DEV PSYCH Flashcards
Biological theory of aging that states people age because normal metabolic processes within cells produce unstable oxygen molecules that ricochet around inside cells damaging DNA and cellular structures
A. Hormonal Stress Theory
B. Evolutionary Theory
C. Cellular Clock Theory
D. Free-Radical Theory
E. Mitochondria Theory
D. Free-Radical Theory
Culture-based software programs of the mind; include reading and writing skills, language comprehension, educational qualifications, profession skills, and types of knowledge that help to master or cope with life.
A. Cognitive mechanics
B. Attention
C. Speed processing
D. Cognitive pragmatics
D. Cognitive pragmatics
Convoy Model of Social Relation
A. older adults have fewer peripheral social contacts and more emotionally positive contacts with friends and family
B. individuals go through life embedded in a personal network of individuals to whom they give and from whom they receive social support
C. older adults who had persistently low or declining feelings of usefulness to others had an increased risk of earlier death
D. belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; concern for the welfare of others
B. individuals go through life embedded in a personal network of individuals to whom they give and from whom they receive social support
Increase the risks associated with consuming alcohol or other drugs
A. Multiple medications
B. Frequency of binge drinking
C. Moderate drinking of red wine
D. Late-onset alcoholism
A. Multiple medications
Which of the following is true?
A. Self esteem tends to decline significantly in the 70s and 80s.
B. Majority of adults in their 60s and 70s reported being not in control of their lives
C. Consciousness predicts higher mortality risk from childhood through late adulthood
D. Higher consciousness, extraversion, and openness were related to a higher risk of earlier death.
A. Self esteem tends to decline significantly in the 70s and 80s.
services that provide temporary relief for those who are caring for individuals with disabilities, illnesses, or the elderly
A. Respite care
B. MH first-aid
C. support care system
D. care for the elderly and w/ special needs
A. Respite care
young-old in late adulthood is
A. aged 65 to 85
B. aged 60 to 70
C. aged 65 to 84
D. aged 60-79
C. aged 65 to 84
linked to better health and increased longevity due to benefits of resveratrol
A. multiple medications
B. frequency of binge dinking
C. late-onset alcoholism
D. moderate drinking of red wine
D. moderate drinking of red wine
biological theory of aging that states age makes cell less capable of dividing
A. Evolutionary Theory
B. Cellular Clock Theory
C. Free-Radical Theory
D. Mitochondria Theory
E. Hormonal Stress Theory
B. Cellular Clock Theory
older adults need to compensate when life tasks require a higher level of capacity; factor of successful aging
Compensation
person’s actual ability to function
A oldest-old
B. operational age
C. functional age
D. young-old
C. functional age
view that the aging society is being unfair to its younger members
A. generational inequity
B. generational unfairness
C. societal inequality
D. societal injustice
A. generational inequity
the more active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives
A socioemotional selectivity theory
B. Erikson’s theory
C. activity’s theory
D. selective optimization with compensation theory
C. activity’s theory
older adults become more selective about their social networks; spend more time with individuals with whom they have had rewarding relationships
A. socioemotional selectivity theory
B. Erikson’s theory
C. activity’s theory
D. selective optimization with compensation theory
A. socioemotional selectivity theory
most noticeable changes in physical appearance in late adulthood
A. wrinkles and age spots
B. muscle loss
C. bone loss
D. grey to white hair
A. wrinkles and age spots
focused and extended engagement with an aspect of the environment
A. selective attention
B. divided attention
C. executive attention
B. divided attention
focusing on a specific aspect of experience that is relevant while ignoring others
A. selective attention
B. divided attention
C. executive attention
A. selective attention
neurological disorder in which primary symptoms involve a deterioration of mental functioning
A. dementia
B. Alzheimer’s disease
C. Parkinson’s disease
A. dementia
biological theory of aging that states aging is caused by the decay of mitochondria
A. Evolutionary Theory
B. Cellular Clock Theory
C. Free-Radical Theory
D. Mitochondria Theory
E. Hormonal Stress Theory
D. Mitochondria Theory
biological theory of aging that states benefits conferred by evolution decline with age because natural selection is linked to reproductive fitness
A. Evolutionary Theory
B. Cellular Clock Theory
C. Free-Radical Theory
D. Mitochondria Theory
E. Hormonal Stress Theory
A. Evolutionary Theory
biological theory of aging that states aging in the body’s hormonal system can lower resistance to stress and increase the likelihood of disease
A. Evolutionary Theory
B. Cellular Clock Theory
C. Free-Radical Theory
D. Mitochondria Theory
E. Hormonal Stress Theory
E. Hormonal Stress Theory
chronic progressive disease characterized by muscle tremors, slowing of movement, and partial facial paralysis
A. Dementia
B. Alzheimer’s disease
C. Parkinson’s disease
C. Parkinson’s disease
involves reflecting on the past and either piercing together a positive review or concluding that one’s life has not been well spent
Integrity versus despair
discussing past activities and experiences with another individual or group
Reminiscence therapy
deterioration of the macula of the retina, which corresponds to the focal center of the visual field
A. cataracts
B. glaucoma
C. macular degeneration
C. macular degeneration
ability to remember where one learned something
A. explicit memory
B. implicit memory
C. source memory
D. prospective memory
C. source memory
brain volumes decreases in late adulthood due to the following except:
A. shrinkage of neurons
B. reduced length of dendrites
C. lower number of synapses
D. reduced length of axon
B. reduced length of dendrites
All of the following statements are true about families and social relationships in late adulthood except:
A. marital satisfaction is greater in older adults than middle-aged adults
B. cohabiting older adults are more for companionship than for love
C. remarriage is decreasing due to rising divorce rates, increase longevity, better health
D. older adults who are married or partnered are usually happier and live longer than those who are single
C. remarriage is decreasing due to rising divorce rates, increase longevity, better health
maximum number of years an individual can live is between
A. 120-125
B. 100-120
C. 125-150
D. 110-135
A. 120-125
selective optimization with compensation theory states successful aging is related to the following factors except:
A. selection
B. capability
C. compensation
D. optimization
B. capability
remembering to do something in the future
A. explicit memory
B. implicit memory
C. source memory
D. prospective memory
D. prospective memory
factor of successful aging; possible to maintain performance in some areas through continued practice and the use of new technologies
Optimization
the following are reasons for the increasing rate of centenarians in industrialized countries except
A. diet
B. low-stress lifestyle
C. spirituality
D. humble community
E. activity
D. humble community
all of the statements are true about attachment in late adulthood except:
A. older adults have fewer attachment relationships than younger adults
B. with increasing age, attachment anxiety increases
C. attachment security is associated with greater psychological and physical well-being than attachment anxiety
D. insecure attachment is linked to more perceived negative caregiver burden in caring for patients with Alzheimer’s disease
B. with increasing age, attachment anxiety increases
what is true about sexuality in late adulthood?
A. therapies have been effective in reducing sexual functioning
B. orgasm becomes more frequent in males with age
C. many are sexually active as long as they are healthy
C. many are sexually active as long as they are healthy
cells can divide a maximum of _____ times
A. 75-80
B. 70-85
C. 60-70
D. 65-70
A. 75-80
brain loses ___ percent of its weight between the ages of ____ years
A. 5 to 10 percent; 20 and 90 years
B. 5 to 10 percent; 25 and 80 years
C. 5 to 15 percent; 30 and 100 years
D. 5 to 15 percent; 20 and 80 years
A. 5 to 10 percent; 20 and 90 years
hardware of the mind, reflecting the neurophysiological architecture of the brain; involve speed and accuracy of the processes
A. speed of processing
B. attention
C. cognitive pragmatics
D. cognitive mechanics
D. cognitive mechanics
number of years that the average person born in particular year will probably live
A. life expectancy
B. life span
C. life development
D. 80-100
A. life expectancy
thickening of the lens of the eye that causes vision to become cloudy, opaque, and distorted
A. cataracts
B. glaucoma
C. macular degeneration
A. cataracts
slowing of function in the brain and spinal cord begins in ____ adulthood and accelerate in ____ adulthood
A. early; late
B. middle; late
C. early; middle
B. middle; late
aspects of thinking that include planning actions, allocating attention to goals, detecting and compensating for errors, monitoring progress on tasks, and dealing with novel or difficult circumstances
A. selective attention
B. divided attention
C. executive attention
B. divided attention
damage to the optic nerve because of pressure created by a build-up of fluid in the eye
A. cataracts
B. glaucoma
C. macular degeneration
B. glaucoma
expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life that permits excellent judgement about important matters
A. insight
B. executive knowledge
C. wisdom
D. enlightenment
C. wisdom
gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and eventually physical fucntioning; invovles a deficiency in the brain of messneger chemical acetylcholine
A. dementia
B. Alzheimer’s disease
C. Parkinson’s disease
B. Alzheimer’s disease
aging is linked to
A. reduction in synaptic functioning
B. reduction of neurotransmitters
C. production of neurotransmitters
D. reduction in synaptic pruning
A. reduction in synaptic functioning
C. production of neurotransmitters
All the following statements speak about friendship in late adulthood except:
A. new friendships are less likely to be forged and close friends are chosen over new friends
B. individuals with close ties to friends were less likely to die across a seven-year age span
C. low level of social interaction with friends is linked with coronary heart disease in older adults
D. friendships are more important than family in predicting mental health
C. low level of social interaction with friends is linked with coronary heart disease in older adults
oldest-old in late adulthood is
A. aged 85 or more
B. aged 69 or more
C. aged 75 or more
D. aged 80 or more
A. aged 85 or more
factor in successful aging which states that older adults have a reduced capacity and loss of functioning, which require a reduction in performance in most life domains
Selection
prejudice against others because of their age
Ageism
