Q1
In young adulthood a new stage has emerged known as,
Answer: emerging adulthood.
Q2
Which of the following characterizes Levinson's stage for young adulthood (ages 22-28)?
Answer: Initial choices in love, occupation, friendship, values, life-style
Q3
Spacing births at least three to five years apart
Answer: increases a baby's survival rate.
Q4
Which of the following statements is FALSE about premenstrual syndrome?
Answer: Almost all women experience one or more symptoms of PMS.
Q5
The chance of a woman developing breast cancer in her lifetime is
Answer: 1 in 9.
Q6
The most common cause of cancer death among early adult males is
Answer: testicular cancer.
Q7
Which group has the worst health statistics?
Answer: Men of color
, Q8
According to Piaget
Answer: young adulthood is a time when a person should attain, formal operational
thought.
Q9
The adult is better able to harness formal operational thinking than an adolescent due to the
following EXCEPT
Answer: greater subjectivity.
Q10
The major difference in the way adolescents and young adults use their cognitive skills to
problem-solve is
Answer: young adults are able to tolerate the ambiguity of life experiences.
Q11
Having a perspective that is sensitive to how others feel is called communication and in general
is more common among _.
Answer: expressive; women
Q12
Instrumental communication
Answer: focuses on identifying goals and finding solutions.
Q13
Cyndi just met with a client Sarah who is struggling with a drug addiction. Sarah insisted that
she has been clean for 6 months. Sarah's tone indicated that she was sincere but her facial
expression indicated the opposite. Most likely Cyndi will believe that
Answer: her client is lying because most communication is communicated through
facial expression.
Q14
The dimension of non-verbal communication is expressed through one's facial movements
Answer: voice-tone, and voice value, responsiveness