HDFS 4413 Final Exam

self-concept

Super's theory of vocational development assumes that people strive to express their ______ in their vocation

crisp

a 66-year-old dentist retired from a group practice and moved to a different city to be closer to family. the dentist is an example of which retirement pattern?

socioemotional selectivity

a 69-year-old woman has just relocated to a town closer to where her adult children and grandchildren live. she is trying to make new friends, but she still prefers connecting with friends from the home she just left. which theory provides the best explanation for this situation

realistic

a career counselor working with a client seeking to change occupations uses Holland's RIASEC model to determine that the client would feel most satisfied in a career as an accountant. this suggests that the client is high on which of the RIASEC types?

bridge retirement

a former software engineer retires from a job at a high-tech firm and soon after, takes a position as a substitute high school math teacher. the engineer is showing which late-life work pattern?

boundaryless career

a physician's assistant in a group medical practice joins a local professional organization of physician's assistants in order to share ideas and make connections with people in the area working in the same occupation. the joining of the professional organization represents which idea in vocational development?

use of time for self-discovery and reflection

a study of retired vacationers showed that those who got the most out of their travels tended to:

insecure attachment

a therapist is treating a couple who have just had their first child. in the second session, the therapist notes that the mother seems highly anxious about being left alone and seems to need constant reassurance. it's possible that the mother is showing ______, which can place her at risk for difficulties in caring for her infant.

either re-enter the workforce or accept the conditions of their retirement

according to Atchley's phases of retirement, when a person decided to terminate retirement, they will

socioemotional theory

according to ______ theory, members of a couple in a long-term relationship should prefer to spend their time with each other rather than people they don't know yet

greater quality of work

according to research on self-determination theory, workers who experience high extrinsic motivation are likely to show which set of job behaviors?

positivity effect

according to socioemotional theory, the act of maximizing emotionally gratifying ties above and beyond emotionally risky ties is believed to contribute to a ______.

paradox of well-being

according to the ______, it is surprising that older adults are able to maintain high levels of well-being than would be suggested by their actual life situations

normative life event

according to the life course theory of retirement, retirees would be best able to adapt to this status by viewing it as a(n):

alone in a household

as 2016, 39% of individuals 85 and older in the U.S. are living:

anticipatory

at a recent 65th birthday party, Marjorie was asked, "are you worried about what the next stage of life holds?" Majorie replied, "not at all, I know a lot of people I can call if i need them." this demonstrates what support type

social loss

attachment behavioral patterns expressed in late adulthood seem to be closely associated with

teaching

having majored in art during college for two years, as a junior the student realizes that in order to get a job, it will be necessary to get additional training in another field. the closest occupation in the RIASEC model to artist would be in which ares?

six factors that make up the model

holland's vocational development theory describes the RIASEC model, which stands for the:

frearms

in the U.S. the majority of suicides among men in later life include which means of death?

jim died from a condition known as stress cardiomyopathy

jim died a 90-year old former school teacher, died less than 3 weeks following the death of his wife. he most likey died of a broken heart. what exactly does this mean in medical terms?

happiness

measures of successful aging that asses the emotions of older adults rather than how they think about their lives would include self-ratings of

living apart together

older adults in the ______ relationship status have decided not to share the same household

blurred retirement

older adults who exit and reenter the labor force multiple times before officially retiring are said to follow a(n) ______ process

increased memories about an earlier traumatic expierence

one of the key symptoms of LOSS, as shown particularly in older veterans, is the experience of:

50

people whose social relationships are generally positive have a _____% lower mortality risk compared to those who do not

investigative

people, who want to become mathematicians, in the RIASEC model, would be high on which of the six types?

psychotheraphy alone

research on evidence-based treatments for older adults suggests that the most effective approach should involve, as a first step:

increased; decreased

since 2000 until today, the overall share of older Americans, ages 65 and older, in the workforce has ______, while overall employment has ______ across younger aged workers.

your payroll tax goes toward current retiree benefits

social security is "pay-as-you-go," meaning that:

bottom-up

sociodemographic conditions, such as age, race, and income, that impact how aging adults assess their life and experience represent which approach to understanding subjective well-being development

emotional regulation and appraisal

subjective well-being is believed to evolve from which of the two interactive attributes across time

widowhood

the ______ effect refers to the fact that people whose spouses die are more likely to die after losing their spouse.

having few absences

the age and performance "scorecard" lists which factor as contributing toward greater productivity in older workers?

discriminating against a person age 40 and older because they may be considered "too old" for the job

the age discrimination in employment act of 1967 prohibits which of the following employment practices

ecological

the concept of "life space-life stages" in Super's theory is close to the ______ model proposed by Bronfenbrenner

peripheral ties

the concept of _____ accounts for the people who have only superficial ties with others in their social circle

negelct

the five types of elder abuse are physical, sexual, psychological, financial, and:

incongruent

workers who fail to develop as optimally as possible are in Holland's theory, referred to as:

personaltiy

the setpoint perspective to successful aging proposes that the greatest influence on happiness levels in older adults is:

men 65 years and older

the suicide rate is highest for which segment of the U.S. population

feelings of worthlessness

the symptoms of depression in older adults include which of the following?

social network size decreases

what is TRUE regarding normative change(s) in social networks across time and into old age?

13

what percentage of all marriages in the U.S. are second marriages?

filial maturity

when children reach the age at which they enter adulthood, they and their parents experience a phenomenon known as:

set point perspective

which model of successful aging places the greatest emphasis on optimism

agoraphobia

which of the following anxiety disorders shows the highest prevalence in adults 65 and older

asking for year of high school graduation

which of the following behaviors by an employer in screening job applicants would be an example of a violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?

remaining homebound and socially isolated

which of the following would not be considered essential to human subjective well-being

anxious-ambivalent

a middle-aged man actively pursues dating women and desires a lifelong romantic partner, yet whenever he takes a woman on a date he often spends his time talking about a former fiance to whom he broke off an engagement. this exemplifies what type of attachment style during middle adulthood:

their parents fostered warm and affectinate relationships

a middle-aged woman and her brother consider each other their closest friends, even though both are in satisfying intimate relationships with spouses. research suggests it is likely that these siblings feel good about each other because: