People Are Most Likely to Become Emotionally Upset During a Midlife

question 175

Multiple Choice

People are most likely to become emotionally upset during a midlife transition (at about age 40) if they

• A) notice that they are beginning to slow down physically.
• B) have already achieved their life goals and see nothing more to work toward.
• C) have a large number of friends, but no single best friend.
• D) had set goals early in life and then failed to work toward them.

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Definitions:

Task Independently

The ability to perform or complete tasks without the assistance or supervision of others.

Assistance

The act of helping or providing support to others, often to overcome difficulties or achieve certain tasks.

Acquisitive Stage

According to Schaie, the first stage of cognitive development, encompassing all of childhood and adolescence, in which the main developmental task is to acquire information.

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual/mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning, and understanding across the lifespan.