Exam 13: Methods of Therapy: Ways of Helping

Alvin recently retired. Currently, he feels that he has mastered his role as a retiree. He has settled into a routine and is completely aware of his needs, strengths, and weaknesses. He is in the ______ stage of retirement.

The beginning of menstruation is called ______.

Portnoy is 75 years old. He is having increasing trouble remembering things. He has had increasing periods of disorientation and has gotten lost in his own house several times recently. He can still recall events from his childhood and early adulthood, but he has difficulty remembering recent events. He has symptoms of ______.

Authoritative parents do not respect their children's point of view.

Each of the following is true EXCEPT ______.

Creativity ______.

Many adolescents develop an "it can't happen to me" attitude, which makes it difficult to get them to listen to warnings about the risks of smoking and drunk driving, because of ______.

There is ______ difference in the life expectancy between people in the highest income brackets and those in the lowest.

Describe the characteristics of adolescent social, personality, and sexual development.

Sheehy coined the term ______ to describe the search for a new identity that is central to many people during their forties and fifties.

Researchers have found that regular exercise and a healthful diet ______.

Between the ages of 20 and 70, lung capacity may decline by about ______ percent.

Middle adulthood spans the years from ______.

Alvin has decided that he is bored with retirement. He misses his workmates and the challenges posed by his former job duties. So he decides to return to work. He is in the ______ stage of retirement.

G. Stanley Hall has described adolescence as a time of ______.

Age-related muscle loss tends to accelerate particularly after the age of ______.

During the growth spurt, adolescents grow some ______ inches.

After several months of wrestling with her goals, Tasha has decided, on her own, to pursue a course of study in engineering to become an engineer. Her identity status is best described as ______.

For those who have experienced the loss of a loved one, usually the most intense grief occurs ______.

Compare and contrast social and personality development in young, middle, and late adulthood.