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PSYC290N FINAL EXAM WEEK 8 CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY | 68 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
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PSYC290N FINAL EXAM WEEK 8CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY | 68
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Fluid intelligence - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Involves abstract reasoning and the ability ti
manipulate information
- declines in middle adulthood
Frankl stated that there are three distnict qualities that describe the human condition -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..- responsibility
- freedom
- spirituality
Generativity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..The motivation to provide a legacy for the next generation
Generativity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Vaillant's theory of adult development
Stage 4 this stage involves thinking of the next generation and taking active means to
help them on an individual level. It's easy to become fixated with ones own goals but
generativity involves setting those aside to assist those of the future.
George Vaillant is a - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Psychiatrist not a psychologist
George Vaillant's theory of adult development - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..- each stage is based on
growth in developing one's sense of identity and purpose
Glaucoma - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..damage to the optic nerve which is the bundle of axons
sending visual information from the retina to the visual cortex
High-intensity drinking or extreme binge drinking - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..involves consuming
10-15 drinks in a row in one time period
How long is the transitional period suppose to last according to Levinson's theory -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..40-45 years of age and is a time when major conflicts must be resolved
, identity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Vaillant's theory of adult development
The first stage of adulthood involves developing a unique identity, distinct from one's
parents or family.
Increased Emotion Regulation Skills - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Young adults also haver a much
greater understanding of the role emotions play in the thought process and can better
account for this role rathert than be overly influnced by emotional reasoning
Increased Realistic thinking skills - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Is that thinking becomes more
skeptical as what was once taken as an "absolute truth" is now questioned and
challenged, and truth-seeking is considered to be an ongoing process.
Increased situation-specific problem-solving skills - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Individuals can adapt
problem-solving approaches from work to their personal relationships, demonstrationg
the capacity to customize solutions for different situations
Individuals who not only seek meaning in life but tend to follow this sense of meaning
are to have these qualities - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..- better overall health
- a more positive life outcome
- decreased level of depression
- increased level of happiness
Integrity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Vaillant's theory of adult development
Stage 6 this stage involves acceptance of one's own mortality. Regardless of the belief
system that one has finding a personal sense of meaning in one's own existence is the
crucial component of this stage. Integrity, in this context, involves the ability to look back
on one's life and find it to be a life well lived
Intelligence - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Crystallized and fluid
Intimacy - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Vaillant's theory of adult development
Stage 2 this stage involves developing an intimate connection with another human. It
generally involves living together and becoming interdependent with one another over
This is a stage that occurs during young adulthood.
Keeper of meaning - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Vaillant's theory of adult development
Stage 5 this stage builds upon generativity, looking at the larger society one is in. One
realizes that their time on earth is almost over, so Vaillant finds that those who
successfully find causes beyond their immediate surroundings are more satisfied. As an
example one may devote a great deal of time to charity during this stage.
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