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

A low score on the ____ personality dimension has been associated with having a Type A personality.

Caring for a parent typically coincides with women's peak employment years.

At which age is the debate of personality stability versus change most heated?

Fifty-year-old Esmeralda has been a heavy smoker since her youth. In addition, she lives in a sunny climate and always has a deep tan. You would expect that she has ____ than most other people her age. ​

Headaches and rapid heart rate are common physical symptoms of menopause.

Tom has always wanted to be a father but has not yet found an acceptable partner. He is now 35 years old, healthy, and beginning to be concerned about how much longer he will remain fertile. When he asks his doctor about this, his doctor tells him that he will probably be capable of fathering a child

Yoga and meditation are examples of

____ intelligence is defined as involving the skills and knowledge necessary for adapting to one's physical and social environment.

Stacy has lost her wallet with all of her cash, credit cards, and identification in it. She asks herself, "What can I do about this?" Stacy is in the ____ process.

Ahmed is in charge of hiring new employees for his company. He wants to hire people who are very organized, responsible, and will work hard for the company. In which trait is Ahmed most interested?

Adult children who feel a strong sense of responsibility to care for aging parents are said to have a sense of _______________obligation.

How many of the following would be ways to demonstrating generativity: parenting, mentoring, volunteering, and shopping?

_____ is the process by which we categorize events into three groups based on the significance they have on our well-being: irrelevant, positive, or stressful.

You are a frail, elderly individual who needs care. If you are like most people in your situation, it is most likely that you are being cared for by

Sixty-year-old Wendell is being examined by his physician. Wendell's symptoms include joint pain that has gradually increased. When his doctor says, "Your pain is due to the damage to your cartilage caused by severe use over your lifetime," you should correctly conclude that Wendell will be diagnosed with

Ruth is determined to become president of the corporation. She works more than 10 hours per day, is meticulous in her work, and sticks with the most difficult projects until they are completed. Ruth would most likely score highly on a scale that measured

An individual who is very willing to work with others and who is viewed as very caring would score high on the five-factor dimension of _______________.

Attempts to categorize types of grandparents have not been very successful because

An individual characterizing what Erikson called "stagnation" is unable to

The loss of an available partner in older age