Question 1

According to Erikson's view of adult development,despair comes from

Accepted Answer

A) remaining aloof from others. 
B) self-absorption. 
C) the impossible desire to change the past. 
D) accepting one's life cycle as inevitable.

Question 2

Why have divorce rates declined since the early 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) The average age of the population is getting older. 
B) The people most prone to divorce are less likely to get married. 
C) State governments have mandated marriage counseling to reduce the divorce rates. 
D) Married couples are getting along better thanks to improvements in premarital counseling.

Question 3

Erik Erikson viewed the primary life task of young adulthood to be a struggle between

Accepted Answer

A) integrity and despair. 
B) role confusion and identity. 
C) generativity and stagnation. 
D) intimacy and self-absorption.

Question 4

In 2008,approximately _____ percent of African-American youth between the ages of 16 and 24 were neither in school nor employed.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 20 
D) 30

Question 5

The percentage of older Americans living in poverty

Accepted Answer

A) increases with advancing age. 
B) decreases with advancing age. 
C) is equivalent to the number of single middle-aged women living in poverty. 
D) levels off once the person is on a fixed income.

Question 6

If you are experiencing significant psychological symptoms in response to stress,but those symptoms aren't severe enough to warrant a diagnosis as a mental disorder,DSM-5 has a classification for you under __________ disorders?

Accepted Answer

The answer of If you are experiencing significant psychological symptoms...

Question 7

How would we describe a teen with identity diffusion?

Accepted Answer

A) In the middle of a profound identity crisis 
B) Not actively seeking new adult roles 
C) Actively searching for new adult roles 
D) Never questioned his childhood identity

Question 8

You have decided to enter the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine for the elderly.Your chosen discipline would be the growing field of

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive-behavioral analysis of aging. 
B) gerontological psychology. 
C) behavioral gerontology. 
D) geropsychology.

Question 9

Which of the following statements supports genetic influences on divorce?

Accepted Answer

A) Twins rarely divorce. 
B) Divorced couples produce fewer offspring. 
C) Genes influence personality traits associated with divorce. 
D) Unmarried couples reproduce at lower rates than married couples.

Question 10

Hormone replacement therapy in women generally involves replacing depleted supplies of __________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Hormone replacement therapy in women generally involves...

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the research findings on the issue...

Question 12

Out of a sample of 100 marriages occurring today,how many would be expected to end in divorce?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 
B) 40 
C) 60 
D) 80

Question 13

Mrs.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?

Accepted Answer

A) normal grieving 
B) delusional thinking 
C) abnormal obsession 
D) normal obsession

Question 14

According to Erik Erikson,the resolution of the identity crisis typically occurs in what developmental stage?

Accepted Answer

A) childhood 
B) adolescence 
C) middle age 
D) old age

Question 15

You are a family therapist in a first interview with a couple.You note a style of communication that has been seen in couples who are basically unhappily married.This indicator is their

Accepted Answer

A) expression of anger to each other. 
B) tendency to blame their conflict on each other's personality. 
C) tendency to blame their conflict on circumstances. 
D) desire to resolve conflicts in their own favor.

Question 16

An identity __________ is a young person who most likely comes from a rejecting and distant family.

Accepted Answer

A) achiever 
B) forecloser 
C) refuser 
D) diffuser

Question 17

Many experts view the increase in suicide among older adults as not only a consequence of emotional problems,but also as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) loneliness after the loss of a spouse. 
B) chronic pain,disease,or long-term illness. 
C) anger caused by ageism. 
D) depression and anxiety.

Question 18

The emotional and social process of coping with a separation or a loss is called

Accepted Answer

A) clinical depression. 
B) bereavement. 
C) grief. 
D) moratorium.

Question 19

Marital conflict and distress tend to be associated with an increased risk for __________,especially among women.

Accepted Answer

A) depression 
B) bipolar disorder 
C) dissociative fugue 
D) generalized anxiety

Question 20

Census statistics show that 72 percent of older men live with a spouse,while only 42 percent of older women remain living with their spouses.What is one consequence of this gender difference?

Accepted Answer

A) Poverty rates decline for older Americans in part because both spouses contribute to retirement income through Social Security and pension plans. 
B) Poverty rates are higher for older Americans in part because of the lower economic status of widowed women. 
C) Older men live longer if there is a wife in the home to take care of them. 
D) Older men are 30 percent more likely to remarry after the loss of a spouse.

Exam 17: Adjustment Disorders and Life-Cycle Transitions