Exam 16: Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

In the social _______ model of social relations,individuals go through life embedded in a personal network of individuals to whom they give,and from whom they receive,social support.

What percentage of elderly women live alone live in poverty?

Which of the following factors combine to form the "double jeopardy" that is noted in this chapter?

One research study examined the changes in the personality factor called conscientiousness.It found that as we age several facets of this factor increase.Which of the following was NOT one of those facets?

In Erikson's theory,a life review that leads to a positive outcome will result in a sense of:

Although older adults (over the age of 65)make up only ____% of the U.S.population,some estimates suggest that ______ of the total health bills for the United States go to care for that group of citizens.

According to research evidence,gender roles in the elder years tend to:

According to the socioemotional selectivity theory,individuals are motivated by two types of goals-emotion-related and _______ -related.

Rasulo,Christensen,and Tomassini (2005)reported that when persons over the age of 75 had close ties with friends,they were less likely to:

This theorist proposed the "selective optimization with compensation theory" of aging.

The process of looking back at one's life experiences,evaluating them,interpreting them,and often reinterpreting them.

What is the last stage in life according to Erik Erikson?

A theory of aging suggests that older adults become more selective about their social networks,because they place a high value on emotional satisfaction in their relationships.

The physical and emotional caretaking of older members of the family,whether that care is day-to-day physical assistance or responsibility for arranging and overseeing such care.

Name and briefly discuss Erikson's final stage of development.

Evidence offered by Turner suggests that as men reach late adulthood,they become more:

According to some research,older adults (35 to 84 years of age)focus on ________ whereas the oldest adults (85 to 105 years of age)tend to focus on _______.

Life-span developmentalist Paul Baltes and his colleagues believe that successful aging is related to three main factors:

Lizeanne is a 67-year-old retired teacher.Under the current governmental programs,her health care costs will be paid,at least in part,by:

Erikson believed that elderly adults use their impending death as a motivation to look back and evaluate their life.This form of retrospection is what many theorists call: