| A | B |
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| age span that characterizes young adulthood | 20-40 |
| age span that characterizes middle adulthood | 40-65 |
| psychosocial stage that characterizes young adulthood (Erikson) | intimacy vs. isolation |
| three issues confronting young adults | marriage, reassessment, independence from parents |
| 3 things that influence a marital decision or choice in mate | religious beliefs, level of education, social class |
| the median age of first marriage for a woman in the United States | 25 |
| median age of first marriage for a man in the United States | 27 |
| In recent years, the median age of marriage has... | increased |
| psychologist who created the "love triangle theory" | Robert Sternberg |
| 3 components to love and relationships according the Sternberg | passion, intimacy, commitment |
| Of the 3 components of love defined by Sternberg, which one has the highest score among most couples | commitment |
| type of love where passion is high, but intimacy and commitment are weak | infatuation |
| type of love that can exist among couples who have been together for many years and may be staying together for the sake of children | empty love |
| most common type of love in couples who have formed a new relationship | romantic love |
| what is the approximate current divorce rate in the United States? | 50% |
| the ability to create, originate, and produce is known as... | generativity |
| psychosocial stage that characterizes middle adulthood (Erikson) | generativity vs. stagnation |
| people are the best physical shape of their life during what stage of adulthood | young adulthood |
| the period in life when women that occurs in the late 40s and 50s and is marked by the end of menstruation | menopause |
| stage of adulthood where one is most likely to be the most financially secure | middle adulthood |
| can be experienced my people in middle adulthood due to realization that they have lived half their life and need to feel young again | midlife crisis |
| can be encountered in middle adulthood when children leave the home for college/work | empty nest syndrome |
| Author Mark Gerzon characterizes the second half of life as... | an opportunity for transformation |
| Author Mark Gerzon says adults are obsessed with their physical appearance and health because... | they fear death |
| Having a Near Death Experience can make one... | reevaluate what's truly important in life; values |
| what do programmed theories of aging suggest? | genetics predetermines the decline in people's immune systems |
| what does the cellular damage theory of aging suggest? | the wearing out and damage of cells in our bodies contribute to aging |
| people will age more successfully if they have | ego integrity |
| Who tends to have more difficulty in adjusting to divorce? boys or girls | boys |
| author who wrote On Death and Dying and developed the 5 stage of grief and death | Elisabeth Kubler-Ross |
| the first stage of death/grief that people experience | denial |
| the final stage that dying people experience | acceptance |
| what does a hospice provide? | emtional and physical support for the dying, helps families deal with grief after loss of loved one, gives dying people more control |
| correct order of dying stages of Kubler-Ross | denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
| assisted suicide/mercy killing | euthanasia |
| 2 things that can improve the health of the elderly | diet and exercise |
| well known doctor who was imprisoned for involvement in assisted suicide | Jack Kevorkian |
| minor decline in cognitive ability results in this condition | dementia |
| Condition that results in lack of acetylcholine in the brain and the tangling of neurons in the brain | Alzheimer's |
| these are made to communicate the quality of life intentions for people... | living wills |
| 3 things that contribute to successful aging | supportive relationships, self challenge, maintaining ego integrity |
