Question 1

ADLs are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   aged developmental limitations
B)   activities of daily life
C)   Alzheimer disease lessons
D)   associations for disabled livingE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

By age 65, what percentage of adults are grandparents?

Accepted Answer

A)   75
B)   80
C)   85
D)   90E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Today, most never-married older adults are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   pitied or ridiculed
B)   still seeking a mate
C)   unlikely to have a mate or partner of any kind
D)   about as happy as people in long-term marriagesE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

_____, in which grandparents provide for grandchildren because the parents have been judged neglectful or abusive, works as well as other comparable arrangements for the children but can be difficult for grandparents in a wide variety of ways.

Accepted Answer

A)   Kinship foster care
B)   Companionate grandparenting
C)   Volunteer caregiving
D)   Extended family-buildingE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Jonah and Abigail have been married for 50 years. Jonah is healthy and active, and through his life's work as the owner of a business-work he deeply loved-he saved well for retirement. Based on this, which of the following is most likely TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Abigail has a high level of well-being because her partner has a high level of well-being.
B)   Abigail's well-being is certainly far less than that of her partner.
C)   Jonah would be wealthier if he were not partnered.
D)   Jonah and Abigail probably have an unhappy partnership.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

In the United States in 2011, what was the average nursing home cost per year?

Accepted Answer

A)   $15,875
B)   $58,225
C)   $85,775
D)   $177,755E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What percentage of those over the age of 75 in the United States has never married?

Accepted Answer

A)   12
B)   10
C)   4
D)   2E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

The responsibility for preventing frailty among the elderly in a society falls to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   adult children of aging parents
B)   governments, families, and individuals
C)   the youngest generation and public policy officials
D)   medical professionalsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

About one-third of older people will be frail for _____ before they die.

Accepted Answer

A)   the final month
B)   at least a year
C)   approximately a decade
D)   the last 20 yearsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true of most front-line nursing home employees?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are most likely to be family members of the residents.
B)   Training on even very simple tasks is very important.
C)   Many staff members have many patients.
D)   Pay is often very low.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The idea that opportunities and roles are determined based on age is referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   stratification by age
B)   selective optimization
C)   self-actualization
D)   social stagnationE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

In the U.S., elderly Hispanics seem to have a _____ advantage over elderly non-Hispanics.

Accepted Answer

A)   longevity
B)   income
C)   health care
D)   educationE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of typical elder volunteers?

Accepted Answer

A)   strong commitment to the community
B)   many social contacts
C)   married to a volunteer
D)   poor healthE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

Erikson called the final crisis of development _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   optimization versus compensation
B)   generativity versus stagnation
C)   integrity versus despair
D)   activity versus disengagementE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

When older Americans move, they are most likely to move _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   not far from their old residence
B)   to a warm climate
C)   to the town where they were born
D)   to the countryside, where it is quiet and where there is less crimeE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

In what way are older Americans the LEAST politically active?

Accepted Answer

A)   voting
B)   writing letters to elected officials
C)   staying informed on current events
D)   volunteering on political campaignsE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

The style of grandparenting that is the most common in the United States is the _____ style.

Accepted Answer

A)   involved
B)   companionate
C)   remote
D)   traditionalE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Yvette looks back at her life with pride, even though some aspects of her personal history include errors on her part. Yvette is in the stage that Erikson called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   generativity versus stagnation
B)   optimization versus compensation
C)   activity versus disengagement
D)   integrity versus despairE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

When it comes to intergenerational relationships, conflict is more likely in _____ relationships than in distant ones.

Accepted Answer

A)   married
B)   long-lasting
C)   newly formed
D)   emotionally closeE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Theories that describe the ways in which societies place people on a particular life path are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   self theories
B)   stratification theories
C)   continuity theories
D)   activity theoriesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 25: Seciton 3: Late Adulthood: Psychosocial

By age 65, what percentage of adults are grandparents?

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_____, in which grandparents provide for grandchildren because the parents have been judged neglectful or abusive, works as well as other comparable arrangements for the children but can be difficult for grandparents in a wide variety of ways.

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In what way are older Americans the LEAST politically active?

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The style of grandparenting that is the most common in the United States is the _____ style.

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Today, most never-married older adults are _____.

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When it comes to intergenerational relationships, conflict is more likely in _____ relationships than in distant ones.

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About one-third of older people will be frail for _____ before they die.

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The responsibility for preventing frailty among the elderly in a society falls to _____.

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Theories that describe the ways in which societies place people on a particular life path are called _____.

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Erikson called the final crisis of development _____.

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ADLs are _____.

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When older Americans move, they are most likely to move _____.

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Which of the following is NOT true of most front-line nursing home employees?

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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of typical elder volunteers?

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In the United States in 2011, what was the average nursing home cost per year?

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In the U.S., elderly Hispanics seem to have a _____ advantage over elderly non-Hispanics.

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What percentage of those over the age of 75 in the United States has never married?

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Yvette looks back at her life with pride, even though some aspects of her personal history include errors on her part. Yvette is in the stage that Erikson called _____.

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The idea that opportunities and roles are determined based on age is referred to as _____.

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Jonah and Abigail have been married for 50 years. Jonah is healthy and active, and through his life's work as the owner of a business-work he deeply loved-he saved well for retirement. Based on this, which of the following is most likely TRUE?

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