Growth and Development CH 8 - 9 - 10 Review

Question 1

Which of the following statements about Middle Adulthood is not true?

Answer 1

Females usually experience a decrease in the enjoyment of sexual activity.

Question 2

What is a common contributor to a decline in health during Middle Age?

Answer 2

Unhealthy lifestyles

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes ‘launching’?

Answer 3

Untying the apron strings and letting children establish their own lives

Question 4

When middle age Mrs. Jones states “I’ve been working and doing for others most of my life; now it is ‘me’ time and time to do nothing”, she is expressing…

Answer 4

Stagnation

Question 5

Which of the following statements by a 92 year old man best describes achievement of Erikson’s “Ego Integrity”?

Answer 5

I have a lot of things wrong with me but I know that comes with the territory.

Question 6

Ego transcendence in the elderly is best described as:

Answer 6

Being aware of self in a realistic perspective.

Question 7

Which of the following is the greatest contributing factor to wrinkles in the older adult?

Answer 7

Loss of subcutaneous fat

Question 8

Why are older adults at higher risk to have cancer?

Answer 8

Decline in immune response

Question 9

Which is TRUE about the developmental tasks associated with Duval and Miller’s Family Life Cycle Stage?

Answer 9

They tend to correspond with meeting the tasks of the oldest child.

Question 10

Which of the following is an effective instrument for assessing family sociologic risks?

Answer 10

Ecomap

Question 11

Which family assessment tool evaluates health risks within three generations?

Answer 11

Genogram

Question 12

What is the best descriptor of ‘function’ as it relates to family assessment?

Answer 12

The role of each family member has in family interdependence and relationships.