Question 1

According to James Marcia,when an adolescent explores his or her identity and makes no commitment,he or she is in __________________.

Accepted Answer

moratorium

Question 2

According to the text,how do men and women tend to shift roles in midlife?

Accepted Answer

A)  toward greater androgyny 
B)  toward greater femininity 
C)  toward greater masculinity 
D)  toward greater synchrony 
A)  toward greater androgyny 
B)  toward greater femininity 
C)  toward greater masculinity 
D)  toward greater synchrony A

Question 3

Sonja and Eli are in the second half of middle age.According to the text,what are they most likely focused on?

Accepted Answer

A)  liberation and experimentation 
B)  death and dying 
C)  self-evaluation and transition 
D)  caretaking and parenting 
A)  liberation and experimentation 
B)  death and dying 
C)  self-evaluation and transition 
D)  caretaking and parenting A

Question 4

According to the text,what general statement can we make about the middle years of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Almost all men are concentrating on career achievement. 
B)  The main interest of most middle-age women is children and grandchildren. 
C)  There are enormous differences among middle-aged people. 
D)  Middle-aged individuals are more alike than different. 
A)  Almost all men are concentrating on career achievement. 
B)  The main interest of most middle-age women is children and grandchildren. 
C)  There are enormous differences among middle-aged people. 
D)  Middle-aged individuals are more alike than different.

Question 5

Midlife adults tend to reflect and evaluate their lives in three domains.Briefly describe these.

Accepted Answer

Midlife adults tend to reflect and evalu

Question 6

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes the current midlife generation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It consists of the baby boomers. 
B)  It is smaller than in previous decades. 
C)  It spends more time in child rearing than in previous decades. 
D)  It is very homogenous. 
A)  It consists of the baby boomers. 
B)  It is smaller than in previous decades. 
C)  It spends more time in child rearing than in previous decades. 
D)  It is very homogenous.

Question 7

What did Erik Erikson believe is the key issue in middle age?

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of intimacy and relationship maintenance 
B)  introspection regarding future goals 
C)  passing something of value on to younger generations 
D)  dealing with the competing demands of work and family 
A)  the development of intimacy and relationship maintenance 
B)  introspection regarding future goals 
C)  passing something of value on to younger generations 
D)  dealing with the competing demands of work and family

Question 8

Erik Erikson states that the key issue in middle age is _______________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Erik Erikson states that the key issue...

Question 9

What changes may occur in the marital relationship at midlife?

Accepted Answer

At midlife, typically considered to be b

Question 10

According to the text,what does "midlife crisis" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  a life event that can produce change in the extended family system 
B)  the depression some women experience when the last child leaves home 
C)  a period of extreme strain as a person evaluates his or her life in middle age 
D)  the stress experienced by middle-aged adults who face the disability of their parents 
A)  a life event that can produce change in the extended family system 
B)  the depression some women experience when the last child leaves home 
C)  a period of extreme strain as a person evaluates his or her life in middle age 
D)  the stress experienced by middle-aged adults who face the disability of their parents

Question 11

According to the text,when do middle-aged parents experience marital conflict and distress?

Accepted Answer

A)  when they have many pets in the home 
B)  when they have no children in the home 
C)  when they have young children in the home 
D)  when they have adolescents in the home 
A)  when they have many pets in the home 
B)  when they have no children in the home 
C)  when they have young children in the home 
D)  when they have adolescents in the home

Question 12

Which years does emerging adulthood roughly span?

Accepted Answer

A)  17 to 25 
B)  18 to 35 
C)  16 to 24 
D)  18 to 25 
A)  17 to 25 
B)  18 to 35 
C)  16 to 24 
D)  18 to 25

Question 13

According to the text,what is meant by "the midlife years are transitional"? ,

Accepted Answer

A)  Men experience a midlife crisis. 
B)  There is an increase in marital pleasure. 
C)  There is a shift in family relationships. 
D)  Women are seen as deteriorating physically. 
A)  Men experience a midlife crisis. 
B)  There is an increase in marital pleasure. 
C)  There is a shift in family relationships. 
D)  Women are seen as deteriorating physically.

Question 14

Explain what is meant by "midlife crisis."

Accepted Answer

A midlife crisis is a period of emotiona

Question 15

According to the text,how do today's parents compare to parents in the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  Today's parents devote more time to active child rearing. 
B)  Today's parents devote less time to active child rearing. 
C)  Today's parents make parenting a smaller priority than work. 
D)  Today's parents make work a smaller priority than parenting. 
A)  Today's parents devote more time to active child rearing. 
B)  Today's parents devote less time to active child rearing. 
C)  Today's parents make parenting a smaller priority than work. 
D)  Today's parents make work a smaller priority than parenting.

Question 16

Josh has bought new,more fashionable clothes; started working out at the gym; bought a new sports car; separated from his wife; and found a glamorous young girlfriend.According to the text,what are these are signs of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a generativity shift 
B)  marital boredom 
C)  a midlife crisis 
D)  midlife schizophrenia 
A)  a generativity shift 
B)  marital boredom 
C)  a midlife crisis 
D)  midlife schizophrenia

Question 17

The main task in adolescence is for a teen to develop his or her ______________________.

Accepted Answer

(individua

Question 18

One characteristic common to the middle years is the ____________________ by the individual of his or her life course and family relationships.

Accepted Answer

re-examina

Question 19

Explain why middle-aged individuals are sometimes called "the sandwich generation."

Accepted Answer

Middle-aged individuals are sometimes ca

Question 20

According to the text,by the end of adolescence,what are most teens more concerned with than conforming to peers?

Accepted Answer

A)  romantic relationships 
B)  making choices about higher education 
C)  deciding career goals 
D)  maintaining relationships with parents 
A)  romantic relationships 
B)  making choices about higher education 
C)  deciding career goals 
D)  maintaining relationships with parents

According to James Marcia,when an adolescent explores his or her identity and makes no commitment,he or she is in __________________.

According to the text,how do men and women tend to shift roles in midlife?

Sonja and Eli are in the second half of middle age.According to the text,what are they most likely focused on?

According to the text,what general statement can we make about the middle years of life?

Midlife adults tend to reflect and evaluate their lives in three domains.Briefly describe these.

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes the current midlife generation?

What did Erik Erikson believe is the key issue in middle age?

Erik Erikson states that the key issue in middle age is _______________________.

What changes may occur in the marital relationship at midlife?

According to the text,what does "midlife crisis" refer to?

According to the text,when do middle-aged parents experience marital conflict and distress?

Which years does emerging adulthood roughly span?

According to the text,what is meant by "the midlife years are transitional"? ,

Explain what is meant by "midlife crisis."

According to the text,how do today's parents compare to parents in the past?

Josh has bought new,more fashionable clothes; started working out at the gym; bought a new sports car; separated from his wife; and found a glamorous young girlfriend.According to the text,what are these are signs of?

The main task in adolescence is for a teen to develop his or her ______________________.

One characteristic common to the middle years is the ____________________ by the individual of his or her life course and family relationships.

Explain why middle-aged individuals are sometimes called "the sandwich generation."

According to the text,by the end of adolescence,what are most teens more concerned with than conforming to peers?

What Is a Family

Being Different

Getting Together

Wedding Bells and After

Children Yes or No

Bringing up Baby

Grey Power and the Sunset Years

The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority

Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience

The Second Time Around

The Family and the World of Work

The Family Beleaguered When Problems Come

Home Dangerous Home: Abuse and Violence in the Family

Poverty and the Family

The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family

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Exam 7: The Middle Years and the Not-So-Empty Nest

According to James Marcia,when an adolescent explores his or her identity and makes no commitment,he or she is in __________________.

According to the text,how do men and women tend to shift roles in midlife?

Sonja and Eli are in the second half of middle age.According to the text,what are they most likely focused on?

According to the text,what general statement can we make about the middle years of life?

Midlife adults tend to reflect and evaluate their lives in three domains.Briefly describe these.

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes the current midlife generation?

What did Erik Erikson believe is the key issue in middle age?

Erik Erikson states that the key issue in middle age is _______________________.

What changes may occur in the marital relationship at midlife?

According to the text,what does "midlife crisis" refer to?

According to the text,when do middle-aged parents experience marital conflict and distress?

Which years does emerging adulthood roughly span?

According to the text,what is meant by "the midlife years are transitional"? ,

Explain what is meant by "midlife crisis."

According to the text,how do today's parents compare to parents in the past?

Josh has bought new,more fashionable clothes; started working out at the gym; bought a new sports car; separated from his wife; and found a glamorous young girlfriend.According to the text,what are these are signs of?

The main task in adolescence is for a teen to develop his or her ______________________.

One characteristic common to the middle years is the ____________________ by the individual of his or her life course and family relationships.

Explain why middle-aged individuals are sometimes called "the sandwich generation."

According to the text,by the end of adolescence,what are most teens more concerned with than conforming to peers?

What Is a Family

Being Different

Getting Together

Wedding Bells and After

Children Yes or No

Bringing up Baby

Grey Power and the Sunset Years

The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority

Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience

The Second Time Around

The Family and the World of Work

The Family Beleaguered When Problems Come

Home Dangerous Home: Abuse and Violence in the Family

Poverty and the Family

The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family

Filters