Exam 15: Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

How is gender stratification evident in the way that older men and women take care of one another?

Mrs. Smith lives in the same house as her grandchildren and cares for them every day. Her grandparenting is:

In the U.S., elderly Hispanics seem to have a _____ advantage over elderly non-Hispanics.

Activities and actions that require some intellectual competence and forethought are referred to as ______ activities of daily living.

Brad has added a room to his house in anticipation of his elderly parents moving in with him. As their oldest son, he feels obligated to provide care for them out of a sense of:

Do the elderly hope to move to a distant, warm place?

Which of the following conditions increases the likelihood of elder abuse?

Older adults attend ______ religious services than the middle aged, but their faith ______ with age.

According to disengagement theory, aging leads to decreasing options for relationships and activities.

In what ways might stratification by ethnicity exacerbate the problems that older adults experience?

Which theory focuses on the gender divisions promoted by society?

About 5 percent of elders report that they have been victims of:

Grandparents who are active in the day-to-day lives of their grandchildren are called ______ grandparents.

Erikson called the final crisis of development:

Is home care better than nursing home care?

Age, gender, ethnicity, and income are the four major categories of _____; as such, they can limit choice at every stage of life.

_____ theories focus on the ways people negotiate challenges to the self.

A study by Brasson et al (2012) indicated that the brains, bodies, and behaviors of adults diagnosed with _____ were more like those of younger adults; they did not age in the appropriate way.

Psychological health in old age is based on:

What are some benefits of volunteering, and what can be done to encourage more volunteerism among older adults?