Deck 17: Relationships and Psychosocial Aspects of Later Adulthood

Question 1

__________ is associated with older adults redefining happiness and comfort in terms of relational, cognitive, and creative means, rather than their physiological self.​

A) ​Ego transcendence
B) ​Body transcendence
C) Geotranscendence​
D) ​Mind-body connection

Answer 1

B

Question 2

__________ is not one of the benefits of marriage in late adulthood.​

A) ​Economic stability
B) ​Decreased rates of depression
C) ​Unsatisfactory, but comfortable relationships
D) ​Better cognitive function than nonmarried older adults

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Most older adults will eventually wind up in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

During later life, men are more likely to remain in relationships than women.

Question 5

The flow of support between older adults and their adult children generally involves reciprocal exchanges (e.g., financially, emotionally, care giving).

Question 6

Grandparents who provide custodial care of their grandchildren​

A) ​are disproportionately African American women.
B) ​have increased two-fold in the last decade.
C) ​often obtain financial help from their adult children.
D) ​was more common about two decades ago.

Question 7

Older people typically learn new things more slowly than younger people because reaction time is slower in older people compared to younger people.

Question 8

Marital satisfaction is lowest among those in later life.

Question 9

__________ is the term used to describe arrangements that enable older workers to reduce employee responsibilities and gradually ease out of the job.​

A) ​Bridge job
B) ​Phased retirement
C) ​Optimization
D) ​Geotranscendence

Question 10

Bridge jobs can help a person transition from full-time work and eventually into retirement.

Question 11

Older people who never married and are without children, and thus do not have adult children to care for them,​

A) ​generally are less financially stable than those with children.
B) ​are much happier because children can present a disappoint.
C) ​usually develop other support systems and turn to others for help.
D) ​generally experience poorer health.

Question 12

Studies of relationships between adult children and their older parents indicate that most older parents see adult children infrequently.

Question 13

Which of the following is not true of the sibling relationship in later adulthood?​

A) Siblings are a source of support.​
B) ​Sisters have an unusually weak bond during this stage of life.
C) ​Older adults value sibling relationships.
D) ​Sibling relationships are typically the longest lasting relationships in an older adult's life.

Question 14

Being married can be a barrier to health concerns such as depression.

Question 15

During the 20th century, the number of multigenerational families in the United States has​

A) ​increased.
B) ​decreased.
C) ​remained the same.
D) ​resulted in more siblings in each generation.

Question 16

Erikson believed that in later life, people are more likely to struggle with __________ versus integrity.​

A) ​despair
B) ​loss
C) ​identity
D) ​reminiscence

Question 17

The loss of a spouse may cause a feeling of freedom and help to solidify one's identity.

Question 18

The average older adult is either not interested in or physically unable to participate in normal sexual activity.

Question 19

Older persons among the LGBT community, when compared to their heterosexual peers,​

A) ​have lower self-esteem.
B) ​maintain strong ties with their families of origin.
C) ​are less likely to plan for their future security.
D) ​tend to build a "surrogate family."

Question 20

__________ could be identified as possible challenges to grandparents raising their grandchildren.​

A) ​Social isolation
B) ​Concern about their own health
C) ​Loss over retirement plans
D) ​All of the above

Question 21

Which of the three socioemotional theories described in Table 10.1 seem most applicable to the development of older adults in today's society?

Question 22

Divorce can negatively affect all of the following except​

A) ​economic health.
B) ​mental well-being.
C) ​physical health.
D) ​social connectedness.

Question 23

Which of the following is not an effect of divorce upon adult children?​

A) ​Weakened family ties
B) ​Decreased likelihood of emotional support for aging parents
C) ​Decreased likelihood of financial support for aging parents
D) ​Higher rates of depression and suicide

Question 24

The effects of life review include all of the following except​

A) increased life satisfaction.​
B) ​decreased feelings of despair.
C) ​increased feelings of regret and resentment.
D) ​improved spiritual well-being.

Question 25

Think of Erikson's constructs of Despair and Ego Integrity on a continuum. What older adults do you know who are much closer to experiencing ego integrity than despair? Whom

Question 26

Which of the following is an example of ageism?​

A) ​Giving your seat to an elderly person
B) ​Using a patronizing tone or overusing worlds like sweetie and honey when speaking to an older adult
C) ​Encouraging an individual to continue working into old age
D) ​Listening to the advice of an elderly person

Question 27

Coordinating positive and negative emotions into an organized self-description is referred to as​

A) ​affect optimization.
B) ​cognitive-affective complexity.
C) ​affect complexity.
D) ​None of the above

Question 28

In what ways are spirituality and religiosity similar? How are they different?

Question 29

Which of the following describes exploitation of an elderly person?​

A) ​Refusal or failure to provide food, shelter, health care, or protection for a vulnerable adult
B) ​Desertion of a vulnerable adult by anyone who has assumed responsibility for the care of that person
C) ​Illegal taking, misuse, or concealment of funds, property, or assets of a vulnerable elder
D) ​Depriving a vulnerable elder of a basic need

Question 30

The means by which older adults recall, assess, and evaluate past events is called​

A) nostalgia.​
B) ​reminiscence.
C) ​regret.
D) ​daydreaming.

Question 31

In Schlossberg's retirement paths, which person is described as "someone who cares and continues learning, but is no longer a key player in what is going on in his or her world"?​

A) ​A continuer
B) ​An adventurer
C) ​An involved spectator
D) ​A retreater

Question 32

Which of Schlossberg's coping resources is described as "the inner strengths a person can draw on to cope with the situation"?​

A) ​Situation
B) ​Self
C) ​Supports
D) ​Strategies

Question 33

Do you think the Big Five factors of personality sufficiently cover the aspects of personality that are most salient in older adults? Explain.

Question 34

What are some of the positive effects associated with religiosity and spirituality?

Question 35

__________ theory specifies that normal aging involves a natural and inevitable withdrawal from the workforce and involvement with others.​

A) ​Selective optimization with compensation
B) ​Activity
C) ​Disengagement
D) ​Continuity