GRADED A+.
James Marcia's theory of adolescence: Identity Diffusion correct answers Role Confusion
James Marcia's theory of adolescence: Foreclosure correct answers Adolescent adopts parents' or
society's roles and values wholesale, without questioning or analysis
James Marcia's theory of adolescence: Moratorium correct answers An adolescent's choice of a
socially acceptable way to postpone making identity-achievement decisions
James Marcia's theory of adolescence: Identity Achievement correct answers The point when an
individual fully understands whom he/she is
Gender dysphoria correct answers the condition of feeling one's emotional and psychological
identity as male or female to be opposite to one's biological sex.
Cluster Suicide correct answers Several suicides committed by members of a group within a
brief period of time
parasuicide correct answers Any potentially lethal action against the self that does not result in
death
suicidial ideation correct answers Thinking about suicide, usually with some serious emotional
and intellectual or cognitive overtones
helicopter parents correct answers Hover over their emerging-adult child, ready to swoop down
if any problem arises
Sternberg's Theory of Love: Passion correct answers An intense physical, cognitive, and
emotional onslaught characterized by excitement, ecstasy, and euphoria
Sternberg's Theory of Love: Intimacy correct answers Knowing someone well; sharing secrets as
well as sex
Sternberg's Theory of Love: Commitment correct answers Grows gradually through decisions to
be together, mutual caregiving, kept secrets, shared possessions, and forgiveness
homogamy correct answers Marriage between people who tend to be similar
heterogamy correct answers Marriage between people who tend to be dissimilar
demand/withdraw interaction correct answers Situation in a romantic relationship wherein one
person wants to address an issue and the other refuses
, big 5 personality theory correct answers openness, conscientiousness, extraversion,
agreeableness, neuroticism
social convoy correct answers Collectively, the family members, friends, acquaintances, and
even strangers who move through the years of life with a person
Fictive kin correct answers Someone who is accepted as part of a family to which there is no
blood relation
Kinkeeper correct answers Caregiver who takes responsibility for maintaining communication;
gathers family for holidays; conveys important family news; and fosters generativity in other
family members
Sandwich generation correct answers The generation of middle-aged people who are supposedly
"squeezed" by the needs of the younger and older members of their families
Socioemotional selective theory correct answers Older people prioritize regulation of their own
emotions and seek familiar social contacts who reinforce generativity, pride, and joy.
Positivity Theory correct answers Tendency for elderly people to perceive, prefer, and remember
positive images and experiences more than negative ones.
Stratification theory correct answers Emphasize that social forces limit individual choices and
affect a person's ability to function in late adulthood as past stratification continues to limit life in
various ways
Aging in place correct answers remaining in the same home and community in later life,
adjusting but not leaving when health fades
Beanpole family correct answers multiple generations but only a few members in each one
Remote Grandparents correct answers Emotionally distant
Companionate Grandparents correct answers Entertain and spoil
Involved Grandparents correct answers Active in day to day lives
Surrogate Grandparents correct answers Raise their grandchildren
frail elderly correct answers People over age 65, and often over age 85, who are physically
infirm, very ill, or cognitively disabled
Activities of daily life correct answers Actions (for example, paying bills and driving a car) that
are important to independent living and that require some intellectual competence and
forethought