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The story of Madeleine Albright demonstrates the |
| | A) | difficulty of making changes as we age. |
| | B) | continuing changes that occur during middle adulthood. |
| | C) | impact that women have had on American politics. |
| | D) | importance of cutting ties with the past. |
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For Erik Erikson, the major concern of middle adulthood is |
| | A) | forming a close, intimate bond with a life partner. |
| | B) | developing a sense of identity. |
| | C) | searching for meaning within oneself. |
| | D) | leaving a legacy as a way of participating in life's continuation. |
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Research on the "midlife crisis" suggests its |
| | A) | reality is greatly in doubt today. |
| | B) | a common event in industrialized societies. |
| | C) | a universal phenomenon. |
| | D) | inevitable. |
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On the basis of Whitbourne's identity process model, which of these middle aged persons would be considered the most healthy? |
| | A) | Joan, who has had several plastic surgeries to maintain her youthful appearance. |
| | B) | John, who sees himself as an old man and is constantly tuned in to his aging process. |
| | C) | Jacob, who acknowledges the fact that he is getting older and tries to control those aspects of his life that he can. |
| | D) | Jeremiah, who believes he has control over all aspects of his life. |
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Researchers measuring Erikson's concept of generativity have found that |
| | A) | age is not a good predictor of generativity. |
| | B) | few people actually achieve this stage. |
| | C) | by middle age, men's and women's generative concerns are equal. |
| | D) | middle aged people tend to score higher on generativity than younger and older people. |
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Which of the following is a methodological problem with studying generativity? |
| | A) | Because it is a difficult concept to operationalize, generativity is difficult to study. |
| | B) | Because the findings are correlational. we cannot be sure that generativity causes well being. |
| | C) | There are conflicting results concerning the relationship of generativity to psychological adjustment. |
| | D) | Generativity has not been studied sufficiently with women or ethnic minorities to allow for generalization across groups. |
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Which of Carstensen's goals of social interaction is most prominent in middle adulthood? |
| | A) | emotional well being |
| | B) | information seeking |
| | C) | developing a sense of self |
| | D) | maintaining a sense of self |
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Who is most likely to have good physical and mental health in middle age? |
| | A) | Gerald, who is not married, has a couple of drinking buddies, and one living sibling. |
| | B) | Geraldo, who is married and has a large extended family and a network of friends. |
| | C) | Geraldine, who is married and has two brothers and is primary caregiver for her elderly parents. |
| | D) | Georgine, who is separated from her husband and trying to re-establish a relationship with her family. |
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Recent research on the U-shaped pattern of marital satisfaction |
| | A) | confirms that after the first few years of marriage, satisfaction appears to decline, then in middle age it rises again through the first part of late adulthood. |
| | B) | confirms that marital satisfaction declines when the children begin to leave home. |
| | C) | does not confirm the previous pattern of decline after the first few years of marriage, then rising again through the first part of late adulthood. |
| | D) | has too many methodological flaws to lead to any meaningful conclusions. |
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Which homosexual couple is likely to have the most problems with their relationship? |
| | A) | Jim and Joe, who have a supportive network, including their families and friends. |
| | B) | Craig and Jeff, who have chosen to keep the homosexual nature of their relationship between themselves |
| | C) | David and Francois, who are able to balance their commitments to their careers, their relationship, and their social network. |
| | D) | Betty and Pat, who take tradition roles with Betty as homemaker and Pat as breadwinner. |
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During the period when children are growing up and leaving home, which statement is correct? |
| | A) | Women are more likely than men to experience the "empty nest syndrome" and report health related stress. |
| | B) | Men are more likely than women to experience the "empty nest syndrome" and report health related stress. |
| | C) | For women, cutting back on employment decreases their distress. |
| | D) | For women, going to work full time increases their distress. |
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Which middle aged individual is most likely to care for an aging parent? |
| | A) | Anita, whose widowed mother is no longer able to care for herself. |
| | B) | Larry, whose widowed mother is no longer able to care for herself. |
| | C) | Skyler, whose widowed mother-in-law is no longer able to care for herself. |
| | D) | Richard, whose widowed mother-in-law is no longer able to care for herself. |
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With regard to sibling relationships in adulthood, |
| | A) | most siblings have both moved away from each other and grown apart. |
| | B) | most siblings are closer than earlier in life. |
| | C) | these relationships are important to psychological well being in midlife. |
| | D) | over the lifetime, most siblings would like to help each other but are not able to do so. |
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According to a national survey by the AARP, the grandparents sampled were most likely to do which of the following with regard to their grandchildren? |
| | A) | provide child care while the parents are at work |
| | B) | help pay their grandchildren's living expenses |
| | C) | have dinner together |
| | D) | play sports with their grandchildren |
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