Question 1

Which type of personality measure asks people to respond to ambiguous stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-report measures 
B) Behavioral observation 
C) Projective measures 
D) Case studies 
A) Self-report measures 
B) Behavioral observation 
C) Projective measures 
D) Case studies

Question 2

According to Robert Peck,what are three necessary adjustments in old age?

Accepted Answer

Three adjustments make it possible for o

Question 3

Compared to older adults with a low sense of personal control,older adults with a high sense of personal control are ______ to watch their diet,exercise,and take prescribed medications.

Accepted Answer

A) more likely 
B) less likely 
C) equally likely 
A) more likely 
B) less likely 
C) equally likely

Question 4

According to the strength and vulnerability integration model (SAVI),older adults are best able to use their ability to regulate their emotions when stressors create a high level of physiological arousal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of Peck's necessary adjustments in old age?

Accepted Answer

A) Ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation 
B) Ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation 
C) Body transcendence versus body preoccupation 
D) Preoccupation with the past versus planning the future 
A) Ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation 
B) Ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation 
C) Body transcendence versus body preoccupation 
D) Preoccupation with the past versus planning the future

Question 6

Which statement is the most accurate description of Costa & McCrae's Five-Factor Model of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Personality undergoes growth and change over the adult years. 
B) Personality traits influence how people adapt to the aging process. 
C) People go through a well-defined psychosocial crisis in middle age. 
D) The timing of nonnormative events is the most important influence on adult development. 
A) Personality undergoes growth and change over the adult years. 
B) Personality traits influence how people adapt to the aging process. 
C) People go through a well-defined psychosocial crisis in middle age. 
D) The timing of nonnormative events is the most important influence on adult development.

Question 7

Accommodation ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) involves intentional actions and efforts 
B) involves flexible goal adjustment 
C) is most effective when a person's self-concept is not complex 
D) shields the individual from information that conflicts with the self-concept 
A) involves intentional actions and efforts 
B) involves flexible goal adjustment 
C) is most effective when a person's self-concept is not complex 
D) shields the individual from information that conflicts with the self-concept

Question 8

According to Butler,life review _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) should be discouraged in older adults 
B) is a purposive process 
C) often leads to depression 
D) is a sign of dementia 
A) should be discouraged in older adults 
B) is a purposive process 
C) often leads to depression 
D) is a sign of dementia

Question 9

Placing a plant in nursing home residents' rooms and instructing them to take charge of the plant's care has _______.

Accepted Answer

A) a negative effect on their sense of well-being 
B) no effect on their sense of well-being.well-being 
C) a positive effect on their sense of well-being 
A) a negative effect on their sense of well-being 
B) no effect on their sense of well-being.well-being 
C) a positive effect on their sense of well-being

Question 10

Erik Erikson ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) is considered a stage theorist 
B) emphasizes that development comes to a close in middle adulthood 
C) is totally focused on psychosexual development 
D) believes that masculinity and femininity are the only important aspects of personality 
A) is considered a stage theorist 
B) emphasizes that development comes to a close in middle adulthood 
C) is totally focused on psychosexual development 
D) believes that masculinity and femininity are the only important aspects of personality

Question 11

What are the factors in Costa and McCrae's Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality? Briefly describe the developmental course of these factors over the adult life span?

Accepted Answer

The factors are neuroticism,extraversion

Question 12

Lichtenstein and colleagues found that middle-school age children have a uniformly negative view when asked to describe a typical older person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Heckhausen and Krueger asked young,middle-aged,and older adult study participants whether they thought desirable traits would increase (gains) and whether undesirable traits would increase (losses) over the adult years (20s through the 80s).They found that study participants thought ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) losses would outnumber gains over the adult years 
B) there would be the same number of gains and losses over the adult years 
C) gains would outnumber losses over the adult years 
A) losses would outnumber gains over the adult years 
B) there would be the same number of gains and losses over the adult years 
C) gains would outnumber losses over the adult years

Question 14

According to theorist Carl Jung,there is an emphasis in older adulthood on_________.

Accepted Answer

A) meeting the demands of the external world 
B) devoting time to the inner self 
C) making investments in new relationships 
D) focusing on same-sex gender identity 
A) meeting the demands of the external world 
B) devoting time to the inner self 
C) making investments in new relationships 
D) focusing on same-sex gender identity

Question 15

Define the concept of possible selves and describe what is found to be most important for older adults' possible selves.

Accepted Answer

Possible selves are our self-schemas abo

Question 16

A coping strategy that has been termed "tenacious goal pursuit" is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation 
B) accommodation 
C) immunization 
D) secondary control 
A) assimilation 
B) accommodation 
C) immunization 
D) secondary control

Question 17

What are primary control processes and secondary control processes? Describe what is meant by "optimization of primary and secondary control" in older adulthood.

Accepted Answer

Primary control processes are actions an

Question 18

An advantage to studying personality by following the same individuals over time is being able to detect changes within each person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors in Costa and McCrae's Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Empathy 
B) Conscientiousness 
C) Agreeableness 
D) Neuroticism 
A) Empathy 
B) Conscientiousness 
C) Agreeableness 
D) Neuroticism

Question 20

According to theorist Carl Jung,men (and women) have both masculine and feminine aspects to their personalities.In young adulthood,men suppress the feminine aspects,but as they move toward late adulthood,they are less likely to suppress the feminine aspects.This means that men who were very aggressive and achievement-oriented in young adulthood may become more expressive and nurturing later on.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which type of personality measure asks people to respond to ambiguous stimuli?

According to Robert Peck,what are three necessary adjustments in old age?

Compared to older adults with a low sense of personal control,older adults with a high sense of personal control are ______ to watch their diet,exercise,and take prescribed medications.

According to the strength and vulnerability integration model (SAVI),older adults are best able to use their ability to regulate their emotions when stressors create a high level of physiological arousal.

Which of the following is NOT one of Peck's necessary adjustments in old age?

Which statement is the most accurate description of Costa & McCrae's Five-Factor Model of personality?

Accommodation ___________________.

According to Butler,life review _________________.

Placing a plant in nursing home residents' rooms and instructing them to take charge of the plant's care has _______.

Erik Erikson ___________________.

What are the factors in Costa and McCrae's Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality? Briefly describe the developmental course of these factors over the adult life span?

Lichtenstein and colleagues found that middle-school age children have a uniformly negative view when asked to describe a typical older person.

Heckhausen and Krueger asked young,middle-aged,and older adult study participants whether they thought desirable traits would increase (gains) and whether undesirable traits would increase (losses) over the adult years (20s through the 80s).They found that study participants thought ______________.

According to theorist Carl Jung,there is an emphasis in older adulthood on_________.

Define the concept of possible selves and describe what is found to be most important for older adults' possible selves.

A coping strategy that has been termed "tenacious goal pursuit" is ________.

What are primary control processes and secondary control processes? Describe what is meant by "optimization of primary and secondary control" in older adulthood.

An advantage to studying personality by following the same individuals over time is being able to detect changes within each person.

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors in Costa and McCrae's Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality?

Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood

Theory and Method in Studying Aging and Older Adulthood

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Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Memory

Intellectual Functioning

Cognition and Problem Solving in the Everyday World

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Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Therapy

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Exam 8: Personality and Coping

Which type of personality measure asks people to respond to ambiguous stimuli?

According to Robert Peck,what are three necessary adjustments in old age?

Compared to older adults with a low sense of personal control,older adults with a high sense of personal control are ______ to watch their diet,exercise,and take prescribed medications.

According to the strength and vulnerability integration model (SAVI),older adults are best able to use their ability to regulate their emotions when stressors create a high level of physiological arousal.

Which of the following is NOT one of Peck's necessary adjustments in old age?

Which statement is the most accurate description of Costa & McCrae's Five-Factor Model of personality?

Accommodation ___________________.

According to Butler,life review _________________.

Placing a plant in nursing home residents' rooms and instructing them to take charge of the plant's care has _______.

Erik Erikson ___________________.

What are the factors in Costa and McCrae's Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality? Briefly describe the developmental course of these factors over the adult life span?

Lichtenstein and colleagues found that middle-school age children have a uniformly negative view when asked to describe a typical older person.

Heckhausen and Krueger asked young,middle-aged,and older adult study participants whether they thought desirable traits would increase (gains) and whether undesirable traits would increase (losses) over the adult years (20s through the 80s).They found that study participants thought ______________.

According to theorist Carl Jung,there is an emphasis in older adulthood on_________.

Define the concept of possible selves and describe what is found to be most important for older adults' possible selves.

A coping strategy that has been termed "tenacious goal pursuit" is ________.

What are primary control processes and secondary control processes? Describe what is meant by "optimization of primary and secondary control" in older adulthood.

An advantage to studying personality by following the same individuals over time is being able to detect changes within each person.

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors in Costa and McCrae's Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality?

Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood

Theory and Method in Studying Aging and Older Adulthood

Biological Aging and Health

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Memory

Intellectual Functioning

Cognition and Problem Solving in the Everyday World

Social Interaction and Social Ties

Employment, Retirement, and Living Arrangements

Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Therapy

Coping With Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Looking Ahead: Aging in the Future

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