Exam 10: Life Span Development II

Define temperament, and describe Thomas and Chess's three temperamental styles. Discuss the influence on personality development of the goodness-of-fit between these styles and the environment.

Ms. Giovanni's test results suggest that she is dying of ovarian cancer. She tells her family that the lab must have mixed up her results with someone else's. According to Kubler-Ross, Ms. Giovanni is MOST likely to be in the _____ stage of coping with the suggestion that she is dying.

Rebecca finds it difficult to establish close bonds with others. As a result, she avoids anything other than superficial relationships. According to Erikson, it is likely that Rebecca had difficulty with the developmental challenge of _____.

Describe the potential causes or correlates of family violence.

A 30-year-old mother of three is engaged in deep soul-searching regarding who she is and what she wants to do with the rest of her life. A 12-year-old boy is absolutely certain that he was born to be a plumber. Both of these individuals exemplify the _____.

This is a person's innate behavioral style and characteristic emotional response.

This was NOT among the list of traits and factors in long-term happy marriages described in your textbook.

Morrell recently lost his father and is listless, apathetic, and submissive. Life has no meaning any more. It is MOST likely that Morrell is in the _____ stage of grieving.

Gilligan's major criticism of Kohlberg's stages of moral development is that they _____.

Officers in World War II, the Vietnam War, and the war in Bosnia have explained some of their behavior with the reasoning: "I was just following orders." This is an example of which stage of moral development?