Final Test

Question 0

Cognitive changes (post formal changes) Piaget's 
(Young adulthood)

Answer 0

Shifting gears
Multiple Causation
Pragmatism
Awareness of the paradox

Question 1

Young adulthood (20-40s) Bio/Cog changes

Answer 1

1. Bio changes- prime of ones life, healthiest most fit, adult body
2. habits that likely kill u in this twenty years but might be problem midlife
3. drinking, smoking, lack of exercise, overeating
4. accidents, homicides, suicides leading death
5. heart attacks

Question 2

Shifting gears

Answer 2

Able to maintain thought back n forth b/t hypothetical and concrete (diapers)

Question 3

Multiple causation

Answer 3

Move away from the idealism of teens recognize the complexities of problem

Question 4

Pragmatism

Answer 4

Truth is found in what work (fix it any way u can)

Question 5

Awareness of the paradox

Answer 5

Seems to be a truth and lies and lies and truth in everything. “What he most wants is that thing that will make miserable”

Question 6

Psychosocial stage: eriksons 6th stage

Young adulthood

Answer 6

Intimacy vs Isolation

Body- prime (childbearing)

Society- add boss, coworkers

Intimacy- being able to commit to another person after u know who u r. Not being lost in the other. Require deep sacrifice/compromise, a mutual pleasure not just u

Isolation- doesn’t mean hermit but noncommitted, interested in own pleasure, plenty of fish. Some are lonely, nonsocial, awkward

Virtue- love-capacity to care for another with some emotional energy that one cares for self

Question 7

Personality (Maslow self-actualizing) young adulthood

Answer 7

Self-actualizing
Self esteem needs
Love belonging needs
Safety needs
Basic needs

Question 8

Self actualizing

Answer 8

art of living. Care/character

Question 9

Self esteem needs

Answer 9

Resourcefulness of self

Question 10

Love belonging needs

Answer 10

Support system

Question 11

Safety needs

Answer 11

Trust that others protective

Question 12

Basic needs

Answer 12

Enough food, water, clothes, shelter for basic survival

Question 13

Work (young adulthood)

Answer 13

Men 
Age of establishment
Age of consolidation
Age of transition
Women
"Split dream"

Question 14

Age of consolidation (young)

Answer 14

Climbing the ladder, working on being promoted, working like a dog, expanding your network, hobnobbing (30-40)

Question 15

Age of establishment

Answer 15

Gaining entry lvl employment, learning the ropes, the game, who is power players, who to smooge with, golf (20-30)

Question 16

Split dream

Answer 16

Wants kids and nice career

Question 17

Family Stages (young adulthood)

Answer 17

• Leaving home/single- launching mid twenties living separate, developing life-style, own boss
• becoming a new couple- mixing families n friends, single friends, getting along (wedding revealing-elope, small vs large)

*becoming a family w/ young children
Finding space n time, re prioritizing relations with friends, fam, shift in financial situation
Children: early- energy, less expects, less complications…later- more resources, more mature, high expects

Question 18

Age of transition (mid)

Answer 18

Climbing or settling?

Question 19

Middle adulthood (40-65)
Physical/cog changes

Answer 19

• menopause: end of menstrual cycle
• osteoporosis hypertension
• declines in senses, systems (growth hormone), metabolism
• world class athletes 45 diet exercise
• cause of death: cancer, heart disease
• cognitive changes: intelligence crystal vs fluid
• practical thinking- productivity likely to understand the real world and play by rules to for a purpose

Question 20

Eriksons 7th stage (middle adulthood)

Psychosocial changes

Answer 20

Generativity vs Stagnation

• body is showing modest declines, person adapt from being a physical force to a mental force, use experience to overcome obstacles
• society-social network is in it’s prime, parents children neighbors community partners coaching
• Generativity means to generate for self/others
• stagnation is to be stuck going nowhere/ the void
• virtue: care, help the next generation

Question 20

Eriksons 8th stage (middle adulthood)

Answer 20

Integrity vs despair

Body- significant declines, can’t do what use to do along lines of vigor, must appreciate what can still do rather than counting up cants

Society- network beginning to shrink, friends, family, spouse dying. US culture shuns elderly, social invisibility, find joy in grandkids and staying active

Integrity- comin to terms with regrets, successes, missed opps, lookin at life as whole
Despair- missed potential, many regrets, raw deal

Virtue- wisdom gentle guidance for 3 generations

Question 21

Personality (middle adulthood)

Answer 21

Levison’s midlife tasks

1. Being old vs young
2. being constructive vs destructive
3. masculine vs feminine
4. be attached vs separated

Question 22

Work (middle adulthood)

Answer 22

• Pinnacle top rungs of ladder- many reach the pinnacle what you five women due to “split dream” reach about 55
• age of establishment, consolidation= now
• age of transition (valiant)- 40-mid50s
• workaholic or scaling back- sons football game is more important than extra time in the office
• 55 and unemployed very difficult- companies don’t want u because retire in 10yrs and u have so much experience that u have to be paid well

Question 23

Family (middle adulthood)

Answer 23

1. Launching
2. New couple
3. New family w/ kids
4. Family w/ teens (mid)- considered one of the hardest parts of marriage. Teens challenge parents, put one parent against the other
5. Family at midlife- taking care of own parents as they become sick and sometimes with children who fail to launch after college

Question 24

What happens when parents suffer from having an empty nest?

Answer 24

When kids leave they may suffer from midlife crisis or divorce rate greatly increases

Question 25

What is a generation sandwich?

Answer 25

3 generations in 1 house

Question 26

Who has the highest rate of suicide?

Answer 26

People of ages 64-74

Question 27

Late adulthood 65+ Bio/Cog changes

Answer 27

-young old- 65-74, old old- 75-84, oldest old- 85+
-avg vs absolute lifespan- declines in 5 senses, mobility, circulation, stamina, reflexes, hearing aid, trifocals,etc
M= 74, F=84, abs=120
-cog changes- crystallized continues vs fluid intel drops

Question 28

What is the terminal drop for those in late adulthood?

Answer 28

Six months before death, massive fall off of skill sets. Often signaled by fall (broken hip)

Question 29

Mental Heath concerns (late adulthood)

Answer 29

1. Alzheimer’s
2. Depression
3. Fear of victimization

Question 30

What is Alzheimer’s?

Answer 30

Neuro-cognitive disorder, lose memory, ability to care for self, change in personality, get lost and wander away, 24hr care

Question 31

What signals of depression do ppl in late adulthood show?

Answer 31

Declining health, serious illness, death of friends/support, nothing to live for, loneliness, feel like a burden, can’t take care of oneself, don’t want to go to nursing home. Suicide.

Question 32

What does fear of victimization entail?

Answer 32

Ppl take advantage of elderly. Telephone scams, street crime (mugging), elder abuse (kids extorting parents for retirement $)

Question 33

Personality tasks for late adult

Answer 33

Peck’s adjustments to late life

A. Self differentiation beyond the work role- most ppl highly identify w/their work (i.e. I am a professor- I am what I do) so retirement hard

B. body transcendence vs. body preoccupation- body is starting to fail n will continue to do so. Transcendence means enjoying what one still can do rather than cataloging every new limitation

C. Ego transcendence vs. ego preoccupation- happy w/ life rather than worried about ones legacy and if one will be remembered by history

Question 34

Work: trying to retire (late adulthood)

Answer 34

Retirement stages:

1. Preparing- stop taking on new work projects, shifting clients over to someone younger, assessing financial ability to retire, health/medical/insurance, sometimes moving to be near kids, retirement home
2. Honeymoon- having free time to do things, always wanted: fishing, grand kids, relax, etc
3. Disenchanted- often become bored, spent too much $, or poor health doesn’t allow activities
4. Re-orientation- have to set up schedule and budget that allows some down time, some freebies (play cards), some work around the house, and find a way to fill up some time that used to be occupied by work without spending all ur $

Question 35

Family (late adulthood)

Answer 35

• handling loss- longer u live, more funerals u attend
• grandparenting- one joys of this time
• maintaining independent status

Question 36

Styles of grand parenting

Answer 36

Formal- grandparents in charge “matriarchy” their duty is to discipline n teach u

Fun loving- candy give them lots of stuff

Remote- not much in contact (I.e out of state, not much influence on the grandchild

Surrogate-?

Question 37

Housing options for late adulthood

Answer 37

1. Nursing homes: least desirable
    Independent vs. dependent 
2. Assisted living- often a one floor apartment that offers nurse or helper
3. Retirement community
4. Generation sandwich
5. Maintain own home 
6. Hospice

Question 38

Facing one’s own death

Answer 38

Legal side:

• will- who possessions go to
• living will- when to stop life saving procedures (dnr- do not resuscitate)
• don’t leave it up to children to decide
• story
• America & euthanasia
• Dr. Jack kevorkian “u don’t know jack”
• active n passive

Question 39

Funeral arrangements

Answer 39

-Avg cost= $10-15k
-Grandpa in suit at wedding n funeral
-Obituary: maybe write that urself b/c:
•more personal- opportunity for life review, what it meant to u
•both funeral n nursing home insurance
•purchasing ur plot & epitaph (others will have to if u don’t) ex: Thomas Jefferson didn’t list himself as president

Question 40

Kubler-Ross’ stages of death

Answer 40

More appropriate for sudden illness

1. Denial- can’t be happening to me, must be mistake
2. Anger- stupid dr. n god betrayed me
3. Bargaining- let me make it to Christmas or grandchild graduation
4. Depression- don’t want visitors, keep shades low
5. Acceptance- make peace w/ fate, it’s been a good life