Across
- 3. thought - This takes into account real-world consideration when it comes to solving problems. Multiple causes of a situation there can be multiple solutions.
- 4. of violence hypothesis - this is a theory that the neglect and abuse of children may lead to abusiveness in adulthood.
- 7. intelligence - A set of skills that support the accurate assessment, expression, evaluation, and regulation of emotions. This is where people are able to get along well with others and understand what others are feeling and experiencing.
- 8. theory of intelligence - Three aspects of information processing: The componential, the experiential, and the contextual elements.
- 10. event theories - This is based on the timing of particular events in an adult's life rather than on age.
- 11. disorder - Medical problems that are caused by the interaction of psychological, emotional, and physical complications.
- 15. - Turning 40 in Western society represents an important _________.
- 17. stage - This stage is where people put energy into sustaining and nourishing social institutions instead of focusing on their own lives.
- 18. nest syndrome - When children depart from home, parents go through the feelings of worry, depression, unhappiness, and loneliness. This tends to be temporary.
Down
- 1. crisis theories - This is based on fairly universal stages, tied to a sequence of age-related crises.
- 2. children - Leaving home for some time, as young adults and coming back to live in their middle-aged parents home.
- 3. (PNI) - The study of the interaction between the brain, the immune system, and psychological factors.
- 5. - This is a personality characteristic. These are people who respond to stressful situations with optimism and they feel that they can respond effectively. They tend to have a lower rate of stress-related illness.
- 6. generation - Middle adulthood couples must manage the needs of both their aging parents and children.
- 9. - The management of extinguishing, reducing, or controlling in order to deal with the threats that lead to stress.
- 12. - The combination of ideas or responses in novel ways.
- 13. transition - a time of questioning
- 14. - versus- stagnation - This is a part of Erik Erikson stages, where this occurs during middle adulthood, and people start to think about their contributions to their family and society.
- 16. achieving stage - ______ ______ is where young adults apply their intelligence in reaching their long-term goals that ties in with their family, careers, and more contributions to society.