Mid life crisis
the Big Five
Age and Cohort
more Big Five
100
A supposed period of unusual anxiety, radical self-reexamination, and sudden transformation that was once widely associated with middle age but that actually had more to do with developmental history than with chronological age.
What is a mid life crisis
100
The five basic clusters of personality traits that remain quite stable throughout adulthood: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism is called what?
What is The Big Five
100
The age range that is considered adulthood.
What is 25-65?
100
Being kind, helpful, easygoing and generous describes which of the Big Five personality traits?
What is Agreeableness
200
There are no long tern studies over the past three decades that have found a normative midlife crisis.
What is Why is a midlife crisis a "supposed" crisis?
200
The particular lifestyle and social context the adults settle into because it is compatible with their individual personality needs and interests is called?
What is a ecological niche
200
A group defined by the shared age of its members that move through life together.
What is a cohort?
200
Being anxious, moody and critical describes which of the Big Five personality traits?
What is Neuroticism
300
In hindsight, it is easy to see where they went astray, Levinson's mid life crisis studied only?
What is 40 men, all from one cohort
300
Being curious, creative and open to new experiences describes which of the Big Five personality traits?
What is Openess
300
This rises from early adulthood until about age 60
What is self esteem?
400
The crisis was caused by personal reflections, family pressures, and historical circumstances, not by what?
What is Chronological Age
400
Being organized, deliberate and self- disciplined describes which of the Big Five personality traits
What is Conscientiousness
400
These personality traits decrease with age
What is openness, extroversion and neuroticism
500
The Middle-class men who reached age 40 in about 1970 were affected by historic upheavals. Many began marriages and careers in the 1950s, expecting grateful family members and employers. When they reached middle age, their wives were in the first wave of feminism (some called men “sexist pigs”) and their teenagers thought their fathers were irrelevant (some said, “Don’t trust anyone over 30”). What were these circumstances called?
What is cohort effects
500
Being outgoing, assertive and active describes which of the Big Five personality traits?
What is Extroversion
500
Theses personality traits increase with age
What is conscientiousness and agreeableness
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