lifespan exam 3

"A retrospective accounting of one's life to date; how much one embraces life as having been well lived, as opposed to regretting missed opportunities,"is descriptive of which of Erikson's stages?

Integrity vs. Despair

What are the characteristics of emerging adulthood, according to Arnett (2001)?

It is the age of identity exploration, instability, self-focus, possibilities, and feeling in-between.

Payton is no longer in high school, but he is still financially dependent on his parents. He hasn't finished college, hasn't found a good paying job, and isn't in a relationship. However, he is legally able to drink, vote, and join the military. This is called:

the age of feeling in-between

At age 60, Sanda begins to be more aware of her sarcopenia, which she hopes to postpone with frequent exercise. What is sarcopenia?

the general loss of mass and function as part of the aging process.

Jackson a black man who is promoted to a position that is commonly abandoned after a year or two because the job is too challenging, support is nonexistent, and the risk of failure is high. This is an example of:

the glass cliff

in her video, dr Mork discusses the importance of using humor as a way of getting through the most difficult times, including moments of profound suffering.

the holocost.

Conscientiousness openness to experience Agreeableness Extraversion neuroticism

-a tendency to show self-discipline, act dutifully and aim for achievement. -a general appreciation for art, emotion, adventure, unusual ideas -a tendency to be compassionate and cooperative rather then suspicious - a tendency to express positive emotion -the tendency to experience negative emotion.

One of the greatest contributions to risky behavior in early adulthood is

Alcohol

What is the strongest predictor of rape and sexual assault on college campuses?

Alcohol

In her video, Dr. Mork discusses Worden's four tasks of mourning, which is also addressed in the textbook. Which one is NOT a task of mourning?

Bargaining for the loved one to return

You may have heard that "Women are sicker but men die quicker." Which is NOT an explanation for this phenomenon of men dying sooner?

Biological explanations (chromosomes, infections, hormones)

Which is not a cause for obesity in young adulthood?

Celery consumption

The theory that suggests that biological aging is due to the fact that normal cells cannot divide indefinitely is called:

Cellular Clock Theory

For optimum health at any age, dietary guidelines encourage people to avoid a number of substances that cause nutritional concern. What is one thing not listed in the book as a substance that causes nutritional concern?

Coffee in any form or dosage.

Daryl's wife died in a car crash four years into their marriage. He is still having a hard time accepting her death. He think about her all the time, talks about her constantly, has nightmares, can't sleep, and can't seem to move on, even though her parents beg him to. He might be experiencing

Complicated Grief

Selye (1946) developed a model of the stress response called the General Adaptation Syndrome that contains a three-phase model of stress. Which is NOT one of the three phases?

Crisis phase

Henry has a lot of great stories about his life and his family, but he also has a broad and deep knowledge of history and geography. This is an example of which kind of intelligence?

Crystallized Intelligence

Seventy-three year old Larry has contemplated his life and realizes he is dissatisfied. He realizes that missed opportunities have passed, like staying in contact with his children and being an involved grandparent. When he thinks of his accomplishments, he cannot say that he has accomplished what he wished. According to the theory of psychoanalyst Erik Erikson, Larry is experiencing ________.

Despair? Not self-analysis

Which term is defined as, "a disease in which the body does not control the amount of glucose in the blood?"

Diabetes Mellitus

Jerome knows he is getting older and wants to begin to prepare for his inevitable death, he names his wife

Durable power of attorney for health care.

When does one likely reach their peak in physiological development?

Early adulthood

A novice refers to someone with specialized skills and knowledge that pertain to a particular topic or activity. In contrast, an expert is someone who has limited experiences with a particular task

False

The climacteric, or the midlife transition when fertility declines, is biologically based and not impacted by the environment.

False

Joey and Candace meet and are really attracted to each other. They both believe sex should be reserved for marriage, so they get married very quickly. They end up in a state of love.

Fatuous love

When Melissa is throwing pots on her pottery wheel, she loses a sense of herself. She is fully open to the process and is so absorbed in the activity that she isn't easily distracted, doesn't feel hungry, and isn't easily fatigued. This is an example of:

Flow

According to Erikson, what is the conflict during middle age?

Generativity vs. Stagnation

Asking a homosexual the question, "When did you know you were gay?" but not asking a heterosexual "When did you know you were straight?" is an example of what?

Heteronormative Culture

According to the National Vital Statistics System on Mortality (Figure 9.2), which group in the US in 2017 had the longest life expectancy by sex and ethnicity?

Hispanic Females

According to the Mayo Clinic, which is NOT a risk factor for heart disease?

Laughing until you drop

Which of the following are listed in the textbook as factors that reduce alcohol consumption in college students?

Living with one's family and commuting to campus

After her husband died, Dr. Mork noticed her young son was struggling with anxiety, stomach aches, sleep disturbances, and school difficulties, among other red flags. What would you have recommended she do for her son?

Locate a professional who can help him talk through his grief.

The greatest age reached by any member of a given population (or species) is categorized as:

Maximum lifespan

A cluster of several cardiometabolic risk factors, including large waist circumference, high blood pressure, and elevated triglycerides, LDL, and blood glucose levels, which can lead to diabetes and heart disease. This is called:

Metabolic Syndrome.

According to the textbook, _____________ refers to having no sexual attraction to any sex/gender.

NOT PAN or Poly

If Sandra is 82 years old, which terminology would demographers use to describe her?

Old old? not oldest old

When Lacy is diagnosed with a terminal illness, her doctor recommends that she receive ______________ care, which helps her with pain relief, support, and comfort throughout her illness and treatment.

Palliative

Which type of death is characterized by the failure of vital organs, often resulting in difficulty with eating and breathing?

Physiological

Emily is overwhelmed by the stress of final exams. She cries and worries a lot. To address this, she has carved out extra time in the two weeks leading up to finals to spend more time studying. This is which type of coping strategy?

Problem-focused coping

Sylvia and Scott are fighting, and the police are called. Scott explains that the violence that occurred between them was due to a heated argument that turned violent. This would be considered:

Situational couple violence

Jacquelyn feels deeply connected to God. She spends time in morning devotions, prays often throughout the day, and uses her faith to guide her attitudes around compassion, love, and forgiveness. The authors of the book would say Jacquelyn is

Spiritual

Eloise has always worked jobs in child care and hospitality. She has not had a raise or a promotion in any of her jobs. This might be described as:

Sticky floors

Heavy drinking is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of five or more days in the past 30 days.

TRUE

When the nurse held Payton shortly after birth, she told Payton's mother, "This little girl is going to be a strong, active, stubborn woman some day." The nurse was speaking about Payton's:

Temperament

Which of the following is the description used by developmental psychologists to categorize the "oldest old"? Select one:

They are frail and in need of care

Which of the following is the description used by developmental psychologists to describe the functional age of the "young old"?

They live independently and are healthy and active

TJ didn't go to college right after high school because he wasn't sure what he wanted to do. He took a gap year that turned into seven years. He doesn't work right now, and he spends most of his time in his mom's basement playing video games and sketching his favorite characters. The authors of the book might call him a:

a NEET

Sexual orientation refers to:

a person's emotional and sexual attraction to a particular gender.

Sarah has been working as a nurse for more than twenty years. Lately. she feels exhausted, cynical, and ineffective in her job. She has low motivation to go in to work anymore. Sarah might be suffering from:

burnout

scott had been fighting lung cancer, and treatment had stopped working his wifer noticed some physical changes

death rattle

Which of the following summarizes the stages of loss from Kubler-Ross' model in the order that this model presents them?

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Compared to other adults, older adults need significantly fewer hours of sleep per night.

false

For humans, the lifespan is currently 72 years and the global life expectancy for those born in 2019 is between 120 and 125 years.

false

High school friendships are one of the longest-lasting bonds in people's lives.

false

Jeff is in his 40s. He divorces his wife, gets a younger girlfriend, and buys a sportscar. He is very likely having a midlife crisis, because all men experience this in middle adulthood.

false

Substance abuse is not a concern in older adulthood.

false

The "Activity Theory" holds that older adults should conserve their energy to ensure longevity

false

The American obesity crisis is not reflected worldwide.

false

men cannot be victims of domestic violence

false

Natasha is an older female comic. She signs up to perform in shows, but is usually left off the line-up, despite really favorable responses from audiences when she does perform. This difficulty getting a spot in the line-up might be due to:

gender discrimination

Demographers use which terminology to describe people between the ages of 65 and 74 years?

geriatric? not old old

When invisible barriers are put in place to keep women and minorities from rising to higher positions, regardless of qualifications, this is called the:

glass ceiling

Yvonne is 75 year-old active retiree and has decided to volunteer part-time at a day care for her church. Although she is physically fit for her age, she faces challenges in retaining information. Given her age, the most challenging information for Yvonne to remember is ________.

information presented quickly and orally, such as complicated instructions

Family members, primarily women, often perform a valuable function in keeping other family members informed about the well-being of other family members. This creating, maintaining and monitoring function informs other family members when others need emotional and physical support. This has come to be known in the academic literature as

kinkeeping

David is retiring from the company after thirty years. His boss, Sandra, is worried that the person she is training to replace him may not be able to. She has shown him all the systems, and introduced him to customers and clients. The new person is proficient in all of those systems (more so probably than David), and he is extremely personable. "Why am I so worried?" wonders Sandra. The answer has something to do with tacit knowledge, which is

knowlege that is pragmatic

Which is the fastest growing age division in the US population right now?

late adulthood

________ involves the storage of information for long periods of time, whereas ________ is a cognitive system with a limited capacity that is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing and most sensitive to decline in old age.

long term? not semantic

According to the textbook, what is the age-span of "Late Adulthood"?

mid-sixties to death

As of 2016, which generation is the largest generation in the labor force?

millenials

Exactly when fluid intelligence begins to decrease is an object of some debate in the academic literature. Some date it from the late 20s, others somewhat later, around the mid 40s. There are of course differences between individual persons. Assuming Jim is in his late 50s, what kind of cognitive information will he likely process in slower fashion that when he was 20?

new or novel information

Which statement is true of life expectancies in the United States?

not life expectancies are on the rise women answer

You are really attracted to that person over there, and the more you get to know them, the more you like them. What factor is NOT contributing to your attraction?

not self-disclosure or similarity in values Possibly self disclosure

In late adulthood, the ________, are considered the group likely to experience some health problems and some difficulties with daily activities.

old old

Which of the following is not a serious consequence related to drinking among college students?

parents' and grandparents' approval of their fine, upstanding, inebriated student

Shevanne is 63 years old and complains that high-pitched sounds, such as "s" or "th" are hard to distinguish and conversations are difficult to understand, particularly when there is background noise. Some sounds seem overly loud and annoying. Her doctor tells her that she is suffering from an age related hearing loss due to damage of the cochlea in her inner ear. Her doctor has diagnosed her with the second most common illness in aged people. Which is it ?

presbycusis

Harold is having trouble reading small print, seeing objects that are up close, and is having headaches and eyestrain. This might be due to:

presbyopia

according to the CDC national violent death reporting system, which is not a common reason given for suicide

religion affiliation

Barbara is having a lot of joint issues. She has been overweight her entire adult life; now her hips ache and her knees hurt when she walks. As a result, she is developing a more and more sedentary lifestyle. Her difficulties at age 55 may be the result of:

secondary aging

What is the most common lifestyle for people in their early 20s?

singlehood

Essie has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and is nearing the end. Her adult children have withdrawn from her; they talk about her as though she's not there, and make decisions about her without even consulting her first. What is this an example of?

social death

Maria is a manager of a local shoe store. She is a married mom of four, she takes care of her aging parents, coaches her daughter's volleyball team, teaches Sunday School, and is a member of the PTA. The concept used to describe the number of social roles she has is called:

social integration

one interesting finding from the world health organization is the most common noncommunicable disease responsible for deaths were

tobacco

A segment of the oldest-old are centenarians, that is, 100 and older, and some are also referred to as supercentarians, those 110 and older.

true

Accidents, known as unintentional injury, become the leading cause of death throughout childhood and into middle adulthood.

true

According to the textbook, college is worth the time and financial investment. In fact, those in America with the most advanced degrees earn the highest income and have the lowest unemployment.

true

All five senses experience decline during the stage of Late Adulthood.

true

Channing is constantly worried his girlfriend doesn't love him anymore. This is an example of Attachment-related anxiety.

true

Current research indicates that at least 1 in 10, or approximately 4.3 million, older Americans are affected by at least one form of elder abuse per year. Perpetrators of elder abuse are typically family members and include spouses/partners and older children.

true

Despite women holding 49.3% of the jobs in recent years, they are paid only 78 cents for every $1.00 a man earns.

true

Nathan experienced a brain hemorrhage that damaged the brain stem and medulla, the part of the brain that manages heart beat and respiratory functioning. Therefore, he has sustained irreversible cessation of the heart and lungs. Based on the definition of "death" in the textbook, Nathan is dead.

true

Parenting is bidirectional, which means not only do parents affect their children's behaviors, but children influence their parents' behaviors.

true

The death of a child, at any age, is the most distressing and long-lasting of all griefs.

true

The fraternal birth order effect indicates that the probability of a boy identifying as gay increases for each older brother born to the same mother.

true

The negative attitudes people have about those in late adulthood are examples of ageism, or prejudice based on age. This includes self-fulfilling prophecy, or the belief in one's ability results in actions that make it come true, and stereotype threat, where one's performance on tasks suffer because they worry they will confirm the stereotypes.

true

Jessie is 73 years old. He lives with his wife, he enjoys hiking and cycling, he spends time with friends on weekends, and exercising regularly. He is active in his church and volunteers with two separate organizations. He would likely be categorized as ____________.

young-old