Question 1

Which of the following is TRUE of the proportion of elderly people needing help with activities of daily living, over the last decade?

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A)   It has declined.
B)   It has increased.
C)   It has remained the same.
D)   It has approached 100%.

Question 2

Changes in taste and smell that occur with age, especially the reduced ability to detect specific tastes, are likely to result in

Accepted Answer

A)   experimenting with new kinds of foods.
B)   learning more about food preparation.
C)   loss of appetite.
D)   greater appreciation for the visual presentation of foods.

Question 3

How do feelings of immortality change in elderhood? What are the five possible paths toward immortality, and how does each affect one's outlook in elderhood?

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Question 4

If an elder person tells you she will live on through the lives of her children and grandchildren and their offspring, you may conclude she is expressing a sense of

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A)   procreation.
B)   immortality.
C)   diffidence.
D)   competence.

Question 5

Which symptom is least characteristic of organic brain syndromes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Disorientation
B)   Confusion
C)   Loss of vision
D)   Loss of control over daily functions such as toileting, feeding, and dressing

Question 6

From an evolutionary perspective, one possible adaptive advantage of longevity is greater:

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A)   competition for limited resources within a group.
B)   support for the care and protection of the young.
C)   attractiveness for females in the mating process.
D)   competition among males for finding a suitable female partner.

Question 7

What is meant by a "psychohistorical" perspective? How do those in elderhood attain or achieve a psychohistorical perspective? What are the outcomes of having this type of perspective?

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Question 8

In a comparison of living arrangements of older adults, in which setting was it more common for older adults to head up a large household that included young children?

Accepted Answer

A)   Asia
B)   Latin America
C)   North America
D)   Africa

Question 9

Samantha has told her children that she needs more socioemotional support. Therefore, her children should expect to give more direct assistance, including in the forms of chores and medical care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to research done by Offenbacher and Poster, which dictate is NOT part of the "code of conduct" older adults use to guide to their behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   Don't feel sorry for yourself.
B)   Accept dependence gracefully.
C)   Don't just sit there, do something.
D)   Be sociable.

Question 11

Elder adults may exhibit behavioral slowing because of

Accepted Answer

A)   erratic neural firing.
B)   age-related decline in crystallized intelligence.
C)   lack of plasticity and adaptive reorganization in brain function.
D)   learned cautiousness to avoid making mistakes.

Question 12

Differentiate between affiliative values and instrumental values in gender-role convergence in elderhood. How does each affect the aging process in the later years?

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Affiliative values and instrumental valu...

Question 13

Which phrase best describes the psychosocial concept of extinction?

Accepted Answer

A)   Being bound by the limits of one's own life history
B)   A welcoming of death
C)   A sense of nurturing future generations
D)   The epigenetic principle

Question 14

What is the primary goal of providing community services to the frail elderly?

Accepted Answer

A)   Maintain a sense of diffidence among frail elderly.
B)   Develop a sense of dependency.
C)   Enhance a realistic level of performance.
D)   Create superficial support networks.

Question 15

Why do older adults need higher levels of illumination to see clearly?

Accepted Answer

A)   The number of cones in the retina decreases.
B)   Hardening of the lenses begins at about age 20.
C)   Pupil size decreases with age.
D)   There is a flattening of the retina.

Question 16

Which statement about living in a nursing home is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Once people are admitted to a nursing home, they usually stay there until they die.
B)   About 75% of those in nursing homes have spouses.
C)   About 85% of nursing home residents are age 85 and older.
D)   Many enter nursing homes after hospitalization and eventually return home.

Question 17

Aging adults tend to be characterized by a gradual slowing in response to stimuli. This is called

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A)   fatigue.
B)   loss of resilience.
C)   behavioral slowing.
D)   sedentary inhibition.

Question 18

Eighty-five year-old Abigail has a psychohistorical perspective, which means she has the ability to

Accepted Answer

A)   remember historical events.
B)   anticipate the future.
C)   know future history at a psychic level.
D)   integrate information about past, present, and future.

Question 19

The developmental task of traveling uncharted territory assumes that elder adults are

Accepted Answer

A)   creating their own definitions of this life stage.
B)   readying themselves for the process of dying.
C)   preoccupied by issues relating to any kind of travel.
D)   unable to think clearly about the end of life process.

Question 20

The positive pole of the psychosocial crisis of very old age involves a belief in continuous existence and transformation through the development of a sense of

Accepted Answer

A)   immortality.
B)   transcendence.
C)   pre-eminence.
D)   superiority.

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What is the primary goal of providing community services to the frail elderly?

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Changes in taste and smell that occur with age, especially the reduced ability to detect specific tastes, are likely to result in

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What is meant by a "psychohistorical" perspective? How do those in elderhood attain or achieve a psychohistorical perspective? What are the outcomes of having this type of perspective?

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Which phrase best describes the psychosocial concept of extinction?

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According to research done by Offenbacher and Poster, which dictate is NOT part of the "code of conduct" older adults use to guide to their behavior?

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Which statement about living in a nursing home is most accurate?

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Which of the following is TRUE of the proportion of elderly people needing help with activities of daily living, over the last decade?

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Samantha has told her children that she needs more socioemotional support. Therefore, her children should expect to give more direct assistance, including in the forms of chores and medical care.

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How do feelings of immortality change in elderhood? What are the five possible paths toward immortality, and how does each affect one's outlook in elderhood?

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In a comparison of living arrangements of older adults, in which setting was it more common for older adults to head up a large household that included young children?

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Differentiate between affiliative values and instrumental values in gender-role convergence in elderhood. How does each affect the aging process in the later years?

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