The despair of a person who is in Erikson's final psychosocial crisis is most likely caused by
a. their fear of dying.
b. their decrease in mental ability and physical stamina.
c. their incomplete resolution of earlier developmental crises.
d. societal discrimination against the elderly.
e. lack of social support from friends and family members.
c. their incomplete resolution of earlier developmental crises.
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All of the following constitute advice to stepparents from exerts except
a. Many children blame themselves for their parents' divorce. b. Children are adversely affected by witnessing their parents fighting. c. Children adjust best during divorce when the other parts of their lives remain relatively stable. d. Many children know that their parents will not reunite, that divorce is permanent.
A major purpose of peer review is to
a. verify the credentials of the researchers who worked on a project. b. make sure the results of a study fit with current scientific theories. c. determine whether the work lives up to accepted scientific standards. d. make sure that the research does not involve animals as subjects.
Last night Jamil dreamed that the hot water tank located in the basement burst and flooded the house. The bursting of the hot water heater and the flooding of the house constitute the __________ content of the dream.
a. symbolic b. latent c. submerged d. manifest e. transformational
Josh and his friends have just started up a new fraternity on campus, and want to recruit men who will be loyal and love it. Based on the self-esteem approach, which initiation strategy would you recommend to Josh?
a. Make it easy: let any pledge in who can pay for good parties throughout the year. b. Make it very easy: let in the most desperate pledges. c. Make them suffer a little: ride backwards in elevators all week. d. Make it fun: let in the pledges who like to hang out and party.