Psychology Module 13

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Allan is 34. Beryl is 50. Callie is 63. Which of these individuals is middle-aged?

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

Juanita is aware that her memory is not as good as it used to be. She has seen numerous commercials for a brain training computer-based game that claims to help improve cognitive functioning. She is planning on enrolling in the program to help improve her memory. What would be the best advice for her?

These programs do not do what they claim to do. While your memory will improve, it will only improve on the practiced skills in the game and will not help you in everyday life.

Aging results in a gradual decline in female fertility. For women _____, a single act of intercourse is half as likely to produce a pregnancy as it would for a 19- to 26-year-old woman.

in their thirties

According to Erik Erikson, older adults can MOST effectively cope with the prospect of their own death if they have achieved a sense of _____.

integrity

Fran's life is more hectic than ever. She is 55 years old and works full time. Her son just graduated from college, but since he cannot find a job he moved back home. Fran's mother is getting frail and she is thinking about putting her mother in an assisted living facility. Fran is experiencing:

the tugs of the sandwich generation.


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