In the context of midlife crisis in women, which of the following statements is true?
a. Women who had to cope with more stressful changes before they reached their middle age were far more prepared.
b. Jung believed both men and women to be equally vulnerable to midlife crisis.
c. Heterosexual women were more satisfied at midlife than lesbians.
d. Midlife transition was easier for career women than those who opted for a domestic life.
ANS: D
FEEDBACK: One study found that the midlife transition was less difficult for women who had actively pursued careers than for women who stayed at home and focused on marriage and family. The career women felt significantly less need to make major changes at midlife.
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