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research on nutrition indicates that

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malnutrition that persists from infancy or early childhood into the school years usually leads to permanent physical and mental damage

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which of the following is supported by research on unintentional injuries in middle childhood

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parents tend to underestimate their child's safety knowledge and physical abilities

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research confirms that ___ plays a large role in accounting for boy's gross motor superiority

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the social environment

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one valid criticism of youth sports is that

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they overemphasize competition and substitute adult control for children's natural experimentation with rules and strategies

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attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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usually lifelong disorder

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children who acquire effective self-regulatory skills develop a sense of

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academic self efficacy

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many studies show that

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combining phonics with whole language is the best approach for teaching beginning reading

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in Sternberg's triarchic theory, intelligent behavior involves balancing ___ intelligences

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analytical, creative, and practical

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Mrs. Ritchie wants to foster her students' emotional intelligence. Her lesson plans should use active learning techniques that provide skill practice in ___ & ___.

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respect and caring for others; resistance to unfavorable peer pressure

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research shows that children who engage in as little as 21 minutes of independent reading per day

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are exposed to nearly 2 million words per year

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research on bilingual education shows that

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a stratefy that promotes children's native language skills while they learn english is most effective for non english speaking minority children

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studies show that educational self fulfilling prophecies are especially strong

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when teachers emphasize competition and publicly compare children

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according to Erikson, a sense of __ can develop in middle childhood when family life fails to prepare children for school life or when teachers and peers destroy children's self-confidence with negative responses

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inferiority

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as school age children move into adolescence, self concept is increasingly vested in

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feedback from close friends

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compared to his caucasian american agemates, leonard, and african american fourth grader is more likely to have

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higher self-esteem and a stronger sense of ethnic pride

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children who are high in academic self-esteem and motivation make ___ attributions, crediting their successes to ___

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mastery-oriented; ability

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teachers who are ___ and emphasize ___ tend to have mastery-oriented students

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caring, getting good grades

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which of the following statements about emotional self regulation in middle childhood is true

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by age 10, most children shift adaptively between problem centered and emotion centered coping

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principal Allen wants to reduce prejudice at his middle school. Which of the following interventions should he use

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assign children to cooperative learning groups with peers of diverse backgrounds

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____ children are at high risk for poor school performance, substance abuse, and antisocial behavior in adolescence and delinquency with criminality in early adulthood

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rejected

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research has shown that parents promote gender sterotypes by

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behaving in a more mastery-oriented fashion with sons that with daughters

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despite the concerns of middle childhood, child rearing, becomes easier for those parents who establish a ___ style in the early years

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authoritative

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a study conducted showed that fifth and sixth graders described ___ as the most influential people in their lives

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parents

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the overriding factor positive adjustment following divorce is

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shielding the child from family conflict and using authoritative child rearing

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research on child sexual abuse indicates that

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the abuser is typically a parent or someone the parents know well

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most researchers today believe that adolescent development is

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influenced by biological, psychological, and social forces

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during puberty, neurons become more responsive to excitatory neurotransmitters. As a result adolescents

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react more strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely

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sleep deprived adolecents

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are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression

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which of the following statements about sex differences in adolescents' reactions to pubertal changes is true

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overall. boys get much less social support than girls for the physical changes of puberty

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which of the following statements about adolescent moodiness is true

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younger adolescents' mood swings are strongly related to situational changes

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___ is modern substitute for the actual physical departure of young people from the family group that takes place in industrialized nations

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psychological distancing

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randy is viewed by both adults and peers as relaxed, independent, and self confident. Maria is viewed by both groups as physically attractive, lively, and sociable. which is likely to be true

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randy is an early maturing boy; maria is a late maturing girl

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which of the following statements about individuals with bulimia nervosa is true

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they usually feel depressed and guilty about their abnormal eating habits and desperately want help

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research shows that many adolescents do not use contraception during sexual activity because they

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fail to apply their reasoning skills to everyday situations

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which of the following three phase sequences do many homosexual adolescents and adults move through in coming out to themselves and others

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feeling different, confusion, and self acceptance

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studies show that most adolescents are aware of basic facts about AIDS but

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are poorly informed about how to protect themselves against other STIs

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In canada and western europe, where community- and school based clinics offer adolescents contraceptives and where universal health insurance helps pay for them ___ than in the US

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pregnany, childbirth, and abortion rates are much lower

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adolescent drug experimentation

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should not be taken lightly because a single heavy dose can lead to permanent injury or death

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the imaginary audience is adolescents belief that they are

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the focus of everyone else's attention and concern

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compared with adults making decisions, teenagers

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perform less well because they must inhibit emotion and impulses in favor of thinking rationally

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which of the following statements about school transitions is true

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adolescents facing added strains at school transitions are at greatest risk for self esteem and academic difficulties

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which of the following statements about part-time work during high school is true

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the more hours students work the more likely they are to drop out school

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which of the following factors is predictive of high self esteem in adolescence

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authoritative parenting

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which of the following is a strategy for helping minority adolescents resolve identity conflicts constructively

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respecting native languages and unique learning styles in school

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at Kohlberg's stage 5 of moral development, individuals

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regard laws and rules as flexible instruments for furthering human purposes

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accoring to Kohlberg, mature moral thinkers

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realize that behaving in line with their beliefs is vital for creating and maintaining a just social world

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religious involvement

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promotes responsible academic and social behavior

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mild family conflict

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informs parents of the changing needs and expectations of their children, signaling a need for adjustments in the parent child relationship

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early dating

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is related to drug use, delinquincey and poor academic achievement

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the most common psychological problem in adolescence is

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depression

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which of the following statements about adolescent suicide is true

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gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths are at a high risk for suicide

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adolescents who __ tend to be in a state of moratorium or identity achievement

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feel attached to their parents but lack opportunities for healthy separation

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which of the following statements about factors related to juvenile delinquency is true

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families of delinquent youths tend to be low in warmth high in conflict and characterized by harsh inconsistent discipline and low monitoring

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during the twenties and thirties changes in physical appearance and declines in body functioning are

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so gradual that most are hardly noticable

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when an adult suffers from atherosclerosis it typically develops

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early in life and progresses during middle adulthood

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which of the following statements about identity development is true

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the majority of young people change from moratorium to foreclosure or diffusion in young adulthood

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in the US

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many people show large weight gains between ages 25 - 40

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___ is the single most important preventable cause of death in industrialized nations

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cigarette smoking

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which of the following statements about the sex lives of American adults is true

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as number of sex partners increases satisfaction declines sharply

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the overall rate of STDs is higher among women than men because

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it is at least twice as easy for a man to infect a women with any STD than for a woman to infect a man

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which of the following is an accurate statement about risk and resillence in emerging adulthood

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feelings of loneliness are higher during the emerginf adulthood years than at any other time in life

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according to Sternberg's triangular theory of love

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intimacy, passion, and commitment shift in ephasis as romantic relationship develop

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Sal and Sadie have been married for 40 years. When asked to compare their current relationship to when they were newlyweds, they are most likely to say that

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they love each other more now than they did earlier

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Gloria's marriage was riddled with jealousy, emotional highs and lows, and desperation about whether her husband returned her affection. Though she offered support her husband, Gloria did so in ways that poorly fits his needs. She was also quick to express fear and anger. Based on this information, it is likely that Gloria has a ____ attachment history

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resistant

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which of the following statements about other-sex friendships is true

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when a solid other sex friendship evolves into a romance it may be more stable and enduring than a romantic relationship formed without a foundation in friendship

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emma left home to attend college and lived on her own until she got married. As her own children grew up and left home her parenting responsibilities declined. She eventually retired and her husband died. This series of phases that Emma has experienced is referred to as the

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family life cycle

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____ is the most consistent predictor of marital stability

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age of marriage

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Postponing childbearing until the late twenties or thirties

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eases the transition to parenthood

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parents of ___ often report a dip in marital and life satisfaction

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adolescents

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a recent study of same-sex couple found that same sex civil unions were ___ heterosexual marriages

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as stable as

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Jenelle, a divorced mother with two children, is marrying William a divorced father with three children. which is true

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it will take three to five years for Jenelle and William;s blended family to develop the connectedness and comfort of intact biological families.

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research findings indicate that

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gay and lesbian parents are as committed to and effective as heterosexual parents

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during midlife most adults begin to

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experience life threatening health episodes - if not in themselves then in their partners and friends

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Jeanie is 55. According to her doctor, Jeanie's reproductive capacity has ended. She has reached the midlife reproductive transition called

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the climacteric

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Episodes of importance

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are more common in midlife

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among the middle-aged adults who rate their health unfavorably

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men are more likely than women to suffer from fatal illnesses

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the leading cause of death in middle age are ___ and ___

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cancer; cardiovascular disease

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symptoms of heart disease in women tend to

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get overlooked by doctors

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which of the following statements about type A behavior pattern is true

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current evidence pinpoints hostility as a toxic ingredient of type A in both men and women

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individuals who are repeatedly enraged are more likely to be

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depressed

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Suzanne viewed life as fluid. She expected change and accepted it as inevitable when suzanne was faces with a problem she identified it and decided what to do about it suzanne use ____ coping strategy

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problem centered

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Erikso's psychological conflict of midlife is called ___ V ___

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generativity; stagnation

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Quentin went to college with the goal of becoming a social worker. Instead he gave in to pressure from his new spouse and changed his major to business. When looking back at age 50, Quentin wished he had pursued his original dream of becoming a social worker. Quentin is experiencing

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life regrets

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____ is common in middle adulthood

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life evaluation

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Gilles, 50, tells his brother, "I'd like to maintain my physical health and work on getting emotionally stronger. I want to be a good freind and role model to my nephews and nieces," Gilles is discussing his

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possible selves

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Cindy, 48, cares for her two teenager sons and her ailing mother-in-law. Along with her mother she is one of a handful of caregivers for her elderly grandmother, Cindy belongs to the ___ generation

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sandwich

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Older adults who ___ adapt more favorably and feel better about it

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generate new, problem centered coping strategies for aging

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Sedentary healthy older adults up to age 80 who begin endurance training

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show gains in vital capacity

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Martin reached the last years of his life feeling whole, complete, and satisfied with his achievements. He realized that the paths he followed abandoned and never selected were necessary for fashioning a meaningful like course. Martin has achieved

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a sense of intergrity

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Being deeply religious

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seems to fortify the mind-body connection near life's end

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one reason a social withdrawl is so common in nursing home settings is that

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residents do not have control over their social experiences

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____ are the most frequently reported types of elder abuse

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financial abuse, emotional, and neglect

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which of the following is an essential ingredient of a "good death"

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offering the dying person care, affection, companionship and esteem

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which of the following statements about enhancing children's understanding of the death concept is true

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discussing death candidly with children reduces anxiety about it

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Kubler-Ross reccommends that family members and health professionals

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not prolong denial by distorting the truth about the person's condition

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Palliative care involves

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care aimed at relieving pain and other symptoms

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which of the following statements about advance medical directives is true

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US states recognized two types of advanced directives: a living will and a durable power of attorney for health care

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people respond to ___ with ___

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bereavement; grief

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which statement is true about the dual-process model of coping with loss

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effective coping requires people to oscillate between dealing with the emotional consequences of loss and attending to life changes

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marion was forbidden by his gay partner's family to attend his partner's funeral or burial service. Marion is at risk for

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disenfranchised grief

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death education at all levels

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benefits most bereaved people

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