LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT FINAL EXAM CORRECT QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS & ANSWERS
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What is Erikson's developmental task of middle adulthood? - ANSWER generativity vs. stagnation
In a study conducted by Snarey et al., what did they learn about the generativity of men with no children? - ANSWER they were still generative because most of them "adopted" a child
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LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT FINAL EXAM CORRECT
QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS & ANSWERS
What is Erikson's developmental task of middle adulthood? - ANSWER generativity vs. stagnation
In a study conducted by Snarey et al., what did they learn about the generativity of men with no
children? - ANSWER they were still generative because most of them "adopted" a child
Psychiatrist George Vaillant has identified a stage between intimacy and generativity. What is the name
of this stage? - ANSWER career consolidation
Jane is a middle-aged woman who volunteers as a tour guide at the local art museum and at the
Museum of Asian Culture. She does this because she believes that the arts are an important part of
culture and must be preserved and passed on to future generations. What term would Vaillant apply to
Jane? - ANSWER keeper of the meaning
What best expresses Daniel Levinson's idea about development at mid-life? - ANSWER midlife crisis
Mrs. Jiminez has recently been promoted to administrator at the local nursing home, which means that
she must be at work by 7:00 am. Mrs Jiminez also believes that she should provide her children with
breakfast and supervision before they get on the school bus at 7:30 each morning. What is Mrs. Jiminez
experiencing? - ANSWER role conflict
When a person is confronted with a task which they are compelled to perform but for which they are ill
prepared, which of the following are they likely to experience? - ANSWER role strain
The person who is forced to take on responsibilities which are in constant competition with each other is
experiencing which of the following? - ANSWER role conflict
When a couple has learned which strategies work best when resolving disagreements and therefore
have a sense that they have control of the relationship, they have accomplished which of the following? -
ANSWER skilled diplomacy
,What does the term sandwich generation refer to? - ANSWER multigenerational caregivers: middle aged
adults who give care to their parents and children
What does the term " Peter Pandemonium" refer to? - ANSWER young adults do not want to grow up
What best exemplifies a "boomerang kid"? - ANSWER adult child who is unwilling to leave home
The Davis family lives in a duplex. Grandma Fowler lives in one half and Mr. and Mrs. Fowler and their
children live in the other half. Every day when the children get off of the school bus, grandma meets
them and prepares their afternoon snack. She helps them with their homework until their parents get
home from work. What kind of relationship does Grandma Fowler have with her grandchildren? -
ANSWER involved relationship
When grandparents seldom see their grandchildren, your text calls it what? - ANSWER remote
relationships
John and Jeri live hundreds of miles from their children. They are retired and have busy lives of leisure.
They seldom visit their children and have never developed a close relationship with their grandchildren.
Behavioral scientists would say John and Jeri have what type of relationships with their grandchildren? -
ANSWER remote relationship
which of these statements is true about companionate grandparents? - ANSWER grandparents have
frequent contact & warm interactions with grandchildren "more love to spare"
Which of these statements about the role of grandparents is correct? - ANSWER love the grandchildren
What is a recommended way to avoid conflict in the role of in-law? - ANSWER don't give unsolicited
advice or make unannounced visits, share your experience in nonjudgmental way, don't criticize behind
backs
What best describes the nature of friendship in middle adulthood? - ANSWER fewer friends, more
intimate
, Are the big five traits likely to decline as adults age? if so, which ones? - ANSWER openness, extraversion
& neuroticism decline; but big 5 follow a general pattern of stability
older adults whose physical and/or mental impairments are so extensive that they cannot care for
themselves - ANSWER frail elderly
Older individuals who have which of the following are two to three times more likely to experience
functional disability than elders who do not? - ANSWER chronic diseases (hypertension, arthritis)
What chronic condition is more common in men over 65 than women over 65? - ANSWER heart disease
What is important in older age as a contributor to longevity and good health? - ANSWER health habits
What is a change that occurs in the brain during the adult years? - ANSWER decline in the density of
dendrites, reduction of brain weight, loss of gray matter, slower synaptic speed
What is linked to minimized atrophy of the cerebral cortex of the brain? - ANSWER higher levels of
education
What is the most likely cause of slower reaction time for everyday tasks and activities for an older
individual? - ANSWER dendritic loss results in slowing of synaptic speed
What happens to vision in late adulthood? - ANSWER vision deficits including reduced field of vision, eye
diseases and cataracts
Mr. Cain has great difficulty seeing now because the lenses inside his eyes have become clouded over.
What is the name of this condition? - ANSWER cataracts
Macular degeneration is most likely to occur in? - ANSWER older adults
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