Chapter 18: Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood QUIZ 18

According to Erik Erikson, people in late adulthood move into the ___ stage, the final stage of psychosocial development.

Ego-integrity-versus-despair

___ theories suggest that economic resources, power, and privilege are distributed unequally among people at different stages of the life course.

Age stratification

Wisdom is defined as ___.

expert knowledge in the practical aspects of life

The theory that proposes that successful aging occurs when people maintain the interests and activities they pursued during middle age, and resist any decrease in the amount and type of social interaction they have with others, is known as ___.

Activity theory

Approximately what percent of older people finish their lives in nursing homes?

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Rudolfo does not need continual care. However, he does receive care during the day in the form of meals, medications, and companionship in a local facility, then returns to his home each night. Which type of facility does Rudolfo attend?

Adult day-care facility

A psychological state in which people living in a nursing home develop apathy and a lack of caring about themselves is referred to as ___.

Institutionalism

Compared to older men, older women are ___ likely to live in poverty.

Twice as

The phase of retirement in which retirees conclude that retirement is not all they thought it would be is known as the ___ stage.

disenchantment

People who become caregivers for their ailing spouse or partner generally ___.

Are less satisfied with life compared to those who are not caregivers

In the ___ stage of adjustment to the death of a spouse or partner, the widowed person experiences shock and pain at the loss.

Grief and mourning

Massimo, age 68, was married for 45 years. His children are concerned because their mother died over 4 years ago but Massimo continues in unrelenting mourning. He cannot seem to let go of the loss of his spouse, and it has been posing a serious disruption to his daily life. What is Massimo experiencing?

Complicated grief

Which statement correctly explains why great-grandparents do not have close relationships with their great-grandchildren?

There may be too many great-grandchildren, and therefore, great-grandparents do not feel an emotional tie to any of them in particular.

The physical or psychological mistreatment of neglect of older persons is called ___.

Elder abuse

Experts believe that ___ percent of people in late adulthood consulted within a previous year have experienced elder abuse.

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