Exam 13: Middle Adulthood: Cognitive, personality, and Social Development

Genaro is a 55-year-old truck driver who has developed anxiety attacks after a recent accident that left him with a serious back injury.Because of his anxiety,he has stopped going to physical therapy.He is considering whether he can return to truck driving,whether he can afford to retire,or if he will need to explore other options for a new career.Which of the following would be an example of maintenance in adapting to his circumstances?

Research indicates a history-graded effect for cohorts of children and adolescents growing up in the United States today.Which of these is the best description of this effect?

Mark,a 47-year-old man,is very shy.He has difficulty interacting with others because he feels awkward and does not easily express his thoughts and feelings.He is a relatively successful artist who lives alone in a rural Southern state.Mark also remembers being very shy as a child.Which of the following is not a likely explanation for the continuity of Mark's personality over his life span?

According to Carter and McGoldrick,one of the second-order changes in the family in the launching period is

Sonya is a successful therapist with three adult children.She is 50 years old and in relatively good health.Sonya has some minor aches and stiff joints,mostly stemming from an old knee injury she suffered while playing sports in college.She and her husband reside on the West coast near Sonya's elderly father.Her younger daughter is still in middle school.Her two older children live in different states,and her oldest son has been diagnosed with HIV.Sonya tries to bring the family together as often as she can,but it is usually only once or twice a year.She is involved in her community and is a generous donor to programs that support research on AIDS.Which of the following could be considered a nonnormative event in Sonya's life?

Gottman described several core strategies that clinicians can teach couples in marital therapy to foster relational well-being.Describe four of these strategies.Discuss in detail how you would approach teaching one of these strategies to a client couple.Page 518)

Peggy,a 62-year-old woman,has been unable to work for the past year because of a back injury that she sustained at her job as a cafeteria worker.Her adult son,Brian,lives close enough for her to babysit his two young children on a regular basis.Peggy's daughter,Linda,lives in another part of the state and recently had a new baby boy named Luke.Linda has asked her mother to move in with her to help cares for her newborn.Based upon the life span development model,for which of the following individuals is growth the most characteristic mode of adaptation?

Describe the factors that promote stability in adult life and those that promote change.,

Based on research,which adolescent and early adult characteristics are most strongly related to high levels of generativity in middle adulthood?

Peggy,a 62-year-old woman,has been unable to work for the past year because of a back injury that she sustained at her job as a cafeteria worker.Her adult son,Brian,lives close enough for her to babysit his two young children on a regular basis.Peggy's daughter,Linda,lives in another part of the state and recently had a new baby boy named Luke.Linda has asked her mother to move in with her to help care for her newborn.Based upon the life span development model,for which of the following individuals is regulation of loss the primary mode of adaptation?

Which of the following assumptions distinguishes life span developmental approaches to human development from other developmental approaches?

Janine is a 45-year-old accountant who has considerable experience in working as a consultant with firms who are undergoing mergers and acquisitions.Recently one of the firms she successfully helped through a difficult acquisition has offered her a position as Vice Presidenct.She has never managed a major corporate division before.Based on what you know about women leaders,what would you predict about her leadership style?

Compare and contrast Erikson's view of midlife with that of Vaillant.,

Individuals who are "off-time" with regard to the social clock

Which of the following is the most likely physical change that most adults will experience in their 40s ?

The "Big Five" personality traits are

Based upon research about marital relationships conducted by Gottman,what feature of a relationship best predicts the demise of a relationship?

Most men can expect some changes in testosterone levels and possibly in their sexual function in their 40s.Which of the following changes is most likely?

Peggy,a 62-year-old woman,has been unable to work for the past year because of a back injury that she sustained at her job as a cafeteria worker.Her adult son,Brian,lives close enough for her to babysit his two young children on a regular basis.Peggy's daughter,Linda,lives in another part of the state and recently had a new baby boy named Luke.Linda has asked her mother to move in with her to help care for her newborn.Based upon the life span development model,for which of the following individuals is maintenance the most characteristic mode of adaptation?

Sonya is a successful therapist with three adult children.She is 50 years old and in relatively good health.Sonya has some minor aches and stiff joints,mostly stemming from an old knee injury she suffered while playing sports in college.She and her husband reside on the West coast near Sonya's elderly father.Her younger daughter is still in middle school.Her two older children live in different states,and her oldest son has been diagnosed with HIV.Sonya tries to bring the family together as often as she can,but it is usually only once or twice a year.She is involved in her community and is a generous donor to programs that support research on AIDS.What is the best example of a change that is influenced by Sonya's life course or life task development?