M16. Adulthood

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By _____ years of age, women outnumber men 5 to 1.

100

Late adulthood begins at age:

65

Allan is 35. Beryl is 50. Callie is 63. Which of these individuals is middle-aged?

Beryl and Callie are middle-aged, whereas Allan is not.

The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a study on older adults (50 to 75 years of age) regarding memory and response time in relation to timed tasks. They are bringing in all age groups at once to compare the differences. This is a(n) _____ study.

cross-sectional

As compared to younger adults, older adults have a slower reaction time and attend less to other vehicles on the road. Nevertheless, older adults account for fewer than 10 percent of all automobile crashes because they:

drive less than younger adults.

Mike is 25 years old and just graduated from college. What stage of development is he in?

early adulthood

Carole has stopped ovulating and is now incapable of reproduction. Carole has experienced:

menopause.

Bernice is 62. She is in a life stage known as _____ adulthood.

middle

A series of small strokes that progressively damage an older adult's brain is MOST likely to produce:

neurocognitive disorder.

Jeannette is in her mid-seventies and she is in remarkably good health. If she were to worry about getting sick, she should probably worry MOST about:

pneumonia

Stephanie is 33 years old. She has a full-time career and is not married. She does not have any children. Stephanie's grandmother keeps asking her when she will get married and have children, insisting that Stephanie should be married and a mother by now. She also insists that Stephanie should not focus on her career because once she is married she should not be working. Stephanie's grandmother is referring to the _____ clock of her generation.

social

All of these are difficult for older adults EXCEPT:

vocabulary


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