Exam 13: Making It in Midlife: The Unique Challenges of Middle Adulthood.

Colleen has just graduated from college, and while she is looking for her first "real" job her parents have agreed to let her move back in with them so she can save some money. Colleen would be referred to as a ____ kid while living in her parents' home.

Ashley is a person whose friends describe her as calm, even-tempered, self-content, comfortable, unemotional, and hardy. According to the Big Five personality trait theory, Ashley would be very​

An individual characterizing what Erikson called "stagnation" feels unable to​

A major biological process during which women, usually in their mid-life years, pass from being reproductive to being non-reproductive is called the _______________.

Due largely to the efforts of ____, we are now able to describe adults' personality traits using five different factors.

Research indicates that ____ grandparents use their own experiences of cultural disruption to reinvest in their grandchildren to ensure the continuity of culture

____ intelligence refers to the broad range of skills that relate to how individuals shape, select, or adapt to their physical and social environments.

Deficiencies of calcium and vitamin D, depletion of estrogen, and a lack of weight-bearing exercise are all risk factors for osteoporosis.​

Reevaluating one's roles and dreams and making the necessary corrections is referred to as a midlife

Which of the following terms refers to the responsibility an adult child feels to care for his or her parents when necessary?

How are menopause and the climacteric related?​

Which form of personality refers to ideal end states such as increased self-transcendence, wisdom, and integrity?

Significant genital changes surrounding menopause may partially explain why many women experience a decline in their sexual activity during their middle-adulthood years.

The _______________ paradigm is the dominant framework used to study stress, and it involves an emphasis on the transactions that occur between a person and his/her environment.

Which of the following is likely to be a major impetus for why Colin is planning on moving back home with his parents after he earns his Master's degree?

Developmental changes that contribute to everyday life running smoothly are part of ____ adjustment.

Carrie is a paramedic who responded to an emergency call for a child in distress. Tragically, the child did not survive an allergic reaction to a medication that he was given although Carrie worked tirelessly to revive him. Carrie is now experiencing a psychological disorder that is interrupting her life. The condition Carrie is experiencing is probably

Dottie is the "information source" of the family. Whenever something important is happening with one family member, Dottie can be counted on to call or email everyone and let them know about it. Family members often call her for updates and the latest information. Dottie is acting as a(n) ____.

Osteoarthritis is an example of a wear-and-tear disease.

The ____ dimension of grandparenting involves the pride and satisfaction from working with grandchildren on joint projects.