Middle Adult Physical
Middle Adult Social
Late Adult Physical
Late Adult Social
Death, Dying & Bereavement
100
Climacteric, or the years of middle or late adulthood during which reproductive capacity declines or is lost, affects which of following? A. Women B. Men C. Both women and men
C (both women and men)
100
T or F. On average, marital stability and satisfaction decreases in midlife.
False
100
Which of the following activities would NOT be considered activities of daily living (ADLs)? A. Managing money B. Dressing C. Bathing D. Using the toilet
A (managing money)
100
T or F. Older adult couples are often not sexually active.
False
100
Which term describes the state in which the person no longer has reflexes or any response to vigorous external stimuli and no electrical activity in the brain? A. Clinical death B. Brain death C. Social death
B (bain death)
200
Is the middle-aged brain less efficient, equally as efficient, or more efficient than the young adult brain when it comes to creating and processing mental images?
Equally as efficient
200
Which of the following terms refers to middle-aged adults who provide assistance to their parents and adult children at the same time? A. Double caregivers B. Co-existing caregivers C. Multigenerational caregivers
C (multigenerational caregivers)
200
Research has found adults that ______ daily significantly lose less height.
Exercise
200
On average, women retire… A. Earlier than men B. Later than men C. At the same age as men
C (at the same age as men)
200
Which of the following are most likely to fear death? A. Young adults B. Middle-aged adults C. Older-aged adults
Middle-aged adults
300
Which of the following terms describes the normal loss of hearing with aging, especially of the high-frequency tones? A. Presbyopia B. Presbycusis C. Presbyaudis
B (presbycusis)
300
Which of the following describes relationships in which grandparents have frequent contact and warm interactions with grandchildren? A. Involved relationships B. Remote relationships C. Companionate relationships
C (companionate relationships)
300
Around what percentage of adults over the age of 75 report some level of difficulty performing some basic daily life activities?
50%
300
Late adult marriages are more likely to reflect which of the following types of love? A. Companionate love B. Romantic love C. Consummate love
A (companionate love)
300
What setting is the most common place of death in the United States?
Hospital or medical center
400
The occurrence of impotence, or otherwise known as _____, begins to increase in men in the middle years.
Erectile dysfunction
400
According to Erikson, middle-aged adults have a developmental task to acquire ______, which is often accomplished by raising children or mentoring younger people.
Generativity
400
The most common chronic health condition that occurs with age is ______, also known as high blood pressure.
Hypertension
400
A California study found mortality rates among older adults were _____ percent lower among volunteers than among nonvolunteers.
60
400
Many young adults have a sense of ____, a belief that bad things happen to others but not themselves.
Unique invulnerability
500
During what phase of menopause do women experience a decrease in estrogen levels, extreme variations in the timing of their menstrual cycle, and hot flashes?
Perimenopausal phase
500
What is the term for the approach to solving problems that involves confrontation of the spouse about an issue, followed by a period during which the confronting spouse works to restore harmony?
Skilled diplomacy
500
What term describes the redundancy in the nervous system that ensures that it is nearly always possible for a nerve impulse to move from one neuron to another or from a neuron to another type of cell?
Synaptic plasticity
500
According to Erikson, individuals in late adulthood have the task to achieve _____, which is the sense that one has lived a useful life.
Ego integrity
500
What is it called when an individual prepares written instructions regarding end-of-life care?
Advance directive
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