HDFS Final

Which of the following is TRUE about religious activity in late adulthood?

​​​​​​It may help them to cope with losses

According to lecture, the average age of retirement for men in 2016 was

65 yrs

According to lecture, which of the following is true about sibling relationships in late adulthood?

​​​​​​sibling rivalry decreases

Although older workers work more slowly than younger workers, they are more \________.

accurate

Ericson's Stage of Psychosocial development for ages 65 and older is\_______

​​​​​​Integrity v. Despair

By the age of 65, women are \________ times as likely as men to be widowed

four

According to lecture, which is the most optimal shape for the curve representing "the terminal drop" in adulthood?

Minimal to no change followed by a sharp downturn

Which of the following is NOT a key tenet of Successful Aging?

​​​​​​Maintaining of athletic ability

In the short movie clip of Rocky Balboa shown in lecture, the advice given to "use brute force" was an example of which principle?

Maximization

Which of the following was NOT one of the categories mentioned in lecture as helping to determine how well a person adjusts to retirement?

Occupation

The VIRTUE developed from Ericson's Stage of Psychosocial development for ages 65 and older is\_______

Wisdom

The strategy discussed in lecture that enables older adults to maximize performance and conserve their resources is

Selective Optimization with Compensation

Remaining in one's own home \-- with or without assistance - is known as

aging in place

Married couples who are still together in late adulthood are more likely than middle-aged couples to report high

Marital satisfaction

In normal, healthy people, changes in the aging brain are generally

subtle and make little difference in functioning.

One of the classic symptoms of Alzheimer's disease is

deterioration of language.

\________ is a progressive, irreversible, degenerative brain disorder characterized by cognitive deterioration and loss of control of bodily functions, leading to death.

Alzheimer's disease

A similarity between working memory and episodic memory is that

both tend to decline with age.

Which of the following statements is true of gender differences in the sexual functioning of older people?

Men are more likely than women to remain sexually active.

In which of the following tasks is an older adult most likely to outperform a younger adult?

resolving a conflict with a friend

Which of the following is an example of activities of daily living (ADL)?

dressing

Primary aging refers to

a gradual, inevitable process of bodily deterioration throughout the life span.

Life span is defined as

the longest period that members of a species can live.

In the context of sleep, which of the following is true of older people?

They experience restricted hours of deep sleep.

Which of the following is an example of ageism?

Mason, a senior editor, hesitates to assign challenging assignments to freelance journalists who are above 50 years of age.

Cognitive reserve refers to

the hypothesized fund of energy that is likely to enable a deteriorating brain to continue to function normally.

The age to which a person in a particular cohort is statistically likely to live on the basis of average longevity of a population is known as

life expectancy.

The study of the aged and the process of aging is known as

gerontology.

Which of the following statements is true of episodic memory?

It is linked to specific experiences and events.

In the context of models of successful aging, which of the following is true according to selective optimization with compensation?

It involves enhancing overall cognitive functioning by using stronger abilities to compensate for those that have weakened.

In the context of gerontology, which of the following illustrates a person behaving according to disengagement theory?

Henna, an 82-year-old, spends most of her time at home and hardly goes out.

Which of the following is one of the main components of successful aging as identified by a considerable body of work?

maintenance of high physical and cognitive functioning

A problem-focused coping strategy involves the use of

instrumental, or action-oriented, strategies to eliminate, manage, or improve a stressful condition.

Socioemotional selectivity theory states that as people get older, they tend to

seek out activities and people that give them emotional gratification.

Which of the following is true about older adults who opt for aging in place?

They remain in their own homes, with or without assistance.

According to Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, the eighth and final stage is the stage in which people in late adulthood either

achieve a sense of integrity of the self by accepting the lives they have lived, and thus accept death, or yield to despair that their lives cannot be relived.

In the continuity theory of aging,

people's need to maintain a connection between past and present is emphasized.

Which of the following will be the most suitable advice for successful aging according to research that focuses on productive activity?

Older adults should spend their time as volunteers for helping communities in their neighborhoods.

Which of the following is true according to the activity theory of aging?

The more active older adults remain in social roles, the more satisfied with life they are likely to be.

Which of the following is a benefit of religion for older people?

It provides social support.

An emotion-focused coping strategy involves

attempting to manage emotional responses to a stressful situation to relieve its physical or psychological impact.

Conscientiousness has been found to predict health and mortality, most likely because

conscientious people tend to avoid risky behaviors and to engage in activities that promote their health.

In the context of models of optimal aging, successful agers tend to

have social support, both emotional and material.

Which of the following illustrates selective optimization with compensation by an older adult?

Ali, a 72-year-old, plays a game of tennis against a younger person by using strategies based on his experience to compensate for his poor physical abilities.

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the first stage in the process of coming to terms with one's impending death is

denial

The sense of being out of the body or sucked into a tunnel and visions of bright lights or mystical encounters have been summarized under the concept of

near-death experiences.

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the second stage in the process of coming to terms with one's impending death is

anger.

Which of the following is true of suicide rates?

In most nations, suicide rates are higher among men than among women.

Which of the following best describes how parents can help a child deal with bereavement?

Explain to the child that death is final and inevitable.

Which of the following trends in mortality has been observed since the 20th century in the United States?

Care of the dying has largely become a task for professionals.

Which of the following best describes how people who have lost a loved one can be helped?

Ask them to seek professional help if necessary.

Which of the following is one of the three leading causes of death in late adulthood in the United States?

heart disease

Hospice care is part of a movement to

make dying a more humane process.

According to the classic grief work model, grief work after the loss of a loved one often begins with

shock and disbelief.

Deliberate action taken to shorten the life of a terminally ill patient in order to end suffering or to allow death with dignity is known as

active euthanasia.

Which of the following is true of hospice care?

It enables family members to take an active part in the care of a terminally ill patient.

Which of the following statements is true of children's understanding of death?

Children can better understand death if they are introduced to the concept at an early age.

An important difference between passive and active euthanasia is that, unlike passive euthanasia, active euthanasia

involves a deliberate act to stop life.

Which of the following is true of gender differences in patterns of widowhood?

Women are more likely to be widowed than are men.

\______________ is characterized by tremor, stiffness, slowed movement, and unstable posture.

Parkinson's Disease

Falls, and the injuries often result from a loss of \_________ in late adulthood.

flexibility

Which of the following is NOT one of the Activities of Daily Living (ADL's) discussed in lecture?

personal finance

How well a person functions in a physical and social environment is defined as

functional aging

According to your textbook, the reason that women live \__________ than men is that they are more likely to \________________.

​​​​​​longer; take care of themselves

The backup capacity that helps body systems function to their utmost limits in times of stress. Extraversion is known as

reserve capacity

About \___% of people aged 65 to 74 have functional impairments.

34

In Japan and some other Asian countries, being old as is a

status symbol

According to lecture, what BECAME a leading cause of death in 2020?

COVID-19

Adults generally lose about \_________% of their strength annually social support

1 to 2

\_____________ refers to exercises that improve daily activity.

Functional Fitness

Which of the following is NOT one of the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (iADL's) discussed in lecture?

Eating

Sexual activity in older people is\______________.

normal and healthy

By the year 2050, 1 in \______ people in the world will be older than 65 years old.

6

\______________ is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder characterized by cognitive deterioration and loss of control of bodily functions

​​​​​​Alzheimer's Disease

Prejudice or discrimination against a person based on age is called?

ageism

Which of the following is NOT associated with living long enough to become one of the "oldest old"?

Plastic Surgery

In 2018, the GLOBAL life expectancy was about

72 years old

The term "performance IQ" refers to

processing speed

According to lecture, many of the changes once associated with normative (primary) can be prevented by\_____________.

a lifelong pattern of physical activity

The much steeper decline of performance IQ than verbal IQ is called the

Classic Aging Pattern

The relationship between primary and secondary aging is kind of like the one between

nature and nurture

Which of the following was NOT one of the six top leading causes of death in the United States in 2016?

Asthma

The Seattle Longitudinal study found that \________ was related to higher levels of cognitive processing in late adulthood?

regular exercise

\_____________ results from disease, abuse, and disuse results from disease, abuse, and disuse

secondary aging

The gradual, inevitable process of bodily deterioration throughout the lifespan is known as

primary aging

Which of the following is FALSE about dementia in late adulthood?

it is inevitable

The movie that was shown after the class activity on agism was an example of which of the following types of activities?

Intergenerational Contact

Which of the following is NOT an example of common everyday ageism

Firing an older adult from their job because they can no longer perform job duties

According to lecture, which country did people organize against ageism during COVID 19?

The Phillipines

The movie shown in class as an example of a way to talk to people about ageism started with....

A u-shaped life satisfaction curve

Which of the following is an example of systemic agism?

forcing people to retire at age 67

According to the lecture and activity on ageism, ageism is....

a social problem

This individual comes from a lower income family in London. At 7 they were fairly tough and often got into fights on the playground, in trouble in the classroom, and argued with their friend. They wants to be a jockey when they grow up

Tony

Which upper acknowledged in 35 Up that maintaining a monogamous relationship was difficult, and by 42 Up, had actually engaged in adultery?

Tony

In the UP Series, what is the most common theme that binds all of the individuals together?

Being part of same generation

What age were the Uppers when the series first started filming?

7

Who decided to adopt and foster children?

Symon

in 1964, why Michael Apted bring 20 children together?

He wanted to catch a glimpse of England in the year 2000.

Which of the following themes was NOT explicitly covered in the UP series?

Diet

What kind of question were NOT asked in ant of the interviews?

How much money they are making in their jobs (present or future)