Exam 13: Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

Select one of the Big 5 personality traits. Describe the kinds of life choices - relationships, location, career -- you might expect a person high on that trait to make during adulthood. Then add how, if at all, that personality trait is likely to change as the individual ages.

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Answers will vary but should demonstrate an understanding of the concept of ecological niche. For example, a student may suggest that person high on extroversion is likely to have many social bonds and to get married, to live in an environment with lots of opportunities for interaction, and to choose a career that involves working with people. Students should then note that in general, personality is stable over time, though research indicates that agreeableness and conscientiousness increases while extroversion, openness, and neuroticism decrease over time.

The group of people that moves through life with an individual while providing both protection and encouragement is called a:

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In foster parent families, what type of bond is better for both the parent and the child?

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Susan's grandmother, at age 80, is in Erikson's final stage of adulthood, which is called:

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Question 4

What are the advantages of greater ethnic diversity at work?

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Question 5

As adults grow older, job changes become less stressful.

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Question 6

Evelyn and Barney are newly married, are very happy, and are hoping to have a child soon. Based on what you read in the chapter, how will having a baby, raising that child, and then eventually watching the child leave the family home impact their marriage?

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Question 7

Most adoptions today are open adoptions; that is, the adopted child is aware that the biological mother released him or her to the adoptive parents.

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Question 8

A group of people who move through life with an individual, providing protection and encouragement, is called a ______.

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Question 9

Studies of men who reached age 40 in 1970 suggested the existence of a midlife crisis; these findings seem to have been the product of _____ effects.

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Question 10

How does the relationship between siblings typically change from adolescence to adulthood?

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Question 11

Which statement about remarriage in the United States is true?

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Question 12

When Rob graduated from college, he found a good job, a nice apartment, and made new friends. Now, three years later, he has been laid off from his work and he has moved back into his parents' home. Typically, their relationship will:

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Question 13

A sixth personality dimension observed in Asia that may join the Big Five is ______.

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Question 14

Financial struggles rarely negatively impact marital satisfaction after people have been married for 10 years.

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Question 15

Evelyn, a 36-year-old mother of two, has been divorced for six years and would like to remarry. It is MOST likely that she will marry a man who:

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Question 16

The percentage of contemporary U.S. adults who will never make a marriage-like commitment is less than _____ percent.

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Question 17

How and why does marital happiness change from wedding to old age?

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Question 18

Mel is a retired stockbroker who enjoys tutoring children at the local YMCA after school. He is demonstrating the psychosocial stage of:

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Question 19

A couple's problems and stresses increase as more children are born.

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Select one of the Big 5 personality traits. Describe the kinds of life choices - relationships, location, career -- you might expect a person high on that trait to make during adulthood. Then add how, if at all, that personality trait is likely to change as the individual ages.

The group of people that moves through life with an individual while providing both protection and encouragement is called a:

In foster parent families, what type of bond is better for both the parent and the child?

Susan's grandmother, at age 80, is in Erikson's final stage of adulthood, which is called:

What are the advantages of greater ethnic diversity at work?

As adults grow older, job changes become less stressful.

Evelyn and Barney are newly married, are very happy, and are hoping to have a child soon. Based on what you read in the chapter, how will having a baby, raising that child, and then eventually watching the child leave the family home impact their marriage?

Most adoptions today are open adoptions; that is, the adopted child is aware that the biological mother released him or her to the adoptive parents.

A group of people who move through life with an individual, providing protection and encouragement, is called a ______.

Studies of men who reached age 40 in 1970 suggested the existence of a midlife crisis; these findings seem to have been the product of _____ effects.

How does the relationship between siblings typically change from adolescence to adulthood?

Which statement about remarriage in the United States is true?

When Rob graduated from college, he found a good job, a nice apartment, and made new friends. Now, three years later, he has been laid off from his work and he has moved back into his parents' home. Typically, their relationship will:

A sixth personality dimension observed in Asia that may join the Big Five is ______.

Financial struggles rarely negatively impact marital satisfaction after people have been married for 10 years.

Evelyn, a 36-year-old mother of two, has been divorced for six years and would like to remarry. It is MOST likely that she will marry a man who:

The percentage of contemporary U.S. adults who will never make a marriage-like commitment is less than _____ percent.

How and why does marital happiness change from wedding to old age?

Mel is a retired stockbroker who enjoys tutoring children at the local YMCA after school. He is demonstrating the psychosocial stage of:

A couple's problems and stresses increase as more children are born.

The Science of Development

From Conception to Birth

The First Two Years: Body and Mind

The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

Early Childhood: Body and Mind

Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Middle Childhood: Body and Mind

Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Adolescence: Body and Mind

Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

Emerging Adulthood: Body, Mind, and Social World

Adulthood: Body and Mind

Late Adulthood: Body and Mind

Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

Epilogue: Death and Dying

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