Deck 13: Young Adulthood Social, Emotional and Career Development

Question 1

Which of the following individuals is considered to be "off time" according to the Western social clock?​

A) ​A 40-year-old who just got married.
B) ​A 30-year-old who just had her second child.
C) ​A 20-year-old who is beginning his freshman year of college.
D) ​None of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Members of gay and lesbian couples are more likely to negotiate the division of tasks and attempt to accommodate partners' diverse interests, skills, and schedules than heterosexual couples.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes interpersonal attraction?​

A) ​Birds of a feather flock together.
B) ​Opposites attract.
C) ​Beauty and the beast.
D) ​Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Attachment styles remain stable over the lifespan, and adults have little capacity to change the attachment style they developed in childhood.

Question 5

__________ is not a stage of Duvall's family life cycle?​

A) ​Married couples
B) ​Childbearing families
C) ​Single-parent families
D) ​Aging family members

Question 6

Young adults recognize that their interests and skills need to match their career aspirations.

Question 7

The average age of first marriage in the United States has __________ since 1980.​

A) decreased​
B) ​increased
C) ​remained the same
D) ​both increased and decreased

Question 8

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the occurrence of depression in early adulthood?​

A) ​Men are nearly twice as likely as women to be diagnosed with depression.
B) ​Higher educational levels and increased income have been associated with the onset of depressive symptoms.
C) ​Depression in young adults may be associated with the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
D) ​Few environmental risk factors have been associated with the onset of depressive symptoms in young adults.

Question 9

Which of the following is an advantage to being a single adult?​

A) ​Single adults have higher levels of well-being than married or cohabitating adults.
B) ​Single adults earn more than married adults and have more work-related benefits.
C) ​Single adults are viewed as smarter and more honest than married adults.
D) ​Single adults have more freedom and independence than married adults.

Question 10

Young adults no longer require or benefit from parental support.

Question 11

__________ influences martial satisfaction.​

A) ​Educational level
B) ​Premarital counseling
C) ​Cohabitating prior to marriage
D) ​Length of courtship

Question 12

Remarried couples are often unstable and are more likely to divorce in the first few years of the remarriage than first-marriage couples.

Question 13

According to Sternberg, consummate love is the most complete form of love and involves​

A) ​intimacy and commitment.
B) ​romance, compassion, and intimacy.
C) ​passion only.
D) ​intimacy, passion, and commitment.

Question 14

Marital satisfaction typically increases after the birth of the couple's baby.

Question 15

The number of young adults marrying has declined since the 1960s.

Question 16

The social clock depends on social norms to dictate the age by which certain life events should occur.

Question 17

In __________ marriages, both partners agree that each may engage in sexual relationships with other individuals.​

A) ​closed
B) ​swinger
C) ​open
D) ​traditional

Question 18

Emotional security and self-absorption are dimensions of Allport's concept of psychological maturity.

Question 19

The occurrence of psychological disorders increases in early adulthood.

Question 20

According to Erikson, the principle developmental task facing young adults is​

A) ​integrity vs. despair.
B) ​intimacy vs. isolation.
C) ​identity vs. role confusion.
D) ​generativity vs. stagnation.

Question 21

Which of the following does not contribute to job dissatisfaction in young adults?​

A) ​Young adults are overly optimistic about the world of work.
B) ​Young adults believe it will be difficult to find a high-paying job that allows for the application of their skills.
C) ​Young adults are likely to work in low-wage, low-skill job positions.
D) ​Young adults may find that their educational training did not sufficiently prepare them to enter the workforce.

Question 22

Gay and lesbian couples​

A) ​are more likely to be stable than heterosexual couples.
B) ​are likely to assign household tasks based on gender stereotypes.
C) ​tend to have more unresolved conflicts that heterosexual couples.
D) ​are less likely to receive support for their relationship from family members than heterosexual couples.

Question 23

Discuss the impact of early attachment styles on adult relationships. Do you believe adults have the capacity to change their ways of relating to others in adulthood? Explain.

Question 24

The majority of single parents are​

A) ​single, never-married men working full-time.
B) ​single, never-married, or divorced women who work part-time.
C) ​single, never-married, or divorced women who are gainfully employed.
D) ​All of the above

Question 25

Trait and type theory proposes that career selection involves​

A) ​self-understanding, information about the world of work, and a practical work experience.
B) ​assessment of personal abilities, a practical work experience, and integration.
C) ​self-understanding, information about the world of work, and integration.
D) ​assessment of personal abilities, information about the world of work, and integration.

Question 26

Why is planned happenstance important in the vocational life of young adults?

Question 27

Rate of divorce is more prevalent in​

A) people with lower income.​
B) ​adults whose parents were divorced when they were a child.
C) ​young adults who marry in their late teens and early twenties.
D) ​All of the above

Question 28

John Krumboltz's theory of planned happenstance does not support which of the following statements?​

A) ​Young adults should plan their careers in advance.
B) ​Unplanned, chance events play an important role in career selection.
C) ​Young adults should capitalize on chance events and worry less about making a single career decision.
D) ​Young adults should be flexible, keep their options open, and take calculated risks in their vocational lives.

Question 29

Describe how the vocational self-concept plays a role in young adult's career choices.

Question 30

How can you use Holland's career theory to assist young adults in choosing a career?

Question 31

How do the individual developmental tasks of young adulthood impact one's family life development?

Question 32

Women in the workforce today​

A) ​have high expectations for career success.
B) ​do not consider pursuing or drop out of nontraditional career fields (e.g., engineering).
C) ​are easily able to overcome the glass ceiling and advance to the top of the corporate ladder.
D) ​are, on average, paid more than men.

Question 33

When providing career counseling to a minority client, counselors should remember that​

A) ​career theories can be universally applied to all individuals.
B) ​hard work ensures that one will have a prestigious job and be successful.
C) ​work plays a central role in a person's life and defines who he or she is.
D) ​not all individuals have the economic means to pursue a career that fulfills their personal interests and goals.

Question 34

Donald Super proposed that young adults are in the​

A) ​growth stage, forming work-related attitudes and learning about the world of work.
B) ​maintenance stage, searching for ways to increase job mobility and determining whether their current career provides adequate satisfaction.
C) ​establishment phase, launching a career in their chosen occupation and working to become competent in their position.
D) ​disengagement phase, preparing for retirement and decelerating in their careers.

Question 35

According to John Holland, a realistic individual​

A) ​possesses mechanical abilities and enjoys working with objects.
B) ​possesses interpersonal skills and enjoys helping people.
C) ​possesses creative abilities and enjoys working with ideas.
D) ​possesses organizational skills and enjoys working with numbers.