PSYC 290N Week 6: Quiz and answer/ DeVry /PSYC 290 Lifespan Development STUDY GUIDE 2020

Question 1  (TCOs 10 and 11) Fifty-year-old Evan has begun to experience difficulty achieving and maintaining an erection. These changes might indicate that Evan is experiencing which of the following?    

Question 2  (TCOs 10 and 11) Which of the following is associated with the male climacteric?

Question 3  (TCOs 10 and 11) According to the most current research, which of the following is a benefit of hormone replacement therapy?   

Question 4  (TCOs 10 and 11) Which of the following is a dietary factor that contributes to the risk of osteoporosis?  

Question 5 (TCOs 10 and 11) Mason is 55 and has come to believe that his phone is not working right because whenever his elderly mother calls, he has trouble hearing her voice. Mason should be examined for    

Question 6 (TCOs 10 and 11) Which of the following is accurate concerning the risk factors for cardiovascular disease?   

Question 7  (TCOs 10 and 11) Which of the following is a risk factor for both heart disease and cancer? 

Question 8  (TCOs 10 and 11) What is the most frequently abused substance in the United States?

Question 9  (TCOs 10 and 11) Rodney wears reading glasses, uses an ergonomically designed chair when he works at the computer, and exercises regularly to offset the effects of aging. He is also taking two courses at the local community college just for the sake of learning. What principle is at work here?

Question 10  (TCOs 10 and 11) Overall physical health and cognitive performance in middle adulthood are most closely linked to   

Question 11  (TCOs 10 and 11) Georgina is a middle-aged woman who volunteers as a tour guide at the local art museum and at the Museum of Asian Culture. She does this because she believes that the arts are an important part of culture and must be preserved and passed on to future generations. What term would Vaillant apply to Georgina?  

Question 12  (TCOs 10 and 11) When a couple has learned which strategies work best when resolving disagreements and therefore have a sense that they have control of the relationship, they have accomplished which of the following?   

Question 13  (TCOs 10 and 11) The Fowler family lives in a duplex. Grandma Fowler lives in one half and Mr. and Mrs. Fowler and their children live in the other half. Every day when the children get off of the school bus, grandma meets them and prepares their afternoon snacks. She helps them with their homework until their parents get home from work. What kind of relationship does Grandma Fowler have with her grandchildren?

Question 14 (TCOs 10 and 11) Chuck and Jeri live hundreds of miles from their children. They are retired and have busy lives of leisure. They seldom visit their children and have never developed a close relationship with their grandchildren. Behavioral scientists would say Chuck and Jeri have what type of relationships with their grandchildren?

Question 15  (TCOs 10 and 11) Which of the following statements about the role of grandparents is correct?

Question 16  (TCOs 10 and 11) Which of the following best describes best-friend relationships in midlife?

Question 17  (TCOs 10 and 11) Which of the following is most likely to deal effectively with on-the-job stress? 

Question 18  (TCOs 10 and 11) Micah, age 55, used to write great op-ed pieces for his newspaper. Now he chooses the topic and lays out the main theme, but he assigns the actual copywriting to a younger staff reporter. He then proofs the work, makes a few changes, and lets it go to print under his byline. Baltes and Baltes would suggest that Micah is using which strategy?

Question 19  (TCOs 10 and 11) Phyllis has worked as an interior decorator for 20 years. Lately she finds little satisfaction in her work and wants to do something she believes is more meaningful, such as counsel troubled youth. If Phyllis walks away from her interior design business, what would social scientists call her?

Question 20  (TCOs 10 and 11) Which statement is true regarding the retirement of the cohort known as the baby boomers?

Question 21  (TCOs 10 and 11) Think about the concept of midlife crisis. Consider what your text says, as well as your own experience in observing people around you. Do you think that midlife crisis is a reality for most people, just some, or is it total fiction?

Your Answer:

In my opinion I believe that everyone goes through some form of a midlife crisis in their lifetime. According to Levinson, everyone must go through a midlife crisis to confront their life and accept their fate. Whether this be health related, job related, of personal life related. I wouldn’t necessarily call it a crisis from my view, I think it is more of realization of the events that have occurred in someone's life, and what kind of path they wish for themselves in the future. Studies have been done to show what can trigger a midlife crisis and I agree that job loss, or loss of life in a family is something that could trigger these changes for anyone. I know a friend who lost her father recently and before that she was not as focused and wasn’t sure what she wanted, but the loss of her father turned her life around and now she is on a great path to success. She is in her early 20's, so I wouldn’t call this a midlife crisis, but I would say that this event, as tragic as it was, had a positive effect on her life. In my opinion I don’t think that age has to be a factor. You can have a midlife crisis at 28 or 58, either way you are accepting that you want change in some part of your life. Per our text, most scientists use a life events approach to put into perspective how these adults respond to normal and non-normal events and activities. Can we really decide what is normal and non-normal for someone? What be normal for one middle-aged person might not be normal for another. In the end, I don’t think we can really decide if a midlife crisis is a bad thing for someone. As long as that person is happy and healthy, then their life choices should be supported. Maybe we reach a point in our lives where we plateau and we need change in order to survive.

Boyd, Denise, Helen Bee. Lifespan Development, 7th Edition. Pearson Learning Solutions, 03/2014. VitalBook file.

See Chapter 16, page 416. The stereotypical response from students when asked to describe a midlife crisis is that of the middle-aged man getting divorced, buying a fancy red sports car, and dating younger women. When asked, I've found that very few students really know anyone who has done this. The book presents the statistic that only 25% of midlifers report having gone through a midlife crisis. The alternative approach is the life events approach, which considers that crises occur any time there is a major life change. This is true of any age and is not specific to midlife. Of course, the answers from students will vary. It's interesting to compare cultural differences regarding this concept.