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:
