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The DSM-5 recognizes _____ disorder, which describes when a young child cannot seem to form attachments.

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Since Donato and Gemma's children have moved away and started their own families, their home is now an "empty nest."

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When they care for both older and younger generations, the middle-aged have been called the "_____ generation."

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Referring to workplace dynamics, what are micro-aggressions? Provide three examples of a micro-aggression. In which ways can micro-aggressions have negative impacts on an individual?

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Micro-aggressions are small things unnot...

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A study of 7,578 adults in seven nations has found that physical separation between parents and adult children _____.


A) weakens family ties
B) creates conflict between parents and their adult children
C) strengthens the relationships between parents and their adult children
D) causes parents to spend more time and resources to support their adult children

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With increasing age, the trait of neuroticism tends to _____.


A) transform into extroversion
B) increase
C) decrease
D) remain stable

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According to Erik Erikson, when individuals are productive in an unselfish and caring way, they are demonstrating _____.


A) autonomy
B) generativity
C) diffusion
D) altruism

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Introversion is a proposed sixth personality dimension that may be added to the Big Five.

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Which statement about personality is accurate?


A) There is only empirical evidence that personality is innate.
B) Genes are the only influence on adult personality.
C) Adult personality can be influenced by context.
D) Geography does not influence adult personality.

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In the United States, about _____ of all workers have nonstandard schedules.


A) one-fourth
B) one-third
C) one-half
D) three-quarters

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The "Big Five" refers to the five years following an adult's 40th birthday.

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Because Dorothea is caring for her teenage children and her elderly parents, she is a member of the "sandwich generation."

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Common ways to be generative include caregiving, employment, and _____.


A) goal-setting exercises
B) financial security
C) parenthood
D) travel

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Although it may be painful if they are later separated, a loving bond is best for both foster parents and foster children.

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The first six months of a marital relationship are referred to as a(n) "_____ period."

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Manuel and Rosa have been married for nearly 30 years. Their youngest child left home six months ago. If they are typical, the quality of their marriage should _____.


A) remain constant, no different than earlier years
B) worsen, because there are no children to act as buffers
C) be tumultuous, because they have grown apart over the years
D) improve, because they have more time to spend together

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Individuals who are accepted into families that are not their legal or biological families are called "_____."


A) fictive kin
B) kinkeepers
C) social convoys
D) generative allies

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Samuel is moody, anxious, and self-punishing. Samuel is high in _____.


A) openness
B) extroversion
C) conscientiousness
D) neuroticism

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Adequate income is not correlated with marital satisfaction.

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Because they are called on to help both the older and younger generations of the family, middle-aged adults have been called the "_____."


A) midlife generation
B) family caregivers
C) kinkeepers
D) sandwich generation

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