HDFS
210
HDFS 210
Exam 3
Exam Questions & Answers
Human Development & Family Studies
Comprehensive Study Guide with Answer Key
Study Guide • Multiple Choice • True / False
,HDFS 210 • Exam 3 Questions & Answers Page 1
Questions & Answers
1 In Peck's development stages, body transcendence refers to _______
✔ A) moving beyond physical changes
B) having order in one's life
C) congruence between mind and body
D) moving beyond psychological limitations
Sue's bones have become brittle, fragile, and thin. Her doctor would most likely diagnose her
2
with _____
A) arthritis
B) presbyopia
✔ C) osteoporosis
D) presbycusis
Regardless of the level of activity, older adults cannot experience positive emotions as
3
frequently as younger adults do.
A) True
✔ B) False
Which of the following are known as the "big five" major clusters of personality
4
traits/characteristics?
A) Loyalty, self-confidence, openness, deceptiveness, and aggression
✔ B) Neuroticism, extroversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness
C) Likability, extroversion, aggressiveness, self-confidence, and trustworthiness
D) Selfishness, shyness, aggressiveness, neuroticism, and self-confidence
5 According to Robert Butler, what triggers a life review?
✔ A) The obvious prospect of one's death
B) A diagnosis of dementia
C) Confinement in a nursing home
D) Being hospitalized
Human Development & Family Studies • Study Guide
, HDFS 210 • Exam 3 Questions & Answers Page 2
When a person exhibits success facing everyday, real-world demands such as on-the-job
6 professional demands, Sternberg's theory of intelligence would suggest that person is
demonstrating ____
A) Experiential intelligence
✔ B) Contextual intelligence
C) Componential intelligence
D) Emotional intelligence
Which term refers to a network of social relationships we maintain throughout our lives that
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provide us with support and comfort through life's challenges?
A) Social web
B) Peer support group
C) Clique
✔ D) Social convoy
According to Bernice Neugarten, people who attempt to stop the aging process by acting
8
young, exercising, and participating in youthful activities are a(n) ______
A) Integrated personality
B) Disintegrated and disorganized personality
C) Passive dependent personality
✔ D) Defended personality
Juanita is feeling stressed today because her children need help with their homework and her
9 elderly parents need someone to take them grocery shopping. Juanita is a member of the
_____ generation
A) Empty nest
B) Normative crisis
✔ C) Sandwich
D) Midlife crisis
Human Development & Family Studies • Study Guide
210
HDFS 210
Exam 3
Exam Questions & Answers
Human Development & Family Studies
Comprehensive Study Guide with Answer Key
Study Guide • Multiple Choice • True / False
,HDFS 210 • Exam 3 Questions & Answers Page 1
Questions & Answers
1 In Peck's development stages, body transcendence refers to _______
✔ A) moving beyond physical changes
B) having order in one's life
C) congruence between mind and body
D) moving beyond psychological limitations
Sue's bones have become brittle, fragile, and thin. Her doctor would most likely diagnose her
2
with _____
A) arthritis
B) presbyopia
✔ C) osteoporosis
D) presbycusis
Regardless of the level of activity, older adults cannot experience positive emotions as
3
frequently as younger adults do.
A) True
✔ B) False
Which of the following are known as the "big five" major clusters of personality
4
traits/characteristics?
A) Loyalty, self-confidence, openness, deceptiveness, and aggression
✔ B) Neuroticism, extroversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness
C) Likability, extroversion, aggressiveness, self-confidence, and trustworthiness
D) Selfishness, shyness, aggressiveness, neuroticism, and self-confidence
5 According to Robert Butler, what triggers a life review?
✔ A) The obvious prospect of one's death
B) A diagnosis of dementia
C) Confinement in a nursing home
D) Being hospitalized
Human Development & Family Studies • Study Guide
, HDFS 210 • Exam 3 Questions & Answers Page 2
When a person exhibits success facing everyday, real-world demands such as on-the-job
6 professional demands, Sternberg's theory of intelligence would suggest that person is
demonstrating ____
A) Experiential intelligence
✔ B) Contextual intelligence
C) Componential intelligence
D) Emotional intelligence
Which term refers to a network of social relationships we maintain throughout our lives that
7
provide us with support and comfort through life's challenges?
A) Social web
B) Peer support group
C) Clique
✔ D) Social convoy
According to Bernice Neugarten, people who attempt to stop the aging process by acting
8
young, exercising, and participating in youthful activities are a(n) ______
A) Integrated personality
B) Disintegrated and disorganized personality
C) Passive dependent personality
✔ D) Defended personality
Juanita is feeling stressed today because her children need help with their homework and her
9 elderly parents need someone to take them grocery shopping. Juanita is a member of the
_____ generation
A) Empty nest
B) Normative crisis
✔ C) Sandwich
D) Midlife crisis
Human Development & Family Studies • Study Guide
