According to the Schedule of Recent Experience you took in Chapter 4, which of the following contribute greatly to stress? All of the choices are correct. Death of a spouse Marriage Retirement from work

Which statement BEST reflects how contemporary adults view retirement?

A time for relaxation like watching movies and enjoying new technology
A focus on simply not dying

A time to try new careers and opportunities

After taking care of others for so long, a time of looking forward to depending on others

2. According to the Schedule of Recent Experience you took in Chapter 4, which of the following contribute greatly to stress?

All of the choices are correct.

Death of a spouse

Marriage

Retirement from work

 

3. 43-year-old Sima and her 44-year-old husband Benik have three children. They spend their free time coaching soccer, volunteering at their children’s school, and often think about the importance of planning for their childrens’ college educations. According to Erikson, Sima and Benik are experiencing

generativity.

isolation.

integrity.

consonance.

 

4. Like the popular belief that older adults do poorer in schools than their younger counterparts, the midlife crisis

is more accurate when describing an older population.

is more accurate when describing adolescents.

occurs more often among men.

is largely a myth.

 

5. Which of these couples is most likely to divorce?

Alex and Hannah, high school sweethearts who waited until they were sophomores in college to get married.
Gail and Rodney, who married after meeting in college and who now work for the Peace Corps and save little money.
Liana and Nico, who have been married for 27 years and whose last child recently left home.
Pat and Tracy, who met in their late 30s, have no children and have now been married for 22 years.

6. Alain and Esperanza are middle-aged adults who care for both their children and Alain’s aging parents. They are known as:

yo-yo children.

boomerang children.

the sandwich generation.

empty nesters.

 

7. According to your text, which of the following characteristics seems to differentiate creative people from those who are less creative?

Creative people prefer others to make decisions for them so that the business of creating can move forward.
Creative people rarely have goals; they wait for inspiration to occur.
Creative people show more flexibility in the face of obstacles.

Creative people stick to what they know.

8. Most middle-aged adults list __________________ as the most important factor in happiness.

marriage and family relationships

career and income

same-sex friends and activities

recreation and leisure

 

9. Amir is 48 and finds that his sexual activity has been changing. After reading some medical literature, he discovers that

there is no particular event for men that parallels menopause in women.
compared to women, men usually begin menopause at a later age.
compared to women, men usually begin menopause at an earlier age.
nearly all men experience sexual difficulties beginning in their 40s.

10. People who are most likely to show generativity are those who experienced ________________ in early adulthood.

intimacy

identity diffusion

isolation

integrity