Exam 19: Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

According to a study by McInerney, Mellor, and Nicholas on older adults whose savings had been depleted by the 2008 U.S. recession, which of the following increased with the loss of wealth?

In a cross-sectional study of individuals ranging in age from 13 to 90 years, researchers found that self-control was lowest in the ________ domain for individuals who were 13 to 18 years old.

Which of the following factors is most likely to predict high status for older adults in a culture?

________ illness often follows a pattern of an acute period that may require hospitalization, followed by a longer period of remission, and then repetitions of this pattern.

Describe two variations of reminiscence therapy.

A cross-sectional study by Ursula Staudinger found that for adults from 55 to 65 years of age, ________ became most important in terms of personal investment.

According to Laura Carstensen, what are the challenges involved in the dramatic increase in life expectancy?

Which of the following is a positive resolution of the psychological conflict of basic trust vs. mistrust?

Clayton is a psychologist who runs a counseling center for older adults. In his center, the clients meet every week and form groups in which each individual narrates his or her past activities and events. Clayton encourages the members of the groups to share old photographs related to their life events and tell anecdotes about their experiences. This scenario illustrates the use of ________ therapy.

In the United States, the concern about whether the young should be required to pay for the old has especially increased with the enactment of the government's ________.

What are the two important classes of goals identified by socioemotional theory? How do they differ across different age periods?

Now that Benita is in late adulthood, socioemotional selectivity theory predicts that she will

According to a cross-sectional study by Ursula Staudinger, ________ showed up for the first time on the most important list for those who were 85 to 105 years old.

Name the therapy that involves recalling the times one coped with stressful circumstances and analyzing what it took to adapt in those contexts.

What problems related to health care does an aging society produce?

Which living arrangement is the most common for older adults?

Which of the following is a positive resolution of the psychological conflict of industry vs. inferiority?

Which of the following is true of self-esteem in older adults?

Which of the following is a positive resolution of the psychological conflict of generativity vs. stagnation?

According to Paul Baltes and his colleagues, which of the following is an effective selection strategy?