DEV PSYCH PT. 3

Question 1

Midlife transition in which fertility declines

A. Climacteric
B. Menopause
C. Perimenopause

Answer 1

A. Climacteric

Question 2

Prominent meanings of grandparents

A. Source of biological reward and continuity
B. Source of emotional self-fulfillment
C. Remote role
D. Source of happiness and belongingness
E. All

Answer 2

A, B, & C

Question 3

Transitional period from normal menstrual period to no menstrual periods at all

A. Perimenopause
B. Menopause
C. Climacteric

Answer 3

A. Perimenopause

Question 4

Physical changes in middle adulthood

A. Wrinkling and sagging of skin,
B. Appearance of aging spots, hair becomes thinner and grayer, nails become thicker and more brittle, yellowing of teeth
B. Individuals lose weight and gain weight
C. Progressive bone loss
D. All of the above

Answer 4

D. All of the above

Question 5

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

A. Treatment for unpleasant side effects of menopause
B. May cause hot flashes, nausea, fatigue, and rapid heartbeat
C. Augments the declining levels of reproductive hormone production by the uterus

Answer 5

A. Treatment for unpleasant side effects of menopause

Question 6

mid adults experience declines between the ages _____

A. 40-59 years
B. 45-59 years
C. 50-60 years
D. 55-60 years

Answer 6

A. 40-59 years

Question 7

True or False: The 50s are a decade of reassessing and recording the truth about the adolescent and adult year

Answer 7

False

Question 8

According to Roy Baumeister and Kathleen Vohs, the four main needs are:

A. Need for achievement, need for values, need for a sense of consciousness, need for self-worth
B. need for companion, need for affection, need for achievement, need for values
C. need for purpose, need for values, need for a sense of efficacy, need for self-worth
D. need for enlightenment, need for reasons, need for self-worth, need for companion

Answer 8

C. need for purpose, need for values, need for a sense of efficacy, need for self-worth

Question 9

How life events influence the individual’s development

A. Contemporary Life-events Approach
B. Middle Adulthood Life Approach
C. New Life-events in Middle Adulthood Approach

Answer 9

A. Contemporary Life-events Approach

Question 10

Following are the three grand parenting styles present in middle adulthood except:

A. Formal
B. Fun-seeking
C. Cheerful and optimistic
D. Distant-figure

Answer 10

C. Cheerful and optimistic

Question 11

Middle adulthood transition:

A. 55 to 60
B. 50 to 55
C. 45 to 50
D. 40 to 45

Answer 11

D. 40 to 45

Question 12

Causes for the decline in speed in information processing in middle adulthood

A. Levels of analysis, cognitive, neuroanatomical, neurochemical
B. Levels of analysis, cognitive, neuroanatomical, neurochemical, neurotransmitter
C. Neurotransmitter, cognition, memory declines, neurogenesis, levels of analysis

Answer 12

A. Levels of analysis, cognitive, neuroanatomical, neurochemical

Question 13

Characteristics that changed the most in middle adulthood according to Berkeley Longitudinal Studies

A. Extent to which individuals were nurturant or hostile
B. Whether or not they had good self-control
C. Family-oriented and career-oriented

Answer 13

A&B

Question 14

Age-related loss of muscle mass and strength that typically occurs in middle adulthood

A. Sarcopenia
B. Hypersomnia
C. Metabolic syndrome
D. Menoxenia

Answer 14

A. Sarcopenia

Question 15

According to Frankl, the three most distinct human qualities are

A. Spirituality, freedom, and responsibility
B. Religion, trust, values
C. Love, freedom, kindness
D. Affection, responsibility, religion

Answer 15

A. Spirituality, freedom, and responsibility

Question 16

Culminating life structure for middle adulthood:

A. 55 to 60
B. 50 to 55
C. 45 to 50
D. 40 to 45

Answer 16

A. 55 to 60

Question 17

Type of behavior men engage in when they experience stress

A. Fight or flight
B. Tend and befriend

Answer 17

A. Fight or flight

Question 18

Costa and McCrae’s Baltimore Study’s Big Five Factors of Personality

A. Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
B. Closeness, compassionateness, inversion, agreeableness, calmness
C. Emotional stability, somber, independent, conforming, carefulness
D. Imaginativeness, calmness, extraversion, neuroticism, cooperativeness

Answer 18

A. Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism

Question 19

Involves evaluation of intellectual abilities during adulthood

A. Seattle Longitudinal Study
B. Manhattan Lateral Study
C. Seattle Lateral Study
D. Manhattan Longitudinal Study

Answer 19

A. Seattle Longitudinal Study

Question 20

True or False: Relationship between aging parents and their children is characterized by ambivalence

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Timetable according to which individuals are expected to accomplish life’s tasks

A. Social clock
B. Cohort clock
C. Clock schedule
D. Life clock

Answer 21

A. Social clock

Question 22

True or False: Friendships that have endured over the adult years tend to be deeper

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Type of behavior women engage in when they experience stress

A. Fight or flight
B. Tend and befriend

Answer 23

B. Tend and befriend

Question 24

True or False: The concept of middle age is unclear or absent in many cultures

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Ability to reason abstractly; may begin to decline in middle adulthood A. Fluid intelligence B. Crystallized intelligence

Answer 25

A. Fluid intelligence

Question 26

**True or False**: Middle-aged adults interpret, shape, alter, and give meaning to their lives

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Adult's desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation

Answer 27

Generativity

Question 28

Late midlife is at age A. 50 to 65 B. 55 to 65 C. 45-60 D. 45 to 55

Answer 28

B. 55 to 65

Question 29

**True or False**: It is common in non-industrialized societies to describe individuals as young or old but not middle-aged

Answer 29

True

Question 30

**True or False**: Most married individuals are not satisfied with their marriages during midlife

Answer 30

False

Question 31

The following statements correspond to menopause except A. Cessation of a woman’s menstrual period B. During late forties or early fifties C. May cause hot flashes, nausea, fatigue, and rapid heartbeat D. Transitional period from normal menstrual period to no menstrual periods at all

Answer 31

D. Transitional period from normal menstrual period to no menstrual periods at all

Question 32

Accumulated information and verbal skills; and continues to increase in middle adulthood A. Fluid intelligence B. Crystallized intelligence

Answer 32

B. Crystallized intelligence

Question 33

**True or False**: Lung tissue becomes less elastic at about age 55

Answer 33

True

Question 34

Statements that define middle adulthood A. Declining physical skills and increasing responsibility B. Reaching and maintaining career satisfaction C. Characterized by death of a parent, last child leaving the prental home, becoming grandparent, and preparation for an actual retirement D. Transmitting something meaningful to the next generation E. All of the above

Answer 34

E. All of the above

Question 35

**True or False**: Being overweight is a critical health problem in middle adulthood

Answer 35

True

Question 36

Middle adulthood stage A. 45-50 years but to about 65-70 years of age B. 40-45 years of age but to about 60-65 years of age C. 35-40 years of age but to about 50-55 years of age

Answer 36

B. 40-45 years of age but to about 60-65 years of age

Question 37

**True or False**: Sibling relationships are extremely close

Answer 37

False

Question 38

Decrease in marital satisfaction after children leave the home A. Empty nest syndrome B. Empty house syndrome C. Marital decline syndrome D. t rest syncdrome

Answer 38

A. Empty nest syndrome

Question 39

Entry life for middle adulthood: A. 55 to 60 B. 50 to 55 C. 45 to 50 D. 40 to 45

Answer 39

C. 45 to 50

Question 40

**True or False**: Security, loyalty, and mutual emotional interest are more important in middle adulthood

Answer 40

True