Adult Development Final Flashcards
True of False: Identity development is usually worked out in adolescence and then set for the rest of adulthood.
False
True or False: Identity development in middle adulthood involves reassessing and challenging gender roles and expectations.
True
True or False: The developers of the five-factor model believe that the five traits are genetic in origin and are universal across all cultures.
True
Individuals in identity crisis are engaged in __________________________.
A. self-exploration, while at the same time realizing they have some choices to make.
B. learning a new facet of commitment; the mutual give-and-take that sustains long-term love relationships.
C. caring about the next generation and anxious to find creative ways to share their own resources.
D. acknowledging the regrets
A. self-exploration, while at the same time realizing they have some choices to make.
Erikson’s young adult stage of intimacy versus isolation is the quest to _______________.
A. communicate and articulate personal needs.
B. explore self and others.
C. challenge the boundaries of social interactions.
D. trust and truly love another person.
D. trust and truly love another person.
Individuals in generativity versus stagnation are engaged in ________________________.
A. self-exploration, while at the same time realizing they have some choices to make.
B. learning a new facet of commitment, the mutual give-and-take that sustains long-term love relationships.
C. caring about the next generation and anxious to find creative ways to share their own resources.
D. acknowledging the regrets.
C. caring about the next generation and anxious to find creative ways to share their own resources.
True or False: The cohabitation effect is the common research finding that couples who cohabit prior to marriage are more likely to divorce.
True
True or False: A popular theory of love relationships states that the type of attachment infants develop with their caregivers will be the type of attachment those infants, when they are adults, will develop with their lovers.
True
True or False: Researchers have found that heterosexual and gay couples are more alike in terms of satisfaction and stability than different.
True
True or False: Among adult siblings, brothers tend to have the closest relationships.
False
True or False: The average informal caregiver provides over 40 hours of care per week for over 4 years.
True
True or False: Higher levels of religiosity are associated with better physical and mental health among older adults.
True
_____________________ highlights six personality types: Realistic, Conventional, Social, Artistic, Investigative, and Enterprising.
A. Super’s theory of career development.
B. Kuder Theory of Preference.
C. Holland’s theory of job–personality fit.
D. Career Assessment Inventory.
D. Career Assessment Inventory.
The Hershey Company is cutting more jobs in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Sara Stoltzfus held one of 80 positions Hershey eliminated at the local Y and S Candies plant. The plant, which has 520 workers, manufactures Twizzlers licorice. Sara, a single mother of two, decided to create a “game-plan” during the time she collects unemployment that includes reducing her expenses while looking for work. Sara’s coping strategy is best described as using:
A. Problem-focused
B. Emotion –focused
C. Denial of Stress
D. Humor
A. Problem-focused
It has been 6 months since police found Jayahn Pritchard, a three-year-old boy, drowned in a stream behind his home. His grandmother, Lucretia Thomas, was grief-stricken, but has since taken to a speaker’s circuit advising parents and grandparents on child safety issues. Ms. Thomas stated that her new passion puts Jayahn’s death into perspective, and helps heal the pain by talking about the incident so others may live. Lucretia’s coping strategy is best described as using:
A. Problem-focused
B. Emotion –focused
C. Denial of Stress
D. Humor
B. Emotion –focused
True or False: A cohort is a group of people who have grown up together, but have non-normative history-graded experiences.
False
True or False: An example of a non-normative influence that may influence or change your life would be all individuals born in 1995.
False
True or False: Psychology relies on scientifically informed methods of data collection, analysis, and interpretation in order to provide objectivity in reporting research findings.
True
Challenging issues in the study of adult development and aging include:
a) working with disciplines other than one’s own
b) balancing the emphasis on young, middle and late adulthood
c) highlighting both group trends based on age and individual differences
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
An example of a non-normative influence that may influence or change your life might be:
a) being born in the year 1995
b) being alive as the first African-American becomes the President of the United States
c) being aware of where you were when on 9/11/2001 terrorists flew into the Twin Towers
d) winning the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Cash 5 game for $ 1.2 million
d) winning the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Cash 5 game for $ 1.2 million
True or False: Women tend to carry weight around their waist whereas men tend to carry weight on their hips and thighs.
False
True or False: Successful aging involves high-quality social involvement, psychological coping, life satisfaction, and physiological functioning.
True
True or False: To get a better night’s sleep, individuals should maintain a sleep routine; avoid alcohol, nicotine, overeating, and large liquid intake in the evenings, and sleep in a cool, quiet, dark location on a supportive mattress.
True
Which type of memory demonstrates a great amount of loss and deterioration with age?
A. Episodic memory
B. Non-episodic memory
C. Procedural memory
A. Episodic memory
True or False: Memories for procedures, such as playing an instrument or typing, tend to deteriorate with age.
False
______________ intelligence consists of the knowledge gained through educational and cultural systems, such as common vocabulary and mathematical skills.
A. Emotional
B. Crystallized
C. Multiple
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
In sexuality research, participants may withhold the truth and give what they believe to be socially appropriate responses because honest responses could be ____________________.
A. embarrassing
B. stigmatizing
C. illegal
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Which of the following common eye pathologies is known by its clouded eye lens that is similar to trying to look through a fogged-up window? A. Macular Degeneration B. Glaucoma C. Presbyopia D. Cataracts
D. Cataracts
The term “aging” can be divided into distinguishing between external or environmentally. What is the term that refers to normal or expected aging?
A. Primary aging
B. Secondary aging
C. Tertiary aging
D. Quaternary aging
A. Primary aging
The term “aging” can be divided into distinguishing between external or environmentally. What is the term that refers to caused aging?
A. Primary aging
B. Secondary aging
C. Tertiary aging
D. Quaternary aging
B. Secondary aging
For which type of patient is hospice care intended?
a. anyone terminally ill
b. the chronically but not terminally ill
c. the acutely ill (such as those with severe pneumonia)
only cancer patients
a. anyone terminally ill
Which of the following age groups of adults is likely to have the greatest fear of death?
a. 20–30
b. 40–50
c. 60–70
d. 80–90
b. 40–50
Which of the following age groups of adults is likely to talk the most about death and dying as well as thinking about it most?
a. 20–30
b. 40–50
c. 60–70
d. 80–90
d. 80–90
Which of the following groups is likely to have the LEAST fear of death?
a. adults high in neuroticism
b. middle-aged adults
c. adults with strong religious commitment
D. extraverted adults
c. adults with strong religious commitment
According to Kübler-Ross, which of the following is typically the first response to being told one is dying?
a. anger
b. bargaining
c. depression
d. denial
d. denial
According to Kübler-Ross, which of the following is typically the final response in the stages of reactions to the knowledge of death?
a. anger
b. denial
c. acceptance
d. depression
c. acceptance
According to Kübler–Ross’s theory on the give stages of responses to dying, the typical sequence is _______.
a. denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
b. denial, anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance
c. anger, denial, depression, bargaining, acceptance
d. anger, denial, bargaining, depression, acceptance
a. denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
A term used in hospice care that refers to support that is aimed at pain alleviation and comfort maximization with a minimum of life-prolonging measures is_______.
a. curative care
b. palliative care
c. psychosocial care
d. alleviation care
b. palliative care
Studies of patients diagnosed with several types of disease, including AIDS and cancer, suggest that _______.
a. those who express a lot of hostility and anger die sooner
b. “good patients” who do what they are told by physicians survive longer
c. there is no consistent link between personality and length of survival
D. those who express very little hostility or anger die sooner
D. those who express very little hostility or anger die sooner
Leona’s family held a wake in the evening and then a funeral the next day for her mother who died at the age of 62. According to Marshall and Levy, two important functions of rituals are \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. control and meaningfulness b. venting and connecting c. denial and mourning crying and honoring
a. control and meaningfulness