adulthood

longitudinal

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

dementia.

A series of small strokes that progressively damage an older adult's brain is most likely to produce _____.

integrity.

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

pneumonia

Alice is in her mid-seventies and she is in remarkably good health. If she were to worry about getting sick, she should probably worry most about _____.

are satisfied with their lives.

Compared to younger people, older people are more likely to self-report that they:

high school prom

Daniel is 82 years old. Which of these memories will he most likely remember best?

...

Darla has been swimming for 35 years. She should NOT expect:

Generativity

Maria has the intense desire to create a mentoring program at her company. According to Erik Erikson, she is likely experiencing _____.

to take her medicine at 6 am, 2 pm, and 10 pm

Mary lives alone and is becoming forgetful. Which of these will she most probably forget?

teenage daugghter

Nellie is at a restaurant having lunch with her son, his wife, and their teenage daughter. They have been served at this restaurant by the same waitress twice before. If the waitress forgot her name tag, who is most likely to remember her name?

late adulthood.

People differ the most in their learning and memory abilities during:

age

Pippa is 37 and exclaims, "I can't seem to get pregnant, although I had unprotected sex." A single sexual encounter probably didn't result in pregnancy due to Pippa's:

gradual decrease in testosterone.

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

have a menstrual cycle.

Sarah is a single and active woman who just celebrated her 50th birthday. Over the next 10 years, she should NOT expect to continue to:

grief

Terminally ill and bereaved people do not go through predictable stages of _____, such as denial before anger.

cross sectional

The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a study on older adults (50 to 75 years of age) regarding memory and response time in relation to timed tasks. They are bringing in all age groups at once to compare the differences. This is a(n) _____ study.

social clock

The culturally preferred timing of events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement is known as:

cancer

The elderly are more susceptible to _____ than when they were younger.

with how many games of cards they play.

Walter began drinking before his 15th birthday and continues to drinking into his 80s. His niece visits every few weeks. She pays attention when she visits, but she is NOT concerned: