Lifespan Developmental Psych Chapter 16

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

Older persons control key family/community resources.

In the context of economic security, which of the following statements is true of older adults?

Poverty is linked to lower levels of physical fitness in older adults

Older adults not being hired for new jobs, being eased out of old ones because they are perceived as too rigid or feeble-minded, and being eased out because they are not considered cost effective are examples of:

ageism

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 which aspect of Baltes' theory?

optimization

Which of the following is true of altruism and volunteering in adults?

A common perception is that older adults need to be given help rather than give help themselves.

Robert Butler states that life review is set in motion by:

looking forward to death

Olivia believes that the more dynamic and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives. Thus she believes in

Activity theory

According to the socioemotional selectivity theory, the trajectory of motivation for knowledge related goals peaks in

Adolescence and early adulthood

Prejudice against others because of their age, especially prejudice against older adults is knows as

Ageism

Researchers have found that relationships between aging parents and their children are characterized by

Ambivalence

According to Baltes, in which of the following scenarios is the need for compensation for older adults the most obvious?

Being bedridden because of an illness

Erick Erikson believed that people who experience isolation in early adulthood and stagnation in middle adulthood are more likely to experience__________in late adulthood

Despair

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, when does the emotional trajectory increase?

In late adulthood

According to the socioemotional selectivity theory, which of the following is true of the emotion trajectory?

It is high in infancy

In the context of socioemotional development in late adulthood, which of the following is true of life review?

It is set in motion by looking forward to death

Which of the following is true of activity theory?

It states that adults who cannot carry on their middle adulthood roles into late adulthood should find substitute roles that keep them engaged

Which of the following is true of selective optimization with compensation theory?

It states that older adults can continue to lead satisfying lives, although in a more restricted manner.

During which state in life are married individuals likely to find themselves having to care for a sick partner with a limiting health condition?

Late adulthood

According to a study by Domenech-Abella and others, which of the following is linked to increased risk of earlier death in older adults

Low socioeconomic status

Identify the possible double jeopardy for elderly minority individuals

Racism and ageism

Ramya is an 80 yr old woman who suffers from dementia. She attends therapy sessions in which the clinician uses photographs and video recordings to encourage discussion about Ramya's past activities and experiences. Therapy sessions help reduce depressive symptoms. It can be inferred that the clinician uses _______ therapy.

Reminiscence

Which of the following is true of the divorce or remarriage in older adults?

Rising divorce rates, increased longevity, and better health have led to an increase in remarriage among older adults.

Selective optimization with compensation theory proposes that successful aging is related to three main factors, Which of these factors is based on the concept that older adults have a reduced capacity and loss of functioning, which require a reduction in performance in most life domains?

Selection

___________ theory describes how people can produce new resources and allocate them effectively to the tasks they want to master.

Selective optimization with compensation

Considering the fact that many of the health problems of older adults are chronic rather than acute, which of the following is a concern about the medical system?

The medical system is still based on a "cure" rather than a "care" model.

According to Erik Erikson's developmental stages, which of the following is the resolution an individual is most likely to experience if he or she is in the last stage of human development?

Wisdom