Exam 17: Adjustment Disorders and Life-Cycle Transitions

What is one reason that the higher concordance rates for divorce among monozygotic (MZ) compared to dizygotic (DZ) twins do not necessarily demonstrate genetic contributions?

Which of the following treatments for depression seem to be more effective among older than among younger people?

The textbook suggests that if you had a patient who just lost a loved one you would be most concerned about an adverse reaction if

The cessation of menstruation is called

You are a psychologist assigned to assess older individuals in a community centre. Given the research you will be looking for predictors of psychological well-being such as

Pallagio's husband died at age 70. For the next year, she finds herself thinking about him constantly. Every night she talks out loud to his photo. How would a clinical psychologist describe these behaviors?

Social scientists often conceptualize family change in terms of the developmental course of family relationships that they label

Which of the following is an example of a scapegoating pattern of family relationships?

Why have divorce rates declined since the early 1980s?

According to Erik Erikson, when does the struggle of generativity versus stagnation occur?

How does DSM-IV-TR address the problem of "identity disorder"?

Chuck M (case described in the text) illustrates the common theme that Erik Erikson suggested for life-cycle transitions.

Social misunderstanding and prejudice against older individuals is labeled __________ .

Discuss the research findings on the issue of reminiscence in older adults.

Ageism refers to

A psychologist is trying to understand the level of cooperation and conflict evident in the social exchanges of a family. This psychologist is focusing on

The rates for completed suicide among the elderly

How are estrogen levels during menopause related to depression?

Explain how heritability might play a role in divorce, and give an example.

Your professor is telling the class that people need to develop social clocks. Thinking this is an odd phrase, you look it up in your textbook and discover that it refers to