Question: ​An individual characterizing what Erikson called “stagnation” is unable to

Answer: contribute to a society’s continuation.

Question: ​How could Silvia enter the “sandwich generation?”

Answer: ​Have her father move in with her while she is still caring for a child at home.

Question: ​Because she has what Costa and McCrae would classify as an “agreeable” personality, you would expect that Marcy would be described by others as a

Answer: ​”joy to be around.”

Question: ​What description does not accurately describe the skills that people with high practical intelligence have?

Answer: ​People with higher practical intelligence plan more effectively to prevent problems.

Question: ​The stress and coping paradigm focuses on the interactive relationship between

Answer: ​person and environment.

Question: ​Which is best characterized as a “wear-and-tear” disease?

Answer: Osteoarthritis

Question: On which personality dimension would someone who is stingy, critical, and suspicious score the lowest?

Answer: Agreeableness

Question: ​Kay always does her best to make sure her children, parents, in-laws, and siblings get together for holidays, anniversaries, and birthdays. Kay would best be described as a(n)

Answer: kinkeeper.

Question: Which of the following is true about real-life problems?

Answer: They have more than one correct answer.

Question: Nina feels like she is being pulled apart from two different directions. On the one hand, she has her two daughters to take care of, and on the other hand, she now has to also take care of her ailing mother and father. Which term best describes the situation in which Nina finds herself?

Answer: Sandwich generation