ADULTHOOD, LATE ADULTHOOD, & DEATH & DYING

LATE ADULTHOOD THEORIES

100

According to _____, adolescents and emerging adults engage in high-risk behaviors in order to cope with their fear of death.

a.thanatology

b.terror management theory

c.reincarnation

d.bereavement

b.terror management theory

200

10. The view that older people choose familiar social contacts who reinforce their generativity, pride, and joy is referred to as:

a.integrity versus despair.

b.socioemotional selectivity theory.

c.stratification theory.

d.disengagement theory.

b.socioemotional selectivity theory.

300

29. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross proposed _____ sequential stages that dying people go through.

a.two

b.five

c.seven

d.ten

b.five

400

27. Which theory of aging proposes that the body breaks down, part by part, after years of use?

a.wear-and-tear

b.secondary aging

c.free-radical hypothesis

d.cellular accident

a.wear-and-tear

500

 _____ theories claim that social forces limit individual choice and direct life, especially in late adulthood.

a.Dynamic

b.Self

c.Stratification

d.Stage

c.Stratification

CULTURE

100

As a value, filial responsibility is especially strong in:

a.Europe.

b.South America.

c.Asia.

d.Africa.

Asia culture

200

92. Which culture holds families fully responsible for elder care?

a.European

b.American

c.African

d.Australian

c.African

300

42. In the United States, most deaths occur:

a.at home.

b.in hospitals.

c.in nursing homes.

d.at hospice.

ANSWER: 

b

b.in hospitals.

400

62. _______has the highest proportion of elderly in the world.

a.The United States

b.Bulgaria

c.Sweden

d.Japan

d.Japan

500

In the United States, the trend has been toward _____ nursing home residents.

a.more

b.a stable number of

c.fewer

d.trying to increase the number of

c.fewer

DEATH & DYING

100

Worldwide, death is determined when:

a.the person enters locked-in syndrome.

b.the kidneys shut down.

c.noticeable respiration ceases.

d.brain waves cease.

d.brain waves cease.

200

Which description is NOT a characteristic of a good death?

a.peaceful

b.quick

c.in familiar surroundings

d.being alone

d.being alone

300

29. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross proposed _____ sequential stages that dying people go through.

a.two

b.five

c.seven

d.ten

b.five

400

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the first stage of dying is:

a.anger.

b.denial.

c.depression.

d.bargaining.

b.denial.

STATISTICS & NUMBERS

100

2. Today, newborns are expected to live on average to age:

a.55.

b.61.

c.72.

d.85.

c.72.

200

4. What is the fastest-growing age group in the United States?

a.0 to 15

b.20 to 35

c.35 to 65

d.80 and up

d.80 and up

300

5. In the United States, only 3 percent of older people over the age of 64 live:

a.at home.

b.in nursing homes.

c.with an adult child.

d.independently.

b.in nursing homes.

400

35. The maximum life span is _____ years for humans.

a.13

b.55

c.122

d.180

c.122

GENERAL

100

26. Which description is NOT a characteristic of a good death?

a.peaceful

b.quick

c.in familiar surroundings

d.being alone

d.being alone

200

14. The term ageism refers to:

a.the veneration of the elderly.

b.judging people on the basis of chronological age.

c.the view of society held by older people.

d.the demographics of the population pyramid.

b.judging people on the basis of chronological age.

300

2. Erik Erikson called the final crisis of development:

a.optimization versus compensation.

b.generativity versus stagnation.

c.integrity versus despair.

d.activity versus disengagement.

c.integrity versus despair.

400

Age, gender, ethnicity, and income are the four major categories of _____; as such, they can limit choice at every stage of life.

a.cognitive development

b.socioeconomic status

c.self theories

d.stratification

d.stratification

500

42. Generally, where do the elderly prefer to live?

a.in a planned retirement community

b.with their children or other relatives

c.in their own homes

d.in nursing homes

c.in their own homes