LifeSpan Chapter 20-Epilogue Test – Flashcards

Adulthood covers the four decades of life between ages _____ and _____.

A significant loss of hearing associated with senescence is referred to as _____.

In vitro fertilization (IVF), an assisted reproductive technology (ART), has resulted in an estimated _____ million births.

Difficulty in performing normal activities of daily life because of a "physical, mental, or emotional condition" is called _____.

According to the text, what two factors protect health?

The Flynn effect refers to the _____.

Schaie's cross-sequential research on intellectual development demonstrated that _____.

Fluid intelligence includes _____.

According to Sternberg, analytic intelligence involves _____.

Experts tend to be intuitive, automatic, _____, and _____ in their thinking.

In the Seattle Longitudinal Study, the cognitive complexity of the occupations of more than 500 workers was measured, including the complexities involved in the workers' interactions with other people, with things, and with data. Older workers maintained _____.

People in Maslow's third level on the hierarchy of needs seek _____.

With increasing age, the trait of neuroticism tends to _____.

As people age, their friendships tend to _____.

Since they are called on to help both the older and younger generations of the family, middle-aged adults have been called the _____.

The term "ageism" refers to _____.

Caregivers can diminish the independence of the elderly if they _____.

Which of the following vocal characteristics is a feature of elderspeak?

The study of population numbers is called _____.

The wear-and-tear theory of aging is weakened by the fact that _____.

People who live to see their 100th birthday are referred to as _____.

Which parts of the brain shrink the most in later life?

Which of the following statements is a possible explanation for greater brain activity in older adults?

The primary reason older people receive less input into their brains is that _____.

Brains of Alzheimer victims display plaques, which are _____, and tangles, which are _____.

Vascular dementia is caused by _____.

The main symptom of frontal lobe dementias is _____.

The major cause of Parkinson's disease is _____.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why prescription drugs may produce larger side effects in the elderly?

The fact that many elderly people take many different medications means that _____.

Abraham Maslow maintains that older adults are _____.

According to Erikson, each new experience throughout life requires _____.

What proportion of adults over the age of 65 volunteer in formal settings?

Religious involvement correlates with _____ because it promotes social relationships and healthy habits.

ADLs are _____.

In the U.S., which of the following is one of the IADLs?

Children who are terminally ill fear that death means they will be _____.

One way that older people cope with their own mortality is through _____.

Hospice care is expensive because it _____.

Palliative care _____.

A DNR order _____.

A person whom a dying person designates to make his or her medical decisions is a(n) _____.

The public and ritualistic expression of bereavement is called _____.

An important function of the mourning process is to _____.

According to Kübler-Ross, the first stage of dying is _____.