CH18 - PsychSoc L.Adulthood

Question 1

According to Erikson, the eighth and final stage of psychosocial
development, in which people in late adulthood either achieve a sense of integrity of the self by accepting the lives they have lived, and thus accept death, or yield to despair that their lives cannot be relived.

Answer 1

ego integrity versus despair

Question 2

this term refers to the adaptive thinking or behavior aimed at
reducing or relieving stress that arises from harmful, threatening, or challenging conditions.

Answer 2

coping

Question 3

Model of coping, proposed by Lazarus and Folkman, that holds that, on the basis of continuous appraisal of their relationship with the environment, people choose appropriate coping strategies to deal with situations that tax their normal resources.

Answer 3

cognitive-appraisal model

Question 4

In the cognitive-appraisal model, coping strategy directed toward eliminating, managing, or improving a stressful situation.

Answer 4

problem-focused coping

Question 5

In the cognitive-appraisal model, coping strategy directed toward managing the emotional response to a stressful situation so as to lessen its physical or psychological impact.

Answer 5

emotion-focused coping

Question 6

this term refers to the theory of aging that holds that
successful aging is characterized by mutual withdrawal of the older person and society.

Answer 6

disengagement theory

Question 7

this term refers to the theory of aging that holds that to age
successfully a person must remain as active as possible.

Answer 7

activity theory

Question 8

this term refers to the the theory of aging, described by Atchley,
that holds that in order to age successfully people must maintain a balance of continuity and change in both the internal and external structures of their lives.

Answer 8

continuity theory

Question 9

this term refers to the enhancing of overall cognitive functioning
by using stronger abilities to compensate for those that have
weakened.

Answer 9

selective optimization with
compensation (SOC)

Question 10

this term refers to the act of remaining in one’s own home, with orwithout assistance, in later life.

Answer 10

aging in place

Question 11

what virtue comes from ego integrity vs despair

Answer 11

wisdom