Steve is on a first date with Nora. They are getting along well, when Nora suddenly hits Steve with a very deep question. Where do you see yourself in 10 years, Steve? she asks. Steve nearly chokes on his coffee, as he was just thinking about whether he'd get a goodnight kiss in an hour, not what he'd be doing in a decade. Nora has asked Steve to consider his ____.
a. possible selves
b. ideal selves
c. personal fable
d. life story
Question 2Why is it that adults in the sandwich generation may feel more stress than adults at other age periods?
a. Because the sandwich generation involves making the difficult decision to stay in one's house, where space is no longer needed, or moving to a smaller home or apartment.
b. Because the sandwich generation involves a squeezing of one's priorities, where they must choose to give up certain pursuits due to declining physical abilities.
c. Because those in the sandwich generation are right in between their period of generativity and their period of stagnation.
d. Because those in the sandwich generation have to care for two generations of peopletheir parents and their children.
Question 3Overall, McAdams believes that one's identity is
a. structured for us by the important people in our lives.
b. a process of creating and recreating their own life story.
c. completely outside of our control
d. static over time, and not at all subject to change.
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