Elevated levels of this stress hormone is linked to physical health problems such as lower immune system functioning and higher blood pressure, cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease.

In a survey conducted by AARP (2004), divorced adults reported that they had generally stayed in their marriages and postponed their divorces because of:

Karen, age 21, is a senior in college but her mother calls her five or six times a day to “check in” and to ask Karen what she is doing, what she had for lunch, and so on. This type of parenting has been called _____ parenting.

Arthritis is the leading chronic disorder in middle age and is:

Erikson believed that elderly adults use their impending death as a motivation to look back and evaluate their life. This form of retrospection is what many theorists call:

Giving nursing-home patients more control over their daily schedules is:

A recent study reported by Lachman & others (2010) revealed that older adults with less education had _____ than those with more education.

Which of the following is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease?

According to Robert Sternberg’s triarchic theory of love, love is characterized by the dimensions of:

Rose’s ex-boyfriend, Peter, describes her as clingy and dependent. During their relationship, she always wanted to be told that she was loved and wanted to rush into marriage. She also kept tabs on Peter and was jealous of all his female friends and colleagues. Rose seems to have a(n) _____ attachment style.