Unit 5

Question 0

Self-actualization

Answer 0

Becoming all that one can be

Question 1

Adulthood

Answer 1

The period of life that starts after adolescence and ends at death

Question 2

Young adulthood

Answer 2

The stage of life between ages 19 and 39

Question 3

Quarter-life crisis

Answer 3

A difficult adjustment to the real world during the 20’s

Question 4

Divorce

Answer 4

The legal ending of a marriage

Question 5

Middle adulthood

Answer 5

The stage of life between ages 40 and 65

Question 6

Menopause

Answer 6

The end of monthly cycles

Question 7

Andropause

Answer 7

A drop in testosterone during middle adulthood

Question 8

Midlife crisis

Answer 8

Feelings of distress about growing older and leaving their youth behind

Question 9

Empty-nest syndrome

Answer 9

A period of loneliness when their children leave home to live on their own

Question 10

Late adulthood

Answer 10

The last stage of life

Question 11

Gerontology

Answer 11

The study of the physical effects of aging

Question 12

Dementia

Answer 12

An abnormal decline in cognitive function that is caused by brain damage or disease

Question 13

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 13

The most common cause of dementia

Question 14

Ageism

Answer 14

Prejudice and discrimination against people of a certain age

Question 15

Grief

Answer 15

Deep emotional pain over a loss

Question 16

Five stages of grief

Answer 16

Denial 
Anger
Bargaining 
Depression 
Acceptance