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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following psychoanalysts said we create religion to "exorcise the terrors" of nature?
2. Which three fictional characters discussed in the book does Viorst specifically mention in Chapter 20?
3. According to Chapter 13, there can be no human love without what?
4. There are what number of friendships that Viorst labels in Chapter 12?
5. Men pursue ______________; women yearn for _______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What does it mean if a child and mother aren't a good fit?
2. In thinking about losses as a lifelong theme, name some of the juxtapositions that Viorst discusses in Chapter 20.
3. What happens in our thirties, in relation to our parents?
4. Viorst describes a sort of "opposites attract" type marriage relationship where each party meets a neurotic need of the other party. What did she call this type of arrangement?
5. What can happen as a result of a mother's fear that her child's psyche is fragile? How can this affect the child?
6. According to the book, why are friends so important?
7. Name the five stages of dying described by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Briefly describe each stage.
8. How does baggage from childhood put pressure on a marriage?
9. According to Freud, is it unusual to have sexual feelings toward friends? How does this impact our friendships with the opposite sex?
10. What are some of the different types of loss and mourning discussed in Chapter 16? Do we experience them all in the same way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the different times of life that are covered in the book. What is similar about them? What is different? What are some life lessons you can take away that may help you navigate the developmental stages you have yet to experience?
Essay Topic 2
Using the book as reference, discuss the most important aspects of aging. Based on where you are in life right now, how do you think you will age? What characteristics of yourself will become magnified, and which ones will dissipate?
Essay Topic 3
Sigmund Freud first discovered and described the Oedipus complex. Write an essay about the beginning of this complex, why it was named after Oedipus, and how it continues to impact modern psychology. Using support from the book and your own life, discuss why or why not you may agree or disagree with Freud and Viorst's view of this theory.
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