Deck 15: Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood

Question 1

According to Erikson, which of the following is true about the psychological crisis of despair?

A)This refers to an ability to accept the facts of one's life and to face death without great fear.
B)This is an integration of one's sense of past history with one's present circumstances, and a feeling of being content with the outcome.
C)Older people with despair accept all the events that have happened to them without trying to deny some unpleasant facts or over-emphasize others.
D)This makes an attitude of calm acceptance of death impossible.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Emperor Constantine in 315 A.D. declared the following religion to be the official religion of the Roman Empire:

A)Judaism
B)Islam
C)Christianity
D)Buddhism

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Disengagement theory asserts that older people respond to aging by gradually withdrawing.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

According to Erikson, which of the following is true about older people who achieve integrity?

A)They have an attitude of calm acceptance of death.
B)They may seek death as a way of ending a miserable existence.
C)They may desperately fear death because it makes any hope of compensating for   past failures impossible.
D)They view their lives as incomplete and unfulfilling.

Question 5

Abraham is viewed as being an important ancestor or father in which of the following religions?

A)Judaism
B)Buddhism
C)Islam
D)Christianity

Question 6

Regarding social work and religion:

A)Social work has its historical roots in religious organizations.
B)It is less important now for social workers to be trained for practice with religiously oriented clients.
C)Social workers must give up their own religious beliefs.
D)The Council on Social Work Education has now decreed that it is unethical to teach social work students about religion.

Question 7

Most older persons conduct evaluative life reviews in which they assess their pasts and consider the future in terms of the inevitability of death.

Question 8

Which of the following is true about older people?

A)Most children's books have elderly characters and portray older people favorably.
B)Older people in our society generally hold positions of economic power.
C)Children usually learn their future profession or trade from their parents.
D)Treating older people as incompetent, dependent, and senile may be a self-fulfilling prophecy as some of the older people end up playing the roles suggested by the stereotypes.

Question 9

Followers of this religion believe in the prophet Muhammad:

A)Judaism
B)Buddhism
C)Christianity
D)Islam

Question 10

The first stage of the Kübler-Ross model is:

A)Denial
B)Rage and anger
C)Bargaining
D)Acceptance

Question 11

In Buddhism, the law of Karma holds that good and evil deeds result in appropriate rewards or punishments in this life or in a succession of rebirths.

Question 12

This religion is centered on the life and work of Jesus of Nazareth:

A)Judaism
B)Buddhism
C)Christianity
D)Islam

Question 13

Having a well-developed sense of _______ is an important step in learning to become comfortable with our own eventual death.

A)place
B)identity
C)finality
D)life

Question 14

The Talmud is the second most important text for this religion:

A)Judaism
B)Buddhism
C)Christianity
D)Islam

Question 15

The second stage of the Westberg model is:

A)Emotions erupt
B)Shock and denial
C)Anger
D)Illness

Question 16

All of the following developmental tasks that older people encounter were listed in the text except :

A)Continuing social and civic responsibilities
B)Synergistic interaction
C)Maintaining interest in friends and family ties
D)Reappraising personal values

Question 17

Religion is the general human experience of developing a sense of meaning, purpose, and morality.

Question 18

Former president _____________ is a professor at Emory University in Georgia and a leading advocate for Habitat for Humanity.

A)Bill Clinton
B)George H.W. Bush
C)Jimmy Carter
D)Barack Obama

Question 19

It is important in later adulthood to maintain interest in friends and family.

Question 20

There are ____ ways described in relating to a dying person.

A)two
B)four
C)five
D)seven

Question 21

In order to relate to a dying person, you need to accept the idea of your own eventual death and view death as a normal process.

Question 22

It is a mistake to believe that grieving over a loss should end in a set amount of time.

Question 23

The Kübler-Ross Model has four stages.

Question 24

Briefly describe the beliefs, traditions, and some of the holy days of Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism.

Question 25

How can you relate to survivors?

Question 26

Couples who are still married in their later years are more likely than younger couples to state that their marriages are full of problems.

Question 27

What hobbies do you see yourself interested in when you are retired? Do you think you will be able to continue enjoying these hobbies if you have arthritis or some other physical ailment?

Question 28

Our culture is socialized to see death as a natural process.

Question 29

List and describe three life events that affect life in later adulthood.

Question 30

List seven of the ten developmental tasks listed in the text that older people encounter.