Question 1

Positive resolution of Erikson's final stage of life is most likely to involve

Accepted Answer

A)  forming and maintaining intimate relationships. 
B)  giving an interpretation of one's life as having purpose. 
C)  forgetting all one's bad experiences in life. 
D)  apologizing or trying to make amends for one's past mistakes or wrongdoings. 
A)  forming and maintaining intimate relationships. 
B)  giving an interpretation of one's life as having purpose. 
C)  forgetting all one's bad experiences in life. 
D)  apologizing or trying to make amends for one's past mistakes or wrongdoings. B

Question 2

Which theorists viewed midlife crisis as a declining decade when individuals begin to see the end of their prime years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jacques, Levinson, and Sheehy 
B)  Freud and Jung 
C)  Erickson and Jacques 
D)  Jung, Sheehy, and Levinson 
A)  Jacques, Levinson, and Sheehy 
B)  Freud and Jung 
C)  Erickson and Jacques 
D)  Jung, Sheehy, and Levinson A

Question 3

Jung believed that after age 40

Accepted Answer

A)  people develop their internal self potential through balancing of competing opposites. 
B)  repressed childhood desires determine future personality development. 
C)  the personality has become rigid, no longer capable of change. 
D)  life choices are determined primarily by internalization of societal expectations. 
A)  people develop their internal self potential through balancing of competing opposites. 
B)  repressed childhood desires determine future personality development. 
C)  the personality has become rigid, no longer capable of change. 
D)  life choices are determined primarily by internalization of societal expectations. A

Question 4

Personality types firmly connected to early adult life behaviors have

Accepted Answer

A)  open features. 
B)  positive features. 
C)  closed features. 
D)  negative features. 
A)  open features. 
B)  positive features. 
C)  closed features. 
D)  negative features.

Question 5

The primary components of a life structure in Levinson's theory are

Accepted Answer

A)  a person's relationships with others. 
B)  the feelings of personal efficacy and achievement. 
C)  cognitive and intellectual capabilities. 
D)  self-awareness. 
A)  a person's relationships with others. 
B)  the feelings of personal efficacy and achievement. 
C)  cognitive and intellectual capabilities. 
D)  self-awareness.

Question 6

Grandparenting is a manifestation of generativity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

"Looking-glass self" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  view of our life structure as we reflect back on our past experiences. 
B)  set of behavioral expectations others have for us. 
C)  reflections of self that come from the appraisals of others. 
D)  set of goals one sets for themselves at particular ages. 
A)  view of our life structure as we reflect back on our past experiences. 
B)  set of behavioral expectations others have for us. 
C)  reflections of self that come from the appraisals of others. 
D)  set of goals one sets for themselves at particular ages.

Question 8

Menopause,in itself,involves all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased bodily production of estrogen. 
B)  loss of fertility. 
C)  diminished sexuality. 
D)  symptoms such as hot flashes, genital atrophy, urinary tract changes, and loss of bone density. 
A)  decreased bodily production of estrogen. 
B)  loss of fertility. 
C)  diminished sexuality. 
D)  symptoms such as hot flashes, genital atrophy, urinary tract changes, and loss of bone density.

Question 9

The empty nest syndrome is

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly likely to occur when young children start to school. 
B)  depression felt when an adult child returns home after divorce or losing a job. 
C)  the new sense of life satisfaction when adult children move away from home. 
D)  more likely to be experienced by women whose energies focused on childrearing. 
A)  mostly likely to occur when young children start to school. 
B)  depression felt when an adult child returns home after divorce or losing a job. 
C)  the new sense of life satisfaction when adult children move away from home. 
D)  more likely to be experienced by women whose energies focused on childrearing.

Question 10

Most young people postpone marriage and having children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In young adulthood,friends appear to help people

Accepted Answer

A)  with the task of becoming an independent, autonomous person. 
B)  internalize the social expectations of society. 
C)  consciously focus on the aging process. 
D)  maintain intimate ties with their families. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  with the task of becoming an independent, autonomous person. 
B)  internalize the social expectations of society. 
C)  consciously focus on the aging process. 
D)  maintain intimate ties with their families. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 12

Men in young adulthood tend to have more fears of aging than young adult women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

. Erikson's theory is unidirectional-once we have passed a stage,we can never revisit it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Loevinger believes that as the adult ego develops,individuals

Accepted Answer

A)  begin to lose impulse control. 
B)  usually become happier and more fulfilled. 
C)  are less able to suppress unconscious and instinctual drives . 
D)  become aware of discrepancies between conventions and their own behavior. 
A)  begin to lose impulse control. 
B)  usually become happier and more fulfilled. 
C)  are less able to suppress unconscious and instinctual drives . 
D)  become aware of discrepancies between conventions and their own behavior.

Question 15

Pathological aging

Accepted Answer

A)  is a physical state based on disease or injury. 
B)  is an outcome of the aging process itself. 
C)  will eventually occur to everyone. 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  is a physical state based on disease or injury. 
B)  is an outcome of the aging process itself. 
C)  will eventually occur to everyone. 
D)  All of these choices

Question 16

The ________ metaphor views development potential within the person rather than in the environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanistic 
B)  organic 
C)  emergent self 
D)  transcendent self 
A)  mechanistic 
B)  organic 
C)  emergent self 
D)  transcendent self

Question 17

The developmental tasks in each stage are _________ based.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotionally 
B)  biologically 
C)  culturally 
D)  instinctually 
A)  emotionally 
B)  biologically 
C)  culturally 
D)  instinctually

Question 18

Continuity theorists suggest

Accepted Answer

A)  growing old is a process of becoming. 
B)  growing old is a state of mind. 
C)  older adults must continue to learn in order to age successfully. 
D)  men and women age differently. 
A)  growing old is a process of becoming. 
B)  growing old is a state of mind. 
C)  older adults must continue to learn in order to age successfully. 
D)  men and women age differently.

Question 19

Which of the following metaphors is most likely to view human development to be dictated by determining forces,such as biology?

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanistic 
B)  organic 
C)  emergent self 
D)  transcendent self 
A)  mechanistic 
B)  organic 
C)  emergent self 
D)  transcendent self

Question 20

Race,gender,and ethnicity serve to shape life opportunities but not lifestyles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Positive resolution of Erikson's final stage of life is most likely to involve

Which theorists viewed midlife crisis as a declining decade when individuals begin to see the end of their prime years?

Jung believed that after age 40

Personality types firmly connected to early adult life behaviors have

The primary components of a life structure in Levinson's theory are

Grandparenting is a manifestation of generativity.

"Looking-glass self" refers to the

Menopause,in itself,involves all of the following EXCEPT

The empty nest syndrome is

Most young people postpone marriage and having children.

In young adulthood,friends appear to help people

Men in young adulthood tend to have more fears of aging than young adult women.

. Erikson's theory is unidirectional-once we have passed a stage,we can never revisit it.

Loevinger believes that as the adult ego develops,individuals

Pathological aging

The ________ metaphor views development potential within the person rather than in the environment.

The developmental tasks in each stage are _________ based.

Continuity theorists suggest

Which of the following metaphors is most likely to view human development to be dictated by determining forces,such as biology?

Race,gender,and ethnicity serve to shape life opportunities but not lifestyles.

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Exam 3: Social and Psychological Theories in Later Life Development

Positive resolution of Erikson's final stage of life is most likely to involve

Which theorists viewed midlife crisis as a declining decade when individuals begin to see the end of their prime years?

Jung believed that after age 40

Personality types firmly connected to early adult life behaviors have

The primary components of a life structure in Levinson's theory are

Grandparenting is a manifestation of generativity.

"Looking-glass self" refers to the

Menopause,in itself,involves all of the following EXCEPT

The empty nest syndrome is

Most young people postpone marriage and having children.

In young adulthood,friends appear to help people

Men in young adulthood tend to have more fears of aging than young adult women.

. Erikson's theory is unidirectional-once we have passed a stage,we can never revisit it.

Loevinger believes that as the adult ego develops,individuals

Pathological aging

The ________ metaphor views development potential within the person rather than in the environment.

The developmental tasks in each stage are _________ based.

Continuity theorists suggest

Which of the following metaphors is most likely to view human development to be dictated by determining forces,such as biology?

Race,gender,and ethnicity serve to shape life opportunities but not lifestyles.

Aging in America

Stereotypes and Images

Physical Health and Well Being

Mental Health

Friends,family,and Community

Intimacy and Sexuality

Work and Leisure

Finances and Lifestyles

Living Environments

The Oldest Old and Caregiving

Special Problems

Women and Ethnic Groups

Death and Dying

Politics, policies, and Programs

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