Exam 18: Late Adulthood: Emotional and Social Development

The _______________ theory of aging states that the elderly become increasingly vulnerable as their social relationship bargaining power is diminished.

An update of Erikson's The Life Cycle Completed:

According to the research study cited in your textbook regarding positive and negative affect and personality traits of the elderly:

Which of the following statements is true regarding companionship and the elderly?

In 1986 Congress passed legislation:

Which of the following statements is true regarding elderly women?

According to the research by Schultz and Heckhausen cited in your textbook, _____________ targets the external world and attempts to achieve the effects in the immediate environment external to the individual, whereas _____________ targets the self and attempts to achieve changes directly within the individual."

Many hospice care centers help their clients to look back on their lives, reminisce and share family history from one generation to another. The client gains feelings of self-worth, continuity in personality, and happiness about preserving family history. Individuals also discover interesting life experiences and memories about each other. This process affirms the importance of life experiences and achievements and, for some, gives new meaning to life. This process is called:

Langer and Rodin conducted an experiment with elderly nursing home residents on the effect of personal choice and feelings of control. They found that the residents' feelings of personal choice and control:

The _____________ theory of aging states that the status of the aged tends to be high in traditional societies and lower in urbanized, industrialized societies.

About what percent of elderly men live with their spouses?

Ken is 73 but refuses to retire from his job. He doesn't want to slow down, claiming, "I'll work until I drop dead." According to the trait theory of aging, Ken is a ___________ type of armored-defended individual.