Life Span Psychology chapter 9 study guide

Although there are differences in the quality of care in nursing homes and other extended-care facilities in the United States, more than ________ of elders are abused and neglected.

1/4

What is the average life expectancy for individuals born in 2017 in the United States?

78.6

Agnes is working on improving her cardiac functioning by healthy eating, exercise, and watching her weight. She knows that this is one of the best strategies to lower her risk of ________.

Alzheimer disease

Michael is in his mid-70s and beginning to looking back over his life, evaluate it, and come to terms with it. Which psychosocial stage according to Erikson describes what Michael is attempting to accomplish?

Integrity versus despair

Frank, age 59, and Kai, age 28, work at the same accounting firm. Based on their age, what would researchers predict regarding absenteeism?

Kai will miss more work than Frank.

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

Life expectancies in the United States are higher for women than men.

An 85-year-old man, George, is demonstrating serious memory loss, lessened intellectual ability, and impaired judgment. What diagnosis is George likely to receive from a doctor?

Major neurocognitive disorder

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

They are frail and in need of care

Which of the following is an example of implicit memory?

Typing on the computer

According to Salthouse's processing theory of cognitive aging, ________ causes a decline in memory functioning.

a slower processing speed

James is 64 years old and complains to his doctor that he has blurred, "fuzzy" vision. When he reads the newspaper the center part is not visible. His Doctor puts him on medication and a diet rich in antioxidants. James was diagnosed with ________.

age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Donald, 63 years old, retired and then decided he wanted to get back in the workforce. He was recently turned down for a job that fit his resume because he is older. Older adults not being hired for new jobs because they are perceived as too rigid or feeble-minded and are not considered cost effective are examples of:

ageism

Mrs. Hernandez has considerable pain and swelling in her wrists, fingers, and knees. It is becoming very difficult for her to maintain her usual routines as her stiffness increases. Mrs. Hernandez has:

arthritis.

Paige is having a surgical procedure to replace the natural lenses in her eyes with synthetic ones. This is a routine procedure, performed to take care of:

cataracts

Daisy wants to live much longer than her parents and grandparents, who died of health related issues in their late 60s. What is good advice for Daisy?

exercise, eat more vegetables, and have good friends

Older adults are expected to retire later than they had planned due to:

financial reasons

Jace has been diagnosed with ________, a condition characterized by damage to the optic nerve due to buildup of fluid in the eye.

glaucoma

All of the following are true of sleep in older adults except:

have more restful sleep.

Gladys has ________ that keeps her from seeing what is directly in her line of sight. She has learned to turn her eyes so that she can see with her peripheral vision. It is annoying, but she tells herself that it is better than having no sight at all.

macular degeneration

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

old old

Ezekiel is 88 and has chronic health issues. According to demographers, which age category is he in?

oldest old

Maria is 65 years old. She does all household chores alone, mainly because she has no one to help her. She admits, "Two years ago I moved a double mattress on my own and I broke a vertebra, and from then on I had to start taking calcium." Her doctor told her that her bones had become brittle, fragile and thin. The doctor most likely diagnosed Maria with what condition?

osteoporosis

At the family dinners Peggy is getting to the age where she is overwhelmed by all the noise and chaos around her. She tries to ignore it and have a conversation, but her ________ attention isn't strong enough to filter out all the distractions.

selective

A person's knowledge about the world is called ________ memory.

semantic

Carol and Greg both retired at 65 by choice. They remain productive in many ways. Which of the following is not been one of the ways people in late adulthood continue to be socially engaged?

sleeping until midday every day and then watching television.

Voletta believes that older adults become more selective about their social networks as they age. She is a proponent of:

socioemotional selectivity theory.

Wanda is a 79-year-old African American woman living in Philadelphia. Based on her characteristics, researchers say she qualifies for:

triple jeopardy

Mary worked in customer service for 40 years. She was known to be insightful and able to overcome obstacles that she encountered on a daily basis. She retired from her management position at the age of 65. Now, as a volunteer at a polling bureau, she puts her ability to use common sense and good judgment in making decisions to good use. Which ability, common to many older people but not all, is Mary displaying ?

wisdom