Deck 13: Making It in Midlife: the Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood

Question 1

The skills and knowledge necessary for people to function in everyday life make up ____.

Answer 1

Practical intelligence is defined as the ability of individuals to deal with changing real-life situations effectively.
Hence, the correct answer is practical intelligence.
So, the blank in the given statement can be filled as "The skills and knowledge necessary for people to function in everyday life make up practical intelligence ".

Question 2

____ grandparents have a style called cultural conservator.

Answer 2

The behavioral traits and contributions to family and socio-cultural aspects have ethnic differences. For example, the concept of cultural conservator is a phenomenon as can be seen in Native American grandparents.
Hence, the correct answer is Native American
So, the blank in the given statement can be filled as " Native American grandparents have a style called cultural conservator".

Question 3

Even though they may be slower in terms of raw speed, experts are at a distinct advantage over novices because they ____.

Answer 3

Novices and experts differ in their practical intelligence skills. Experts have acquired the knowledge to skip several problem solving steps to handle a situation effectively and faster too.
Hence, the correct answer is they are capable of skipping steps.
So, the blank in the given statement can be filled as "Even though they may be slower in terms of raw speed, experts are at a distinct advantage over novices because they are capable of skipping steps ".

Question 4

The way in which the process of thinking becomes connected to the products of thinking is termed ____.

Question 5

Due to rapidly changing technology and information, many educators now support the concept of ____.

Question 6

If psychotherapy assumes that a person can change behavior over time, what is the relation between personality and behavior from this perspective?

Question 7

How can you reconcile the data from trait research, which indicates little change, with the data from other research, which shows substantial change in personality during adulthood?

Question 8

The dimensions in the five-factor theory of personality include neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and ____.

Question 9

What would be an ideal stress reduction exercise program for middle-aged adults?

Question 10

According to Erikson, an increasing concern with helping younger people achieve is termed ____.

Question 11

The media are full of advertisements for anti-aging creams, diets, and exercise plans. Based on what you have read in this section, how would you evaluate these ads?

Question 12

According to McAdams, the meaning one derives from being generative happens through the process of ____.

Question 13

Severe bone loss may result in the disease ____.

Question 14

Research indicates that ____ is a key personality factor in predicting who will negotiate midlife successfully.

Question 15

The cessation of menstruation is termed ____.

Question 16

What are the connections between the first part of this chapter, on health, and this section, on caregiving?

Question 17

Reduction of fertility in men usually occurs ____.

Question 18

If you were to create a guide to families for middle-aged adults, what would your most important pieces of advice be? Why did you select these?

Question 19

The stress and ____ paradigm defines stress on the basis of the person's appraisal of a situation as taxing his or her well-being.

Question 20

The term ____ refers to middle-aged adults who have both living parents and children of their own.

Question 21

Research indicates that Type ____ individuals have a better chance of recovering from a heart attack than Type individuals.

Question 22

The people who gather the family together for celebrations and keep family members in touch are called ____.

Question 23

If you were asked to design a cognitive training program for middle-aged adults, what strategies would be included?

Question 24

Most caregiving for aging parents is provided by ____.

Question 25

Based on the cognitive-developmental changes described in this section, what types of jobs would be done best by middleaged adults?

Question 26

The sense of personal responsibility to care for one's parents is called ____.