Ellen is 51 years old and is at the threshold of menopause.

We know for certain that

she will experience:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Hot flashes
Discontinuance of menstruation *
Vaginal changes
All of the above are correct

The most powerful feminist criticism of traditional psychologys approach is that:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Inflates the value of traditional roles

Focusses on individual rather than social changes *
Designates feminine sexuality as deviant
Underestimates individual womens strengths to overcome illness

Older women may enter school or begin a new career later in life. This is often a
result of:
a. Answer D, both and B, see page 362
The label use to describe the middle-aged women who must cope simultaneously
with the needs of eldery parents and teenaged children is the:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Tug of war caregiver

Multiple role mother
Women in the middle *
Cross-generational caregiver

Which of the following is one of the myths of the motherhood mystique?

a. Women are instinctively good at caregiving and should be responsible for
children *
b. Motherhood is only fulfilling for women who thought they could not have
children
c. Women can lead happy lives is they are not mothers
d. Motherhood is best combined with other roles
Many grandmothers who are full-time caregivers of grandchildren report:
a. They were eager to raise another generation of children
b. They appreciate the financial breaks they are afforded for raising children
c. It was a nondecision as the children parents were somehow unavailable or
incapacitated
d. A and b
ed men in a company often serve as mentors for incoming men, assisting them in
their on corporate ladder. This is called the:
a. Old-boy network (page 315) *
b. Testosterone elevator

c. Mens club
d. Glass ceiling
The disorder once known as hysteria is now called:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Schizophrenia
Dysthymic disorder
Somatization disorder (page 412-413) *
Antisocial personality disorder

Women are more likely to be diagnosed with __________and men with ________.
a. Borderline personality; antisocial personality (Chapter 13 PPT5, page 418) *
b. Schizoid personality; schizotypal personality
c. Obseccive
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