Exam 14: Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Laura has been feeling older lately and has begun to re-evaluate the choices she has made thus far in her life. She decides that she needs a little more excitement, so she buys a new red sports car. Her response is best considered to be an example of:

The climacteric is experienced by:

In the United States today, death rates for men typically equal the death rates for women throughout the adult years.

Before menopause, the rate of cardiovascular disease is _______ for men, compared to women; after menopause the rate of cardiovascular disease is ________ for men, compared to women.

Illness may follow periods of prolonged stress, primarily because stress weakens one's:

This type of skill is action-oriented, involving how activities are carried out:

In the 45- to 64-year-old age group, the death rate for Black Americans is nearly twice as high as for White Americans.

The text suggests that the beginning and ending of the period of middle adulthood is defined by a variety of cues. Which of the following stage-defining cues is the best example of a PSYCHOLGICAL cue?

Which of the following statements is most accurate, regarding the relationship between educational level and early death?

According to the text, which of the following is the most accurate statement about how men and women experience the climacteric?

If you were to conduct a survey of 100 women who were in the midst of menopause, you should expect that about ____ would report they felt relief about the cessation of their menstrual cycle.

Studies show that many middle-aged adults have sex infrequently and most have conventional ideas about love, sex, and marriage.

In the United States today, most middle-aged women express little regret about entering menopause.

According to the text, adult members of minority populations in the United States are less likely than the White population to suffer from:

An older adult's ability to recall well a second language used and practiced mostly in early adulthood would best be considered an example of:

Eve is concerned about loss of bone mass because her mother has osteoporosis. She should understand that her loss of bone mass will most likely accelerate considerably after:

According to the text, which of the following is LEAST likely to be a problem for older workers who are retraining in new, technology-oriented jobs?

Which of the following terms come closest to meaning the same thing as "factual knowledge" ?

Between the ages of 45 and 54, the cause of the largest percentage of deaths is __________; between the ages of 55 and 64, the cause of the largest percentage of deaths is _________.

If a woman's probability of having a bone fracture after age 50 is 50%, what is the probability that a man will have a bone fracture after age 50?