Chapter 17-20 PSY-203

A "good death" involves all of the following EXCEPT:

Religious or community death rites

Which of the following statements about the living arrangements of older adults is true?

The older people become, the greater are their odds for living alone.

Which of the following is true of the possible selves of older adults?

Acceptance of past selves increases

Estimates indicate that as many as ________ percent of individuals 65 years of age and older have mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

10 to 20

Which of the following most resembles the grieving process?

A roller coaster ride of emotions

Which of the following has been linked to lower cognitive performance, not only in older adults but also in young and middle-aged adults?

Hypertension

Which of the following is Erikson's eighth stage of development?

Integrity vs. despair

________ is the number of years that the average person born in a particular year will probably live.

Life expectancy

Which of the following is called the "common cold" of mental disorders?

Major depression

Which of the following is TRUE of decision-making and aging?

Older adults are far more inconsistent with their choices as compared to younger adults.

________ is triggered by degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain.

Parkinson disease

Severe reductions in the production of dopamine have been linked with:

Parkinson disease.

Which of the following statements is true of smell and taste in the elderly?

Smell and taste decline less in healthy older adults than in their less healthy counterparts.

Kübler-Ross describes the ________ stage as the end of the dying struggle.

acceptance

Gina is doing what she can to help her older aunt take care of herself and stay in her own home. Gina often takes meals to her aunt and helps her clean, go shopping, and make visits to the doctor. Gina is providing ________ for her aunt.

eldercare

Currently in the United States, 90 percent of hospice care is provided:

in the patients' homes.

According to the socioemotional selectivity theory, the emotion trajectory is high during:

infancy and early childhood.

Although there are differences in the quality of care in nursing homes and other extended-care facilities in the United States, more than ________ are considered to be seriously deficient.

one-third

Selena walks with a marked stoop now that she is old. This is most likely due to ________.

osteoporosis

Delilah lost her husband Hendricks in a highway accident. Being just three years into marriage, she was devastated. Four months later, she was hassled by problems such as intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, nightmares, sleep disturbance, and problems in concentrating. Delilah is probably experiencing ________.

post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms

Eighty-year-old Lucia has difficulty remembering to call her son every Sunday at noon. This is most likely due to a decline in her:

prospective memory.

For older adults, social support is linked to a(n):

reduction in symptoms of disease.

Active euthanasia is legal in:

the Netherlands and Belgium.

Regular ________ has been shown to decrease the onset of physical disability in older adults.

walking