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Early Adulthood
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/21/2008

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secondary appraisal
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when people are faced with a difficult situation, they assess the degree to which they will be able to deal with the problem
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postformal thought
Definition
Piaget is to formal operations as Labouvie-Vief is to
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achieving stage
Definition
acquisitive stage is to childhood and adolescence as the _ stage is to young adulthood
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reintegration
Definition
according to Schaie, what is the central task of late adulthood
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componential
Definition
traditional intelligence test tend to focus on what aspect of intelligence?
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63%
Definition
what percentage of college students graduated after 6 years?
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hardiness
Definition
a personality characteristic assocaited witha a lower rate of stess-related illness is called
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50%
Definition
what percent of ll college students report having at least one significant psychological issue
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in your 40's
Definition
eyesight changes sufficiently to be noticable in
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35
Definition
illness and idsease overtake accidents as the leading cause of death at age
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6%
Definition
obesity in the US has inceased by
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the brain, immune system and psychological factors
Definition
reseachers in the field of psychoeuoimmunology (PNI) study the relationship of
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emotion focused
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selena works hard to keep a positive attitude about her job even though she has troble with her boss. what type of coping?
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practical
Definition
sternberg says that success in a careet necessitates which type of intelligence
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novelists
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in which individuals does creativity peak at the latest age
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dualists
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Perry found that students entered schools using what type of thinking
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academic dissatisfaction
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Claude Steele
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dualistic thinking
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William Perry
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formal operations
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Jean Piaget
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postformal thought
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GIsela Labouvie-Vief
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stages of adult thinking
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K. Warner Schaie
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stages of stress
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Arnold Lazarus
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triachic theory of intelligence
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Robert Sternberg
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offensive coping
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NOT a method of coping discussed in the text
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problem focused
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jaime finds that she is having problems finding enough time to study. her part-time job and classes leave very little time. she is able to arrange with her boss to work fewer hours so that she can study.what coping strategy has jaime used?
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problem focused
Definition
jaime finds that she is having problems finding enough time to study. her part-time job and classes leave very little time. she is able to arrange with her boss to work fewer hours so that she can study.what coping strategy has jaime used?
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acqusitive stage
Definition
first stage fo cognitive development
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responsible stage
Definition
first stage of development for middle-aged adults
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experiential
Definition
relate information to new situations in creative ways. what fosters creativity?
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successful either academically or socially
Definition
studnets who succuessfully transition from high school to college.
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latinos, hispanics
Definition
least likely to see medical attention
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ADA-american disabilities act
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federal legislation, madate full access to public establishments
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primary appraisal
Definition
matt applied for a better job, when he didn't get it, his appraisal was negative is a
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relativistic terms
Definition
contrast to formal thought, post formal though can be solved in
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secondary
Definition
Keith broke up with LTG, he is accessing his ability to move on
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passion, intimacy, and commitment
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component's of Sternberg's theory of love
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companionate love
Definition
2 people in relationship, but lack passion
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social homogamy
Definition
when people share similarity in leisure activities and role preferences
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abivalent
Definition
overinvestment in relationship, repeated break ups with the same person
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10%
Definition
in the US who never marry
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career choice
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theory of ELi Ginzberg
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Murstein
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theorists fixed order of 3 stages of a relationship
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communal professions
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occupations associated with relationships
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extrinsic
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career based on prestige and money
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status
Definition
evaluation of a role or person by other revelant members or groups
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personality types
Definition
theorist John Holland
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rule following stage
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Vallant-in career consolidation stage
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attachment styles
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Philip Shaver
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career choice
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ELi Ginsberg
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career consolidation
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George Vallant
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evolutionary perspective
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David Buss
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intimacy vs isolation
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Ekik Ekikson
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personality type theory
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John Holland
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stimulus value role
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Bernard Murstein
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social clocks
Definition
Ravenna Helson
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maritial satisfaction
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John Gottman
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triangular theory of love
Definition
RObert Sternberg
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