Pysch Jeopardy 3

compensate

Older adults need to ______ when life tasks require a higher level of capacity.

pragmatics

Cognitive _____ are the culture-based "software programs" of the mind

40-65

Middle adulthood consists of this age range

decrease

With age both brain weight and brain volume

stagnation

_____ develops when individuals sense that they have done nothing for the next generation.

chronic

_____ illness is long-term, often lifelong, and requires long-term, if not life-term, management.

wisdom

_____ is expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life that permits practical judgment about important matters.

ageism

Prejudice against a person on the basis of their age is called_______

episodic

Remembering where a person went on vacation last summer is an example of _____ memory.

integrity vs despair

According to Erik Erikson, this stage of development is experienced in late adulthood

chronic disease

At present, the main causes of death in middle adulthood in the United States are:

passive

Basilio sustained severe and irreversible brain damage due to an accidental overdose of insulin. His wife and children decided to remove the life-support system, and Basilio subsequently died. This is an example of ________ euthanasia

over 65, terminal/done with all treatment

For hospice services to be covered by Medicare, the patient must:

higher

If the cortical death definition were adopted, then physicians could claim a person is dead when his or her _____ brain is no longer functioning.

home

In 1900, most people died here.

Generativity

In Erikson's theory, _____ encompasses adults' desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation

control

In a classic study, Judith Rodin and Ellen Langer found that an important factor related to health, and even survival, in a nursing home is the:

nonexistent

In many cultures, especially nonindustrialized cultures, the concept of middle age is

expectancy

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

menopause

Lillian is 50 years old. Her doctor has noticed a sharp decrease in her estrogen levels, and Lillian is complaining of nausea and fatigue. Based on these symptoms, her diagnosis is:

being in your right mind

One important essential prerequisite to signing an advance directive, such as a living will, is:

47

The average life expectancy in 1900 was

use it or lose it

The concept of _____ emphasizes that changes in cognitive activity patterns might result in disuse and consequent atrophy of cognitive skills.

age inequality

The idea that aging society is being unfair to its younger members is called

81

The life expectancy in Okinawa, Japan is

sandwich generation

The tendency of Middle aged adults having to care for their own adolescent children as well as their elderly parents has given them the nickname the ______ generation

selective

The term _____ refers to the ability to focus on a specific aspect of experience that is relevant while ignoring others that are irrelevant

free radial theory

This biological theory of aging states that people age because when cells metabolize energy, the by-products contain unstable oxygen molecules

bone loss in the vertebrae

This is the reason for the decrease in height with age advancement

pallative care

This is the term for the type of care hospice emphasizes

selective theory

Voletta believes that older adults become more selective about their social networks as they age. She is a proponent of:

Gains and Losses

When he was interviewed at 80 years of age, Arthur Rubinstein said that he spent more time at practice than earlier in his life. This helped to maintain his status as an admired concert pianist. This reflects the _____ aspect of Baltes' theory

tend and befriend

When women experience stress, they are more likely to engage in: