Final for Life Development
Currently, approximately ___ % of all adult couples are infertile in the US
15%
By the year 2050 it is estimated that people over 65 will make up ___ of the world's population
16%
what percentage of adults in the US are overweight
65
Preserving the self is crucial to older adults. This explains such behaviors as
Compulsive hoarding, encouraging their grandchildren to continue family rituals, and not moving
In general, emerging adults experience
Declining self esteem
Older adults are less adept at
Detecting facial indicators, liars, and gaze following
Secondary sex characteristics are bodily features that:
Do not directly affect fertility
The best predictor of drug abuse in adulthood is
Drug use before age 18
During the 5th stage of psychosocial development, an adolescent who isn't sure which role to adopt is said to be:
Experiencing a crisis of identity versus role confusion
The obligation of adult children to care for their aging parents is called
Filial responsibility
What form of basic intelligence enables us to adapt and learn new things
Fluid
A person may be suffering from ____ if he is experiencing emotional and personality changes
Frontal lobe dementia
What is the most common form of assisted reproductive technology
IVF
It is typical for an adolescent experiencing _____ to sleep too much, care little about school, and be indifferent to parental criticism
Identity diffusion (Identity confusion)
Most longitudinal studies on adolescent destructicveness conclude that
Increased anger at puberty is normal and is usually expressed in acceptable ways
Many retirees live longer than they expected, not anticipating
Inflation, lost pensions, and increased health costs
Adults seek someone with whom to share their lives in an enduring and self-sacrificing commitment during:
Intimacy versus isolation
Senscence
Is a gradual physical decline that occurs with age
Sperm production typically
Is reduced with age
Which of the following forms of intelligence is needed to manage our daily lives
Practical
Why do emotions rule behavior for many teens?
Puberty, amygdala matures before the prefrontal cortex, and the complexities of emotional restraint are beyond most teenagers
Distorted thinking, lack of energy, and flat affect can all be signs of
Schizophenia
In what way does stress affect puberty?
Stress increases the hormones that start puberty
Which of the following is among the body changes in adolescence that increase physical endurance?
The heart doubles in size
Teens are likely to experiment with drugs and have unprotected sex because of
The invincibility fable
Which of the following statements about teenager's brain growth is true?
The limbic system matures before the prefrontal cortex
Adolescents are said to have closeness with family when:
There is open communication, support, emotional connectedness, and parental control
Half of all new cases of STIs occur in people
Younger than 26
Dementia is irreversible, pathological loss of
brain funcion
The leading cause of death for adults 25-65 is
cancer
The idea that ability should be measured in everyday tasks and circumstances is known as
ecological validity
The term used to describe a person between age 18-25 is
emerging adult
Research reveals that personality is
genetically influenced, environmentally influenced, and plasticity is evident
During early adulthood people are ____ to be proud of their ethnic background
likely
People who drink alcohol in moderation
live longer than non-drinkers
An important task for successful aging requires that people
maintain reliable social relationships, even if they are a few
Ageism, or prejudice about late adulthood, is common among people
of all ages
when primary agin makes bones more porous, _____ occurs
osteoperosis
Long term mariages are generally characterized by
people who are healthier, wealthier, and happier than unmarried people their age
the universal and irreversible physical changes that occur to all living creatures as they grow older is referred to as
primary aging
The best ex ed programs are those that
start before high school, require parent-child communication, focus on behavior, and last for years.
Which of the following statements is true concerning adolescent suicide?
suicidal ideation is common among adolescents, but completed suicides are not.
The trend toward increasing average IQ is called
the Flynn effect
Alzheimer disease is characterized by
the proliferation of plaques and tangles in the cerebral cortex
Severe anxiety and depression are not unusual during adolescence and emerging adulthood, especially for
young women
