Which Statement About Stress Management in Midlife Is True

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which statement about stress management in midlife is true?

• A) Communities provide fewer social supports for middle-aged adults than for younger or older adults.
• B) People tend to cope with stress less effectively as they move from early to middle adulthood.
• C) When middle-aged adults surmount a highly stressful experience, they report few lasting personal benefits.
• D) Community programs addressing concerns such as those of adult learners returning to college fail to reduce stress.

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Definitions:

Human Development

A multidisciplinary field studying changes in human beings over the course of their life, including physical, cognitive, and social growth.

Erikson's Emphasis

Focus on the developmental stages of the human lifespan, proposing that individuals go through eight stages of psychosocial development from infancy to late adulthood.

Freud's Approaches

Refers to the psychoanalytic theories and techniques developed by Sigmund Freud, which emphasize unconscious processes, childhood experiences, and defense mechanisms in shaping personality.

Psychosocial Development

A theory that proposes eight stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood.