Developmental Psychology final exam
Ch 13-19 Questions with Detailed
Answers
short-term stress - ANSWERSactivation of sympathetic nervous system for fight or flight
long-term stress - ANSWERSincreased risk of illness, chronic stress, anxiety
problem-focused (following through with issues, to-do list), emotion-focused (self-care),
defensive (substance use) - ANSWERSwhat are the coping skills
Erikson's stage identity vs role confusion - ANSWERSthe stage during which
adolescents attain a sense of identity; moral, religious, political, gender, sexual, ethnic-
racial identity
Erikson's stage intimacy vs isolation - ANSWERSadolescents progress to intimate
relationships with other young adults; relationships are the focus of this stage and they
are either successful or failed; success is intimacy and failure is loneliness
gender identity - ANSWERSunderstanding who you are appearance-wise
moral identity - ANSWERSunderstanding how you act based on your beliefs
religious identity - ANSWERSunderstanding/ experimenting with religions you are
exposed to
political identity - ANSWERSunderstanding your views on certain issues and
standpoints regarding your civic role
ethnic-racial identity - ANSWERSunderstanding your racial background and heritage
and how you fit in with society
sexual identity - ANSWERSunderstanding your attraction to others whether they be
hetero or homo or both
secure attachment - ANSWERStype of attachment where one can effectively
communication, resolve conflict, better at regulating emotions, has fewer mental and
physical health problems
, insecure avoidant - ANSWERStype of attachment where one avoids psychological and
emotional intimacy, seek independence and autonomy in relationships to maintain a
safe emotional stance
insecure resistant - ANSWERStype of attachment where one has a fear of being
abandoned by partner, evaluates themselves negatively, questions their self-worth
"social clock" - ANSWERSmilestones that show one "being on time" such as the
societal appropriate time for parenthood, career, marriage which can be different
between cultures and SES statuses
Sternberg's triangular love theory - ANSWERSintimacy, passion, commitment
intimacy - ANSWERSclose engagement
passion - ANSWERSromantic and sexual relationship early on
commitment - ANSWERSdecision that people make to be in each other's lives
intimacy, fatuous love, commitment, companionate love, passion, romantic love,
consummate love - ANSWERS7 types of love
cohabitation - ANSWERSwhen couple live together who are not married can be due to
financial burden or marriage experimentation
marriage - ANSWERSlegal relationship when a couple are mature, similar, show
affection, have similar interests, and want to be interdependent
divorce - ANSWERSlegal end of marriage usually due to low affection and
connectedness or high negativity and disappointment
more energy, fewer medical problems, younger when grown, time to conceive -
ANSWERSwhy have kids early?
more time to plan, more mature, more money, more time for career - ANSWERSwhy
have kids late?
decrease in bone density (which leads to a decrease in height), decrease in strength,
increase in body fat, menopause, erectile dysfunction, enlargement of prostate,
increase in sedentary lifestyle - ANSWERSexamples of physical decline as one ages
older subjects score lower than younger on IQ tests - ANSWERSexamples of cognitive
decline as one ages
visual changes (depth and distance perception), hearing decline(high frequencies and
sound localization) - ANSWERShow are the senses affected as one ages?
Ch 13-19 Questions with Detailed
Answers
short-term stress - ANSWERSactivation of sympathetic nervous system for fight or flight
long-term stress - ANSWERSincreased risk of illness, chronic stress, anxiety
problem-focused (following through with issues, to-do list), emotion-focused (self-care),
defensive (substance use) - ANSWERSwhat are the coping skills
Erikson's stage identity vs role confusion - ANSWERSthe stage during which
adolescents attain a sense of identity; moral, religious, political, gender, sexual, ethnic-
racial identity
Erikson's stage intimacy vs isolation - ANSWERSadolescents progress to intimate
relationships with other young adults; relationships are the focus of this stage and they
are either successful or failed; success is intimacy and failure is loneliness
gender identity - ANSWERSunderstanding who you are appearance-wise
moral identity - ANSWERSunderstanding how you act based on your beliefs
religious identity - ANSWERSunderstanding/ experimenting with religions you are
exposed to
political identity - ANSWERSunderstanding your views on certain issues and
standpoints regarding your civic role
ethnic-racial identity - ANSWERSunderstanding your racial background and heritage
and how you fit in with society
sexual identity - ANSWERSunderstanding your attraction to others whether they be
hetero or homo or both
secure attachment - ANSWERStype of attachment where one can effectively
communication, resolve conflict, better at regulating emotions, has fewer mental and
physical health problems
, insecure avoidant - ANSWERStype of attachment where one avoids psychological and
emotional intimacy, seek independence and autonomy in relationships to maintain a
safe emotional stance
insecure resistant - ANSWERStype of attachment where one has a fear of being
abandoned by partner, evaluates themselves negatively, questions their self-worth
"social clock" - ANSWERSmilestones that show one "being on time" such as the
societal appropriate time for parenthood, career, marriage which can be different
between cultures and SES statuses
Sternberg's triangular love theory - ANSWERSintimacy, passion, commitment
intimacy - ANSWERSclose engagement
passion - ANSWERSromantic and sexual relationship early on
commitment - ANSWERSdecision that people make to be in each other's lives
intimacy, fatuous love, commitment, companionate love, passion, romantic love,
consummate love - ANSWERS7 types of love
cohabitation - ANSWERSwhen couple live together who are not married can be due to
financial burden or marriage experimentation
marriage - ANSWERSlegal relationship when a couple are mature, similar, show
affection, have similar interests, and want to be interdependent
divorce - ANSWERSlegal end of marriage usually due to low affection and
connectedness or high negativity and disappointment
more energy, fewer medical problems, younger when grown, time to conceive -
ANSWERSwhy have kids early?
more time to plan, more mature, more money, more time for career - ANSWERSwhy
have kids late?
decrease in bone density (which leads to a decrease in height), decrease in strength,
increase in body fat, menopause, erectile dysfunction, enlargement of prostate,
increase in sedentary lifestyle - ANSWERSexamples of physical decline as one ages
older subjects score lower than younger on IQ tests - ANSWERSexamples of cognitive
decline as one ages
visual changes (depth and distance perception), hearing decline(high frequencies and
sound localization) - ANSWERShow are the senses affected as one ages?
