final

Question 0

Aging that results from disease, abuse and disuse is called

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secondary aging

Question 1

ageism is

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prejudice or discrimination usually against

older people

Question 2

compared with American men, american women tend to

Answer 2

live longer

Question 3

Sarah has developed cloudy, opaque areas in the lenses of her eyes that are causing blurry vision. she probably has

Answer 3

cataracts

Question 4

the general term for physiologically caused deterioration in cognitive and behavioral functioning in old age

Answer 4

dementia

Question 5

according to erikson, persons in late adulthood are in the crisis of

Answer 5

ego integrity versus despair

Question 6

the virtue gained during erikson’s final stage is

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wisdom

Question 7

the ability to adapt thinking and behavior to reduce or relieve stress that arises from harmful threatening and challenging conditions is referred to as

Answer 7

coping

Question 8

Which of the following is true about the use of emotion focused coping in adulthood

Answer 8

older adults use it more often that younger adults

Question 9

All of the following are examples of what Pauline Boss calls an ambiguous loss except

Answer 9

the loss of a child by auto accident

Question 10

Which theory holds that people age most successfully by remaining involved in as many roles as possible and finding substitutes for lost roles?

Answer 10

activity theory

Question 11

According to atchley’s continuity theory, the most desirable pattern of development in later life is for older people to

Answer 11

welcome some change but maintain links with the past, thus maintaining a connection b/ w past and present

Question 12

Which of the following is true about menopause

Answer 12

It is the cessation of ovulation and menstruation

Question 13

In the us today, most wonen who have gone through menopause view it

Answer 13

positively

Question 14

chronically high blood pressure is called

Answer 14

hypeerrtension

Question 15

the inability to maintain the blood flow associated with arousal for the penis is called

Answer 15

erectile dyfunction

Question 16

the disorder caused by a decrease of estrogen production and characterized by thinning of bones and increased risk of fracture is called

Answer 16

osteoporosis

Question 17

cattell and horn called the ability to solve new and unusual problems

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fluid intelligence

Question 18

cattell and horn ccaalled the ability to remember and use stored information

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crystallized intelligence

Question 19

according to Erikson generatively can take the form of

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fostering the development of the young

Question 20

In the timing of events model, personality development is dependent on

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significant life events that occur at different times for different people

Question 21

According to erikson, middle age adults are involved in the crisis of

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generatively versus stagnation

Question 22

According to Erikson the virtue of middle adulthood is

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care

Question 23

Most research has cast doubt on the idea that middle age brings about _____ as a source of psychological disturbance

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a midlife crisis

Question 24

before the 20th century there was no concept of adolescence; children moved to adulthood either thorough physical maturity or when they began apprenticeships. Adolescence is a

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social construction

Question 25

The process that leads to sexual maturity is

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puberty

Question 26

the anatomical structures that differentiate males form females are the

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primary sex characteristics

Question 27

Secondary sex characteristics include which of the following

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pubic hair, gonads, breast growth, broad shoulders

Question 28

Most teenagers are more concerned about their ____ than any other aspect of their development

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appearance

Question 29

The term for one’s first period is

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menarche

Question 30

secret gorging on food followed by vomiting, fasting, or purgingg with use of laxatives is characteristic of

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bulimics

Question 31

according to piaget adolescents are in which stage of cognitive development

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formal operations

Question 32

according to erikson, adolescents are in the crisis of

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identity vs. role confusion

Question 33

According to erikson’s theory the virtue that arises form the resolution of the identity crisis in adolescence is

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fidelity

Question 34

James Marcia identifies 4 identity states or statuses to the presence of absence of

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crisis and commitment

Question 35

in order to achieve sexual identity, adolescents must achieve all of the following except

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having a successful sexual encounter

Question 36

the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseaase is

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human papilloma virus

Question 37

the most common curable STD is

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chlamydia

Question 38

Individuation refers to

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adolescent’s struggles for autonomy and differentiation