LS: Chapter 19 Practice

Concerns about older persons as consumers, rather than producers, are part of which policy issue? A) status of the economy B) health care C) eldercare D) generational inequity

A

A survey across a range of 21 developed and developing countries revealed that a majority of adults in their sixties and seventies reported: Question options: being in control of their lives. experiencing a severe lack of self-control. having a high level of negative emotions. having very low self-esteem.

A

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, during late adulthood, emotion-related goals __________ and knowledge-related goals __________. A) increase; decrease B) increase; increase C) decrease; increase D) decrease; decrease

A

Adult ________ are three times more likely than are adult _______ to give parents assistance with daily living activities. A) granddaughters; grandsons B) grandsons; granddaughters C) sons; daughters D) daughters; sons

D

Approximately _____ of the total health bill of the United Staes is for the care of adults 65 years of age and over, who comprise only 12 percent of the population. Question options: one-half one-fifth one-fourth one-third

D

One of the main points of Erikson's theory is that A) resolution of conflicts from earlier life stages can provide a foundation for many facets of integrity and wisdom in old age. B) older adults must redefine their worth in terms of something other than work roles. C) each older adult must cope with declining physical abilities. D) older adults must recognize and accept their own mortality.

A

A special concern is that while many of the health problems of older adults are chronic rather than acute, the medical system is still based on a(n) ________ rather than a(n) _______ model. A) care; cure B) cure; care C) liability; asset D) asset; liability

B

About what percentage of adults 65 and older U.S. adults use the Internet? A) 12% B) 32% C) 44% D) 53%

B

About what percentage of older adults live with family members? A) 95% B) 66% C) 33% D) 15%

B

According to Baltes, __________ involves abandoning other goals in order to reach a particular goal. A) selection B) optimization C) compensation D) integrity

B

In Erik Erikson's theory, __________ describes the period of development for humans in late adulthood. A) intimacy versus isolation B) integrity versus despair C) generativity versus stagnation D) identity versus identity confusion

B

Prejudice against older adults is called A) eldercare. B) ageism. C) elder abuse. D) sexism.

B

The self esteem of males and females is at about the same rate in _________ year-olds. A) 30- to 40- B) 70- to 80- C) 60- to 70- D) 50- to 60-

B

Which of the following is the most frequent form of ageism? Question options: Assumptions about ailments caused by age Disrespect for older adults Assumptions about frailty of older adults Older adults being edged out of their family life

B

Which of the following is true of the possible selves of older adults? Question options: Acceptance of ideal selves increases Acceptance of past selves increases Acceptance of present selves increases Acceptance of future selves increases

B

_________ is what an individual might become, what he would like to become, and what he is afraid of becoming. A) Stability of self B) Possible self C) Acceptance of self D) Ideal self

B

A cross-sectional study by Ursula Staudinger found that for participants 85 to 105 years old, _____ became the most important personal investment. Question options: friends work health family

C

Some authors have argued that __________ produces intergenerational conflict and divisiveness in the society at large. A) eldercare B) living arrangements C) generational inequity D) working elders

C

The __________ theory of social development in late adulthood suggests that older adults become more discriminating about their social networks. A) disengagement B) activity C) socioemotional selectivity D) selective optimization with compensation

C

Vashti believes that the more energetic and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives. Thus, she believes in: Question options: Erikson's theory of integrity versus despair. selective optimization with compensation theory. activity theory. socioemotional selectivity theory.

C

When time is perceived as _____, as it is when individuals are younger, people are more strongly motivated to pursue information, even at the cost of emotional satisfaction. Question options: limited created, not given open-ended fluid

C

Which of the following is the positive resolution of the psychological conflict of industry vs. inferiority? Question options: Fidelity Love Competence Wisdom

C

Which of the following was NOT linked to low self-esteem? A) being institutionalized B) having a low religious commitment C) being married D) being physically impaired

C

Who suggested that life review is set in motion by looking forward to death? A) Erik Erikson B) Robert Peck C) Robert Butler D) Laura Cartensen

C

___________ support decreases the probability that an older adult will be institutionalized. A) Medical B) Financial C) Social D) Economical

C

Which of pianist Arthur Rubenstein's behaviors provides an example of optimization in old age? A) Rubenstein reduced the scope of his performances, playing fewer pieces. B) Rubenstein spent more time practicing than he did earlier in his life. C) Rubenstein used special strategies to create the perception of faster playing. D) All of these examples reflect the principle of optimization.

D

Which of the following could be the probable reason why older adults tend to report being less lonely than younger adults? Question options: Younger adults tend to perceive time differently, influencing their definition of loneliness. Most of the older adults are in community homes, thus reducing loneliness. Most of the older adults tend to reemploy themselves, thus reducing lonelines. Older adults have more selective social networks and a greater acceptance of solitude.

D

Which of the following statements about self-esteem is not true? Question options: Negative societal attitudes toward older adults could lead to lower self-esteem. Self-esteem of males was higher than females through most of the adult years. The stability of self-esteem increased in late adulthood. Self-esteem dropped significantly in the seventies and eighties.

D

Which of the following statements regarding life review is TRUE? A) Life review does not include sociocultural dimensions. B) Life review helps prepare individuals for death, but increases their fear of death. C) Life review does not provide new and significant meaning to a person's life. D) Reminiscence therapy can improve the mood of older adults.

D

__________ involves looking at one's experiences, evaluating them, interpreting them, and sometimes reinterpreting them. A) Disengagement B) Role preoccupation C) Ego transcendence D) Life review

D