Lifespan development

The following are true about the health of young adults except that

A. many are disease-free

B. feeling healthy does not vary by socioeconomic factors

C. those with diseases are typically in early, asymptomatic stages

D. poor health habits, such as vaping, are not damaging the body yet

D.poor health habits, such as vaping, are not damaging the body yet

Which of the following is not a cause of pathological aging

A. Illness
B. Primary aging
C. Genetic factors
D. Exposure to unhealthy environments

B. Primary aging

Which of the following reduces the physiological reaction to stress?

A. being able to predict and control
B. being optimistic
C. repressing stress reactions
D. ignoring stressors

A. being able to predict and control

All of the following are the physiological stages of human sexual response except

A. plateau
B. orgasm
C. eustress
D. excitement

C. eustress

Which of the following is a facet of postformal thinking?

A. engaging in illogical thought
B. seeing knowledge as absolute
C. rejecting contradictions
D. all of the above

A. engaging in illogical thought

According to Erikson, the crisis in early adulthood involves the establishment of

A. identity
B. intimacy
C. autonomy
D. generativity

B. intimacy

When a couple begins to date seriously the strongest component of love is often

A. passion
B. intimacy
C. affiliation
D. commitment

A. passion

A long-time married couple are highly committed to each other and share intimacy. Yet, the physical attraction between them has been absent for a number of years. Their type of love is called

A. liking
B. empty
C. fatuous
D. companionate

D. companionate

Which is associated with the highest level of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being?

A. Equality in marriages
B. Male-dominated marriages
C. Female-dominated marriages
D. Strongest personality-dominated marriages

A. Equality in marriages

Andrew and Vivian are childless by choice. The decision not to have children was most likely

A. a joint decision.
B. Vivian's decision.
C. Andrew's decision.
D. made by the dominant member of the couple.

B. Vivian's decision.

Normal age-related changes that everyone experiences are termed

A. primary aging
B. biological aging
C. functional aging
D. secondary aging

A. primary aging

Studies suggest that the most effective health-promoting behaviors

A. involve multiple kinds of exercise.
B. are those that involve group activities
C. are those that involve strenuous activity.
D. are those that are started early in life and continued.

D. are those that are started early in life and continued.

The climacteric

A. is almost always fatal.
B. only occurs in females.
C. is the last stage of sexual responsiveness.
D. is the gradual reduction in sex hormone production.

D. is the gradual reduction in sex hormone production.

The ability to process new information in novel situations is called

A. fluid intelligence.
B. adaptive intelligence.
C. practical intelligence.
D. crystallized intelligence.

A. fluid intelligence.

All of the following are typical of career plateauing except

A. stagnation and boredom.
B. relaxation and contentment.
C. the lack of activity and growth.
D. the leveling off of the pay raises.

B. relaxation and contentment.

Compared to normative life events, nonnormative life events

A. are less predictable for timing.
B. do not influence social clock projects.
C. are not influenced by social movements.
D. are more influenced by expectations of others.

A. are less predictable for timing.

Keith and Sharon's last child has just moved out of the house. According to the text, what is most likely to happen?

A. They are at the highest risk of divorce.
B. Their marital satisfaction will increase.
C. Their marital satisfaction will decrease.
D. There should be no change in either marital satisfaction or marital status.

B. Their marital satisfaction will increase.

"Sandwich generation" refers to a middle-aged adult's position

A. as kinkeeper.
B. as referee in sibling disputes.
C. as breadwinner and caretaker.
D. between the needs of two adjacent generations.

D. between the needs of two adjacent generations.

Reflecting on how a deceased mother's values have shaped one as a person is which task of bereavement?

A. Stocktaking
B. Acceptance
C. Internalization and passage
D. Reminiscence of harsh and meaningful memories

C. Internalization and passage

A legal document specifying what medical care can be given in the event the person becomes unable to make or communicate his or her decision is called a(n)

A. will.
B. death writ
C. advance directive.
D. durable power of attorney.

C. advance directive.

The breakdown of the surveillance, repair, and replacement of the body is termed

A. ageism.
B. senility.
C. senescence.
D. lifespan maximum.

C. senescence.

The second phase of osteoporosis

A. ends in death.
B. is greater in women than in men.
C. often results in increased body mass.
D. consists of the very slow deterioration of bone.

B. is greater in women than in men.

Sally is concerned that her occasional memory lapses may be signs of Alzheimer's disease even though her doctor assures her that it is part of the normal aging process. Sally seems to be experiencing

A. hypokinesia.
B. vascular neurocognitive disorder
C. anticipatory neurocognitive disorder.
D. pseudo-Alzheimer's disease.

A. hypokinesia.

In the brain, Alzheimer's disease is characterized by

A. beta-amyloid plaques and neural atrophy.
B. beta-amyloid plaques and tau protein tangles.
C. tau protein tangles and neural atrophy.
D. neural atrophy and hippocampal myelination.

B. beta-amyloid plaques and tau protein tangles.

The abilities to process sensory information, use visual memory, categorize, and discriminate are all considered

A. metacognitive skills.
B. cognitive mechanics
C. cognitive pragmatics.
D. cognitive mnemonics.

B. cognitive mechanics

As compared to communicable diseases, degenerative diseases

A. cause slower deaths.
B. are often psychosomatic.
C. have fewer physical symptoms.
D. are generally caused by viruses.

A. cause slower deaths.

One of the major criticisms of Kübler-Ross's stages of death and dying is that they are

A. biased.
B. not testable.
C. too complex.
D. too simplistic.

D. too simplistic.

Mourning is

A. a loss of a loved one.
B. a state of severe distress.
C. emotional response to loss.
D. The actions and manner of expressing emotions.

D. The actions and manner of expressing emotions.

The grief process is best viewed as a period of

A. reminiscence.
B. storm and stress
C. transition and change.
D. preparation for one's own death.

C. transition and change.

According to the text, recovery from the death of a loved one involves

A. a new level of acceptance of one's own mortality.
B. a from the past and a looking to the future.
C. a formal ritual of closure, usually marked by the first anniversary of the death.
D. a return to the previous level of functioning and adjustment.

D. a return to the previous level of functioning and adjustment.

What research study(ies) have we talked about?

-Nun study (Alzheimer's with no symptoms)
-Research study with arguments, measuring heart rate and facial expressions
-TED talk on emotions, metacognition
-Piaget's study on children's cognition

In-class lecture question: Theories of Development

Different theories:

-Freud's Theory of the Unconscious Mind
-Freud's Psychosexual Theory/Stages
-Erikson's Psychosocial Stages
-Classical and Operant Conditioning
-Piaget's Cognitive Stages and Developmental Processes
-Information-Processing Model of Learning
-Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Settings for Development Change
-Attachment Theory
-Adult and Lifespan Theories (Timing of Life)