Question 1

________ retirement communities offer a large range of care from independent living to skilled nursing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ retirement communities offer a large range...

Question 2

Which of the following represents the normal expectation for a man in late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) That he will live an average of five to ten years as a widower 
B) That he will live alone until he experiences health problems that will cause him to enter institutional care 
C) That he will live with a spouse or intimate partner until he dies 
D) That he will live alone until he has difficulty performing activities of daily living,at which time he will live with family members 
A) That he will live an average of five to ten years as a widower 
B) That he will live alone until he experiences health problems that will cause him to enter institutional care 
C) That he will live with a spouse or intimate partner until he dies 
D) That he will live alone until he has difficulty performing activities of daily living,at which time he will live with family members

Question 3

What effects have Western ideas had on filial piety in some large Asian cities?

Accepted Answer

The encroachment of the Western idea of

Question 4

In 2010,how long had the world's longest-married couple been together?

Accepted Answer

A) 65 years 
B) 75 years 
C) 85 years 
D) 95 years 
A) 65 years 
B) 75 years 
C) 85 years 
D) 95 years

Question 5

Which of the following is suggested by your text as perhaps the greatest obstacle to employment for older adults?

Accepted Answer

A) Employers' perceptions about older workers' ability to learn new job skills 
B) Employers' desire to hire senior workers for minimum wage 
C) Older workers' inability to work a complete 8-hour shift 
D) Older workers' inflexibility with younger co-workers 
A) Employers' perceptions about older workers' ability to learn new job skills 
B) Employers' desire to hire senior workers for minimum wage 
C) Older workers' inability to work a complete 8-hour shift 
D) Older workers' inflexibility with younger co-workers

Question 6

How did Erikson characterize the developmental task of late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) Industry versus inferiority 
B) Generativity versus stagnation 
C) Ego integrity versus despair 
D) Intimacy versus isolation 
A) Industry versus inferiority 
B) Generativity versus stagnation 
C) Ego integrity versus despair 
D) Intimacy versus isolation

Question 7

When you contact a retired neighbor to ask if she is interested in participating in a charity fundraiser,she tells you that she is no longer interested in activities such as this,and she is content to do as little as possible since she retired.Your neighbor's perspective is most consistent with which of the following views on aging?

Accepted Answer

A) Adaptation 
B) Discontinuity theory 
C) Disengagement 
D) Social reticence 
A) Adaptation 
B) Discontinuity theory 
C) Disengagement 
D) Social reticence

Question 8

Statistically,which of the following is most likely to be living in poverty as an older adult?

Accepted Answer

A) Asian women 
B) Hispanic American women 
C) African American women 
D) Native American women 
A) Asian women 
B) Hispanic American women 
C) African American women 
D) Native American women

Question 9

What are the typical characteristics of social networks for older men?

Accepted Answer

Even though they have fewer fr

Question 10

Which of the following is another name for a nursing home?

Accepted Answer

A) Assisted living center 
B) Skilled nursing facility 
C) ADL assistance living 
D) Home-health center 
A) Assisted living center 
B) Skilled nursing facility 
C) ADL assistance living 
D) Home-health center

Question 11

Which of the following is a true statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Religious coping mechanisms are only successful if they are instituted in the young adult years. 
B) Affiliation with a religious community is linked to high reported levels of well-being among White Americans,but not among other racial groups. 
C) African Americans suffering from cancer are less likely to be depressed if they are involved in a religious community. 
D) Among different racial groups,Hispanic Americans tend to have the highest rates of religious coping skills. 
A) Religious coping mechanisms are only successful if they are instituted in the young adult years. 
B) Affiliation with a religious community is linked to high reported levels of well-being among White Americans,but not among other racial groups. 
C) African Americans suffering from cancer are less likely to be depressed if they are involved in a religious community. 
D) Among different racial groups,Hispanic Americans tend to have the highest rates of religious coping skills.

Question 12

According to disengagement theory,which of the following is the tendency of people to interact with fewer and fewer people and fill fewer and fewer roles?

Accepted Answer

A) Acceptance of death 
B) Shrinkage of life space 
C) Isolation 
D) Desocialization 
A) Acceptance of death 
B) Shrinkage of life space 
C) Isolation 
D) Desocialization

Question 13

An independent living community is one in which all residents are

Accepted Answer

A) over a certain age. 
B) single,widowed or divorced. 
C) in need of supervision. 
D) members of the same social or religious group. 
A) over a certain age. 
B) single,widowed or divorced. 
C) in need of supervision. 
D) members of the same social or religious group.

Question 14

Jones is a healthy 75-year-old widower who lives independently on his comfortable pension.What factor is most likely to cause a change in his independent living status?

Accepted Answer

A) Being encouraged by his son to join his son's household and spend more time with his grandchildren 
B) Development of a mild or moderate disability or health problems such as diabetes 
C) Development of a significant health problem 
D) A decrease in his pension income and financial circumstances 
A) Being encouraged by his son to join his son's household and spend more time with his grandchildren 
B) Development of a mild or moderate disability or health problems such as diabetes 
C) Development of a significant health problem 
D) A decrease in his pension income and financial circumstances

Question 15

How important are relationships with adult children to older adults?

Accepted Answer

They are important,but the cor

Question 16

What is the term used by gerontologists to describe maintaining one's physical health,mental abilities,social competence and general satisfaction with life?

Accepted Answer

A) Elderpeace 
B) Aging gracefully 
C) Nonresistant aging 
D) Successful aging 
A) Elderpeace 
B) Aging gracefully 
C) Nonresistant aging 
D) Successful aging

Question 17

Which of the following individuals is more likely to turn to religion for comfort in times of stress?

Accepted Answer

A) Mai Ling,an Asian American woman who is 76 years old 
B) Della Reed,an African American grandmother who is 83 years old 
C) Michael Smith,a Caucasian American CEO who is 63 years old 
D) Albert DeNida,a 72-year-old Italian-American who recently emigrated to the United States 
A) Mai Ling,an Asian American woman who is 76 years old 
B) Della Reed,an African American grandmother who is 83 years old 
C) Michael Smith,a Caucasian American CEO who is 63 years old 
D) Albert DeNida,a 72-year-old Italian-American who recently emigrated to the United States

Question 18

Which of the following best describes ego integrity?

Accepted Answer

A) Serving as a steward for the heritage of the next generation 
B) Being able to incorporate oneself into the identity of another person without fear of losing oneself 
C) Being honest about the good and bad aspects of life 
D) Coming to terms with the life one has lived and accepting the inevitability of death 
A) Serving as a steward for the heritage of the next generation 
B) Being able to incorporate oneself into the identity of another person without fear of losing oneself 
C) Being honest about the good and bad aspects of life 
D) Coming to terms with the life one has lived and accepting the inevitability of death

Question 19

What effect is retirement likely to have on health?

Accepted Answer

A) It is likely to have little or no effect. 
B) It is likely to affect men but not women. 
C) The health of men declines rapidly after retirement. 
D) The health of women is more likely to be affected by retirement. 
A) It is likely to have little or no effect. 
B) It is likely to affect men but not women. 
C) The health of men declines rapidly after retirement. 
D) The health of women is more likely to be affected by retirement.

Question 20

List three residential options for older adults.Identify the characteristics of the aging adult as they apply to making decisions about these options.

Accepted Answer

Independent living community: since thes

________ retirement communities offer a large range of care from independent living to skilled nursing.

Which of the following represents the normal expectation for a man in late adulthood?

What effects have Western ideas had on filial piety in some large Asian cities?

In 2010,how long had the world's longest-married couple been together?

Which of the following is suggested by your text as perhaps the greatest obstacle to employment for older adults?

How did Erikson characterize the developmental task of late adulthood?

Statistically,which of the following is most likely to be living in poverty as an older adult?

What are the typical characteristics of social networks for older men?

Which of the following is another name for a nursing home?

Which of the following is a true statement?

According to disengagement theory,which of the following is the tendency of people to interact with fewer and fewer people and fill fewer and fewer roles?

An independent living community is one in which all residents are

Jones is a healthy 75-year-old widower who lives independently on his comfortable pension.What factor is most likely to cause a change in his independent living status?

How important are relationships with adult children to older adults?

What is the term used by gerontologists to describe maintaining one's physical health,mental abilities,social competence and general satisfaction with life?

Which of the following individuals is more likely to turn to religion for comfort in times of stress?

Which of the following best describes ego integrity?

What effect is retirement likely to have on health?

List three residential options for older adults.Identify the characteristics of the aging adult as they apply to making decisions about these options.

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Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical,Sensory,and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Death,Dying,and Bereavement

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Early Adulthood

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Exam 18: Social and Personality Developmentin Late Adulthood

________ retirement communities offer a large range of care from independent living to skilled nursing.

Which of the following represents the normal expectation for a man in late adulthood?

What effects have Western ideas had on filial piety in some large Asian cities?

In 2010,how long had the world's longest-married couple been together?

Which of the following is suggested by your text as perhaps the greatest obstacle to employment for older adults?

How did Erikson characterize the developmental task of late adulthood?

Statistically,which of the following is most likely to be living in poverty as an older adult?

What are the typical characteristics of social networks for older men?

Which of the following is another name for a nursing home?

Which of the following is a true statement?

According to disengagement theory,which of the following is the tendency of people to interact with fewer and fewer people and fill fewer and fewer roles?

An independent living community is one in which all residents are

Jones is a healthy 75-year-old widower who lives independently on his comfortable pension.What factor is most likely to cause a change in his independent living status?

How important are relationships with adult children to older adults?

What is the term used by gerontologists to describe maintaining one's physical health,mental abilities,social competence and general satisfaction with life?

Which of the following individuals is more likely to turn to religion for comfort in times of stress?

Which of the following best describes ego integrity?

What effect is retirement likely to have on health?

List three residential options for older adults.Identify the characteristics of the aging adult as they apply to making decisions about these options.

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical,Sensory,and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Death,Dying,and Bereavement

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Late Adulthood

Death,dying,and Bereavement

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