Question 1

Which of the following could be the probable reason why older adults tend to report being less lonely than younger adults?

Accepted Answer

A)   Younger adults tend to perceive time differently, influencing their definition of loneliness.
B)   Most of the older adults are in community homes, thus reducing loneliness.
C)   Most of the older adults tend to reemploy themselves, thus reducing loneliness.
D)   Older adults have more selective social networks and a greater acceptance of solitude.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a factor that predicts high status for the elderly in a culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Whether older people control key community resources
B)   Whether the extended family is a common family arrangement
C)   Whether older people are permitted to engage in useful functions
D)   Whether older people have had a large number of childrenE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

According to Baltes, _____ becomes relevant when life tasks require a level of capacity beyond the current level of the older adult's performance potential.

Accepted Answer

A)   selection
B)   organization
C)   optimization
D)   compensationE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

What is the "triple jeopardy" faced by African American and Latino women when it comes to income and financial levels of support in the elder years?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ageism, sexism, and racism
B)   Medicare, Medicaid, and welfare
C)   Unemployment, poverty, and insufficient Medicare
D)   Inadequate housing, job displacement, and lack of medical careE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

According to Erikson, the _____ stage of development involves reflecting on the past and either piecing together a positive review or concluding that one's life has not been well spent.

Accepted Answer

A)   integrity vs. despair
B)   autonomy vs. shame
C)   industry vs. inferiority
D)   generativity vs. stagnationE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

According to Erik Erikson, which of the following stages of development do individuals experience in late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)   Generativity vs. stagnation
B)   Autonomy vs. shame
C)   Industry vs. inferiority
D)   Integrity vs. despairE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Gina is doing what she can to help her older aunt take care of herself and stay in her own home. Gina often takes meals to her aunt and helps her clean, go shopping, and make visits to the doctor. Gina is providing _____ for her aunt.

Accepted Answer

A)   home care service
B)   emergency care
C)   eldercare
D)   hospice careE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Approximately _____ of the total health bill of the United States is for the care of adults 65 and over, who comprise only 12 percent of the population.

Accepted Answer

A)   one-fifth
B)   one-fourth
C)   half
D)   one-thirdE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

What are the two important classes of goals identified by socioemotional theory? How do they differ across different age periods?

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Question 10

The theory that successful aging is related to three main factors: selection, optimization, and compensation.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which of the following is true of the usage of Internet among older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)   Older adults visit fewer Web sites than their younger counterparts.
B)   Older adults spend less money on the Internet than their younger counterparts.
C)   Increasing numbers of older adults use e-mail to communicate with relatives.
D)   Older adults are especially interested in going online for social networking.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Joaquin believes that older adults deliberately withdraw from social contact with individuals peripheral to their lives while maintaining or increasing contact with close friends and family members with whom they have had enjoyable relationships. He is a proponent of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   activity
B)   selective optimization with compensation
C)   socioemotional selectivity
D)   social discontinuityE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The process of looking back at one's life experiences, evaluating them, interpreting them, and often reinterpreting them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of looking back at one's...

Question 14

Which of the two personality traits in the Big Five factors of personality are associated with mortality (an earlier death) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Low conscientiousness and high neuroticism
B)   Low religiosity and high materialism
C)   Low agreeableness and high neuroticism
D)   Low extroversion and low opennessE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Alice, Jane, Lois, and Sandra have been friends since grade school. Over the years, they have given each other support and shared in each other's joys and sadness times. This is an example of which model of social relations?

Accepted Answer

A)   The longitudinal model
B)   The cohort model
C)   The convoy model
D)   The network modelE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

_____ illness is long-term, often lifelong, and requires long-term, if not life-term, management.

Accepted Answer

A)   Acute
B)   Chronic
C)   Terminal
D)   DebilitatingE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

As a minister, being conscientious about the welfare of her parishioners, Reverend Douglas creates many roles in her church for retired church members. Reverend Douglas appears to be applying:

Accepted Answer

A)   disengagement theory.
B)   socioemotional selectivity theory.
C)   evangelical theory.
D)   activity theory.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following is the most frequent form of ageism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Assumptions about frailty of older adults
B)   Assumptions about ailments caused by age
C)   Disrespect for older adults
D)   Older adults being edged out of their family lifeE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Robert Butler states that life review is set in motion by:

Accepted Answer

A)   retrospective glances on life's worth.
B)   looking forward to death.
C)   handing over the legacy to the next generation.
D)   conflicting views of wisdom against integrity.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

_____ theory describes how people can produce new resources and allocate them effectively to the tasks they want to master.

Accepted Answer

A)   Activity
B)   Selective optimization with compensation
C)   Socioemotional selectivity
D)   PsychoanalyticalE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Exam 16: Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Approximately _____ of the total health bill of the United States is for the care of adults 65 and over, who comprise only 12 percent of the population.

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What are the two important classes of goals identified by socioemotional theory? How do they differ across different age periods?

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Which of the following is NOT a factor that predicts high status for the elderly in a culture?

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Gina is doing what she can to help her older aunt take care of herself and stay in her own home. Gina often takes meals to her aunt and helps her clean, go shopping, and make visits to the doctor. Gina is providing _____ for her aunt.

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According to Erik Erikson, which of the following stages of development do individuals experience in late adulthood?

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The theory that successful aging is related to three main factors: selection, optimization, and compensation.

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The process of looking back at one's life experiences, evaluating them, interpreting them, and often reinterpreting them.

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_____ illness is long-term, often lifelong, and requires long-term, if not life-term, management.

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Joaquin believes that older adults deliberately withdraw from social contact with individuals peripheral to their lives while maintaining or increasing contact with close friends and family members with whom they have had enjoyable relationships. He is a proponent of _____.

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Robert Butler states that life review is set in motion by:

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According to Baltes, _____ becomes relevant when life tasks require a level of capacity beyond the current level of the older adult's performance potential.

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Alice, Jane, Lois, and Sandra have been friends since grade school. Over the years, they have given each other support and shared in each other's joys and sadness times. This is an example of which model of social relations?

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What is the "triple jeopardy" faced by African American and Latino women when it comes to income and financial levels of support in the elder years?

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According to Erikson, the _____ stage of development involves reflecting on the past and either piecing together a positive review or concluding that one's life has not been well spent.

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Which of the following is true of the usage of Internet among older adults?

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Which of the two personality traits in the Big Five factors of personality are associated with mortality (an earlier death) ?

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As a minister, being conscientious about the welfare of her parishioners, Reverend Douglas creates many roles in her church for retired church members. Reverend Douglas appears to be applying:

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_____ theory describes how people can produce new resources and allocate them effectively to the tasks they want to master.

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Which of the following is the most frequent form of ageism?

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