Adulthood and Old AgeAdulthood and Old Age

Chapter ReviewChapter Review

Which of the following does NOT Which of the following does NOT influence patterns of health and influence patterns of health and disease in old age?disease in old age?

A. Health at younger ageA. Health at younger age B. Eating habitsB. Eating habits C. Exercise C. Exercise D. Physical strengthD. Physical strength

Answer:Answer:

D Physical StrengthD Physical Strength

The goal of hospice care is toThe goal of hospice care is to

A. Improve the quality of lifeA. Improve the quality of life B. Prolong life.B. Prolong life. C. Avoid the use of drugsC. Avoid the use of drugs D. Cure the patient’s illnessD. Cure the patient’s illness

Answer:Answer:

A Improve the quality of life.A Improve the quality of life.

Brianna is at her physical peak. Brianna is at her physical peak. She is most likely ___years old.She is most likely ___years old.

A. 12-18A. 12-18 B. 18-30B. 18-30 C. 30-38C. 30-38 D. 38-50D. 38-50

Answer:Answer:

B 18-30B 18-30

List the stages of adjusting to List the stages of adjusting to dying and death as defined by dying and death as defined by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.

Answer:Answer:

DenialDenial AngerAnger BargainingBargaining DepressionDepression acceptanceacceptance

Alberto believes that his function Alberto believes that his function in life is to help younger in life is to help younger generations by passing on his generations by passing on his acquired business wisdom. Erik acquired business wisdom. Erik Erikson would say Alberto is Erikson would say Alberto is exhibitingexhibiting

A. DespairA. Despair B. StagnationB. Stagnation C. GenerativityC. Generativity D. Ego integrityD. Ego integrity

Answer: Answer:

C generativityC generativity

A possible reaction to the A possible reaction to the departure from home of a departure from home of a woman’s last child.woman’s last child.

Answer: Empty Nest Answer: Empty Nest SyndromeSyndrome

Study of dying and death.Study of dying and death.

Answer: ThanatologyAnswer: Thanatology

Memory loss, forgetfulness, Memory loss, forgetfulness, disorientation, altered personality, disorientation, altered personality, impaired attention.impaired attention.

Answer: Senile DementiaAnswer: Senile Dementia

Ability to use accumulated Ability to use accumulated knowledge in appropriate knowledge in appropriate situations.situations.

Answer: Crystallized Answer: Crystallized IntelligenceIntelligence

Ability to generate new Ability to generate new hypotheses.hypotheses.

Answer: Fluid IntelligenceAnswer: Fluid Intelligence

The idea that physical and mental The idea that physical and mental decline is inevitable with age.decline is inevitable with age.

Answer: Decremental model Answer: Decremental model of aging.of aging.

Elderly people have difficulty Elderly people have difficulty retrieving information from retrieving information from memory due tomemory due to

A. GenerativityA. Generativity B. A decline in the nervous B. A decline in the nervous

systemsystem C. A loss of fluid intelligenceC. A loss of fluid intelligence D. A loss of crystallized D. A loss of crystallized

intelligenceintelligence

Answer: B Answer: B A decline in the nervous system.A decline in the nervous system.

Predujice or discrimination against Predujice or discrimination against the olderly is called this.the olderly is called this.

Answer: AgeismAnswer: Ageism

Daniel Levinson described the Daniel Levinson described the period in their life when men look period in their life when men look over the life choices they have over the life choices they have made as this.made as this.

Answer: The Age Thirty Answer: The Age Thirty Crisis.Crisis.

During this stage, women stop During this stage, women stop ovulating and menstruating and ovulating and menstruating and their production of sex hormonoes their production of sex hormonoes drops sharply.drops sharply.

Answer: MenopauseAnswer: Menopause

Sissy is struggling through the Sissy is struggling through the second stage of dying. This can second stage of dying. This can best described as a stage ofbest described as a stage of

A. AngerA. Anger B. DenialB. Denial C. AcceptanceC. Acceptance D. bargainingD. bargaining

Answer: A AngerAnswer: A Anger

Daniel Levinson’s theory Daniel Levinson’s theory focused onfocused on

A. Adolescent malesA. Adolescent males B. Adult malesB. Adult males C. Elderly femalesC. Elderly females D. Middle-aged femalesD. Middle-aged females

Wrinkles first appear in the Wrinkles first appear in the skin inskin in

Answer: Middle AgeAnswer: Middle Age

Williams and Johnson have found Williams and Johnson have found that no physiological reason exists that no physiological reason exists for halting this activity.for halting this activity.

Answer: Sexual Activity.Answer: Sexual Activity.

People may become shorter and People may become shorter and develop loose skin in this stage.develop loose skin in this stage.

Answer: Old Age.Answer: Old Age.

Which of the following is NOT one Which of the following is NOT one of the three most common of the three most common causes of death in later causes of death in later adulthood?adulthood?

a.a. CancerCancer

b.b. CirrhosisCirrhosis

c.c. Alzheimer’s diseaseAlzheimer’s disease

d.d. Heart diseaseHeart disease

C; AlzheimersC; Alzheimers

Depression is most common Depression is most common among which group?among which group?

a.a. Adolescent boysAdolescent boys

b.b. Adolescent girlsAdolescent girls

c.c. Middle-aged menMiddle-aged men

d.d. Middle-aged womenMiddle-aged women

D; middle-aged womenD; middle-aged women

What did Erik Erikson call a What did Erik Erikson call a discontinuation of development discontinuation of development and desire to recapture the and desire to recapture the past?past?

Stagnation!Stagnation!

A stage for women in which major A stage for women in which major psychological and biological psychological and biological changes occur.changes occur.

ClimatericClimateric

Elderly people who experience a Elderly people who experience a loss of control often developloss of control often develop

a.a. A fear of dyingA fear of dying

b.b. A negative self-conceptA negative self-concept

c.c. RigidityRigidity

d.d. Alzheimer’s diseaseAlzheimer’s disease

B; a negative self-conceptB; a negative self-concept

Which of the following is NOT a Which of the following is NOT a major cause of death among the major cause of death among the elderly?elderly?

a.a. CancerCancer

b.b. Rheumatoid arthritisRheumatoid arthritis

c.c. Heart diseaseHeart disease

d.d. strokesstrokes

B; rheumatoid arthritis B; rheumatoid arthritis

According to Levinson, what is the According to Levinson, what is the BOOM phase? BOOM phase?

Between the ages of 36 and 40 a Between the ages of 36 and 40 a man learns to “make it” in the man learns to “make it” in the adult world. Here there is a adult world. Here there is a distinctive BOOM phase, distinctive BOOM phase, ““BBecoming ecoming OOne’s ne’s OOwn wn MMan” an”

Which of the following people Which of the following people helped establish thanatology?helped establish thanatology?

a.a. Erik EriksonErik Erikson

b.b. Jack KervorkianJack Kervorkian

c.c. Elisabeth Kubler-RossElisabeth Kubler-Ross

d.d. Lou GehrigLou Gehrig

C; Elisabeth Kubler-RossC; Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Many Americans today have no direct Many Americans today have no direct experience with death becauseexperience with death because

a.a. People no longer go to funerals in People no longer go to funerals in large numberslarge numbers

b.b. Extended families insulate us from Extended families insulate us from deathdeath

c.c. People are afraid of dyingPeople are afraid of dying

d.d. People tend to die in nursing homes People tend to die in nursing homes and hospitals. and hospitals.

D; people tend to die in nursing D; people tend to die in nursing homes and hospitals. homes and hospitals.