Question 1

Which of the Big 5 personality traits does not decline until after age 70?

Accepted Answer

A)  Openness 
B)  Conscientiousness 
C)  Agreeableness 
D)  Extroversion 
A)  Openness 
B)  Conscientiousness 
C)  Agreeableness 
D)  Extroversion

Question 2

When a dying person seeks out a second or third opinion, they are in the _____ stage of death.

Accepted Answer

A)  Denial 
B)  Anger 
C)  Bargaining 
D)  Depression 
A)  Denial 
B)  Anger 
C)  Bargaining 
D)  Depression

Question 3

What is the widowhood effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  The increased likelihood for a recently widowed person to die. 
B)  The increased likelihood for experiencing depression after the death of a spouse. 
C)  The decreased likelihood for a recently widowed person to enter into a romantic relationship. 
D)  The decreased likelihood for a recently widowed person to depend on adult children. 
A)  The increased likelihood for a recently widowed person to die. 
B)  The increased likelihood for experiencing depression after the death of a spouse. 
C)  The decreased likelihood for a recently widowed person to enter into a romantic relationship. 
D)  The decreased likelihood for a recently widowed person to depend on adult children.

Question 4

What type of elder maltreatment is least common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual abuse 
B)  Physical abuse 
C)  Neglect 
D)  Emotional abuse 
A)  Sexual abuse 
B)  Physical abuse 
C)  Neglect 
D)  Emotional abuse

Question 5

Older spouses tend to become more similar to each other in all of the following ways except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality. 
B)  Cognitive functioning. 
C)  Dependency. 
D)  Markers of aging. 
A)  Personality. 
B)  Cognitive functioning. 
C)  Dependency. 
D)  Markers of aging.

Question 6

What is the greatest challenge to adjusting to widowhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Financial decline 
B)  Loneliness 
C)  Role confusion 
D)  Grief 
A)  Financial decline 
B)  Loneliness 
C)  Role confusion 
D)  Grief

Question 7

Religiosity only refers to the attitudes and orientation of individuals (such as prayer).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Acts or omissions that cause harm to the older person and occur within the context of a trusting relationships is called:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Acts or omissions that cause harm to...

Question 9

Older adults who have suffered health issues and had no social contact with friends around the time of the illness are more likely to die within two years of the illness than those who had daily contact with friends around the time of the illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Culturally patterned ritualistic ways of displaying and expressing bereavement is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  loss. 
B)  hospice. 
C)  mourning. 
D)  grief. 
A)  loss. 
B)  hospice. 
C)  mourning. 
D)  grief.

Question 11

Christopher is an older adult who is described as happy, self-contented, self-centered, laid back, satisfied with what he has, and less preoccupied with productivity. What will Christopher's personality style result in as he ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  He will have a smaller number of friends because of his self-centeredness. 
B)  He will have a greater connection to family. 
C)  He will develop a sense of acceptance. 
D)  He will experience greater despair as he ages because of his lower productivity. 
A)  He will have a smaller number of friends because of his self-centeredness. 
B)  He will have a greater connection to family. 
C)  He will develop a sense of acceptance. 
D)  He will experience greater despair as he ages because of his lower productivity.

Question 12

Beverly doesn't spend as much time with her old co-workers or her book club, but she is spending more time with her grandchildren. She has dinner at her daughter's house twice a week and enjoys picking her grandchildren up from school on Wednesdays. What theory of social interaction and elders' psychological functioning is she demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A)  Activity theory 
B)  Continuity theory 
C)  Disengagement theory 
D)  Socioemotional Selectivity Theory 
A)  Activity theory 
B)  Continuity theory 
C)  Disengagement theory 
D)  Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

Question 13

What is the first stage of death according to Kubler-Ross?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the first stage of death...

Question 14

Which of the following statements regarding older adults and friendships is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older adults tend to maintain friendships the formed in early adulthood and not form new friendships later in life. 
B)  Older adults tend to retain relationships with old friends who live far away, but their closest friends tend to live nearby. 
C)  Older adults have more friends than younger adults. 
D)  In older adulthood, men's friendships continue to be more intimate than women's. 
A)  Older adults tend to maintain friendships the formed in early adulthood and not form new friendships later in life. 
B)  Older adults tend to retain relationships with old friends who live far away, but their closest friends tend to live nearby. 
C)  Older adults have more friends than younger adults. 
D)  In older adulthood, men's friendships continue to be more intimate than women's.

Question 15

Denise retired from her job as a librarian in her local school district. She loved seeing the children every day. Now that she is retired, she has decided to volunteer at her local library leading story times for preschoolers. What theory of social interaction and elders' psychological functioning is she demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A)  Activity theory 
B)  Continuity theory 
C)  Disengagement theory 
D)  Socioemotional Selectivity Theory 
A)  Activity theory 
B)  Continuity theory 
C)  Disengagement theory 
D)  Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

Question 16

Caroline has recently lost her spouse. She has a graduate degree in accounting and has worked all her life. She has three children, all of whom live in the same city as she does. What statement reflects her relationship with her children after the death of her spouse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caroline's education has decreased her dependence on her children for financial and legal advice. 
B)  As a widow, Caroline is more dependent on her children for a variety of reasons. 
C)  Caroline has a decreased ability to provide emotional support to her children. 
D)  Caroline will need to go through her own bereavement process in order to handle the death, separately from her children. 
A)  Caroline's education has decreased her dependence on her children for financial and legal advice. 
B)  As a widow, Caroline is more dependent on her children for a variety of reasons. 
C)  Caroline has a decreased ability to provide emotional support to her children. 
D)  Caroline will need to go through her own bereavement process in order to handle the death, separately from her children.

Question 17

In North America, which of the following groups show the highest rates of religious participation?

Accepted Answer

A)  High socioeconomic people of the majority group 
B)  Low socioeconomic people of the majority group 
C)  High socioeconomic ethnic minority groups 
D)  Low socioeconomic ethnic minority groups 
A)  High socioeconomic people of the majority group 
B)  Low socioeconomic people of the majority group 
C)  High socioeconomic ethnic minority groups 
D)  Low socioeconomic ethnic minority groups

Question 18

Who is most likely to maltreat an elderly person?

Accepted Answer

A)  A nursing home staff member 
B)  An elderly person's spouse or children 
C)  An unrelated, unfamiliar adult 
D)  A friend 
A)  A nursing home staff member 
B)  An elderly person's spouse or children 
C)  An unrelated, unfamiliar adult 
D)  A friend

Question 19

Which of the following people are most likely to rely on their siblings in older adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terri, who has never married but has three children 
B)  Richard, who is married without children 
C)  Jeffrey, who is married and has two children 
D)  Renee, who has never married and does not have children 
A)  Terri, who has never married but has three children 
B)  Richard, who is married without children 
C)  Jeffrey, who is married and has two children 
D)  Renee, who has never married and does not have children

Question 20

Which theory states that older adults tend to have fewer friends but more meaningful relationships than younger adults?

Accepted Answer

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Which of the Big 5 personality traits does not decline until after age 70?

When a dying person seeks out a second or third opinion, they are in the _____ stage of death.

What is the widowhood effect?

What type of elder maltreatment is least common?

Older spouses tend to become more similar to each other in all of the following ways except:

What is the greatest challenge to adjusting to widowhood?

Religiosity only refers to the attitudes and orientation of individuals (such as prayer).

Acts or omissions that cause harm to the older person and occur within the context of a trusting relationships is called:

Older adults who have suffered health issues and had no social contact with friends around the time of the illness are more likely to die within two years of the illness than those who had daily contact with friends around the time of the illness.

Culturally patterned ritualistic ways of displaying and expressing bereavement is called:

Christopher is an older adult who is described as happy, self-contented, self-centered, laid back, satisfied with what he has, and less preoccupied with productivity. What will Christopher's personality style result in as he ages?

What is the first stage of death according to Kubler-Ross?

Which of the following statements regarding older adults and friendships is true?

Caroline has recently lost her spouse. She has a graduate degree in accounting and has worked all her life. She has three children, all of whom live in the same city as she does. What statement reflects her relationship with her children after the death of her spouse?

In North America, which of the following groups show the highest rates of religious participation?

Who is most likely to maltreat an elderly person?

Which of the following people are most likely to rely on their siblings in older adulthood?

Which theory states that older adults tend to have fewer friends but more meaningful relationships than younger adults?

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

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Exam 18: Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Which of the Big 5 personality traits does not decline until after age 70?

When a dying person seeks out a second or third opinion, they are in the _____ stage of death.

What is the widowhood effect?

What type of elder maltreatment is least common?

Older spouses tend to become more similar to each other in all of the following ways except:

What is the greatest challenge to adjusting to widowhood?

Religiosity only refers to the attitudes and orientation of individuals (such as prayer).

Acts or omissions that cause harm to the older person and occur within the context of a trusting relationships is called:

Older adults who have suffered health issues and had no social contact with friends around the time of the illness are more likely to die within two years of the illness than those who had daily contact with friends around the time of the illness.

Culturally patterned ritualistic ways of displaying and expressing bereavement is called:

Christopher is an older adult who is described as happy, self-contented, self-centered, laid back, satisfied with what he has, and less preoccupied with productivity. What will Christopher's personality style result in as he ages?

What is the first stage of death according to Kubler-Ross?

Which of the following statements regarding older adults and friendships is true?

Caroline has recently lost her spouse. She has a graduate degree in accounting and has worked all her life. She has three children, all of whom live in the same city as she does. What statement reflects her relationship with her children after the death of her spouse?

In North America, which of the following groups show the highest rates of religious participation?

Who is most likely to maltreat an elderly person?

Which of the following people are most likely to rely on their siblings in older adulthood?

Which theory states that older adults tend to have fewer friends but more meaningful relationships than younger adults?

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

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