Psy Ch. 19 – Flashcards
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A recent meta-analysis of 128 studies found that through reminiscence therapy, clients attained a:
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higher sense of integrity
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For older adults, social support is linked to a(n):
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eduction in symptoms of disease
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Stacy is a director of a senior center. Every week she leads a group where the elders discuss past activities and experiences. The members of the group are encouraged to share anecdotes, old pictures, and other family memorabilia that remind them of significant events in their past. Stacy's group is a form of ________ therapy.
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reminiscence
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According to studies by Price & Nesteruk (2010), retirement brings the greatest changes to ________ families.
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traditional
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Adult daughters are ________ times more likely than are adult sons to give parents assistance with daily living activities.
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three
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Which of the following is true of activity theory?
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It suggests that many individuals will achieve greater life satisfaction if they continue their middle-adulthood roles into late adulthood and if these roles are stripped from them, it is important for them to find substitute roles that keep them dynamic and involved.
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When working with older clients, some clinicians use ________ therapy. Rita is in one such therapy program and her clinician has her discussing past activities and experiences with other individuals in her group.
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reminiscence
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In a cross-sectional study of persons ranging in age from 13 to 90, researchers found that self-control was lowest in the ________ domain for individuals who were 60 to 90 years old.
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physical
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According to Erikson, the ________ stage of development involves reflecting on the past and either piecing together a positive review or concluding that one's life has not been well spent.
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integrity vs. despair
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Which of the following is referred to as the final stage in the marriage process?
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The time from retirement until death
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According to the socioemotional selectivity theory, the emotion trajectory is high during:
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infancy and early childhood.
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When time is perceived as ________, as it is when individuals are younger, people are more strongly motivated to pursue information, even at the cost of emotional satisfaction.
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open-ended
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What is the "triple jeopardy" faced by African American and Latino women when it comes to income and financial levels of support in the elder years?
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Ageism, sexism, and racism
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________ theory describes how people can produce new resources and allocate them effectively to the tasks they want to master.
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Selective optimization with compensation
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Which of the following factors is most likely to predict high status for older adults in a culture?
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Older persons control key family/community resources
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Identify the possible double jeopardy for elderly ethnic minority individuals.
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Racism and ageism
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Which of the following statements about social support for older adults is NOT true?
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Social support has not been shown to affect depression in older adults
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A cross-sectional study by Ursula Staudinger found that for adults from 55 to 65 years of age, ________ became most important in terms of personal investment.
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family
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Joaquin believes that older adults deliberately withdraw from social contact with individuals who are peripheral to their lives while maintaining or increasing contact with close friends and family members with whom they have had enjoyable relationships. He is a proponent of:
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socioemotional selectivity
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Approximately ________ of the total health bill of the United States is for the care of adults 65 and over, who comprise only 12 percent of the population.
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one-third
