Psyc 2050 Test 4 NSULA Exam Questions
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Defining cmiddle cadulthood c- cage c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cdevelopmental cperiod
cthat cbegins cat capproximately c40 cyears cof cage cand cextends cto cabout c60 cto c65
cyears cof cage
Height cand cWeight- cchanges cthat coccur c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Individuals close
cheight cin cmiddle cage, cand cmany cgain cweight. cOn caverage, cfrom cthe cages cof c30
cto c50 cmen close cabout chalf can cinch cand cwomen ctend cto close c2 cinches cover ca c50
cyear cspam cfrom c25 cto c75 cyears cof cage. c
-On caverage, cbody cfat caccounts cfor cabout c10 cpercent cof cbody cweight cin
cadolescence cand cit cmakes cup cabout c20 cpercent cor cmore cin cmiddle cage
What care cother cphysical cchanges cthat coccur cduring cmiddle cadulthood cwith cthe
cbody c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Sarcopenia crefers cto cage-related closs cof cmuscle cmass
cand cstrength. cMuscle closs cwith cage coccurs cat ca crate cof capproximately c1 cto c2
cpercent cper cyear cpast cthe cage cof c50. cThe cmain closs cof cstrength coccurs cin cthe
cback cand clegs
Vision cand cHearing- cmost ctypical cproblems cand cwho cexperiences cthem cfirst c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Images con cthe cretina cdeclines csharply cbetween c40 cand c50
cyears cof cage.
-Hearing calso cstarts cto cdecline cby cthe cage cof c40. cSensitivity cto chigh cpitches
cusually cdeclines cin cthe cmiddle cof cadulthood. cMen ctend cto cstart closing ctheir
chearing cfirst.
Sleep- cHow cdoes csleep cchange cin cMiddle cadulthood? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The
ctotal cnumber cof chours cslept cusually cremains cthe csame cas cin cearly cadulthood, cbut
cbeginning cin cthe cforties, cwakeful cperiods care cmore cfrequent cand cthere cis cless cof
cthe cdeepest ctype cof csleep
Mortality cRates- cWhat care cmain ccauses cof cdeath cin cmiddle cadulthood c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Cancer cand cCardiovascular cDisease
Menopause- csymptoms cand cage cat cwhich cit cgenerally coccurs c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔The ccomplete ccessation cof ca cwomen's cmenstruation, cwhich cusually coccurs
cin cthe clate cforties cor cearly cfifties
, Fluid cand cCrystallized cIntelligence- cdefine ceach cand cchanges cthat coccurs c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Crystallized cIntelligence: caccumulated cinformation cand cverbal
cskills, cwhich cincrease cin cmiddle cage, caccording cto cHorn c
-Fluid cIntelligence: cThe cability cto creason cabstractly, cwhich csteadily cdeclines cform
cmiddle cadulthood con, caccording cto cHorn
How cdoes creligion cand cspirituality cchange cduring cmiddle cage c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Older cpeople ctend cto cbe cmore creligion cbecause cthey care cgetting cready cto
cbe csent cto cthe cbig cto cgo cbox. cAnd cthey care cscared/uncertain cabout cthe cafterlife.
Erikson's cStage cof cGenerativity cVersus cStagnation- cdefine cgenerativity cand
cstagnation, cand cbe cable cto capply cyour cknowledge cof cthe ctwo c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔-Generativity: cAdults' cdesire cto cleave clegacies cof cthemselves cto cthe cnext
cgeneration; cthe cpositive cside cof cErikson's cgenerativity cversus cstagnation cmiddle
cadulthood cstage
-Stagnation: cSometimes ccalled c"self-absorption," cthis cstate cof cmind cdevelops cwhen
cindividuals csense cthat cthey chave cdone clittle cor cnothing cfor cthe cnext cgeneration;
cthis cis cthe cnegative cside cof cErikson's cgenerativity cversus cstagnation cmiddles
cadulthood cstage
Know cabout cchanges cwith cmen cin cmid clife cand cwhat cthey chave cto ccome cto cgrips
cwith c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Men chave ca crough ctime caccepting cthat ctheir cyouthful
cdays care cover. cSome cmen cusually cgo cthrough ca cfaze cwhere cthey cdye ctheir chair
cor cbuy ca csports ccar.
How cPervasive cAre cMidlife cCrises?- cLevinson's cview ccompared cto cVaillant's cview c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Levinson's cviews cmidlife ccrisis cas cbelieving cthat cthe cmiddle-
aged cadult cis csuspended cbetween cthe cpast cand cthe cfuture, ctrying cto ccope cwith
cthis cgap cthat cthreatens clife's ccontinuity c
-Vaillant's cviews: cbelieves conly ca cminority cof cadults cexperience ca cmidlife ccrisis
Know cabout cstressors cin cmiddle cage ccompared cto cyounger cages c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Even cthough cyoung cadults cexperienced cdaily cstressors cmore cfrequently
cthan cmiddle-aged cadults cdid, cmiddle-aged cadults cexperienced cmore c"overload"
cstressors cthat cinvolve cjuggling ctoo cmany cactivities cat conce
What cdid cGeorge cVaillant cpredict cin chis cresearch? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-That
cindividuals cat c50 cyears cof cage cwere cnot cheavy csmokers, cdid cnot cabuse calcohol,
chad ca cstable cmarriage, cexercised, cmaintained ca cnormal cweight, chad cgood ccoping
cskills, cand cwere clikely cto calive cand chappy cat c75 cto c80 cyears cold.
What care cthe cdifferent ctypes cof clove? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Romantic clove cand
cAffectionate clove
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Defining cmiddle cadulthood c- cage c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cdevelopmental cperiod
cthat cbegins cat capproximately c40 cyears cof cage cand cextends cto cabout c60 cto c65
cyears cof cage
Height cand cWeight- cchanges cthat coccur c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Individuals close
cheight cin cmiddle cage, cand cmany cgain cweight. cOn caverage, cfrom cthe cages cof c30
cto c50 cmen close cabout chalf can cinch cand cwomen ctend cto close c2 cinches cover ca c50
cyear cspam cfrom c25 cto c75 cyears cof cage. c
-On caverage, cbody cfat caccounts cfor cabout c10 cpercent cof cbody cweight cin
cadolescence cand cit cmakes cup cabout c20 cpercent cor cmore cin cmiddle cage
What care cother cphysical cchanges cthat coccur cduring cmiddle cadulthood cwith cthe
cbody c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Sarcopenia crefers cto cage-related closs cof cmuscle cmass
cand cstrength. cMuscle closs cwith cage coccurs cat ca crate cof capproximately c1 cto c2
cpercent cper cyear cpast cthe cage cof c50. cThe cmain closs cof cstrength coccurs cin cthe
cback cand clegs
Vision cand cHearing- cmost ctypical cproblems cand cwho cexperiences cthem cfirst c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Images con cthe cretina cdeclines csharply cbetween c40 cand c50
cyears cof cage.
-Hearing calso cstarts cto cdecline cby cthe cage cof c40. cSensitivity cto chigh cpitches
cusually cdeclines cin cthe cmiddle cof cadulthood. cMen ctend cto cstart closing ctheir
chearing cfirst.
Sleep- cHow cdoes csleep cchange cin cMiddle cadulthood? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The
ctotal cnumber cof chours cslept cusually cremains cthe csame cas cin cearly cadulthood, cbut
cbeginning cin cthe cforties, cwakeful cperiods care cmore cfrequent cand cthere cis cless cof
cthe cdeepest ctype cof csleep
Mortality cRates- cWhat care cmain ccauses cof cdeath cin cmiddle cadulthood c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Cancer cand cCardiovascular cDisease
Menopause- csymptoms cand cage cat cwhich cit cgenerally coccurs c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔The ccomplete ccessation cof ca cwomen's cmenstruation, cwhich cusually coccurs
cin cthe clate cforties cor cearly cfifties
, Fluid cand cCrystallized cIntelligence- cdefine ceach cand cchanges cthat coccurs c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Crystallized cIntelligence: caccumulated cinformation cand cverbal
cskills, cwhich cincrease cin cmiddle cage, caccording cto cHorn c
-Fluid cIntelligence: cThe cability cto creason cabstractly, cwhich csteadily cdeclines cform
cmiddle cadulthood con, caccording cto cHorn
How cdoes creligion cand cspirituality cchange cduring cmiddle cage c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Older cpeople ctend cto cbe cmore creligion cbecause cthey care cgetting cready cto
cbe csent cto cthe cbig cto cgo cbox. cAnd cthey care cscared/uncertain cabout cthe cafterlife.
Erikson's cStage cof cGenerativity cVersus cStagnation- cdefine cgenerativity cand
cstagnation, cand cbe cable cto capply cyour cknowledge cof cthe ctwo c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔-Generativity: cAdults' cdesire cto cleave clegacies cof cthemselves cto cthe cnext
cgeneration; cthe cpositive cside cof cErikson's cgenerativity cversus cstagnation cmiddle
cadulthood cstage
-Stagnation: cSometimes ccalled c"self-absorption," cthis cstate cof cmind cdevelops cwhen
cindividuals csense cthat cthey chave cdone clittle cor cnothing cfor cthe cnext cgeneration;
cthis cis cthe cnegative cside cof cErikson's cgenerativity cversus cstagnation cmiddles
cadulthood cstage
Know cabout cchanges cwith cmen cin cmid clife cand cwhat cthey chave cto ccome cto cgrips
cwith c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Men chave ca crough ctime caccepting cthat ctheir cyouthful
cdays care cover. cSome cmen cusually cgo cthrough ca cfaze cwhere cthey cdye ctheir chair
cor cbuy ca csports ccar.
How cPervasive cAre cMidlife cCrises?- cLevinson's cview ccompared cto cVaillant's cview c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Levinson's cviews cmidlife ccrisis cas cbelieving cthat cthe cmiddle-
aged cadult cis csuspended cbetween cthe cpast cand cthe cfuture, ctrying cto ccope cwith
cthis cgap cthat cthreatens clife's ccontinuity c
-Vaillant's cviews: cbelieves conly ca cminority cof cadults cexperience ca cmidlife ccrisis
Know cabout cstressors cin cmiddle cage ccompared cto cyounger cages c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Even cthough cyoung cadults cexperienced cdaily cstressors cmore cfrequently
cthan cmiddle-aged cadults cdid, cmiddle-aged cadults cexperienced cmore c"overload"
cstressors cthat cinvolve cjuggling ctoo cmany cactivities cat conce
What cdid cGeorge cVaillant cpredict cin chis cresearch? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-That
cindividuals cat c50 cyears cof cage cwere cnot cheavy csmokers, cdid cnot cabuse calcohol,
chad ca cstable cmarriage, cexercised, cmaintained ca cnormal cweight, chad cgood ccoping
cskills, cand cwere clikely cto calive cand chappy cat c75 cto c80 cyears cold.
What care cthe cdifferent ctypes cof clove? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Romantic clove cand
cAffectionate clove
