Psychology exam 4
Gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language and eventually physical function
Alzheimer's disease
focused on the big 5 personality traits
Costa and McCrae's Baltimore study
People get better at interacting in ways that promote stability with their environment as they age
Cumulative personality model of personality development
involves reflecting on the past and either piecing together a positive review or concluding that one's life has not been well spent
Integrity vs despair
most common way of dying
cardiovascular disease and cancer
how life events influence individuals depends on life event itself, mediating factors, life-stage context
contemporary life-events approach
accumulation of knowledge and skills
crystallized intelligence
Kubler-Ross stages of dying
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Euthanasia is otherwise known as
easy death
decrease in marital satisfaction after children leave the home
empty nest syndrome
Life _ is the number of years that the average person born in a particular year will probably live
expectancy
capacity to think logically and solve problems
fluid intelligence
Erikson proposed that middle-aged adults face a significant issue which he termed
generativity vs stagnation
maximum years a species can live
life span
Drawing on beliefs, values, and goals to change the meaning of a stressful situation is known as
meaning-making coping
treatment is withheld
passive euthanasia
transitional period from having a normal menstrual cycle to none at all
perimenopause
An intermittent, recurrent wish or need to recover the deceased person is known as
pining
Middle-aged Americans agree that a major component of their well-being involves
positive relationships
age-related loss of muscle mass and strength
sarcopenia
Which of the following theories explains why older adults spend most of their time with familiar individuals and family?
socioemotional selectivity theory
What average percentage of individuals experience a midlife crisis?
33%
According to the cellular clock theory of aging, cells can divide a maximum of
75 to 80 times
Person's grief involving a socially ambiguous person
Disenfranchised grief
Natural selection has not eliminated many harmful conditions and non-adaptive characteristics in older adults
Evolutionary theory
What is the leading cause of blindness in older adults?
Macular degeneration
Chronic, progressive disease characterized by muscle tremors, slowing of movement and partial facial paralysis
Parkinson's disease
death deliberately induced
active euthanasia
the more active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives
activity theory
Questions such as "To which age group do you belong?" reflect the concept of
age identity
Researchers have found that relationships between aging parents and their children are characterized by
ambivalence
According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, what is the second stage of dying?
anger
patient self-administers lethal medication
assisted suicide
_ was the main cause of death in the US until the middle of the 20th century
infectious disease
According to socioemotional selectivity theory, individuals are motivated by two types of goals- emotional and
knowledge-related
Big 5 personality traits
openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
The type of care that is designed to reduce pain and suffering and help individuals die with dignity is known as
palliative
