According to Vaillant, men focus on __________ in their twenties. A) intimacy concerns B) generativity C) career consolidation D) spiritual concerns

Yolanda is 48. It is likely she __________. A) feels physically stronger and more robust than she felt in early adulthood B) has not begun to experience life-threatening health episodes—in herself, her partner, or her friends C) has experienced a shift in subjective time orientation from “time since birth” to “time left to live” D) has revised her physical self-image, emphasizing hoped-for gains rather than feared declines

Which parent–child relationship is the most common among anorexic teenagers? A) overprotective and controlling mothers and either controlling or uninvolved fathers B) permissive and indulgent mothers and highly competitive, controlling fathers C) permissive and indulgent mothers and uninvolved or absent fathers D) divorced parents, where the mother is overwhelmed and the father is largely absent

Deangelo, age 52, has been unemployed for 18 months. Having spent his entire life living below the poverty line, Deangelo often felt like he never found a respected place in society. Deangelo is probably directing his energies toward __________. A) survival B) creation C) generativity D) engagement

Which girl is the most likely to experience puberty first? A) Melissa, who is a European-American competitive gymnast B) Jaeda, who is an overweight, middle-SES African American C) Salma, who lives in a poverty-stricken area of Afghanistan D) Cherish, who is an underweight, low-SES European American 

__________ secrete antibodies into the bloodstream that multiply, capture foreign substances, and permit the blood system to destroy them. A) T cells B) B cells C) Telomeres D) Antigens

__________ disrupts the brain’s regulation of hunger and metabolism. A) Self-regulation B) Frequent eating out C) Reduced sleep D) Using screen media

An enzyme called telomerase __________. A) causes cells to become senescent B) can lengthen telomeres C) hastens telomere shortening D) can age cells

Levinson found that during the transition to early adulthood, most young people __________. A) focused on finding a life partner B) constructed a dream that guided their decision making C) became reflective about the meaning of life D) became “keepers of meaning,” or guardians of their culture

Jeanine is 49. According to her doctor, she has reached the midlife transition in which fertility declines. Jeanine has reached __________. A) HRT B) the climacteric C) senescence D) menarche