LearningCurve: 4d. Adulthood

All of the following are true about death and dying EXCEPT:

Terminally ill and bereaved people go through predictable stages of grief, such as denial before anger.

Studies that compare people of different ages with one another are called _____ studies.

cross-sectional

Reggie is in his mid-fifties. Reggie can expect that he will experience a:

gradual decrease in testosterone.

An adult who takes care of younger children and aging parents is:

in what many describe as the sandwich generation.

According to Erik Erikson, older adults can most effectively cope with the prospect of their own death if they have achieved a sense of:

integrity.

Freud's ideas of love and work correspond to Erikson's stages of _____ and generativity.

intimacy

Judith just turned 65. She is in _____ adulthood.

late

The years after age 65 are known as _____ adulthood.

late

Birdie frequently experiences tip-of-the-tongue memories—that is, she knows either a word or a memory but is unable to recall it at the moment. Birdie is MOST likely in which stage of development?

late adulthood

A researcher who administers a personality test to the same children every three years is conducting a(n) _____ study.

longitudinal

Studies that restudy and retest the same people over a long period are called _____studies.

longitudinal

Shelly, age 18, and Mark, age 19, are newlyweds. They are a good match. They like the same type of music, enjoy the same sports, practice the same religion, and have similar ideas about what they want for their future. Which of the following is a reason why their relationship may NOT last?

marrying before age 20

Adrianne is elated because she hasn't gotten her period in over a year and doesn't have to worry about an unintended pregnancy. Adrianne is probably experiencing _____.

menopause

Which of the following is a biological factor that helps people flourish in later life?

no genetic predisposition to early cognitive or physical decline

A recent survey indicated that 25 percent of heterosexual couples met:

online.

Pete is in his mid-seventies and is in remarkably good health. If he were to worry about getting sick, he should probably worry most about _____.

pneumonia

Seventy-year-old Barbara has been asked to memorize a series of 30 words. She is likely to perform similar to young adults if asked to do which of the following?

recognize the words

Compared with younger people, older people are more likely to self-report fewer problems in their_____.

social relationships

It would be harder for a person in late adulthood to win a game of Jeopardy because it:

takes longer to react.

Marilyn loves to talk about when she and her husband first got married. She has so many stories about their struggles and accomplishments. This is common, as older adults tend to remember things that happened during their _____ well.

teens

Anders is in his mid-fifties. Anders can expect that he will experience a gradual decrease in _____.

testosterone

Men experience a gradual decline in sperm count, _____, and speed of erection and ejaculation.

testosterone level