8) According to Levinson, identify a major task that must be mastered in early adulthood.
A) reaching the pinnacle of one's career
B) developing a stable life structure
C) focusing on family development
D) forming an image of one's career
9) According to Levinson, the transition to middle adulthood requires the adult male come to grips with four major conflicts. Which of the following is one of the major conflicts?
A) being young versus being old
B) being attractive versus being unattractive
C) being extroverted versus being introverted
D) being married versus being single
10) According to Levinson, the transition to middle adulthood requires the adult male come to grips with four major conflicts. One of the major conflicts is
A) being married versus being single.
B) being attractive versus being unattractive.
C) being destructive versus being constructive.
D) being extroverted versus being introverted
11) Jenna is reevaluating and recording the facts about her adolescent and adulthood years. According to the Grant Study by George Vaillant, Jenna is most likely in her ______.
A) 40s
B) 50s
C) 60s
D) 30s
12) Which of the following is a major difference between Levinson's and Vaillant's views on midlife?
A) Unlike Vaillant, Levinson believes that only males experience a midlife crisis.
B) Unlike Levinson, Vaillant maintains that only a minority of adults experience a midlife crisis.
C) Levinson maintains that the transition period to midlife is 6 years, while Vaillant holds it to be 8 years.
D) Unlike Levinson, Vaillant's study was mainly focused on white, middle-aged, male population within the upper SES of society.
13) Adult development experts are virtually unanimous in their belief that midlife crises
A) have been validated.
B) have been exaggerated.
C) have no cross-cultural validity.
D) have been underestimated.
14) Which of the following is one of the ten most frequent daily hassles for middle-aged adults?
A) concerns about being lonely
B) concerns about meeting high standards
C) concerns about weight
D) wasting time
15) Over which of the following aspects of life do middle-aged adults feel they have the least control?
A) finances
B) sex life
C) work
D) marriage
16) Life ______ is the number of years that the average person born in a particular year will probably live.