The late-life increase in religiosity is
(page 483)
Modest
Which of the following statements about marriage in late adulthood is true?
(page 492)
With extra time together, the majority of couples engage in more joint leisure activities, which enhances sense of marital closeness.
Which of the following statements about optimal aging is true?
(page 502)
Optimal aging is an expression of remarkable resilience during the final phase of the lifespan.
Both open-ended interviews and personality tests reveal that older adults gain in __________ well into late adulthood.
(page 483)
Agreeableness
According to the activity theory of aging,
(page 487)
Older adults' life satisfaction depends on conditions that permit them to remain engaged in roles and relationships.
The third age
(page 482)
Is a time of personal fulfillment
Older gays and lesbians in long-term partnerships
(page 493)
Have sustained their relationships through a historical period of hostility and discrimination.
Older adults in their sixties and seventies are more likely to __________ their adult children.
(page 497)
Be providers than recipients of help from
__________ is among the strongest risk factors for late-life depression.
(page 485)
Physical illness resulting in disability
As Dwayne entered into his nineties, he decreased his activity level, interacted less frequently with others, and was freed from family responsibilities. This supports the __________ theory of aging.
(page 487)
Disengagement
Cathleen and her husband Rick, both age 79, most likely receive primarily ___________ support from their adult children.
(page 497)
Emotional
Wendell is overcoming his physical limitations by emphasizing the compensating rewards of cognitive, emotional, and social powers. Wendell is developing
(page 480)
Body transcendence
Nancy, a deeply religious senior, probably __________ than her less religious cohorts.
(page 484)
Devotes more time to leisure activities
Which of the following are the most frequently reported types of elder maltreatment?
(page 498)
Financial abuse, emotional abuse, and physical neglect
The greatest problem for recently widowed older people is
(page 494)
Profound loneliness
In the United States, nearly 50 percent of those age 85 and older live
(page 490)
Alone
Older women are likely to have __________ friends than older men.
(page 497)
More secondary
In the __________ script, independent behaviors are mostly ignored.
(page 484)
Independence--ignore
__________ is usually the first consideration in the decision to retire.
(page 499)
Affordability of retirement
About __________ of 60- and 70-year-olds in industrialized nations report volunteering.
(page 501)
One-third
Most abusers of older adults are
(page 498)
Family members
The majority of older adults in the United States reside in
(page 489)
Suburbs
Older adults who have the ability to maximize positive emotion and dampen negative emotion have developed
(page 480)
Affect optimization
Interventions for suicidal older people most often benefit _______________ more than ______________.
(page 486)
Women; men
According to Erikson, when the psychological conflict of late adulthood is resolved positively, seniors experience
(page 479)
Ego integrity
According to Erikson, adults who arrive at a sense of integrity
(page 479)
Feel whole, complete, and satisfied with their achievements.
Which of the following is an example of the dependency-support script?
(page 484)
caregiver rushes to help an aging adult get a glass of water. ????
Theorists agree that optimal development, leading to a sense of ego integrity, in late adulthood involves
(page 480)
Integration and deepening of the personality.
Many experts believe that the Third Age
(page 482)
Is a time of personal fulfillment.
Compared to individuals in high-earning professional occupations, those in blue-collar or clerical positions
(page 500)
usually retire earlier?????
Which of the following statements about older adults' relationships with their adult children is true?
(page 497)
People 85 years and older with children have substantially more contacts with relatives than do those without children.
Which of the following statements about older adults' spirituality and religiosity is true?
(page 483)
Late-life involvement in both organized and informal religious activities is especially high among low-SES ethnic minority older people.
According to a study of women diverse in SES, __________ predicts ego integrity in late adulthood.
(page 479)
Midlife generativity
Which of the following statements about elder suicide is true?
(page 486)
Older men are more likely than older women to succeed at suicide.
Older adults gain in __________, reflecting coming to terms with life despite its imperfections.
(page 483)
Agreeableness
Marital satisfaction
(page 492)
Peaks in late adulthood
Compared to suburban older adults, inner-city older people
(page 489)
Are better off in terms of public transportation.
In a study of old (70 to 84 years) and very old (85 to 103 years) German seniors asked to respond to the question "Who am I?," participants expressed
(page 482)
More positive than negative self-evaluations.
People age optimally when their growth, vitality, and striving limit and, at times, overcome
(page 502)
Physical, cognitive, and social declines.
Like most older adults, 79-year-old John has experienced a modest decline in __________, because his social contacts have narrowed with age.
(page 483)
Extroversion