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WorksheetsModule 14: Adulthood
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The “social clock” refers to:
A person’s internal sleep cycle
Society’s timeline for major life events
A biological clock in the brain
A schedule for school and work routines
Emerging adulthood typically occurs between:
Ages 5–12
Ages 13–18
Ages 18–25
Ages 40–60
Which of the following is not one of Munsey’s five features of emerging adulthood?
Identity exploration
Instability
Feeling “in-between”
Automatic financial independence
The feature of emerging adulthood that focuses on trying different career and relationship options is:
Instability
Identity exploration
Self-focus
Possibilities
The stage when menstruation naturally ends in women is known as:
Fertility decline
Menarche
Menopause
Puberty
Menopause usually occurs during:
Early adulthood
Middle adulthood
Late adulthood
Adolescence
Alzheimer’s disease is best described as:
A normal part of aging
A progressive, degenerative brain disorder
A temporary memory lapse
A hormone imbalance
Dementia refers to:
Minor forgetfulness
Normal aging changes
Severe cognitive decline interfering with daily life
A sleep disorder
Which life factor most strongly predicts happiness at work?
High salary
Job alignment with personal interests and strengths
Short work hours
Working from home
Which relationship factor is linked to higher long-term life satisfaction?
Social media popularity
Number of friends
Relationship quality
Being in a relationship regardless of quality
Happiness across the lifespan tends to follow:
A straight upward line
A U-shaped pattern
A steady decline
A random pattern
Late adulthood is generally considered to begin at about:
Age 35
Age 50
Age 65
Age 80
Hospice care focuses on:
Finding a cure
Increasing lifespan at all costs
Comfort, dignity, and quality of life
Surgical intervention
Which of the following is a typical physical change in middle adulthood?
Rapid height increase
Strengthening bones
Reduced muscle mass
Increased sense of smell
The "feeling in-between" feature of emerging adulthood means:
Feeling too young to make any decisions
Feeling simultaneously not a teenager and not yet a full adult
Feeling completely independent
Feeling ready for retirement
The most common cause of dementia is:
Parkinson’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease
Stroke
Normal aging
Major life events such as marriage typically influence happiness by:
Always increasing stress
Having no effect on well-being
Often increasing happiness when the relationship is high-quality
Lowering life satisfaction
Meaningful employment contributes to happiness because:
It guarantees wealth
It provides purpose and identity
It prevents aging
It eliminates all stress
As people age, which of the following tends to improve?
Memory speed
Vision
Emotional regulation
Physical strength
Which statement about death and dying is true?
Death is viewed the same way in all cultures
Emotional responses to dying are identical for everyone
The dying process can include physical decline and increased sleep
Hospice care is only for the very young
