Ch. 15: Social Aspects of Later Life

Question 1

Competence

Answer 1

Upper limit of person’s ability to function in five domains: physical health, sensory-perceptual skills, motor skills, cognitive skills, and ego strength

Question 2

Environmental Press

Answer 2

Physical, interpersonal, or social demands that environments put on people

Question 3

Adaptation level

Answer 3

when press level is average for a particular level of competence

Question 4

Zone of maximum performance potential

Answer 4

When press level is slightly higher, tending to improve performance

Question 5

Zone of maximum comfort

Answer 5

When press level is slightly lower, facilitating a high quality of life

Question 6

Proactivity

Answer 6

When people choose new behaviors to meet new desires or needs and exert control over their lives

Question 7

docility

Answer 7

When people allow their situation to dictate the options they have

Question 8

Integrity vs. Despair

Answer 8

Erikson’s phase, process in late life when people try to make sense of their lives

Question 9

Life review

Answer 9

process when people reflect o the events and experiences of their lifeimtes

Question 10

subjective well-being

Answer 10

evaluation of one’s life that is associated with positive feelings

Question 11

Social convoy

Answer 11

Group of people who journey with us throughout our lives, providing support in good times and bad

Question 12

socioemotional selectivity

Answer 12

Argues that social contact is motivated by a variety of goals, including information seeking, self-concept, and emotional regulation

Question 13

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

Answer 13

Basic self-care tasks (eating, bathing, etc.)

Question 14

Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)

Answer 14

Actions that require some intellectual competence and planning

Question 15

Sense of place

Answer 15

Cognitive and emotional attachments that a person puts on their place of residence/home