Deck 67: Early Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

Question 1

George Valliant referred to commitment to another person and success in a chosen career as the _________ of the early adult years.

A) "time of firsts"
B) life structure
C) seasons of life
D) "two anxieties"

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to Erikson, which stage of the life cycle relates to the early adult years?

A) Industry versus inferiority
B) Intimacy versus isolation
C) Trust versus mistrust
D) Initiative versus guilt

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A key concept in Yale psychologist Daniel Levinson's "season of life" is the notion of __________.

A) life structure
B) internal influences
C) external influences
D) the "two anxieties"

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The divisions separating men and women are referred to as __________.

A) gender bias
B) gender splitting
C) gender influence
D) gender separation

Question 5

During the stage of __________, people clearly define their career choices and goals as being characterized by commitment, compensation, contentment, and competence.

A) family independence
B) career reconciliation
C) career consolidation
D) life structure

Question 6

According to Levinson, men in the early adulthood years face several major tasks. Which of the following is NOT one of those tasks?

A) Men develop a dream or vision that provides motivation and energy for the tasks that lie ahead.
B) Formulating a dream is tied tightly to a relationship with a mentor.
C) Men select a partner and determine the nature and quality of the relationship with that person.
D) Men enter a stage of career disillusion, dissatisfaction, and retrenchment.

Question 7

For most people, life structure is built around __________.

A) education and knowledge
B) school and home
C) family and work
D) commitment and competence

Question 8

Positive intimacy implies being with another person in an interdependent, committed, and intimate manner, while simultaneously retaining a needed core of independence.

Question 9

Life structure is whatever a person finds important, such as another person, an institution, or an occupation.

Question 10

At about age 20, men typically go through a transition period where they question the quality of their lives and speculate on ways to improve it.

Question 11

Gender splitting has continually increased over the past several years.