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Vision, specifically seeing clearly at close distances begins to deteriorate at about age |
| | A) | 20. |
| | B) | 30. |
| | C) | 40. |
| | D) | 50. |
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Who amongst the following is most likely to be a binge drinker? |
| | A) | Emma, a married 40-year-old women |
| | B) | George, a 55 year old divorced male who makes over $100,000 a year |
| | C) | Harriet, a 55-year-old divorced female who makes over $100,000 a year |
| | D) | Frank, a 30-year-old married male with two kids |
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Basal metabolism rate is the minimum amount of energy an individual tends to use when |
| | A) | resting. |
| | B) | active. |
| | C) | interested. |
| | D) | sleeping. |
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A relatively abrupt change in the body brought about by changes in hormonal balances is called _____; in women it is specifically called ____. |
| | A) | menopause; climacteric |
| | B) | climacteric; menopause |
| | C) | basal; hormone replacement therapy |
| | D) | hormone replacement therapy; basal |
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Isabella is having stomachaches or queasiness, exhaustion, mood swings, and hot flashes. She is most likely going through |
| | A) | basal changes |
| | B) | hormone replacement therapy |
| | C) | menopause |
| | D) | coalescence |
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All of the following are known to be positive consequences of menopause EXCEPT |
| | A) | coalescence. |
| | B) | integration. |
| | C) | more energy. |
| | D) | liberation. |
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Which of the following statements about menopause is NOT true? |
| | A) | Menopause is complete during the fourth decade of life. |
| | B) | Females cease to produce estrogen and progesterone. |
| | C) | Some researchers feel that negative feelings are related to lack of social support. |
| | D) | Females no longer have to be concerned with becoming pregnant. |
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can alleviate unpleasant symptoms of menopause, but should be prescribed on a case-by-case basis. Some risks associated with HRT include |
| | A) | increased chance of a heart attack. |
| | B) | increased chance of stroke. |
| | C) | links to breast cancer. |
| | D) | all of these. |
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The ability to think and solve problems is ____ intelligence; the ability to have and use accumulated information and verbal skills is _____. |
| | A) | fluid; crystallized |
| | B) | crystallized; fluid |
| | C) | bodily kinesthetic; mathematical logical |
| | D) | mathematical logical; bodily kinesthetic |
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Schaie's Seattle longitudinal study indicates that |
| | A) | perceptual speed, the ability to compare symbols and objects quickly and accurately, is the one area that declines most noticeably throughout adulthood. |
| | B) | there are no deficits in cognition with aging. |
| | C) | there are significant deficits across the board in all people, starting around 25. |
| | D) | crystallized skills show the largest declines. |
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Sternberg argues for three forms of intelligence. The ability to solve problems in unique ways is what kind? |
| | A) | analytic |
| | B) | creative |
| | C) | practical |
| | D) | mathematical |
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Jane's friends always tell her that she has heaps of "common sense." Sternberg would argue she is demonstrating what kind of intelligence? |
| | A) | analytic |
| | B) | creative |
| | C) | practical |
| | D) | mathematical |
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Traits of highly creative people include all of following EXCEPT |
| | A) | they like to plan for themselves. |
| | B) | they are always the best in competitions. |
| | C) | they are the most flexible. |
| | D) | they persist despite criticism |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the three developmental tasks according to Levinson? |
| | A) | review, reappraisal, and termination of the early adult period |
| | B) | decisions on how middle adulthood should be conducted |
| | C) | working less |
| | D) | dealing with the polarities that are the source of division in life at this stage |
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Weston wants to make sure the world is a better place for his young kids. He buys a green car that uses less fossil fuel. Erickson would argue that he is being confronted with what stage of life crisis? |
| | A) | intimacy versus isolation |
| | B) | identity versus identity confusion |
| | C) | generativity versus stagnation |
| | D) | integrity versus despair |
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Becoming bored, self-absorbed, and unable to contribute to society's welfare is ____ according to Erickson. |
| | A) | stagnation |
| | B) | generativity |
| | C) | integrity |
| | D) | despair |
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The ability to be useful in society as well as productive and creative is ____ according to Erickson. |
| | A) | stagnation |
| | B) | generativity |
| | C) | integrity |
| | D) | despair |
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An outcome of successfully passing through Erickson's stage of generativity crisis would be |
| | A) | making a career change, so that there will be no regrets for not trying something new. |
| | B) | planning for retirement. |
| | C) | reflecting on past failures and successes, strengths and weaknesses. |
| | D) | producing something of long-lasting value or making a gift to future generations. |
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"If nothing unusual happens, then the adult personality will stay relatively the same. Normal adult personality development is really the maintenance of personality." This quote best sums up the _______ approach to personality. |
| | A) | psychodynamic |
| | B) | trait approach |
| | C) | state approach |
| | D) | behavioral approach |
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All of the following are factors in happy marriages of over thirty-five years EXCEPT: |
| | A) | friendship. |
| | B) | love. |
| | C) | sex. |
| | D) | similar interests. |
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One of the most important skills to develop in the interest of sustaining a successful marriage is |
| | A) | buying expensive gifts when necessary. |
| | B) | keeping quiet rather than giving criticism. |
| | C) | believing in a higher power. |
| | D) | handling conflicts constructively. |
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Strategies to lessen the burdens associated with caring for elderly relatives include |
| | A) | ignoring cognitive stress. |
| | B) | empowerment through recognizing one's abilities. |
| | C) | retirement. |
| | D) | selling the family home. |
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Elizabeth's children have recently gone away to college and she realizes she has little in common with her husband. Everything they had been doing for the past eighteen years had revolved around the kids. Now, there's nothing left. She belongs to which group? |
| | A) | the empty nest sect |
| | B) | the sandwich generation |
| | C) | emotionally divorced sect |
| | D) | the emotionally bankrupt group |
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Elton's kids have all gone off to college or moved out and now he and his wife are alone in the house. Sometimes he feels sad. He belongs to which group? |
| | A) | The empty nest sect |
| | B) | The sandwich generation |
| | C) | Emotionally divorced sect |
| | D) | The emotionally bankrupt group |
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Dacey created a simple four-step program, called COPE, for people to use to recognize and reduce anxiety. When you calm the stress response in order to enable people to think clearly about situations and actions, you are in which step of COPE? |
| | A) | calm your nervous system |
| | B) | originate a plan |
| | C) | persist with your plan |
| | D) | evaluate your progress |
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Dacey created a simple four-step program, called COPE, for people to use to recognize and reduce anxiety. Most people start out well, but then lose faith in their plans. Sticking with the plan would be in which step? |
| | A) | calm your nervous system |
| | B) | originate a plan |
| | C) | persist with your plan |
| | D) | evaluate your progress |
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Dacey created a simple four-step program, called COPE, for people to use to recognize and reduce anxiety. Evaluation while the plan is in operation would be a part of which step? |
| | A) | calm your nervous system |
| | B) | originate a plan |
| | C) | persist with your plan |
| | D) | evaluate your progress |
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Researchers have found all of the following to be protective factors against stress EXCEPT: |
| | A) | nutrition. |
| | B) | family environments. |
| | C) | social support. |
| | D) | personality characteristics. |
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