Adulthood/Old Age/Death
The study of death and dying
What is thanatology?
We need friends the most when we are feeling this emotion.
What is fear/anxiety?
Parents
Positive stress
Eustress
A group with whom you interact with on a daily basis
What is a primary group?
True or false: Interest in sexual activity declines with age
Leah loves hiking and has introduced you to the hobby. Leah's friendship adds which type of reward value?
What is stimulation value?
The tendency to marry someone who is from one's own social group
What is endogamy?
The theory that states that it is not the EVENT that causes stress, but rather the way one perceives, responds or evaluates that stress
What is the cognitive model of stress?
What are the three components of a group?
What is interdependence, communication and shared goals?
This type of intelligence increases with age and is used when accumulated knowledge is employed in appropriate situations
What is crystallized intelligence?
True or false: Physical appearance matters when we select our friends.
TRUE
According to Zick RUBIN, what are three components of romantic love?
What is need, caring & intimacy?
In this conflict situation, a person must choose between two disagreeable options- such as doing the dishes or studying for calc
What is avoidance-avoidance?
What are the three components that hold groups together?
What is social norms, ideologies and commitment?
This transition period, according to Daniel Levinson, occurs when a man starts to ask questions about his past & future (what have I done with my life?)
What is midlife transition/midlife crisis?
The attraction that often develops between opposite types of people
What is complementarity?
According to Rubin, love involves need, caring and intimacy, where as liking involves _______ for another person
What is respect?
Positive, negative or irrelevant
What is the bystander effect?
John recently lost his girlfriend due to pancreatic cancer. Lately he has been getting lost and is confused. The other day, he couldn't remember how to get home from work- the route he takes everyday. He would most likely be in what stage of grieving?
Disorientation & Disorganization
This effect demonstrates that friendships can develop through repeated exposure and common experiences
What is the mere-exposure effect?
The three components of love, according to Sternberg
What is intimacy, commitment, and passion
In defensive coping strategies a person may deny the problem or not attempt to fix it. In active coping strategies, a person decides to face the challenge hands-on.
The tendency to perform better in front of a group is known as
What is social facilitation?