 370 Chapter 13 and 14

In terms of stability and change in personality, the greatest change is likely to occur in:

early adulthood. .

Accommodation of the eye experiences its sharpest decline between:

40 and 59 years of age.

Exercise in middle-age was linked to a reduction in the occurrence of lung cancer by approximately:

68 percent.

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

five

Which of the following is a sign of aging for the average adult in middle adulthood?

Brittle fingernails

_____ is a term that is used to describe the midlife transition in which fertility declines.

Climacteric

Which of the following is a common way to assess speed of information processing?

Reaction-time task

Lillian is 50 years old. Her doctor has noticed a sharp decrease in her estrogen levels, and Lillian is complaining about nausea and fatigue. According to the symptoms given in the text, what could be her initial diagnosis?

She is going through menopause.

Which of the following statements about intergenerational relations is TRUE?

Similarity between parents and an adult child is most noticeable in religion and politics.

Sleep problems in middle-aged adults have been associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Single parenting

Which of the following statements about lung capacity in middle-age is TRUE?

Stiffening of the chest wall decreases the lungs' capacity to shuttle oxygen.

Which of the following strategies would be MOST helpful in improving memory in middle age?

Use an organization strategy to categorize information to be remembered.

Researchers have primarily used _____ studies to assess stability and change across the life span.

longitudinal

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

loss of privacy.

Cathy and Miguel have been dating for six months. Which of the following is likely to be LEAST important in their relationship?

Loyalty

Which of the following is TRUE about the Seattle Longitudinal Study?

New waves of participants are added periodically.

According to Levinson, by age 40, a man has:

reached a stable point in his career.

Fluid intelligence is the ability to:

reason abstractly.

The term _____ is given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.

sarcopenia

A recent study revealed a link between ______ and accelerated pancreatic cancer growth.

stress

A recent study revealed a link between ______ and self-care disabilities and mobility limitations.

stress

Age-related loss of muscle strength is especially marked in:

the back and legs.

On average, body fat accounts for about _____ of body weight in middle age.

20 percent

The slowdown in learning new information has been linked to changes in _____ where individuals manipulate and assemble information when making decisions, solving problems, and comprehending written and spoken language.

working memory

According to cognitive aging expert Denise Park, the slowdown in learning new information has been linked to changes in:

working memory.

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

A financial strain

Religiousness has been associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

A lower risk of cancer

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

A transition from dependence to independence

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

Generativity

Which of the following symptoms is NOT associated with menopause?

High blood sugar

Which of the following statements about sibling relationships is TRUE?

It is rare for sibling closeness to develop for the first time in adulthood.

According to studies, which of the following is one of the most common sexual problems of older women?

Lack of sexual interest

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.

In the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies, which of the following characteristics generally changed the most across time for the adult?

Nurturance or hostility

Which of the following statements about spirituality is TRUE?

Women have consistently shown a stronger interest in religion and spirituality than men have.

Stan, a middle-aged man, rarely gets more than five hours of sleep a night. Stan is at risk for:

a weakening of his immune system.

According to a recent study, middle-aged adults report more ______ when discussing caring for aging parents than when supporting their emerging adults.

ambivalence

A lack of leisure time activity in middle adulthood is linked to:

an increased chance of cognitive impairment in late adulthood.

Middle-aged adults feel they have less control over their:

children.

The majority of sibling relationships in adulthood are:

close.

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

Due to his son's financial and legal problems, Frank is now raising his grandchildren. As a result, Frank is at risk for developing:

depression.

From about the ages of 28 to 33, a man goes through a transition period in which he must face the more serious question of:

determining his goals.

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

forties

In a longitudinal study of Smith College women, the desire for _____ increased as the participants aged from their thirties to their fifties.

generativity

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

A recent study linked "sarcopenic obesity" with:

hypertension.

In Erik Erikson's theory, adults strive for generativity to achieve a sense of:

immortality.

In a study of adults 55 years and older, sexual activity was linked to:

improvements in physical and mental health.