The Best Way to View Midlife Is as a Time

question 6

Multiple Choice

The best way to view midlife is as a time of

• A) inevitable losses.
• B) unavoidable crises.
• C) both gains and losses.
• D) inevitable gains.

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed, leading to diminished motivation and learning.

External Locus

The belief that one's successes or failures result from external factors beyond their control, as opposed to internal factors like effort and decision-making.

Fate

A predetermined course of events often considered to be beyond human control.

Sensation Seeking

A personality trait characterized by the search for experiences and feelings that are varied, novel, complex, and intense, and by the readiness to take physical, social, legal, and financial risks for the sake of such experiences.