2nd (Prelim)

Question 1

The context of the societal values

Answer 1

Sociologic theory

Question 2

Viewed aging as a developmental task in and of itself

Answer 2

Disengagement Theory

Question 3

People needed to stay active if they are to age successfully

Answer 3

Activity theory or Developmental task theory

Question 4

Proposes that how a person has been throughout life is how that person will continue through the remainder of life

Answer 4

Continuity theory

Question 5

Key societal issue being addressed in this theory is the concept of interdependence between the aging person and society at large.

Answer 5

Age stratification theory

Question 6

Relates to the individual personal competence within the environment in which he or she interacts

Answer 6

Person - Environment Fit theory

Question 7

Basic assumption of the psychologic theories of aging is that development does not end when a person reaches adulthood

Answer 7

psychologic theories of aging

Question 8

Adaptive mechanism:

Answer 8

memory
learning capacity
feelings
intellectual functioning
motivations to perform or not perform particular activities

Question 9

Each individual has an innate internal hierarchy of needs that motivates all human behaviors.

Answer 9

maslow’s hierarchy of human needs theory

Question 10

proposed a theory of personality development throughout life: Childhood, youth and young adulthood, middle age, and old age

Answer 10

Jung’s theory of individualism

Question 11

the major focus of development in this theory is with an individual’s ego structure, or sense of self, especially in response to the ways in which society shapes its development.

Answer 11

eight stages of life theory (erikson’s psychosocial stages)

Question 12

human beings seek to explain and validate their existence in the world.

Answer 12

moral/spiritual development

Question 13

increased dryness of the skin, thinning, age spots, wrinkles,and decreased skin elasticity

Answer 13

integumentary

Question 14

muscles may become rigid with age and may lose tone, even with regular exercise.

Answer 14

musculoskeletal

Question 15

decline in marrow cellularity, increased risk of myeloproliferative disorders and anemia

Answer 15

hematopoietic

Question 16

important for the optimal functioning of our general and specific immune responses.

Answer 16

lymphatic

Question 17

decrease in the production of digestive enzymes

Answer 17

gastrointestinal

Question 18

the rate of urine flow out of the bladder and into the urethra slows.

Answer 18

urinary

Question 19

function generally declines with age because hormone receptors become less sensitive.

Answer 19

endocrine

Question 20

the testes continue to produce sperm, but the rate of sperm cell poduction slows.

Answer 20

male reproductive

Question 21

Vaginal walls become thinner, dryer, less elastic, and possibly irritated

Answer 21

female reproductive