Adolescence
James Marcia's theory of adolescent identity development, which has four possibilities (achievement, foreclosure, diffusion, moratorium) bases these possibilities on high and low what?
crisis or commitment
According to the triangular theory, companionate love develops when _____ and commitment are present
Intimacy and commitment
Regular exercise improves an adult's ____ capacity
Lung
When people are caught in a situation where they are caring for both children in the home and aging parents
The Sandwich Generation
Who developed the "seasons of life" theory
Daniel Levinson
In Adolescence, which gender uses more violent means to attempt suicide, and is therefore more likely to complete suicide?
Males
Erikson's stage for middle adulthood in which a person reflects on whether they are making a contribution to family and community
Generativity vs Stagnation
Marriages that bring long term commitment and shared _____ and ____ are cited by men and women as being a marker of satisfying marriage
Shared Aims and Goals
A child who is too young to understand death might think, for example, their deceased pet is ______
Sleeping
According to Erickson, during what stage do adolescents try on roles and behaviors as a way of expressing who they do *not* want to be?
identity vs role confusion
Adults in their 20s and 30s are at highest risk to die from which:
substance misuse, suicide,
motor vehicle accidents, or risk taking behavior
Car accidents
Thin, brittle, fragile bones are a symptom of what?
Osteoporosis
Daniel Levinson's theory focused on ______ change as a person grows older
Personality
This refers to the desire to have independence and a sense of control over one's life
Autonomy
Availability of ____ contributes to the rising number of adolescent suicides in the U.S.
Guns
This kind of reasoning sees things as either good or bad
Dualistic thinking
Second marriages are ____ likely to end in divorce due to higher stress than first marriage
More likely
Most children develop an understanding of death at what age
Age 5
Marcia's view of adolescent development states that _______ is a period of identity development in which an adolescent consciously chooses between various alternatives and makes decisions
CRISIS
Young adults are most helped in dealing with stress by their _____ style
Coping
Strength
What kind of rules about roles assist in conflict resolution when older people live with their children
Ground rules regarding respective roles
The '_____ gap' refers to the divide between parents and adolescents in their attitudes, values, aspirations and worldviews
Generation Gap
This occurs when one suicide leads to attempts by others
Cluster Suicide
This is called the "Silent Killer" in Middle Adulthood and is another name for high blood pressure
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Follows a "U-shaped" pattern where it is high at the beginning, drops down around the birth of children, and gradually rises back to its original high level
Marital Satisfaction
Having expert knowledge in the practical aspects of life, in later adulthood, is referred to as
Wisdom
This views cultural identities as needing to be integrated into a unified culture
Cultural Assimilation
Instability refers to a time when (for example) career, relationship, living, and other plans seem to change every 6 months in what stage of adulthood?
Emerging Adulthood
The back and ____ muscles are likely to lose strength during middle adulthood
Legs
Most Late Adulthood models focus on a life ______
Life Review
This is a condition that substantially limits a major life activity
Disability
Predominant adolescent difficulty that leads to suicide attempts, according to a review of calls to suicide hotlines
Family Problems
Boomerang children commonly return home due to _____ or under-______
Lack of employment or underemployment
Most divorces occur during the first ____ years of marriage
Ten
What is the belief that one has no control over their environment
Learned Helplessness
When groups to draw from their own cultural identities while integrating themselves into the dominant culture
Bicultural Identity
Intimacy vs Isolation, Erikson's stage that follows Identity vs Role Confusion, results in _____ if the crisis is not resolved?
Fear of relationships
Ability to see fine spatial detail in close and distant objects is related to the loss of ______ acuity and usually begins to decline at age 40
The loss of visual acuity
A major drawback to continuing care facilities is the significant _________ to secure housing
Cost
Physical and psychological factors primarily affect how well people cope with what
STRESS
What questions do we ask if we suspect an adolescent (or anyone else) if they are contemplating suicide
Do you have a PLAN
Do you have the MEANS
Big 5 traits: Neuroticism, Extroversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness are not completely fixed but basically what over time
Stable
Social homogamy and shared leisure activities, role preferences, and similar interests is a characteristic of a successful what?
Succesful Marriage
According to Erikson, adolescents' reliance on peers to help them define their identities and learn to form relationships is the link between which two stages
identity vs role confusion
and
intimacy vs isolation
____ formal thinkers are able to shift between abstract solutions to a problem and real-world constraints on problem solving
Postformal thinkers
Erikson described ______ in young adulthood as related to the degree of selflessness or sacrifice of one's own needs for those of another
Intimacy
A change in visual ______ perception occurs during middle adulthood
Decline in Distance Perception
Social inequities that various socioeconomic groups experience are ______ with increasing age
Magnified
Levinson's stage where people around 40-45 move into a period of questioning, called the _______ transition, and focus on the finite nature of life
Midlife transition
Preoccupation with death in music, art, film, or literature is a warning sign of _____ in adolescents
Suicide
Stage that occurs 10 years prior to menopause
Perimenopaus
Divorce among this group is rising
Middle aged
Middle aged adults tend to be in fewer automobile accidents than younger people because they have more of what?
Practice driving