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Aging that results from disease, abuse and disuse is called

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secondary aging

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ageism is

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prejudice or discrimination usually against

older people

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compared with American men, american women tend to

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live longer

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

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cataracts

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

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dementia

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

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ego integrity versus despair

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the virtue gained during erikson’s final stage is

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wisdom

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

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coping

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

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older adults use it more often that younger adults

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

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the loss of a child by auto accident

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

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activity theory

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

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

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Which of the following is true about menopause

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It is the cessation of ovulation and menstruation

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

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positively

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chronically high blood pressure is called

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hypeerrtension

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

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erectile dyfunction

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

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osteoporosis

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

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fluid intelligence

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

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crystallized intelligence

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according to Erikson generatively can take the form of

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fostering the development of the young

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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

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

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generatively versus stagnation

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According to Erikson the virtue of middle adulthood is

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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

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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
social construction
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The process that leads to sexual maturity is
puberty
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the anatomical structures that differentiate males form females are the
primary sex characteristics
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Secondary sex characteristics include which of the following
pubic hair, gonads, breast growth, broad shoulders
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Most teenagers are more concerned about their ____ than any other aspect of their development
appearance
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The term for one's first period is
menarche
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secret gorging on food followed by vomiting, fasting, or purgingg with use of laxatives is characteristic of
bulimics
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according to piaget adolescents are in which stage of cognitive development
formal operations
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according to erikson, adolescents are in the crisis of
identity vs. role confusion
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According to erikson's theory the virtue that arises form the resolution of the identity crisis in adolescence is
fidelity
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James Marcia identifies 4 identity states or statuses to the presence of absence of
crisis and commitment
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in order to achieve sexual identity, adolescents must achieve all of the following except
having a successful sexual encounter
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the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseaase is
human papilloma virus
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the most common curable STD is
chlamydia
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Individuation refers to
adolescent's struggles for autonomy and differentiation