DEP FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
The source of stress most commonly reported by 18-32 year old's is _____.
Answer:
money
Question:
Arnett considers _____ adulthood to be an age of instability.
Answer:
emerging
Question:
Efforts to diet may be sabotaged by a bodily mechanism called adaptive _____
which slows the body's metabolic rate.
Answer:
thermogenesis
Question:
According to Perry, assuming that the world can be easily divided into black
and white, good versus bad, or us versus them, is termed _____ thinking.
Answer:
dualistic
Question:
The leading cause of death among young adults is _____.
Answer:
accidents
Question:
After age _____, women who become pregnant are usually advised to have
their fetuses checked for Down's syndrome and other chromosomal
abnormalities.
Answer:
35
Question:
Among 25 to 44 year old's, the leading cause of death is _____.
Answer:
accidents/injuries
Question:
As people mature, Labouvie-Vief found that they tend to develop a _____
complexity that enables them to harbor both positive and negative feelings
about their career choices.
Answer:
cognitive affective
, Question:
The CDC recommends that adults engage in at least _____ minutes of vigorous
physical activity five days a week.
Answer:
30
Question:
In a multicultural society or on a college campus, students may realize that
judgments of good or bad are often made from a certain belief system, such as
religion or a cultural background, so that such judgments actually represent
_____ thinking rather than absolute judgments.
Answer:
realistic
Question:
Piaget's final stage of cognitive development is the _____.
Answer:
formal operational stage
Question:
The most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States is:
Answer:
HPV
Question:
Which of the following cannot be treated successfully with antibiotics?
Answer:
genital herpes
Question:
Which age group is most likely to report that the amount of stress they are
experiencing has increased over the past 5 years?
Answer:
18-32
Question:
Which of the following substances is most likely to accelerate the heart rate
and constrict the arteries?
Answer:
cocaine
Question:
All of the following are recommended by the text as way of helping
overweight people lose weight except _____.
Answer:
exposing oneself to temptations and saying no
Question:
In the Arnett survey, when 18-32 y/o were asked if they felt like they reached
adulthood, the largest number said _____.
Answer:
in some ways yes, in other ways no
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
The source of stress most commonly reported by 18-32 year old's is _____.
Answer:
money
Question:
Arnett considers _____ adulthood to be an age of instability.
Answer:
emerging
Question:
Efforts to diet may be sabotaged by a bodily mechanism called adaptive _____
which slows the body's metabolic rate.
Answer:
thermogenesis
Question:
According to Perry, assuming that the world can be easily divided into black
and white, good versus bad, or us versus them, is termed _____ thinking.
Answer:
dualistic
Question:
The leading cause of death among young adults is _____.
Answer:
accidents
Question:
After age _____, women who become pregnant are usually advised to have
their fetuses checked for Down's syndrome and other chromosomal
abnormalities.
Answer:
35
Question:
Among 25 to 44 year old's, the leading cause of death is _____.
Answer:
accidents/injuries
Question:
As people mature, Labouvie-Vief found that they tend to develop a _____
complexity that enables them to harbor both positive and negative feelings
about their career choices.
Answer:
cognitive affective
, Question:
The CDC recommends that adults engage in at least _____ minutes of vigorous
physical activity five days a week.
Answer:
30
Question:
In a multicultural society or on a college campus, students may realize that
judgments of good or bad are often made from a certain belief system, such as
religion or a cultural background, so that such judgments actually represent
_____ thinking rather than absolute judgments.
Answer:
realistic
Question:
Piaget's final stage of cognitive development is the _____.
Answer:
formal operational stage
Question:
The most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States is:
Answer:
HPV
Question:
Which of the following cannot be treated successfully with antibiotics?
Answer:
genital herpes
Question:
Which age group is most likely to report that the amount of stress they are
experiencing has increased over the past 5 years?
Answer:
18-32
Question:
Which of the following substances is most likely to accelerate the heart rate
and constrict the arteries?
Answer:
cocaine
Question:
All of the following are recommended by the text as way of helping
overweight people lose weight except _____.
Answer:
exposing oneself to temptations and saying no
Question:
In the Arnett survey, when 18-32 y/o were asked if they felt like they reached
adulthood, the largest number said _____.
Answer:
in some ways yes, in other ways no
