Exam 13: Methods of Therapy: Ways of Helping

Each of the following is true EXCEPT ______.

Surveys of the elderly indicate that generally they are ______.

People obtain their highest intelligence test scores in ______.

Children with strict parents are more likely to become competent.

According to your text, the last great taboo is ______.

______ adolescents continue to feel love, respect, and loyalty toward their parents.

The metabolic rate increases as we age.

Levinson believes that during our early twenties we ______, which serves as a blueprint for our lives and is characterized by the drive to leave our mark in history.

The ability to manipulate the environment to achieve desired effects is called ______ competence.

Tasha is actively working through her personal beliefs and struggling to determine what her college major should be and what career she should pursue. She has not yet been able to determine which choice is best for her. Her identity status is best described as ______.

______ adults over age 65 live in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes.

Menopause is not a major life change for most women.

Characteristics that distinguish the sexes, such as distribution of body hair and depth of voice, but that are not directly involved in reproduction, are called ______ sex characteristics.

The adolescent brain is still maturing, especially the part that puts the brakes on risky or impulsive behavior.

Western culture sends adolescents mixed messages about sex.

People can be creative for their entire lifetime.

In 1900, one American in ______ was over age 65.

In Piaget's theory, the ______ represents cognitive maturity.

As adults age they tend to show ______ in their ability to recall meaningless information and ______ functioning in areas in which they can apply their experience.

Between the ages of 40 and 70, the typical American male ______ muscle mass and ______ body fat.