Shenanigans
What are baby boomers an example of?
a cohort
What is the fastest growing age population?
85 and older
What are the six core values of the social work profession?
competence, service, integrity, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, and importance of human relationships
Gender is an important organizing factor in the aging experience.
Feminist Theories
A person living to 100 years of age is called ______.
centenarian
A new generation of older adults is more physically active, mobile, healthy, and economically secure.
Productive Aging Theory
Family members who keep generations of family networks in touch with one another and make sure that family members’ emotional and practical needs are met are called ______.
kinkeepers
Which term defines the ability to encode and recall language units, such as word lists?
VERBAL MEMORY
Which term defines the ability to recognize and understand patterns in relationships among variables to analyze and solve logical problems?
INDUCTIVE REASONING
In which stage of Fowler's Theory of Faith Development, is the individual relying on a spiritual leader to define morality?
Synthetic-conventional faith
attention to a desire or impulse is postponed
Suppression
unacknowledged feelings are attributed to others
Projection
painful emotions are handled by compartmentalizing perceptions and memories and detaching from the full impact
Dissociation
Which term defines the ability to visualize stimuli in two and three dimensional space?
SPATIAL ORIENTATION
Which theory states we travel through life with a network of social relationships that protect, defend, aid, and socialize us?
Social convoy theory
What are the five major world religions today?
Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity
To fare well in the face of adversity.
Resilience
Self-concepts arise through interaction with the environment.
Social Construction Theory
What kind of diseases become more significant in middle adulthood in high-income and middle-income countries?
chronic
A common method of evaluating the effect of life events
Social Readjustment Rating Scale
______ is one of the big five personality traits, which can be defined as a tendency to be generous, cheerful, caring, trusting, and gentle.
Agreeableness
What is best understood in the rearview mirror?
Trajectories
What is the leading cause of death before 50?
Accidents
The external expression of grief is called ______.
mourning
DAILY DOUBLE
Resource exchanges in interpersonal interactions change with age.
DAILY DOUBLE
Social Exchange Theory