Chapter 14 Lifespan Quiz

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

Being attractive versus being unattractive

In the metaphor of the sandwich generation, who is the "bread"?

both the children and the parents of middle-aged adults

Of Costa and McCrae's Big Five personality traits, which one is most likely to increase in early and middle adulthood?

conscientiousness

The life-events approach to understanding adult development has been criticized because it:

focuses on major life events but not on daily experiences as stressors.

Earlier views were that midlife crises are common in middle adulthood. Currently, adult development theorists believe that the high prevalence of such crises:

has been exaggerated.

Sandra's mother is concerned about Sandra's lack of interest in marrying and having children. She told Sandra, "When I was your age, I had already found a good husband and settled down." Sandra and her mother:

have different social clocks.

In general, the situation of adult children living in their parents' home is most successful when:

parents and children agree to treat one another as adults and set mutually acceptable rules for the living situation.

Theorists of a cumulative personality model of development would agree that:

personality, overall, becomes more stable as we age.

Middle-aged Americans agree that a major component of their well-being involves:

positive relationships

According to Costa and McCrae's study on adult personality development, the superfactor called extraversion was complex for older adults until it was divided into two sub-traits. They are:

social dominance and social vitality

As he looks back over his life, Chris realizes that his work was not as important to him as he believed, and that he lost too much valuable time with his children. If he could do it over again, he would work less and spend more time with his children. According to Erik Erikson, Chris is experiencing some degree of:

stagnation

Cohort effects are differences based on:

historical context

Stephan and Suzanne have just waved good-bye to their youngest daughter as she leaves for her honeymoon; she is the last of their children to leave home. Stephan turns to Suzanne and says, "Free at last!" Suzanne feels happier than she has in years. Stephan and Suzanne are:

normal in their response to the departure of their children.


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