Physiology > QUESTIONS & ANSWERS > Camden County College PSY 101: 16 PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD (All)
Answer: B Page: 566 Guidepost: 1 Type: C 1. The Focus Box on Madeline Albright concluded that one of her greatest assets is _______________; again and again, she has adjusted to new environments,... learned new languages, mastered new challenges, and reshaped her identity. A. perseverance B. adaptability C. resilience D. self-assurance Answer: A Page: 568 Guidepost: 1 Type: F 2. Cohort, gender, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status affect the life course by A. influencing the expectations and trajectory of life decisions B. protecting people from making decisions based on cultural biases C. influencing decisions equally by age and by specific events D. distinguishing the effects of age on personality development from the effects of specific events Answer: C Page: 568 Guidepost: 1 Type: F 3. Researchers study three types of psychosocial developmental change. These include all of the following except A. change related to maturational needs or tasks that all human beings experience B. change related to historical events that affect a particular population C. change related to the socioeconomic status of a family D. change related to unusual experiences and unusual timing Answer: A Page: 568 Guidepost: 2 Type: F 4. According to Jung, during the midlife transition men and women A. turn inward to express previously suppressed aspects of personality B. concentrate on obligations to family and society C. become less self-centered and more empathic D. do not change significantly, since personality is set in childhood Answer: C Page: 569 Guidepost: 2 Type: C 5. Adam is 42 years old and in the midst of his midlife transition. According to Carl Jung’s analysis of midlife, Adam needs to accomplish two important tasks for a successful transition: A. to become more extroverted and more involved with family B. to become more assertive and more achievement-oriented C. to give up the image of youth and acknowledge one’s eventual death D. to increase generativity and decrease stagnation Answer: B Page: 569 Guidepost: 2 Type: F 6. According to Erikson, middle-aged adults are involved in the crisis of A. identity versus identity confusion B. generativity versus stagnation C. industry versus inferiority D. intimacy versus isolation Answer: A Page: 569 Guidepost: 2 Type: F 7. According to Erikson, generativity can take the form of A. fostering the development of the young B. decreased concern for the well-being of others C. a maintenance of a youthful lifestyle D. a desire to have a child in midlife 13 Answer: B Page: 569 Guidepost: 2 Type: C 8. Melinda, who is in her mid-forties, owns a successful computer company. Recently, she has taken on a 14-year-old high school girl as an intern in order to “show her the ropes” of running a business. According to Erikson, Melinda is demonstrating A. altruism B. generativity C. intimacy D. industry Answer: B Page: 569 Guidepost: 2 Type: F 9. According to Erikson, the virtue of middle adulthood is A. hope B. care C. trust D. love Answer: A Page: 569 Guidepost: 2 Type: F 10. It can be inferred from Erikson that achieving generativity is A. not easy for childless people B. actually easier for childless people than for parents C. equally difficult for childless people and parents D. unnecessary for childless people Answer: D Page: 569 Guidepost: 2 Type: C 11. Norm and Edna are in their late forties and are childless. According to Erikson, what may this couple have problems with? A. developing the virtue of hope B. experiencing intimacy as they progress through midlife C. reliving feelings of identity confusion D. the achievement of generativity Answer: D Page: 569 Guidepost: 2 Type: F 12. Kotre distinguished four specific forms of generativity, which include all of the following except A. biological B. parental C. cultural D. symbolic Answer: D Page: 571 Guidepost: 2 Type: F 13. Which of the following theorists emphasized the tendency to turn attention to the inner self during middle age? A. Jung B. Vaillant C. Neugarten D. all of the above Answer: B Page: 571 Guidepost: 2 Type: F 14. Neugarten calls the shift in middle age toward concern with the inner self A. androgyny B. interiority C. generativity D. union of opposites Answer: B Page: 570; Box 16-1 Guidepost: 2 Type: F 15. Among the Gusii of Kenya, A. there are no expectations about stages of life B. expectations about stages of life are very different from those in the United States C. expectations about stages of life are surprisingly similar to those in the United States D. women dominate the culture [Show More]
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