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Question 26 Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences…

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences marital satisfaction after the birth of a child?

  A. the quality of the new parents’ attachment to their own parents
  B. the sex of the child
  C. perceptions about the fairness of the division of labour
  D. the relative effectiveness of the coping strategies the couple uses to adapt to new roles

uestion 27

The best predictor of work-related burnout is

  A. worker age
  B. feeling unappreciated
  C. worker gender
  D. occupation choice

Question 28

Carol and Amir met when they were reporters for the local newspaper. They later discovered that they had attended the same college and had many friends and acquaintances in common. The possibility that Carol and Amir might marry because they are similar in many ways is known as

  A. attachment theory
  B. social role theory
  C. social exchange theory
  D. homogamy theory

Question 29

Which item is out of place in this list?

  A. stroke
  B. heart attack
  C. atherosclerosis
  D. primary aging

Question 30

Midway between completing school and death there was a change in a person’s time perspective that shifted from ______________ to __________.

  A. time since birth; time left until death
  B. midlife transition; midlife crisis
  C. individual focused; family focused
  D. a sense of urgency; a sense of complacency

Question 31

Which of the following individuals is in the postmenopausal phase?

  A. Ms. Alvarex, who has not had a menstrual period for a year
  B. Ms. Washington, who is 55 years old
  C. Ms. Maracle, who has experienced irregular menstrual periods for a year
  D. Ms. Ali who began to experience hot flashes and sleep disturbances six months ago

Question 32

Recent Canadian research regarding the empty nest stage indicates that

  A. empty nest syndrome is specific to females with few males reporting difficulty with this life transition
  B. women in the 21st Century are experiencing a shorter empty nest period
  C. the empty nest period has increased in length for women in the 21st Century
  D. the empty nest stage no longer exists

Question 33

In middle age, what are the two leading causes of death?

  A. motor vehicle accidents and cancer
  B. heart disease and all categories of unintentional injuries
  C. heart disease and stroke
  D. heart disease and cancer

Question 34

Salman is the “strong silent type” who prefers work that does not require him to interact with other people. He is very skilled with hand and power tools and enjoys his job as a furniture craftsman. Acccording to Holland, what is Salman’s personality type?

  A. realistic
  B. enterprising
  C. artistic
  D. conventional

Question 35

Which of the following is a factor associated with male climacteric?

  A. increased volume of seminal fluid coupled by a decrease in sperm production
  B. difficulty attaining and maintaining an erection
  C. increased production of testosterone
  D. enlargement of the testes

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT an effect or consequence of presbyopia?

  A. The lens of the eye becomes less elastic and less able to make focal adjustments to focus clearly on near objects.
  B. An individual is less able to quickly adapt to variations in light or glare, which makes night driving particularly difficult.
  C. The pressure of fluid within the eye reaches an abnormally high level, and an individual experiences headaches and eye strain.
  D. The lens of the eye thickens and becomes slightly yellowed, and an individual is less sensitive to colours such as blue or violet.

Question 37

By middle adulthood, Canadians report

  A. more anxiety disorders
  B. improved mental health
  C. lower self-esteem
  D. higher rates of mental illness