Question 1

Which adaptation level is associated with the greatest happiness and lack of worry about environmental demands?

Accepted Answer

A)  zone of maximum performance potential 
B)  the marginal adaptation level 
C)  average level of competence and press level 
D)  zone of maximum comfort 
A)  zone of maximum performance potential 
B)  the marginal adaptation level 
C)  average level of competence and press level 
D)  zone of maximum comfort

Question 2

How does the average middle-aged married couple differ from the average older married couple?

Accepted Answer

A)  The older couple is more likely to be characterized as unhappy. 
B)  The older couple is more likely to be characterized as disengaged. 
C)  The older couple is more likely to be characterized as similar to each other. 
D)  The older couple is more likely to be characterized as docile. 
A)  The older couple is more likely to be characterized as unhappy. 
B)  The older couple is more likely to be characterized as disengaged. 
C)  The older couple is more likely to be characterized as similar to each other. 
D)  The older couple is more likely to be characterized as docile.

Question 3

According to the text, what is the most important thing to an older adult?

Accepted Answer

A)  health 
B)  relationships 
C)  wealth 
D)  a safe place to live 
A)  health 
B)  relationships 
C)  wealth 
D)  a safe place to live

Question 4

Provinces must satisfy five criteria in order to receive health care money from the federal government. All insured residents must be entitled to the insured health services provided by a particular province. What does this requirement refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  universality 
B)  comprehensiveness 
C)  portability 
D)  accessibility 
A)  universality 
B)  comprehensiveness 
C)  portability 
D)  accessibility

Question 5

When coping with high levels of stress, how do individuals who rely on spiritual support differ from those with little religious commitment?

Accepted Answer

A)  They show lower levels of self-esteem. 
B)  They demonstrate more discomfort with rigid church dogma. 
C)  They report higher states of well-being. 
D)  They add to their burden more. 
A)  They show lower levels of self-esteem. 
B)  They demonstrate more discomfort with rigid church dogma. 
C)  They report higher states of well-being. 
D)  They add to their burden more.

Question 6

What is a clean break from employment called?

Accepted Answer

A)  a "cusp" retirement 
B)  a "crisp" retirement 
C)  a "convoy" retirement 
D)  a "competent" retirement 
A)  a "cusp" retirement 
B)  a "crisp" retirement 
C)  a "convoy" retirement 
D)  a "competent" retirement

Question 7

Sasha is seventeen and is borrowing her mom's car to complete the road test portion of her driver's test.	What primary ability will the driving examiner be assessing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sasha's environmental press 
B)  Sasha's ego strength 
C)  Sasha's cognitive skills 
D)  Sasha's competence 
A)  Sasha's environmental press 
B)  Sasha's ego strength 
C)  Sasha's cognitive skills 
D)  Sasha's competence

Question 8

What has been associated with a reduction in perceived daily hassles among individuals caring for incapacitated spouses?

Accepted Answer

A)  high levels of perceived tension 
B)  high levels of perceived spirituality 
C)  high levels of perceived docility 
D)  high levels of perceived competence 
A)  high levels of perceived tension 
B)  high levels of perceived spirituality 
C)  high levels of perceived docility 
D)  high levels of perceived competence

Question 9

When is adaptation level reached?

Accepted Answer

A)  when competence exceeds an environmental press 
B)  when environmental press exceeds competence 
C)  when the environmental press makes no demands on competence, but competence still exists 
D)  when the environmental press is at the average state for a given level of competence 
A)  when competence exceeds an environmental press 
B)  when environmental press exceeds competence 
C)  when the environmental press makes no demands on competence, but competence still exists 
D)  when the environmental press is at the average state for a given level of competence

Question 10

Which of the following individuals is the least likely to remarry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tom, a recent widower 
B)  Leah, a recent widow 
C)  Susanne, who recently divorced 
D)  Blaine, who recently divorced 
A)  Tom, a recent widower 
B)  Leah, a recent widow 
C)  Susanne, who recently divorced 
D)  Blaine, who recently divorced

Question 11

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, what motivates the desire for social contact?

Accepted Answer

A)  information seeking 
B)  discontinuity 
C)  infantilization 
D)  an altruistic gene 
A)  information seeking 
B)  discontinuity 
C)  infantilization 
D)  an altruistic gene

Question 12

When are sibling relationships particularly important?

Accepted Answer

A)  When one is an unmarried older adult. 
B)  When one is a widowed older adult. 
C)  When one is an ill older adult. 
D)  When one is a lonely older adult 
A)  When one is an unmarried older adult. 
B)  When one is a widowed older adult. 
C)  When one is an ill older adult. 
D)  When one is a lonely older adult

Question 13

Francesca retired from her nursing job five years ago. Although she volunteers at a soup kitchen, she does not have any job that is related to nursing anymore. What type of retirement has Francesca experienced?

Accepted Answer

A)  a crisp retirement 
B)  a blurred retirement 
C)  a semi-retirement 
D)  a normal retirement 
A)  a crisp retirement 
B)  a blurred retirement 
C)  a semi-retirement 
D)  a normal retirement

Question 14

Compared to recently widowed men, what are recently widowed women more likely to experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  greater financial loss 
B)  fewer social relationships 
C)  more physical/health problems 
D)  less loss of social status 
A)  greater financial loss 
B)  fewer social relationships 
C)  more physical/health problems 
D)  less loss of social status

Question 15

Fanny is a young-older woman who believes that she has an improved subjective well-being as compared to when she was younger. According to Charles and Carstensen (2010), which of the following factors may account for Fanny's opinion?

Accepted Answer

A)  her wealth 
B)  her social network 
C)  her education 
D)  her husband and family 
A)  her wealth 
B)  her social network 
C)  her education 
D)  her husband and family

Question 16

Which pattern is seen today in Canada with older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  no change in the number of individuals needing assistance with IADLs 
B)  a decrease in the number of individuals needing assistance with IADLs 
C)  an increase in the number of individuals needing assistance with ADLs 
D)  no change in the number of individuals needing assistance with ADLs 
A)  no change in the number of individuals needing assistance with IADLs 
B)  a decrease in the number of individuals needing assistance with IADLs 
C)  an increase in the number of individuals needing assistance with ADLs 
D)  no change in the number of individuals needing assistance with ADLs

Question 17

Which of the following phrases would best complete the analogy, "Docility is to proactivity as?"

Accepted Answer

A)  social is to cognitive 
B)  extrovert is to introvert 
C)  maximum comfort is to maximum performance 
D)  environmental control is to self-control 
A)  social is to cognitive 
B)  extrovert is to introvert 
C)  maximum comfort is to maximum performance 
D)  environmental control is to self-control

Question 18

According to Erik Erikson, what characterizes the conflict of integrity versus despair?

Accepted Answer

A)  attempting to make sense out of one's life 
B)  forming an initial sense of identity 
C)  a sense of great care for the next generation 
D)  developing a sense of trust 
A)  attempting to make sense out of one's life 
B)  forming an initial sense of identity 
C)  a sense of great care for the next generation 
D)  developing a sense of trust

Question 19

According to the text, satisfaction in one's retirement is dependent upon which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth 
B)  health 
C)  age 
D)  gender 
A)  wealth 
B)  health 
C)  age 
D)  gender

Question 20

What do we call the demands exerted on one's self by one's surroundings?

Accepted Answer

A)  an environmental press 
B)  maximum comfort 
C)  internal continuity 
D)  competence 
A)  an environmental press 
B)  maximum comfort 
C)  internal continuity 
D)  competence

Which adaptation level is associated with the greatest happiness and lack of worry about environmental demands?

How does the average middle-aged married couple differ from the average older married couple?

According to the text, what is the most important thing to an older adult?

Provinces must satisfy five criteria in order to receive health care money from the federal government. All insured residents must be entitled to the insured health services provided by a particular province. What does this requirement refer to?

When coping with high levels of stress, how do individuals who rely on spiritual support differ from those with little religious commitment?

What is a clean break from employment called?

Sasha is seventeen and is borrowing her mom's car to complete the road test portion of her driver's test. What primary ability will the driving examiner be assessing?

What has been associated with a reduction in perceived daily hassles among individuals caring for incapacitated spouses?

When is adaptation level reached?

Which of the following individuals is the least likely to remarry?

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, what motivates the desire for social contact?

When are sibling relationships particularly important?

Francesca retired from her nursing job five years ago. Although she volunteers at a soup kitchen, she does not have any job that is related to nursing anymore. What type of retirement has Francesca experienced?

Compared to recently widowed men, what are recently widowed women more likely to experience?

Fanny is a young-older woman who believes that she has an improved subjective well-being as compared to when she was younger. According to Charles and Carstensen (2010), which of the following factors may account for Fanny's opinion?

Which pattern is seen today in Canada with older adults?

Which of the following phrases would best complete the analogy, "Docility is to proactivity as?"

According to Erik Erikson, what characterizes the conflict of integrity versus despair?

According to the text, satisfaction in one's retirement is dependent upon which of the following factors?

What do we call the demands exerted on one's self by one's surroundings?

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Exam 16: Social Aspects of Later Life

Which adaptation level is associated with the greatest happiness and lack of worry about environmental demands?

How does the average middle-aged married couple differ from the average older married couple?

According to the text, what is the most important thing to an older adult?

Provinces must satisfy five criteria in order to receive health care money from the federal government. All insured residents must be entitled to the insured health services provided by a particular province. What does this requirement refer to?

When coping with high levels of stress, how do individuals who rely on spiritual support differ from those with little religious commitment?

What is a clean break from employment called?

Sasha is seventeen and is borrowing her mom's car to complete the road test portion of her driver's test. What primary ability will the driving examiner be assessing?

What has been associated with a reduction in perceived daily hassles among individuals caring for incapacitated spouses?

When is adaptation level reached?

Which of the following individuals is the least likely to remarry?

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, what motivates the desire for social contact?

When are sibling relationships particularly important?

Francesca retired from her nursing job five years ago. Although she volunteers at a soup kitchen, she does not have any job that is related to nursing anymore. What type of retirement has Francesca experienced?

Compared to recently widowed men, what are recently widowed women more likely to experience?

Fanny is a young-older woman who believes that she has an improved subjective well-being as compared to when she was younger. According to Charles and Carstensen (2010), which of the following factors may account for Fanny's opinion?

Which pattern is seen today in Canada with older adults?

Which of the following phrases would best complete the analogy, "Docility is to proactivity as?"

According to Erik Erikson, what characterizes the conflict of integrity versus despair?

According to the text, satisfaction in one's retirement is dependent upon which of the following factors?

What do we call the demands exerted on one's self by one's surroundings?

The Study of Human Development

Biological Foundations

Tools for Exploring the World

Entering the Social World

Growing and Learning in the Preschool Years

Interacting and the Work of Play

Off to School

Expanding Social Horizons

Rites of Passage

Moving into the Adult Social World

Becoming an Adult

Being with Others

Work and Leisure

Making It in Midlife

The Personal Context of Later Life

The Final Passage

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