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Joe, a 52-year-old, lost his job when the plant he managed was closed, and his overall life satisfaction plummeted. After 9 months out of work, Joe was fortunate to find another, similar position. What can we expect for Joe now?

Research on mate selection indicates that people choose mates on the basis of all of the following characteristics, except for

Anna is a 44-year-old divorced mother of two teenagers. Anna’s father, who lives alone in a nearby suburb, has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer. Anna needs to take her father to and from medical appointments while she tries to manage the demands of her own full-time job. She goes to the employee assistance counselor at work for help in coping with the demands of her situation. The counselor understands that the demands on Anna are too great given her available resources, a phenomenon called

Measures of subjective well-being typically assess degree of felt happiness or positive emotion. Other measures of well-being focus more on assessing feelings of fulfillment or self-realization. The latter are indicators of what is sometimes called

Evan is 52 years old. Recently, he has been reflecting on the unfathomable complexity of ultimate truth and appreciating that even if we have faith in such a truth, it is unknowable. These reflections suggest that Evan has reached which of Fowler’s stages of faith development?

According to Erikson and Vaillant, which of the following statements best captures the psychological state that is typical of midlife ?

What can you reliably predict about normal age-related changes in cognitive functioning in middle adulthood?

In Ryan and Deci’s self-determination theory, the fundamental psychological needs they described include

“Spiritual transcendence” may be

Jason experienced the death of a close relative due to an act of violence. He comes to counseling to get help dealing with the grief and pain of this experience. After some time, Jason adjusts, and he demonstrates improvements in psychological functioning that exceed his level of adjustment prior to this traumatic event. This is an example of