Eli, 27, according to his own accounts is a ultra-fundamentalist Mormon and has married, Sarah, Ester, Adele, and Margaret. Eli believes that his religion is best served when he has multiple wives and many children. All of his wives are part of this religious sect and believe that they should be in this type of marriage. So far Eli has seven children by his wives. Eli is practicing the marriage model called?    

Coach Thompson, a 65 year-old man, retired from a successful career as a high school basketball coach. He had a wonderful month, when people sent him cards and gifts and everything seemed very exciting. At first, he was enthusiastic about his retirement and had plans to travel with his wife. After finding his leisure time less exciting and fulfilling than his old job, Coach Thompson became depressed and began to drink too much alcohol. After about six months of AA, he quit drinking; decided to write a book about high school basketball; and contacted the local YMCA to determine if he could assist with their sports programs. The phase of retirement Coach has entered is called what?

Maricus and Carla have three children, 24, 21, and 19. The couple have supported the older girls thru their college degrees and both young women are in various stages of gaining independence from their parents. The second daughter, Anna, has just moved out of the family home into an apartment. The youngest, Salina, is a sophomore in college who lives at home while she attends the local university. Carla’s father died three years ago and her mother, LaSandra has developed clinical depression and perhaps some early cognitive issues. Her dependence has made it imperative that Carla’s mother move into the home with Maricus and Carla. The couple have spent the last several years dealing with the issues of launching their children and are now facing the issues of their aging and more dependent parents. Maricus and Carla are facing the family issues of what developmental stage?

Bella and Edward have been together for five years as a couple. Bella complains that Edward has trouble expressing his deepest thoughts and feelings to her. “I feel left out emotionally. Edward talks to his family, but not to me. I think he is afraid to be vulnerable with me. So, I just don’t tell him as much as I would if he told me about himself.” Edward has difficulty with ________ according to Sternberg.    

Archie can hop, climb steps alternating his feet, and jump from the bottom step. He unable to skip, pedal a wheeled toy, catch a ball, balance on one foot, walk a balance beam or hop for 50 feet. Archie can copy circles and scribbles efficiently. He is unable to hold a pencil, copy squares, form letters or color in the lines when asked. Although he can feed himself, he cannot eat neatly. Archie is a __________ child?  

Robert, a 23 year old man, in his intellectual and ethical development has remained in one position for more than an year and is exploring many avenues of thought , but is making a decision not to make further progress in his development. Perry would indicate this is what?    

Suppose  is a sequence of positive terms where

Matilda has developed Johnson’s Grommet Disease, a condition in which grommets grow into the tips of her toes and fingers. Her father is a carrier of the gene for Johnson’s Grommet. You conclude that this disease is caused by Recombinant DNA and is characterized as what type of inheritance?    

This condition is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States. It causes episodes of pain, anemia, and increased susceptibility to infection. In a hemolytic crisis the red blood cells break down and in an aplastic crisis, bone marrow fails to product blood cells. People from a number of countries have this condition, but is more common in the U.S. in persons of African American or Hispanic ancestry. The disease is life threating and can cause stroke in very young persons. This condition is called?  

Which of the following are true of the early adults (emerging adults) in the U.S. population in the 21st century?