Developmental Psych chapter 15-18

Which of the following statement is true of the hormone stress theory of aging

A argues that when faced with external challenges such a stressful situation, the human body of death by altering internal physiological process

The researchers in the Mills College study concluded that rather than being in the mid life crisis, the women are experiencing

A midlife consciousness

Selective attention is __________, whereas divided attention is __________

focusing on one thing; focusing on many things

Erickson proposed at middle aged adults face a significant issue, which he termed

generativity versus stagnation

Based on the cellular clock theory/Tellamere theory, hey flick place is the upper limit of the human lifespan potential at about __________ years of age

120 to 125

__________ refers to the progressive, your reversible brain disorder that is characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and eventually, physical function

Alzheimer's disease

__________ Is the most common chronic disorder in late adulthood

Arthritis

LDL is often referred to as _________ cholesterol

Bad

According to Levinson, the transition to middle adulthood requires the adult male comes to grip with four major conflict which of the following is one of the major conflicts

Bing young versus being old

Cara is 16 years old. In terms of percentage of total weight, which of the following is most likely to decrease in her late adulthood

Bone Density

which of the following is a reason for the decrease in with age advancement

Bone loss vertebrae

Nathan just celebrated his one hundredth birthday. He can be sad that Nathan is a __________

Centenarian

At present, the main cause of death and middle adulthood in the USA are

Chronic diseases

Retired adults who were born during the great depression make different life choices compared to retired adults who were born during the baby boom. What idea best explains why there are variations in the characteristics between different generations

Cohort effects

Which of the following is one of the 10 most frequent daily hassles or middle age adults

Concerned about weight

Lena's friend describes her as highly agreeable. According to the big fat factors of personality, Lena is likely to be

Cooperative

Sandra is turning 50 years old this year at this age can expect certain age related conditions such as loss of strength in her leg and back and difficulty in viewing objects and hearing clearly to affect her. All of the vision related issues that affect individuals, which of the following is Sandra's most likely to experience because of her age

Difficulty in viewing close objects

Life __________ is the number of years that the average person born in a particular year will probably live

Expectancy

Which of the following is one of the big five factors of personality

Extroversion

__________ Are the leading cause of injury deaths Among adults you're 65 years and older

Falls

Which of the following concepts have distinctions similar to the ones between cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatic

Fluid and crystallized intelligence

Harry is a 103 year old centenarian living in quinoa Japan. He led a healthy life. Which of the following factors has most likely contributed to his longevity

Harry engaged in spiritual practice

Britney and Amy working in Marketing firm. Both are age 25. Britney gave birth to her son at the age of 17. She finds it increasingly stressful to juggle between office work and house work. On weekends, she prefers staying in door with her son and attending to his needs. On the other hand, Amy is single and frequently meets her friends over the weekends. She enjoys cooking and takes dance lessons. She enjoys her every day life. The scenario illustrates that Britney and Amy

Have different social clocks

Karen, age 21, is a senior in college, but her mother called her five or six times a day to "check in "and to ask her what she is doing, what she had for lunch, and so on. This type of parenting is called __________blank blank parenting.

Helicopter

According to the contemporary life events approach, one of the factors on which of the influence of life events depends is the

Individuals adaptation

Which of the following is true of Implicit memory

It involves skills and routine procedures that are performed automatically

Which of the following is one of the most common predictors of depression in older adults

Low social support

Silas is a man who is in his late 70s. He has a condition characterized by hypertension, obesity, and insulin resistance this otherwise known as

Metabolic syndrome

The tiny bodies within cells that supply is control energy for function, growth, and repair are know as __________. There is a theory of aging that believes that, as a break down, these tiny bodies are partly responsible for aging

Mitochondria

George Vaaillant ran a longitudinal Study looking at what factors in middle adulthood were linked to different outcomes in older adulthood. And his study he Listed three possible outcomes of older adults, which one is not one of the outcomes

Neutral - normal

Compared with men, women have a higher incidence of __________ disorder during middle adulthood

Non-fatal chronic

Calvin had just turned 90 years old. He would be considered among the

Oldest old

Women are especially vulnerable to __________which is the leading cause of broken bones in women

Osteoporosis

The __________ is one area that strength more than others with aging

Prefrontal cortex

Michael's mother always forgets to take her heart medication. So every night Michael calls her after dinner to remind her about her medication. This demonstrates that Michael's mother is experiencing a decline in __________ memory

Prospective

The persons knowledge of all the world parentheses or the eighth president parentheses is called blank memory

Semantic

As he looked back at life, Chris realizes that his work was not as important to him as he believed and that he lost too much valuable time with his children. If he could do it all over again, he would work less and spend more time with the children. According to Erikson, Chris is experiencing some degree of

Stagnation

__________ Is the idea that cognitive function mean decreased significantly as our bodies approach to death

Terminal decline

__________ which is closely linked to short-term memory, allows children and adults to manipulate and ask testable information when making decisions, solving problems, and comprehending writing and spoken language

Working memory

Hannah is grieving the death of her mother, so she is experiencing extreme stress. She is likely to engage in

a tend and befriend pattern.

__________ is a term that is used to describe the midlife transition in which fertility declines

climacteric

Carla is described by her coworkers as highly organized and meticulous. She has a strong sense of self-discipline. According to the Big Five factors of personality, Carla is most likely to score high on

conscientiousness

Which of the following factors is most likely to contribute to the decline in fluid mechanics in Late adulthood

decline in processing speed

The oldest-old today are mostly:

female

Cognitive _____ declines in old age, whereas cognitive _____ appears to remain constant or improve.

mechanics; pragmatics

The Seattle longitudinal study concluded that middle age is a time of

peak performance for verbal ability

which of the following best explains why middle adulthood starts later and lasts longer now than in the early 1900?

people today have healthier lifestyles than people in the early 1900's

According to the Seattle Longitudinal Study, which of the following abilities showed signs of early decline?

perceptual speed

the rectangularization of the age structure of the population, which can be represented by a pyramid has been created by

the aging of the baby boom cohort

__________ Is expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life that permits excellent judgment about important matters

wisdom