Chapter 13.3 Family ties in middle and late adulthood

Question 1

empty nest syndrome

Answer 1

refers to instances in which parents experience unhappiness, worry, loneliness, and depression stemming from their children’s departure from home

Question 2

helicopter parents

Answer 2

parents who intrusively intervene in their children’s lives

Question 3

boomerang children

Answer 3

young adults who return after leaving home for some period, to live in the homes of their middle-aged parents

Question 4

sandwich generation

Answer 4

middle adults who feel squeezed between the needs of both their children and their aging parents

Question 5

involved grandparents

Answer 5

actively engaged in grand parenting and have influence over their grandchildren’s lives

Question 6

companionate grandparents

Answer 6

relaxed grandparents, that act as supporters and biddies to their grandchildren

Question 7

remote grandparents

Answer 7

detached and distant, showing littler interest in their grandchildren

Question 8

continuers

Answer 8

use part-time or volunteer work to remain at least partially active

Question 9

involved spectators

Answer 9

take more of a back-seat role in staying connected with their previous fields

Question 10

adventurers

Answer 10

use retirement as a time to explore entirely new pursuits, perhaps including a new field of work

Question 11

searchers

Answer 11

trying different activities in search of suitable way to spend their retirement

Question 12

easy gliders

Answer 12

don’t fret about retirement and take each day as it comes

Question 13

retreaters

Answer 13

become depressed and withdrawn and stop searching for a meaningful pathway

Question 14

continuing-care community

Answer 14

community that offers an environment in which all the resident are of retirement age or older and need various levels of care

Question 15

adult day-care facilities

Answer 15

elderly individuals receive care only during the day, but spend nights and weekends in their own homes

Question 16

skilled-nursing facilities

Answer 16

provide full-time nursing care for people who have chronic illnesses or are recovering from a temporary medical condition

Question 17

institutionalism

Answer 17

psychological state in which people develop apathy, indifference, and a lack of caring about themselves