Ch. 15

Roughly 50 million U.S. citizens depend on ________ for their medical insurance.

Medicare

James is studying to be a physician. When the instructor told the class to ask older adults about their spirituality, James wondered why this is important. Which statement reflects why this information is important to a physician?

Older adults committed to faith, religion, or spirituality tend to be healthier.

What term defines the area in which press level is average for a particular level of competence?

adaptation level

The _______ helps people regulate emotions.

amygdala

Marital satisfaction decreases in older adults when:

caregiving needs of one person increases

Recent research shows that people's most common reason for retiring is because they ________.

chose to retire

People low in ________ often exhibit ________ when faced with changing combinations of competence and environmental presses.

competence; docility

After conducting a life review, 85-year-old Russell concludes that his life was full of inappropriate actions, filled with people who held him back, and basically stunk. Based on this review, Erikson would predict that Russell will achieve ________.

despair

Which of these is an ADL according to the text?

eating

Evelyn is an 80-year-old woman who spends time thinking and reflecting on her past. While she thinks about her death, she also realizes she will live on through her children and grandchildren. This process is known as _______.

integrity versus despair

As described by continuity theory, continuity can be ________.

internal or external

During the conflict of integrity versus despair, people undergo a ________.

life review

Part of the reason it is difficult to define retirement precisely is that the decision to retire involves the loss of ________.

occupation identity

Researchers estimate that about ________ vulnerable older adults are at risk for some type of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

one in four

When people choose new behaviors to meet new desires, they are exhibiting ________.

proactivity

Changing the view of later life as a decline to one of productive engagement in life and social involvement is necessary in today's world. It is necessary because:

productive social living is the key to living longer

Great-grandparents and their investment in their roles as parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents forms a:

single family identity

Which concept implies that social contact is not predicted by any one goal across the life span?

socioemotional selectivity

What is a positive evaluation of one's life that is associated with positive feelings called?

subjective well-being

Which of these is an IADL in Western cultures?

taking medications