HGD Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers

HGD Study Guide Questions with Correct
Answers
According to Erik Erikson, the major task of young adulthood is dealing with the

psychosocial conflict of intimacy versus isolation.

True

False

true

According to Erikson, ____ is a state in which people are unable to deal with the needs

of their children or to provide mentoring to younger adults.

despair

stagnation

isolation

encapsulation

stagnation

According to Erikson, the major task for young adults is to deal with the psychosocial

conflict of ____.

identity versus role confusion

generativity versus stagnation

intimacy versus isolation

independence versus dependence

intimacy versus

According to your textbook, the single biggest contributor to health problems in the

United States is

, taking illegal drugs.

alcohol consumption.

overeating.

smoking.

smoking

A(n) ____ is someone who is much better at a task than people who have not put much

effort into that task.

expert

mentor

veteran

senior

expert

____ are caused by changes to the structure of the skin and its connective and

supporting tissue and worsened by sun exposure and cigarette smoking.

Tumors

Liver spots

Wrinkles

Freckles

wrinkles

A rite of ____ involves a ritual or ceremonial event that marks initiation into adulthood.

demarcation

arrival

passage

maturation