Question 1

The main reason for a person to enter a nursing home is his or her

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A)   health.
B)   age.
C)   wealth.
D)   spouse.

Question 2

Spousal caregivers whose partners have a significant chronic medical condition tend to

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A)   regress into the roles they played when the marriage began.
B)   be susceptible to getting the same disorder.
C)   show reduced levels of marital satisfaction.
D)   remember significantly more major hassles than actually occur.

Question 3

As a spouse caring for her Alzheimer's afflicted husband, Patsy, who has begun to experience a decrease in her marital satisfaction, is likely to be experiencing increased feelings of

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A)   companionship.
B)   intimacy.
C)   independence.
D)   depression.

Question 4

The physical and social demands put on people are referred to as competence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The conflict of integrity versus despair is characterized by

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A)   attempting to make sense out of one's life.
B)   forming an initial sense of identity.
C)   a sense of great care for the next generation.
D)   developing a sense of trust.

Question 6

Social contact motivated by information seeking tends to lead to

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A)   stronger family ties.
B)   meeting more people.
C)   a preference for familiar people.
D)   a more diverse social network.

Question 7

Describe what older adults' marriages and same-sex partnerships are like. What factors affect how couples relate late in life?

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Question 8

The struggle of identity versus role confusion requires that people engage in a life review.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which statement about marriage is true?

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A)   Marriage helps people deal more effectively with disabilities
B)   Over time, division of labor becomes more gender stereotyped
C)   Older married women are much happier about the marriage than their male partners
D)   Marital conflict increases significantly in old age

Question 10

Lindsay is 75 years old and is faced with the need to move to a nursing home. Describe how she would respond to this situation if she acted with proactivity and also how she would respond if she acted with docility.

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Question 11

How does a person's activity level typically change after retirement?

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A)   The number of paid and volunteer hours both increase
B)   The number of volunteer hours increases while the paid hours decrease
C)   The number of paid hours increases while the volunteer hours decrease
D)   The number of paid and volunteer hours both decrease

Question 12

Concerning a partner's decision to retire,

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A)   only women tend to greatly influence their partner's decision to retire.
B)   only men tend to greatly influence their partner's decision to retire.
C)   both women and men tend to greatly influence their partner's decision to retire.
D)   neither women nor men tend to greatly influence their partner's decision to retire.

Question 13

Which statement is true regarding the differences between grandparents and great-grandparents?

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A)   Grandparents are more likely to develop integrity.
B)   The roles of grandparents are more diverse.
C)   Great-grandparents are less likely to be proactive.
D)   Social convoys are not important for great-grandparents.

Question 14

Frail older adults

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A)   experience no environmental press.
B)   exhibit declining competence.
C)   have a decreased need for spiritual support.
D)   are more likely to seek a bridge job.

Question 15

Which of the following is not typically measured in an effort to assess subjective well-being?

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A)   Life satisfaction
B)   Happiness
C)   Stress
D)   Self-esteem

Question 16

After conducting a life review, 85-year-old Gus concludes that his life was riddled with inappropriate actions and basically stunk. Based on this review, Erikson would predict that Gus would

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A)   be very fearful of death.
B)   become proactive.
C)   regress back to an earlier stage of life.
D)   exhibit generativity.

Question 17

A individual with a sense of _____ continuity would be most likely to say, "I hate my life because every day is just like the last."

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A)   No
B)   too little
C)   a moderate level of
D)   too much

Question 18

Which of the following is not a possible contributing factor to elder abuse?

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A)   Social isolation of the elder
B)   Caregiver stress
C)   Elder's dependency on others
D)   Caregiver's lack of control

Question 19

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, social contact is motivated by a goal, such as

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A)   information seeking.
B)   discontinuity.
C)   infantilization.
D)   an altruistic gene.

Question 20

Experimenters are attempting to assess the upper limits of Ralph's physical, sensory-perceptual, cognitive, motor, and personal skills. When they are done, they will have determined Ralph's

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A)   proactivity.
B)   continuity.
C)   competence.
D)   environmental press.

Exam 15: Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues

The physical and social demands put on people are referred to as competence.

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Describe what older adults' marriages and same-sex partnerships are like. What factors affect how couples relate late in life?

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A individual with a sense of _____ continuity would be most likely to say, "I hate my life because every day is just like the last."

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Social contact motivated by information seeking tends to lead to

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Frail older adults

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After conducting a life review, 85-year-old Gus concludes that his life was riddled with inappropriate actions and basically stunk. Based on this review, Erikson would predict that Gus would

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As a spouse caring for her Alzheimer's afflicted husband, Patsy, who has begun to experience a decrease in her marital satisfaction, is likely to be experiencing increased feelings of

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Which of the following is not typically measured in an effort to assess subjective well-being?

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The conflict of integrity versus despair is characterized by

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Which statement about marriage is true?

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The struggle of identity versus role confusion requires that people engage in a life review.

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According to socioemotional selectivity theory, social contact is motivated by a goal, such as

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How does a person's activity level typically change after retirement?

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Lindsay is 75 years old and is faced with the need to move to a nursing home. Describe how she would respond to this situation if she acted with proactivity and also how she would respond if she acted with docility.

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Experimenters are attempting to assess the upper limits of Ralph's physical, sensory-perceptual, cognitive, motor, and personal skills. When they are done, they will have determined Ralph's

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Which of the following is not a possible contributing factor to elder abuse?

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Which statement is true regarding the differences between grandparents and great-grandparents?

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Concerning a partner's decision to retire,

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Spousal caregivers whose partners have a significant chronic medical condition tend to

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The main reason for a person to enter a nursing home is his or her

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