PFHS 4.01 Individual Development and Families

Trey has stopped growing and needs to reduce his calorie intake to avoid gaining weight as he reaches his 25th birthday. He continues to run to meet the suggested 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week. Which physical lifespan stage is described in this scenario?

• toddlerhood
• middle childhood
• early adulthood
• older adulthood

Kyle is 7 years old and enjoys playing catch, building elaborate structures with blocks, and writing simple sentences. Which physical lifespan stage is described by the scenario?

• toddlerhood
• middle childhood
• early adulthood
• older adulthood

Gardner wrote the Theory of Multiple Intelligences which suggests:

• social interaction plays a key role in human learning.
• individuals go through stages of ethical behavior.
• there are stages requiring an individual to overcome social crises such as trust versus mistrust.
• there are many types of intelligence such as musical, body-spatial, or mathematical-logical.

Which family type would most likely experience the challenge of juggling their work and children's activities?

• nuclear
• childless
• single-parent
• step family

Cameron is leaving home to live in an apartment while she attends college. Which stage of the family life cycle is demonstrated by Cameron leaving her family?

• the beginning stage
• the childbearing stage
• the parenting stage
• the launching stage

Liam has started to crawl and grasp items with his hands. Liam is in which stage of physical development?

• infancy
• early childhood
• adolescence
• middle adulthood

Which family type would most likely experience the benefit of many ages of adults living in the same household?

• nuclear
• childless
• multigenerational
• multiracial

The Ali family celebrates birthdays by allowing the family member to decide what will be served for dinner and having it served to him/her on a special birthday plate. This is an example of which indicator of healthy families?

• rituals and traditions
• communication
• resiliency
• responsibility

As Bob celebrates his 70th birthday, he enjoys walking his dog. His dog helps guide him since his cataracts interfere with his vision, but he is committed to getting aerobic activity each day to prevent heart disease. Which physical lifespan stage is described?

• toddlerhood
• middle childhood
• early adulthood
• older adulthood

Which is a mileston of lifespan development that takes place during infancy?

• Ethan is able to crawl and hold his head up.
• Mia loves to run outside and climb the playground jungle gym.
• Will's voice is cracking, and he has noticed the appearance of facial hair.
• Ava has become concerned with the loss of visual accuracy.