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When a person is confronted with a task which they are compelled to perform but for which they are ill prepared, which of the following are they likely to experience?


A) Role strain
B) Stagnation
C) Role conflict
D) Role disparity

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In terms of continuity versus stability, what is the nature of personality in the average middle-aged adult?

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Which of the following best describes the nature of friendship in middle adulthood?


A) Adults have more friends in mid-life than at any other point in adulthood.
B) The social circle is smaller, but the friendships are as intimate and close as at earlier ages.
C) The need for a social network increases across mid-life.
D) The increased role strain and role conflict of middle adulthood require additional emotional support from friends outside the family.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Chuck and Jeri live hundreds of miles from their children. They are retired and have busy lives of leisure. They seldom visit their children and have never developed a close relationship with their grandchildren. Behavioral scientists would say Chuck and Jeri have what type of relationships with their grandchildren?


A) Intimate
B) Remote
C) Estranged
D) Strained

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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List, in order, from lowest to highest, the three countries which have young adults living at home with their parents. List the percentages for each of these three countries.

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How does the woman being interviewed describe herself in terms of relationships to her children and husband? How has her focus changed since she was a younger adult? How is her relationship to her own parents changing?

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She talks about making sure that her own...

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Caregiver ________ is the term for the cumulative negative effects of caring for an elderly or disabled person.

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Why might a voluntary career change create as much stress as an involuntary career change?

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The career-changer's family ma...

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Lauren used to work as a telephone operator. Recently the phone company for which she worked decided to go to an automated system. Lauren was laid off, making her what your text would call


A) an employment liability.
B) an involuntary career changer.
C) a volunteer career shifter.
D) a career transitioner.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following is LEAST likely to prompt the mid-life crisis described by Daniel Levinson?


A) Awareness of health risks
B) Accepting one's own mortality
C) Purchasing a new home
D) Recognizing new physical limitations

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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People who feel a sense of stagnation frequently experience which of the following?


A) They are involved in volunteer work.
B) They act as if they are their own only child.
C) They will feel as if their life has meaning.
D) They act as if their life will never end.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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What are two of the reasons that more young adults are either remaining at home with their parents or returning to their parents' homes after having left?

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What is the term for the trait characterized by the ease with which a person gets along with others?


A) Openness
B) Neuroticism
C) Conscientiousness
D) Agreeableness

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following best describes best-friend relationships in mid-life?


A) The level of intimacy increases as the frequency of interaction declines.
B) The frequency of interaction decreases but the level of intimacy remains stable.
C) The number of friendships stays the same but the level of intimacy declines.
D) Both the frequency and level of intimacy decline over time.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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What does the term "Peter Pandemonium" refer to?


A) Adults who are over-anxious to get their grown children out of the house
B) Adolescents who leave home
C) Young adults who don't want to grow up
D) Children who leave home and then return

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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__________ is a Big Five personality trait that represents willingness to try new things.

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In the longitudinal studies conducted by Snarey et al., what specifically did the middle-aged men without children do to gain a healthy sense of generativity?

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They took on mentoring or supe...

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List and give an example of each of the three types of grandparent relationships discussed in your text.

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Remote relationships = the most common r...

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Approximately what percentage of children in the United States live with one or more of their grandparents?


A) 1%
B) 8%
C) 18%
D) 27%

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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What is stereotypically one of the most maligned relationships in U.S. culture?


A) The relationship between two mothers-in-law
B) The relationship between a woman and her own mother
C) The relationship between a son and his father-in-law
D) The relationship between a woman and her mother-in-law

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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