Adult & Aging Chpt 8

Which personality trait tends to increase with age?

agreeableness

A 34-year-old woman is struggling to overcome her extreme fear that her friends will desert her, so she tends to stay away from making new friendships. According to the attachment style perspective, she would be considered to be _________ in her attachment style.

avoidant

In the Type A behavior pattern, high scores on hostility seem strongly related to which health outcome?

cardiovascular disease

Davetta is very organized and self-disciplined. She easily meets standards set for her performance at work. She is high on which of the Big Five traits?

conscientiousness

With increasing age, the trait of neuroticism tends to _____.

decrease

Ricardo likes to drive fast cars, and enjoys bungee jumping and going to noisy nightclubs. It is likely that Ricardo is a(n) ________ who is chronically ________ since his brain tends to filtered out a lot of stimulation.

extravert/underaroused

The "Big Five" are

factors analytically derived dimensions of personality

In Erikson's theory, emerging adults who arrive at commitments but do not evaluate alternative commitments would be in which identity status?

foreclosure

Now that he is in his 20s, Juan wants to find someone to share his life with. Erikson would say that Juan is in the stage of _____.

intimacy vs isolation

Ronald seems to thrive on changing jobs, and likes to try new things. He would be rated high on the personality dimension called _____.

openness

Jose has just started to date Christy. He can't stop thinking about her, and his thoughts of her fill him with excitement and happiness. Jose is most likely to be experiencing what aspect of love?

passion

Although Rachel's parents always vote for the same political party, Rachel herself started to think about other options since she has identified a set of issues that are very important to her at election time. Rachel has developed her own _____ identity.

political

Which is NOT one of the Big Five personality traits?

selflessness

According to the correspondence principle, personality __________ could be enhanced over adulthood when people selectively experience life events that reinforce their existing personalities.

stability

Bart is 21 years old and is not sure what kind of work he would like to do after college. Like many Americans his age, Bart has not yet developed a _____ identity.

vocational