Exam 67: Early Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

According to Levinson, men in the early adulthood years face several major tasks. Which of the following is NOT one of those tasks?

Positive intimacy implies being with another person in an interdependent, committed, and intimate manner, while simultaneously retaining a needed core of independence.

During the stage of __________, people clearly define their career choices and goals as being characterized by commitment, compensation, contentment, and competence.

According to Erikson, which stage of the life cycle relates to the early adult years?

Life structure is whatever a person finds important, such as another person, an institution, or an occupation.

For most people, life structure is built around __________.

A key concept in Yale psychologist Daniel Levinson's "season of life" is the notion of __________.

George Valliant referred to commitment to another person and success in a chosen career as the _________ of the early adult years.

The divisions separating men and women are referred to as __________.

Gender splitting has continually increased over the past several years.

At about age 20, men typically go through a transition period where they question the quality of their lives and speculate on ways to improve it.