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The term "aging" can be divided into distinguishing between external or environmentally. What is the term that refers to normal or expected aging?

Secondary aging

The term "aging" can be divided into distinguishing between external or environmentally. What is the term that refers to caused aging?

Secondary aging

The term "aging" can be divided into distinguishing between external or environmentally. What is the term that refers to decline seen just prior to death?

Tertiary aging

As our bodies age, men tend to evaluate their bodies in terms of how they __________ while women tend to focus more on __________.

Function - Appearence

Everyone loses some height as he/she ages. About how many inches will the average adult lose in height between young adulthood and the young-old age of around 70 years old?

1.57

Like many other areas of primary aging, skin changes that become noticeable in midlife actually began in our _________.

mid-20's

What is the dermatological term for aging caused by sun exposure?

photoaging

Graying and thinning hair are ____________.

one of the most telling signs of aging

Which of the following common eye pathologies is known by its clouded eye lens that is similar to trying to look through a fogged-up window?

cataracts

While hearing aids can help in many situations, they are often rejected by older adults because of _____________________.

d

Of the following factors, what changes in the body may increase the risk that older adults will eat less and suffer from malnutrition?

reductions in the ability to taste and smell

With age, our hearts become enlarged, slow in beating rate, and lessen in muscle flexibility. This generally results in _______________________.

increased blood pressure

What term describes the attitude that healthiest or most appropriate sexual practices are those of heterosexuals, so evident in early sexuality research?

homosexism

In sexuality research, participants may withhold the truth and give what they believe to be socially appropriate responses because honest responses could be ____________________.

d

Generally speaking, most young adults are heterosexual, engage frequently in ___________________.

d

Some women in middle age may find the menopausal process, highlighted by hot flashes and vaginal dryness, to be ultimately liberating and requiring minor adjustment, whereas others may have such difficulty with the process that they eventually develop ___

yeast infection

Most middle-aged men will experience ______________ and the related symptoms including problems with sleeping, memory, and concentration, as well as depression, anxiety, irritability, loss of energy, and bone and hair loss.

andropause

There is evidence that sexual activity continues on some level for many people into their ________________________.

70s and 80s

Beginning in young adulthood, researchers found that 98% of the men and 80% of the women reported extradyadic fantasies, which is_______________________, during the previous 2 months.

fantasizing about someone other than their current partner

___________ refers to the symptoms involved in making a diagnosis.

disease

____________ refers to the side effects and related problems.

illness

Which of the following groups were twice as likely to rate their health very good or excellent, with much of the difference also related to socioeconomic status.

whites

Martha is a woman in late adulthood. Research seems to suggest that, to reduce symptoms of poor health, Martha is more likely to _______________________________.

try self-care through the use of over the counter and alternative methods

An Jung Parker is a man in late adulthood. Research seems to suggest that to reduce symptoms of poor health An Jung is more likely to _________________________.

try self-care through the use of over-the-counter and alternative methods

What is the leading cause of death among women and men in the U.S.?

heart disease

Which of the following is NOT a major symptom of a heart attack for men and women?

Discomfort in your chest and other areas of your upper body including your arms, neck and jaw, Shortness of breath, Cold sweat, Nausea, Lightheadedness

Along with the typical heart attack signs, women often report all of the symptoms below EXCEPT:

chest pain

____________ is also a factor in that well over half of all strokes occur to adults over age 65.

age

Which Type of diabetes is more common, sometimes milder and slower to develop?

type 2

Of those students who are still alive, what percentage of the 1945 graduating class, of any given college or university might have Alzheimer's disease today?

nearly 40%

What is the most significant risk factor for Alzheimer's?

increasing age

Women are more likely to be diagnosed with what types of anxiety disorders?

multiple psychiatric disorders

Using the DSM-IV categories, which are the most common psychological disorders in the United States?

panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are the most common psychological disorders in the U.S.

Aging is not, by itself, a cause of major depressive disorder (NIMH, 2009). Rather than simply focusing on advancing age, it may be that some of the psychosocial changes that accompany aging (Yang, 2007) prompt depressive episodes. Which of the following

d

The Hershey Company is cutting more jobs in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Sara Stoltzfus held one of 80 positions Hershey eliminated at the local Y and S Candies plant. The plant, which has 520 workers, manufactures Twizzlers licorice. Sara, a single mo

problem focused

It has been 6 months since police found Jayahn Pritchard, a three-year-old boy, drowned in a stream behind his home. His grandmother, Lucretia Thomas, was grief-stricken but has since taken to a speaker's circuit advising parents and grandparents on child

emotional focused

Developmental regulation offers a strategy for maintaining a sense of personal control over our situation, which is likely to contribute to successful aging. What type of control is illustrated in the following scenario: An older adult who rearranges item

primary control

Developmental regulation offers a strategy for maintaining a sense of personal control over our situation, which is likely to contribute to successful aging. What type of control is illustrated in the following scenario: An older adult who realizes that h

secondary control

According to the _____________________ older adults are encouraged to cope by regulating their emotional responses, primarily by limiting their social interactions to those that are positive and supportive.

Socio-emotional selectivity theory (SST)

The _____________ is well suited as a coping strategy for older adults who are adjusting to limited resources and abilities.

Selection, Optimization, and Compensation (SOC) model

Maude, a 79-year-old widow, met Harold, a much younger divorcee, at her town's Heritage Days' social. At first, Maude thought that Harold would be a great date to enjoy a dinner and a movie with, but soon after their first "date," Harold began critiquing

Socio-emotional selectivity theory (SST)

Once E.J. received a diagnosis of esophageal cancer, he mobilized. First, he decided to re-prioritize his life and become a cancer survivor. Second, he spent some time and energy to see what was his options and alternatives. Luckily, he found a local supp

SOC model

Environmental gerontology is the study of ______________________________.

the ways adults and their environments function and interact as both are changing with age

Of the following factors, select the one that motivates older adults to use technology, especially the Internet.

finding health-related information

Of the following profiles and according to your text, who is more likely to be a caregiver to an older adult?

Barb, who is married and 60 years old

A significant aspect of Fowler's theory of faith development is that it is one of the few models of ___________________________________.

religiosity across the lifespan, offering insight into adult religious development

_____________ is considered a multidimensional construct involving fears of many death related factors, including the dying process, the moment of death, the situation of our body and our spirit after death, and simply the unknown beyond this life, both f

death anxiety

In a survey of over 400 adults between 18 and 87 years old Russac et al. (2007) found, as expected, that death anxiety reached its highest levels in _________________________________.

young adulthood was stronger in women

One factor that is often speculated to make a difference in death anxiety is religiosity and spirituality. What are the research findings concerning these factors.

d

Of the following, select the one(s) that is/are advance directive(s).

living will, psychiatric advance directives, and health care proxy

Bullock (2006) found which race and ethnic groups had fewer advance directives, results consistent with previous research

blacks and hispanics

Most hospice care takes place in _____________________.

patient's home

The decision to begin hospice care is a difficult one. One of the first requirements is a medical professional's prognosis that a patient has 6 months or less to live (Merck, 2007). Hospice care may be postponed for which of the following reasons?

d

Which of the following concepts allows a "nature to take its course" approach, allowing someone to succumb to the disease process or a related life-ending complication?

passive euthanasia

In an Oregon hospital, Daniel pleaded with Jose, his partner of 35 years, to get him some pills, so he could put an end to his pain and misery as AIDs slowly and agonizingly progressed through his body. Frustrated, Jose asks the doctor to do something abo

Physician-assisted suicide

Jamal, a patient with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), was frightened that the advancing disease would cause him to die a horrible death in the near future; he wanted a quick, painless exit from life. So his attending physician obliged his request, injecting c

Active Euthanasia

One month after her thigh muscle surgery, the doctor gave Rita, a 72-year-old woman, diagnosed with a muscle sarcoma on her thigh, 6 months to a year to live after he found that her cancer had metastasized to her lungs. Rita had never stopped praying for

passive euthanasia

Friends and loved ones who do spend a significant amount of time with someone who is dying will notice changes as death approaches. Often persons who are dying will display which of the following behaviors.

d

For most Americans, immediately after losing someone close to us, what might bring about or facilitate closure on the past and mark the beginning of a new chapter in life?

a funeral or memorial service

The recent trend in self-concept research has been _____________________________________________.

to move away from the idea that self is a unified or global construct toward a view of self as a collection of many different features

Assimilation involves _________________________.

interpreting new information based on current schemas

Accommodation involves _________________________________.

creating new schemas and refining established ones

When a young boy in preschool received a puppy for his birthday, his teacher asked him if the puppy was a boy or a girl; he looked at me in a confused way and said, "Dogs are boys and cats are girls." He was in the process of building his schemas of boy-t

assimilation

When a young boy in preschool he received a puppy for his birthday, his teacher asked him if the puppy was a boy or a girl he looked at me in a confused way and said, "Dogs are boys and cats are girls." He was in the process of building his schemas of boy

Accommodation

_____________ refer/refers to the structure or framework people use to cluster or network together complex information about themselves (Markus, 1977).

self-schemas

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Hdhdh

Consider a middle-aged man who has been a well-respected high school teacher for over 20 years. His self-schema includes the characteristics of "outstanding" and "experienced" teacher. When a student gets upset at this man after receiving a bad grade, tel

identity assimilation

Suppose our experienced male teacher is also a faithful husband who finds out that his wife is having an affair, and after confronting her with the information, she states that she wants a divorce. Consider how his self-schema may change in the midst of t

identity accommodation

After many years of research, Coopersmith (1967) concluded that most people determine their self-esteem based on four areas of life

power, significance, competence, and virtue

Robins, Trzesniewski, Tracy, Gosling, and Potter (2002) found in a sample of over 300,000 participants ranging in age from 9 to 90 years old that as a whole group, most of the participants displayed high self-esteem. When comparing by age groups, who disp

adolescents and participants over 80 years old

_______________, introduced by well-known psychologist Albert Bandura, refers to our beliefs about our abilities, and thus our expectations regarding success at a task or effectiveness in an area of life.

self-efficacy

According to Bandura (1989, 1993), there are four primary influences on _____________; level of success in past experiences, observing others' experiences, advice from others, and emotions related to the behaviors.

self-efficacy

Whereas self-efficacy is focused on one's prediction of success or failure in particular areas of life, possible selves reflect a general image of what we believe ________________.

we could potentially become in the future

Abraham Maslow, a well-known humanistic psychologist, promoted the concept of _____________ as a key motivator in human nature.

self-actualization

When the field of lifespan developmental psychology began to thrive, and with it the study of young, middle, and late adulthood, the area of _________________was developed. Rather than creating a new stage of more complex logical reasoning, ______________

postformal operations

Claims processors in an insurance company shows that effective practice�at both the individual and group level�is bound up in the acquisition and exercise of patterns that recur in the endless flow of claim forms (e.g., which claims look problematic and

Tacit knowledge

Sternberg calls his theory the balance theory because he believes that wisdom involves balancing sets of interests, specifically, balancing Intrapersonal (self interests) with ____________________________.

d

Baltes and his colleagues believe that wisdom includes several key elements, specifically good insights into the issue or dilemma requiring a wise response, factual and procedural knowledge, and knowledge of the context, values, and uncertainties of life.

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Which of the following statements demonstrate one or more of the top five listed and ranked regrets uncovered in research meta-analysis?

d

People with low self-esteem tend to create negative meaning from neutral events

reality

researchers find that by watching others we develop a sense of our own chances of succeeding at a particular task

reality

Researchers find that individual's image of their ideal selves change throughout adulthood
reality

reality

life satisfaction is strongly associated with personality characteristics

reality

Life satisfaction is higher among people who are married.

reality

People have more regrets related to their education than they do regarding their career or romantic life

reality

most researchers see "self" as a unified concept and approach it that way

false

Researchers find that people that are continually reinventing and adjusting their identity and sense of self have the highest life satisfaction.

false

morals or values tend to be seperate from self-esteem

false

researchers have found that having a strong belief that one can succeed in an area is not related to one's performacne in that area

false

the goal of wisdom is to develop a sophisticated way of thinking such that there are no contradictions, paradoxes, or gaps in understanding

false

differences in subjective (personallly determined) well-being are large when comparing various racial/ethnic groups

false

people have more intense regret over actions taken that turned out to be poor choices than they do over opportunities they didn't take

false

Hispanic Americans report less illness than African Americans.

...

Among the top 10 causes of death for Americans, more people die of cardiovascular disease and cancer than the other eight causes combined.

...

Cold sweat, nausea, and light-headedness are some of the symptoms of a heart attack.

...

Early symptoms of cancer generally don't cause pain.

...

American Indians have one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world.

...

Diabetes can cause blindness.

...

Adults who are recovering from a stroke often have trouble speaking, reading, and writing.

...

Adults who are recovering from a stroke often have trouble speaking, reading, and writing.

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