Deck 22: Seciton 2: Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

Question 1

_____ are accepted as part of a family to which they have no biological or marital relationship.

Answer 1

Fictive kin

Question 2

Studies of men who reached age 40 in 1970 suggested the existence of a midlife crisis; these findings seem to have been the product of _____ effects.

Answer 2

cohort

Question 3

Adults today take _____ than previous generations did to publicly commit to one long-term sexual partner.

Answer 3

longer

Question 4

The _____ surroundings could make a difference on personality, as was demonstrated in a study in England in which people were less distressed when they lived in neighborhoods with more parks, gardens, and other greenery.

Question 5

People who are anxious and moody are high in the personality dimension of _____.

Question 6

People who are not a part of an individual's closest convoy but nonetheless have an impact on his or her life are known as _____.

Question 7

Some research suggests that intergenerational relationships become _____ when adult children move away from their parents.

Question 8

The personality dimension that is characterized by a tendency to be active, outgoing, and assertive is _____.

Question 9

A particular lifestyle and social context that evoke and reinforce a person's personality needs and interests is a(n) _____ niche.

Question 10

Friends and family members who provide guidance and socialization to one another as they go through life are part of a person's social _____.

Question 11

A group of people who move through life with an individual, providing protection and encouragement, is called a _____.

Question 12

As adults age, their friendships tend to _____.

Question 13

According to Erikson, one of the stages of adult psychosocial development is generativity versus _____.

Question 14

Some research says _____ is less common for same-sex marriages, other research says more common, and still other research says more common for one sex than the other.

Question 15

A child's _____ at age 3 can predict some behaviors in adulthood.

Question 16

Over time, the personality traits of agreeableness and _____ tend to increase.

Question 17

The proportion of first marriages that end in divorce is _____.

Question 18

Among twenty-first-century Westerners, _____ is usually first, then shared confidences creative intimacy, and finally commitments lead to an enduring relationship.

Question 19

_____ intimacy needs are especially at risk when they divorce.

Question 20

The radical reexamination and sudden transformation that is widely believed to occur around age 40 is termed the _____.

Question 21

When they care for both older and younger generations, the middle-aged have been called the _____ generation.

Question 22

A middle-aged woman who has her mother, her adult children, and their young children come to her home for monthly family dinners is serving as a(n) _____.

Question 23

_____ parents have a generative advantage because they know they are intimately, genetically connected to their children.

Question 24

The tangible benefits of work, such as salary, health insurance, and pension, are called _____ rewards.

Question 25

The intangible benefits of work, such as satisfaction and gratification, are called _____ rewards.

Question 26

_____ describes the purchase of material goods in order to show them off.

Question 27

According to Erikson, when individuals are productive in an unselfish and caring way, they are demonstrating _____.

Question 28

Erikson argued that often the responsibilities of adulthood make adults _____ rather than stagnant.

Question 29

Initially, _____ restores intimacy, health, and financial security.