Exam 13: Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

Older adults who value ____ and ____ are most likely to express a desire to pay for caregiving rather than asking a family member for help.

Stress is a transactional process between a person and the environment.

Since she has what Costa and McCrae would classify as a "highly extroverted" personality, one would expect that Samantha would be described by others as:

While at a checkup, 40-year-old Betty listens as her physician, Dr. White, describes Betty's current health. Which of Dr. White's statements would suggest that Betty is experiencing the climacteric?

Aerobic exercise is defined as a pulse rate between ____ percent of a person's maximum rate.

How is gender related to caring for an aging parent?

One difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis is that:

As Dr. Benton is looking at an X-ray of bones in 20-year-old James's leg, his comment, ____, would indicate that James has reached skeletal maturity.

Which statement regarding the findings of the Big Five study conducted by Srivastava and colleagues (2003) is TRUE?

Max engages in regular aerobic exercise. Relative to those who do not exercise, Max is likely to:

Kinkeepers help keep family members in touch.

Harvey is 32 years old, extroverted, very conscientious, and not open to experience. Based on the longitudinal research of Costa and McCrae's personality dimensions, what will Harvey be like when he is 62 years old?

Forty-five-year-old Marilyn, who is very concerned about osteoporosis, seeks medical advice from her physician. Which advice would her physician be LEAST likely to give?

Sylvester is extremely anxious about an upcoming physics exam. He cancels his plans with his friends and stays home to study an extra day. Sylvester is practicing:

Which statement on "midlife crisis" is TRUE?

Which of these individuals is MOST likely to be a "kinkeeper?"

Which of these words is NOT part of Wrzus and Roberts' TESSERA model?

An individual high in extroversion will go out of their way to avoid interacting with others.

Heather is experiencing a great deal of stress. She has tried relaxation training, thinking about life events in a different way, and even talking to her friends. All of these strategies are BEST classified as attempts at:

Angelina is upset with the lack of manners her husband Brad displays while eating, so she looks away or leaves the table each time her husband behaves this way. Dharma's response is BEST classified as: