Nursing 210 Exam #3 Prep Questions
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Normative events - Answer events or transitions that occur at relatively specific times in the
lifespan
Idiosyncratic events - Answer events in the lifespan that are unatnticapted (death, cris,
disaster)
Identify the top 3 causes of death for this age group - Answer 1. motor vehicle accidents
2. homisicde
3. suicide
List and describe Murstein's three phases of mate selection - Answer 1. Simulus phase
2. Value comparison phase
3. role phase
Explain the impact of attachment styles on adult relationships - Answer 1.
preoccupied/ambivalent (insecure)
2. Avoidant/ dismissive (insecure)
3. securely attached
Identify Sternberg's three components of love and discuss the patterns by which they develop in
relationships - Answer 1. passion
2. intimacy
3. commitment
Marital equity - Answer fairness in the "work" of couple's life together
Describe the physical changes that occur in middle adulthood and their impact - Answer 1.
sensation
2. reaction time
100% Well Answered.
Normative events - Answer events or transitions that occur at relatively specific times in the
lifespan
Idiosyncratic events - Answer events in the lifespan that are unatnticapted (death, cris,
disaster)
Identify the top 3 causes of death for this age group - Answer 1. motor vehicle accidents
2. homisicde
3. suicide
List and describe Murstein's three phases of mate selection - Answer 1. Simulus phase
2. Value comparison phase
3. role phase
Explain the impact of attachment styles on adult relationships - Answer 1.
preoccupied/ambivalent (insecure)
2. Avoidant/ dismissive (insecure)
3. securely attached
Identify Sternberg's three components of love and discuss the patterns by which they develop in
relationships - Answer 1. passion
2. intimacy
3. commitment
Marital equity - Answer fairness in the "work" of couple's life together
Describe the physical changes that occur in middle adulthood and their impact - Answer 1.
sensation
2. reaction time
