NUR 250: Human and Growth Development
Name: Faye Nguyen
Person #: 36865471
Middle Adulthood Worksheet
Fill in: Complete the sentences with the correct word(s). Use the lecture notes and
book to help you.
1. The __command generation_______is made up of mostly 40-60 year olds who
make most of the policy decisions that affect our lives.
2. Woman experience this as a long-term effect of menopause. They loss bone
mass and their bone fragility increases. This effect is called
__osteoporosis______________________.
3. People in middle age usually cannot sustain as much hard labor as they did
earlier in life due to decreases in __cardiovascular_and _lung____ capacity.
4. Crystalized intelligence is largely influenced by ______culture________________.
5. Aging often involves a trade off: As one skill declines, another
__improves________________.
6. According to Eric Erikson, adults face __generativity versus self-absorption___,
in which they develop wither the feeling that they have contributed in
worthwhile ways or that their lives have not been worthwhile.
7. List Peck’s issues of adult development…
Socializing versus sexualizing in human relationships, valuing wisdom versus
valuing physical powers, mental flexibility versus mental rigidity, ego
differentiation versus mental rigidity, cathectic emotional flexibility versus
cathetic impoverishment, body transcendence versus body preoccupation,
ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation, ego transcendence
versus ego preoccupation.
8. When the last child leaves the parent’s home, this situation is referred to as
the ____empty nest_______________.
9. When divorced or widowed people with children remarry, they form
____blended family_____________.
10. For all adults, friendships fulfill important ___emotional needs_________ and
become ___more complex________as people move through middle adulthood.
Multiple choice: Select the correct answer by highlighting it.
1. This is usually accompanied by hot flashes and night sweats, which are
triggered by decreases in estrogen levels.
A) Menstrual period
C) Fever
B) Menopause
D) Climacterium
2. What is accumulated knowledge and skills based on education and life
experiences; referred to as cognitive pragmatics.
A) Fluid intelligence
C) Crystalized intelligence
B) Declarative knowledge
D) Inductive reasoning
3. The accumulation of declarative and procedural knowledge contributes to a
person’s...
A) Expertise
C) Experience
B) Occupational self-direction
D) Cognitive Continuity
4. This results when there is an overload of demands within a given role.
A) Role Strain
C) Midlife Crisis
B) Work- role preoccupation
D) Job Burnout
5. Which of the following jobs would most likely involve the highest rate of
burnout among workers?
A) Accountant
C) Plumber
B) Secretary
D) Social Worker
True or False: Select T for true and F for false by highlighting the correct letter
response.
1. The transition model views changes in midlife as abrupt and stressful.
T
F
2. Women, in general, are healthier than men, thus have a lower death rate than
men within the same age group.
T
F
3. Fluid intelligence starts to show an increase with aging due to increased
speed of mental processing.
T
F
4. The kinkeeper maintains family rituals, celebrates achievements, gathers
family members for special occasions, and keeps family histories alive.
T
F
5. In many non-Hispanic or Caucasian cultures, the grandparents are the
primary caretakers.
T
F