What are the telltale signs of addiction?
1) undeniable cravings
2) compulsive thoughts
3) uncontrollable urges
4) withdrawal symptoms
4) Withdrawal symptoms
All of the following are symptoms of anorexia except:
1) fear of weight gain
2) disturbed body perception
3) lack of menstruation
4) suicidal thoughts
4) suicidal thoughts
Exercise does all of the following except:
B) make arthritis and osteoporosis more likely
Todays "emerging adults" are the generation referred to as:
a) late baby boomers
b) baby boomers
c) gen x
d) gen y
d) Gen y
Which are the three leading causes of death among people aged 15-25?
A) accidents, homicide, suicide
Which of the following is an eating disorder that is more common in middle adulthood than in early adulthood?
B) obesity
A _____student at a _____is the most likely to cheat.
D) full time university
Carol Gilligan belives that moral decision for women are based on priorities of ________ and that moral decisions for men are based on _______.
D) human needs and relationships; distinguishing right from wrong.
The third stage of dialectical thinking is referred to as:
B) synthesis
The third stage of the development of faith exhibits:
D) a conformist acceptance of cultural values.
Thinking in adulthood is distinguished from earlier thinking in that it is
A) more practical, flexible and dialectical
To predict, plan, and combine objective and subjective mental processes is the cognitive ability to be _______, while the ability to see multiple solutions to a problem is the cognitive ability to be _____.
A) practical; flexible
The ______ approach studies how the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information and the _______approach evaluates whether a new level of cognition is reached by adults.
A) information-processing; stage
According to Erikson's theory, the crisis that follow identity achievement is called;
A) intimacy versus isolation
Friends are crucial during emerging adulthood because they:
B) provide a source of advice, companionship, information and sympathy
Generally, men talk about _______, while women talk about ______.
A) external matters; intimate and emotional matters
In their marriage, Betty and Jim have intimacy and commitment, so they would best represent Sternberg's ______form of love.
C) companionate
The love aspect of passion:
a) usually lasts throughout a love relationship.
b) may fade with familiarity
c) always diminishes and turns into intimacy
d) grows gradually through intimate planning
b) may fade with familiarity
_______is when a married couple has similar attitudes, interests, goals, and religious backgrounds.
A) homogamy
Research indicates that couples who cohabitate are:
A) less happy than married people.
A sudden drop in sex hormones in a woman's bloodstream along with cessation of ovulation and menstruation signals;
B) menopause
All smoking diseases are:
B) dose and duration sensitive
By the end of middle age, nearly everyone needs:
A) reading glasses
Hoprmone replacement therapy involves taking;
a) calcium supplemtns
b) estrogen and progesterone
c) long baths to alleviate the stress of menopause
d) testosterone
b) estrogen and progesterone
Often the first sign of hearing loss in middle adulthood is:
B) the failure to hear a distant telephone or doorbell
Research studies on alcohol use have shown that:
B) moderate use of alcohol may increase longevity
Analytic intelligence involves;
A) abstract planning, focused attention, and verbal and logical skills
Compared to novices, experts:
C) are more intuitive
Creative interlligence requires _______ thinking.
D) divergent
Fluid intelligence includes
A) the speed of processing mathematical information
The Flynn effect is probably due to changes in:
D) all of the above
The term g refers to
C) general intelligence
In the United States today, the social clock:
D) allows for greater diversity than in the past
Most developmental theorists today believe that:
D) stages of adult development are not entirely orderly and predictable
The midlife crisis might more accurately be described as:
B) developmental history
Chris is high in extroversion and therefore will probably:
D) prefer to work with people and have a busy social life
According to Erikson, after the stage of intimacy versus isolation comes:
D) generativity versus stagnation
Compared to a few decades ago, the social clock is:
D) slowing down due to variations in age of marriage, parenthood and leaving home
In a typical family, the Kinkeeper is most likely to be:
A) a middle aged mother
Openness is viewed as a particularly positive personality trait in
