Early and Middle Adulthood
What is the most common male factor in infertility cases?
What is low sperm production
How has the leading cause of death changed from 1900 to the present-day in the United States?
What is It has shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases
According to Erikson, middle adulthood should be associated with which of the following qualities or virtues?
What Is care for others
tereotypes about people in late adulthood lead many to assume that aging automatically brings ________.
What is mental decline
According to Erikson's theory, what does intimacy involve?
Caring for another and sharing one's self
According to Census data from 2017, which of the following racial groups had the highest rate of college attendance?
What is Asian
Which of the following are the two current top causes of death that are not related to physical illness?
What are accidents and suicides
A person's subjective age can change on a
What is a daily basis
According to Salthouse's processing theory of cognitive aging, ________ causes a decline in memory functioning.
What is a slower processing speed
Menopause in women is a natural part of aging. During this transition the body's production of two hormones fluctuate and decrease. One is progesterone, the other is ________
What Is Estrogen
What are personal control beliefs?
What is The idea that the individual can dictate outcomes in a specific situation.
The term senescence is another name for ________.
What is primary aging
There is now increasing evidence about the harmful effects of chronic inflammation in general. It is implicated in a whole series of degenerative illnesses. What diet is recommended in helping to avoid this?
What is The Mediterranean Diet
While Gary is at the ATM during the lunchtime rush, he fumbles while trying to insert his credit card and takes a long time reading the prompts to withdraw money and terminate his transaction. He overhears someone behind him mutter, "Hurry up, grandpa! Some of us have work to do." The words are an example of ________
What is ageism
Which race is currently the most prevalent among the individuals using hospice care services?
What is White
Family members, primarily women, often perform a valuable function in keeping other family members informed about the well-being of other family members. This creating, maintaining and monitoring function informs other family members when others need emotional and physical support. This has come to be known in the academic literature as ________.
What is kinkeeping
Michael is in his mid-60s 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?
what is Integrity versus despair
Paula's children have moved out of the house and she now has two young grandchildren. She finds herself often thinking about how she can pass on her legacy to them and decides to be more involved in their lives, as well as in the community. Paula's behavior coincides with how John Kotre (1984) defined generativity as a ________.
What is a form of investment.
Sheila retired two years ago at the age of 65. She would have worked a few more years, but felt pressure to make room for new younger recruits at her state job. No longer as active on a daily basis, her morale and self concept are lower. In addressing this issue, a developmental psychologist may recommend that Sheila gets involved in voluntary and leisure organizations, child care or other forms of social interaction. This supports which theory?
Activity theory
Joe is 70 years old and recalls names of teachers or classmates from when he was an adolescent, but has difficulty remembering information presented quickly and orally, such as complicated instructions. His ________ memory seems to be intact, but his ________ memory is showing decline.
What is long-term; working
Over the past 25 years, the divorce rate for people over 50 has doubled, and tripled for those over 60, yet Cohen (2018) predicts a fall in divorce rates due to ________ .
What is increases in educational attainment and the fact that "baby boomers" are simply a divorce prone cohort.
The ancient Greek city state of Sparta was ruled by a Gerousia. A Gerousia was a council made up of members who were at least 60 years old and served for life. The political power within the ruling class accumulates with age, making the oldest the holders of the most power. In many preindustrial societies, the elderly still have influence and power and their vast knowledge is respected. This type of political and social structure is known as a ________.
What is gerontocracy
With all races combined, how does the college graduation rate compare between men and women?
What is Women are slightly more likely to have graduated from college than men.
Friendships tend to be an important influence in life satisfaction during late adulthood. Friends may be more influential than family members for many older adults. Which of the following theories supports the idea that as people age, friendships are not formed in order to enhance status or careers, but may be based purely on a sense of connection or the enjoyment of being together ?
What is socioemotional selectivity theory
How does the fading affect bias work to influence the way in which surviving individuals perceive death?
What is It causes negative events to lose intensity faster than positive events.