DEP 3404 Exam 3

In 2019, what was the average monthly benefit for an individual receiving Social Security?

$1461

What percentage of all marriages in the U.S. are second marriages?

13

The median weekly earnings in 2018 for workers with a Master's degree was $___.

1434

In the U.S., there are approximately ______ million widowed adults, most of whom are 65 and older.

15

The estimated 12-month prevalence of anxiety disorders in older adults is:

17.2

As of 2018, what percent of adults 65 and older in the U.S. abuse prescription drugs?

2.2

The current divorce rate in the U.S., based on 1,000 in the population is:

2.9

Among older adults, the percent who show symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder is estimated at:

21.0

Among 18-25 year olds, approximately ____% of the population used illicit drugs in the U.S. as of 2018.

34.3

As of 2018, there were _____ countries in the World Health Organization with designated age friendly communities.

39

How many people (in millions) were receiving Social Security benefits in 2019?

46.4

The World Health Organization is advocating for which global age-related movement?

Age Friendly Environment

Which of the behaviors, based on the list in AgeFeed, ____________would not be of concern if engaged in by an older adult.

Deciding to change some habits and daily routines.

Most counts of creative works by older adults fail to include which potential group of contributors?

Eminent minority productive agers

s shown in AgeFeed, which of the following is a criterion for being a successful ager?

Focusing on positive past achievements

The age and performance "scorecard" lists which factor as contributing toward greater productivity in older workers?

Having fewer absences

People who want to become mathematicians, in the RIASEC model, would be high on which of the six types?

Investigative

Somewhat surprisingly, the well-known writer ____________ is technically a "one-hit wonder"

Margaret Mitchell

Which of Shakespeare's plays, the last composed in his life, is said to involve "a private world of the imagination"?

The Tempest

The O*NET is used in the area of occupations for which purpose?

To categorize all jobs in the U.S

The job of a veterinarian, according to occupational reinforcement theory, is high on which value?

achievement

Research calculating the relationship between age and creative output is limited because it does not control for:

age of death.

As of 2016, 39% of individuals 85 and older in the U.S. are living:

alone in a household.

According to AgeFeed, one of the facts (vs. myths) about older workers is that they:

are team players.

Which model of successful aging stresses the ways in which older adults personally accept or reject ageism? age unfriendly

communication ecology

Older adults who buy products aimed at helping them look younger, without questioning whether they really need those products are more subject to ageism, according to the _________ model.

communicative ecology

Filial anxiety occurs when adult children experience which set of feelings about their parents?

concern about having to care for them

The work-family conflict model predicts that workers who are stressed by demands of work and family roles may show what effects while on the job?

counterproductive work behaviors.

The artist Pablo Picasso produced great works of art until just before his death at the age of 91, suggesting that he was high in:

creative potential

Unlike the Rowe and Kahn model of successful aging, the WHO active ageing model takes into account:

cultural attitudes toward aging.

The RIASEC types can be fit into two underlying dimensions of people/things vs.:

data/ideas

Research on the neuroscience of creativity in older adults suggests that the _____________ is involved in supporting creative thought.

default brain network

Which of the following factors would be considered a "social indicator" in research on age and subjective well-being?

economic security

Individuals who would prefer not to reveal their sexual orientation in the workplace, due to fear of discrimination, are more likely to experience:

emotional labor.

According to AgeFeed, which behavior might be of concern for mental health if shown in an older adult?

engaging in new, risky behaviors

In ____________________, clinicians plan interventions with older adults that take into account such factors as available research, the individual's cultural background, and specific diagnosis.

evidence-based practice

An effective treatment for people with PTSD combines relaxation therapy with __________ therapy, in which they are guided in mentally re-enacting a traumatic experience.

exposure

The symptoms of depression in older adults include which of the following?

feelings of worthlessness.

To obtain data on age and happiness, economists used which type of measure?

filial maturity. single rating scale.

The daughter of a retired office worker begins to get suspicious when her mother says that the Internal Revenue Service called, demanding payment of $10,000 for back taxes. It is likely that the call was an attempt at:

financial abuse.

You're visiting a museum showing a special collection of the works of Rembrandt. Which features of his work would lead you to guess which of his paintings came from late in his life?

greater freedom in the paint strokes

Workers who fail to develop as optimally as possible are, in Holland's theory, referred to as:

incongruent.

Older adults who have depressive symptoms and diabetes have higher mortality rates due to increased ______________ responses associated with C-reactive protein.

inflammatory

To improve the adjustment of the children to their divorce, a couple may be advised to use _____________, in which they learn to engage in cooperative dispute settlement.

mediation

The suicide rate is highest for which segment of the U.S. population?

men 65 and older

Found to contribute to major depressive disorder in older adults, which condition might be overlooked by psychologists conducting an assessment?

mobility limitations

Which personality trait is most closely related to creativity in later adulthood?

openness to experience

The old age style as expressed in creative works is likely to involve which type of theme?

pessimistic view of life

The original World Health Organization model of Active Ageing includes which key component?

physical environment

An occupation that is a "calling" is one that:

provides personal meaning.

Super's theory of vocational development assumes that people strive to express their __________ in their vocation.

self-concept

One of the known risks of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for older adults is that it can cause:

short-term memory loss.

There is debate in the creativity and aging literature about the existence of the ___________ in the works of older composers.

swan song

The ability of stepparents to feel less stressed in a blended family, in which the other parent is the biological mother or father, can be promoted by:

the relaxing of gender roles among the biological and stepparent.

A middle-aged woman and her brother consider each other their closest friends, even though both are in satisfying intimate relationships with spouses. Research suggests it is likely that these siblings feel so good about each other because:

their parents fostered warm and affectionate relationships.

Evidence-based approaches to preventing and treating elder abuse suggest that there may be promise in focusing on:

work with caregivers.

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As of 2018, the unemployment rate for people 25 and older who have a bachelor's degree was:

2.2

Which factor in the Five Factor Model reflects the extent to which a person is cooperative and helpful?

Agreeableness

In a study comparing Dutch and U.S. older adults in identity processes, Americans were more likely to use identity assimilation in relation to which aspect of their sense of self?

age

People with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder in later life tend to experience which additional psychological attribute?

depression

The finding that happiness shows a U-shaped pattern in adulthood, according to critics, fails to take into account which important factor?

health

Associated with generativity may be the desire to secure a(n)____________, in which you feel you are contributing to society as a whole.

legacy

What term did Levinson use to describe the pattern of an individual's total situation at one point in time?

life structure

The sense of generativity, according to Erikson, can be developed in midlife through:

mentoring other people.

According to life course theory of retirement, retirees would be best able to adapt to this status by viewing it as a(n):

normative life event.

In which category of occupations is there the lowest gender gap?

office and administrative support

Of the following, which of the following occupations would be considered an example of an Enterprising type, in the RIASEC model?

salesperson

Some of the health-related effects of high conscientiousness, as shown in a large meta-analysis, include a lower tendency to engage in which health-related behavior?

smoking

The ___________ effect refers to the fact that people whose spouses die are more likely to die after losing their spouse.

widowhood

An older woman who is experiencing depression along with insomnia and back pain is advised by her healthcare professional to seek mindfulness training in which she:

will learn to focus on the details of her experiences, including pain.

A 77-year-old woman's apartment was destroyed in a fire started by a neighbor's candle. In the 3 weeks since the fire, she remained on the alert for anything that could cause a fire but her nightmares about the fire have since ended. Her symptoms would suggest that she experienced which type of disorder?

acute stress

The tendency of people who have been divorced to consider divorce again when their marriage is not working out well is referred to as:

divorce proneness.

A psychologist who specializes in treatment of older adults finds it at times frustrating to use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) in working with these patients because it:

has very little information specifically on aging.

An older adult who is living on a tight income and has to economize on the essentials of daily living should, according to the _______________, also have low levels of happiness and life satisfaction.

social indicator model

As of 2018, ____% of women living with a spouse and who have children under 3 years of age are in the U.S. labor force.

62

A therapist is treating a couple who have just had their first child. In the second session, the therapist notes that the mother seems highly anxious about being left alone and seems to need constant reassurance. It's possible that the mother is showing _______________, which can place her at risk for difficulties in caring for her infant.

insecure attachment

By the age of 65 years and older, approximately ____% of the population used illicit drugs in the U.S. as of 2018.

5.7

The Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) study revealed that _____% of the sample of nearly 53,000 individuals 50 and older in 14 countries met the WHO criteria of Active and Healthy Aging.

57

The smallest percentage of unemployed veterans is in which age group?

18-24

Although the media report frequently on the phenomenon of parents who are over-involved with their young adult children, contingency theory instead suggests instead that many parents actually:

provide the most support to their children who are actually in need of help.