chapter 13 physical and cognitive in middle adulthood
Questions such as, “To which age group do you belong?” and “How old do you feel?” reflect the concept of:
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What is age identity
Erikson proposed that middle-aged adults face a significant issue that he termed:
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what is generativity vs stagnation
is the number of years that the average person born in a particular year will probably live
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what is life expectancy
Which of the following is Erikson’s eighth stage of development?
A. Integrity vs.despair
B. Generativity vs. stagnation
what is A, integrity vs despair
considered to be clear signs of death 25 years ago
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what is The end of certain biological functions
One study found that _____ of the individuals 65 to 69 years of age considered themselves middle-aged.
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what is almost half
_____ develops when individuals sense that they have done nothing for the next generation.
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what is stagnation
What is the average life expectancy for individuals born in 2013 in the United States
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what is 78.8 years old
Which of the following statements about life review is FALSE?
A. Life reviews avoid reflecting on regrets.
B. Life reviews can include sociocultural dimensions.
C. Life reviews lead to revision or expanded understanding of experiences.
D. Life reviews include interpersonal relationship dimensions.
What is A, Life reviews avoid reflecting on regrets
A flat electroencephalogram (EEG) recording for a specified period of time is one criterion of:
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what is brain death
Lydia, a first-time grandmother, works in the office at a health clinic. Research would say her age identity is:
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what is younger than her chronological age.
According to Levinson, a major task that needs to be mastered in early adulthood
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what is Exploring the possibilities for adult living
the following biological theories of aging states that people age because their cells’ normal metabolism produces unstable oxygen molecules
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One study revealed that an important factor among older adults who showed a higher level of emotion regulation and successful aging was
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what is reduced responsiveness to regrets
a legal document that reflects the patient’s advance care planning
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what is choice of dying
consistent finding regarding age identity of 60- to 75-year-olds
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Half of them viewed themselves as being middle-aged.
From about the ages of 28 to 33, a man goes through a transition period in which he must face the more serious question of:
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what is determining his goals
The commonly noticed decrease in working memory and other cognitive activities is likely to be associated with the finding that the _____ shrinks with age.
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what is the prefrontal cortex
When working with older clients, some clinicians use _____ therapy. Vanda is in one such therapy program and her clinician has her discussing past activities and experiences with other individuals in her group.
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what is reminiscence
Annie is proud of herself for already having a living will on record. When she gave to it her physician’s assistant, she said, “Research says that you are one of _____of patients 18 years of age and older with a living will.”
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what is 15 percent
the average life expectancy in 1900 and what percentage of the population lived past 65 years of age
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what is 47 years; 3%
Of the men Levinson interviewed, _____ found the midlife transition tumultuous and psychologically painful, as many aspects of their lives came into question.
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what is 70-80 %
Severe reductions in the production of dopamine have been linked with _____, while reduction in acetylcholine is linked with _____.
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what are Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease
A new finding that Canadian older adults who were more physically active had higher life satisfaction and greater social interaction than their physically inactive counterparts supports which theory of aging
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what is activity theory
Sometimes euthanasia is called
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what is mercy killing
Joanna has all the signs of middle age, including:
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what is thinner hair
Adult development experts are virtually unanimous in their belief that midlife crises
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may have been exaggerated
As Clarence has gotten older he is much slower going down stairs. While his adult children think it is due to his balance, he is actually experiencing the effects of age on his:
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what is depth perception
Voletta believes that older adults become more selective about their social networks as they age. She is a proponent of:
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what is socioemotional selectivity theory.
Turning off a respirator or a heart-lung machine is an example of
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what is passive euthanasia
The average adult in middle adulthood _____ height and _____ weight.
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what is loses/gains
According to the Almeida and Horn study, which of the following is the difference in the experience of stressors between young adults and middle-aged adults
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Middle-aged adults experienced more “overload” stressors.
Lung capacity drops _____ between the ages of 20 and 80, even when disease is not present.
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what is 40 percent
The _____ theory states that older adults become more selective about their social networks, placing high value on emotional satisfaction.
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what is socioemotional selectivity
Injecting a lethal dose of a drug
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what is active euthanasia
the reason for the decrease in height with the advancement in age
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what is bone loss in vertebrae
A study of healthy women ages 63 to 93 years old regarding their daily experiences revealed that
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older women reported less frequent negative emotions
There is considerable research evidence showing _____ increases the lifespan of laboratory animals
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what is calorie restriction
Susan, 78 years old, is in a clothing store looking at blue jeans. The clerk asked who she was buying for, and when Jean said herself, the clerk immediately said, “Jeans may not be the best choice for you. Let me show you the clothes in a different section of the store.” The clerk is displaying
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what is ageism
a program committed to making the end of life as free from pain, anxiety, and depression as possible
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what is hospice