According to psychosocial theory, prior to the end of each life stage, individuals try to adjust to societal demands based on their personal terms. This process produces tension that must be reduced in order to develop to the next stage. This tension produces
a. sensitive periods of life.
b. transformational change.
c. teachable moments.
d. psychosocial crisis.
Question 2
Which of the following is an example of how culture shapes experience?
a. Early pubertal onset and weight increases were particularly strong predictors of negative body image and depression among African American girls.
b. Mexican girls become somewhat more depressed as they go through puberty, whereas Mexican boys experience an improved sense of body image and well-being.
c. Early pubertal onset and weight increases were not particularly strong predictors of negative body image and depression among European American girls.
d. Mexican boys become somewhat more depressed as they go through puberty, whereas Mexican girls experience an improved sense of body image and well-being.
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