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Ron Levant argues that men should reconstruct masculinity in which on of the following ways?

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attempt to become more emotionally intelligent

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Consensual validation refers to

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support for one's attitudes and behavior through another person's similar attitudes and behavior

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Richard and Jamie's only real attraction toward each other is sexual. Stember's research would argue that they are?

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experiencing infatuation

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Erik Erikson believed that the primary crisis of the early adult years is?

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intimacy versus isolation

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Which of the following is NOT typically characteristic of men's friendships?

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self- disclosure

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In a cross-cultural study of marriage around the world, Buss and colleagues (1990) found that chastity is considered to be a very important factor in

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China

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_____ talk is a more common communication strategy among women; where as men tend to prefer ____ talk.

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rapport, report

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Most divorces occur in the ____ years of marriage.

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5th to 10th

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Which of the following in NOT typically characteristic of women's friendships?

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desire for practical solutions to their problems

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college students identified their closest relationship as being with ____

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a romantic partner

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According to research by Thomas and Chess, well-adjusted young adults

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easy temperament as a 3 to 5 year old

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Ms. Chang is trying to prepare her health-class students for the onset of puberty. What should she tell the girls that they are likely to experience first?

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growth of pubic hair

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the ability to plan, set priorities, suppress impulses, and weigh consequences is weak in adolescence because the ___ is the last part to mature.

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prefrontal cortex

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In the United States, an adolescent is most likely to die from

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an accident

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____ is the dominant hormone in males, whereas____ is the dominant hormone in females

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Testosterone; estradiol

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The hormone that is associated with breast, uterine, and skeletal development is

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estradiol

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during adolescence, boys have an increase in ____, whereas girls have an increase in _____.

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muscle cells, fat cells

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Research indicates that sexually transmitted infections can be contracted through

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genital- genital contact, oral-genital contact, and anal-genital contact

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Personal fable and imaginary audience are part of adolescent

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egocentrism

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Adolescents tend to respond with "gut" reactions to emotional stimuli, while adults are more likely to respond in more rational, reasoned ways. Recent research suggests that this may be because

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adults have a more completely developed frontal lobe

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Anorexia nervosa is

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an eating disorder that can result in death by starvation

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the period of biological change that takes place during early adolescence is called

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puberty

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anorexia and bulimia affect

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women more than men

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anorexic people use food as a means of

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control

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The second leading cause of deaths for American adolescents is/are

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homicide

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ms. chang is trying to prepare her health-class students for the onset of puberty. What should she tell the boys that they are likely to experience first?

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increased penis size

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Samantha is currently living in the US. She was 141/2 years old when she experienced menarche. Samantha is

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older than average age for menarche in the United States

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The growth spurt that characterizes pubertal change occurs _____for girls than for boys and begins at around age ____ for girls

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earlier; 9

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Which of the following contraceptives do provide protection against sexually transmitted infections?

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condom

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Juanita, a 15-year old high school student, is afraid to go to school because of a small pimple on her forehead. Which aspect of adolescent egocentrism is Juanita experiencing?

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imaginary audience

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Jackie's doctor is concerner that Jackie is losing too much weight. However, Jackie, who is 16, thinks her legs are too fat, and continues dieting. Jackie is at risk for developing which type of eating disorder?

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anorexia nervosa

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It is difficult to know exactly when puberty begins and ends because

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it is a gradual process involving multiple distinguishing events

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Which of the following would likely be said by a parent who is enabling adolescent identity development?

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I know that you feel you dont have any other options, but i disagree with what you are considering. I'd like for us to discuss this in more detail

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According to James Marcia, the term____ refers to the part of identity development in which adolescents show a personal investment in what they are going to do

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commitment

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An adolescent who is experimenting with different vocational possibilities is experiencing what psychologist James Marcia calls

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identity crisis

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The difference between a clique and a crowd is

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size

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Researchers believe that adolescents who develop the most positive sense of identity are ones who

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follow the MAMA cycle of identity

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Ramon's parents have decided that he will enroll in the state college near their hometown. Ramon has not really thought about the issue much himself, and he will probably do what they advise. According to the psychologist James Marcia, accepting his parents' advice will put Ramon into

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identity foreclosure

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Research shows that the adolescents who deal best with separation from parents are the ones who have ___ attachment to their parents

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secure

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Harrison has thought for a long time about his future plans. He considered going to a technical college, but he also considered the value of getting a liberal arts degree from a 4 year college. The decision caused harrison a lot of anxiety. Finally, he decided to attend the technical college. He is still wondering if his choice was the correct one. According to James Marcia, Harrison is now in a state of

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identity moratorium

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Why do males have higher rates of suicide than females?

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they use more lethal means than do females

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Anorexia nervosa is caused by

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a complex interaction between biological and environmental factors

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One benefit of adolescent parent conflict is that it

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helps adolescents become more autonomous

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Which of the following groups may be effected by stereotype threat?

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- Athletes - Older adults - Minorities

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Conflicts arise between parents and adolescents because adolescents

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want autonomy, whereas parents want control

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Parents who are ____ active in their teen's life have ___ conflicts with them.

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more; fewer

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Cooper and Grotevant believe that proper identity development occurs when parents encourage ____ in adolescents

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both individuality and connectedness

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As children get older, their groupings tend to become more

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diverse

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Identity ____ is James Marcia's term for the status of adolescents who are in the midst of a crisis, and whose commitment levels are either absent or only vaguely defined

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moratorium

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According to Erik Erikson, the adolescent identity crisis is

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a natural and healthy part of development

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Although the period of adolescence is no longer considered a time of ___, it does normally involve emotional highs and lows in most adolescents

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storm and stress

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Steve and Jen believe that they should make certain that their adolescent knows the right choices to make, and they use high punishment when their directives are not followed. This pattern is likely to promote ____ in their adolescent

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identity foreclosure

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Which of the following would wise parents do as their adolescent children push for control

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let their children control areas of their lives that they understand

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Unlike with Erik Erikson's traditional view of identity formation, contemporary theorists believe that identity is formed by

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a gradual process of discovery and development that continues through adulthood

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The most common of all sexually transmitted infections is

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chlamydia

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Peak physical performance is typically reached

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in early adulthood

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According to your textbook, how well do college students use their knowledge about health

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although most of them know what it takes to be healthy, most do not apply it

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the development of homosexuality is a complex process. It probably involves all of these factors except which one?

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parental sexual orientation factor

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Recent research exploring the biological bases of homosexuality has found that

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exposure of the fetus to hormone levels characteristic of females might cause an individual to become attracted to males

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Sexual harassment is

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a manifestation of power and domination of one person over another

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Jeffrey Arnett has termed the age range from 19 to 25

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emerging adulthood

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The most widely recognized marker of entry into adulthood in the United States is

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getting a full-time job

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When an individual reaches age 30, he or she for the first time may experience

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sagging chin and protruding abdomen

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While research shows that adults regularly___ to control weight, experts recommend ____ for more effective weight and health management

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diet; exercise

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Freud and Jung studied midlife transitions around 1900. When comparing their work to that of today's theorists, we see that the boundaries of middle age have ____

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moved upward to higher ages

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considered normal aging processes, whose blood pressure would be expected to be highest

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Sally, a 60 year old who is postmenopausal

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A typical person between the ages of 40 and 59 years is going to have most difficulty

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reading a newspaper

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The main cause of death for individuals in middle adulthood is

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heart disease

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Willis and Schaie found encouraging results for middle-aged people in terms of their intellectual abilities. In fact, all but which one of these abilities peaked in middle adulthood

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perceptual speed

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An increasing problem in middle and late adulthood is ____.

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metabolic disorder

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all but which one of the following statements apply to visible signs of aging

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fingernails and toenails become thinner

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according to John horn, in middle age

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crystallized intelligence increases, whereas fluid intelligence begins to decline

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Memory decline is more likely to occur when individuals

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do not use effective memory strategies

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Leisure is particularly important during middle adulthood because it

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eases the transition from work to retirement

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Middle-aged adults have been described as the sandwich generation because

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they face the demands of caring for both their children and their elderly parents

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Hyun- Joo experiences great satisfaction through nurturing, guiding, and teaching skills to her children. Erikson's studies indicate that Hyun-Joo is dealing successfully with the psychological conflict of

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generativity versus stagnation

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Which of the following statements regarding the midlife crisis is not true

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the most common trigger for a midlife crisis is working with attractive younger people

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the empty- nest syndrome predicts that parents experience decreased marital satisfaction when the children leave home. Research has found that

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marital satisfaction actually increases

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During the middle years

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affectionate and companionate love increases

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The ____ emphasizes that how a life event influences the individual's development depends not only on the life event but also on mediating factors, the individual's adaption to the life-stage context, and the sociohistorical context

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contemporary life-events approach

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Brad and Tina have just gotten divorced; both are 55 years old. Which reason is Brad more likely than Tina is to cite as the cause of the divorce

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falling out of love

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The Big Five Factors of personality includes

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emotional stability, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness

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neugarten's social clock is a

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timetable that people construct for accomplishing life's tasks

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Daniel Levinson's research found that a major conflict for a middle-aged man is

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being young versus being old

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Rosa's eyes have cloudy, opaque area in the lens that prevent light from passing through, causing her to have blurred vision. Rosa's visual problem is

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cataracts

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research expanding hayflick's cellular clock theory found that cells die because

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the telomeres, or DNA sequences that cap the chromosomes, become shorter over time

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people age because inside their cells normal metabolism produces unstable oxygen molecules that ricochet around the cells, thus damaging DNA and other cellular structures. This is the?

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free radical theory of aging

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A disorder of old age associated with calcium and vitamin D deficiencies, estrogen depletion, and lac of exercise is?

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osteoporosis

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Elderly adult accident victims are likely to spend more time in the hospital than younger accident victims do because

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healing rates are slower in older adults

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The leading cause of death among the elderly is

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heart disease

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with improvements in medicine, nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle, our

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life expectancy has increased

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vitamin supplements called antioxidants may affect health by counteracting effects by

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free radicals

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Researchers in the new england centnearian study have found that the factor that contributes the most to living a long life is

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the ability to cope effectively with stress

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elderly men are more likely to have ____ than elderly women are

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hearing problems

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Elderly maltreatment is primarily perpetrated by

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family members

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a recent survey of baby boomer found that 80% of them plan to work during their retirement years. the main reason they expect to continue working is

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nterest or enjoyment

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when compared with younger adults, adults over the age of 65 receive

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less than their share of psychological services

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Pablo is 80 years old and finds that when he has sunday dinner with is extended family of 15 people, he can not focus on one person's voice in all the noise. This is a fairly difficult decline in

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selective attention

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as we proceed into late adulthood, we can normally expect the least amount of decline in

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semantic memory (possibly) -episodic memory

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regarding older workers and younger workers, all of the following statements are true except which one

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older workers have more disability injuries

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The cognitive declines that are linked to poor health in the elderly

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are probably the result of lifestyle behaviors such as inactivity and stress

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in the 1970's a deficiency acteylcholine, which plays an important part in memory, was discovered to occur in

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alzheimer's disease

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which statement regarding the decline in processing speed in older adults is false

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it is associated with declines in social support

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what percentage of alzheimers cases are classified as early onset

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10%

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which of the following terms describes percieved control over the environment and the ability to produce positive outcomes?

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self- efficacy

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In most cases when older adults choose to cohabitate, it is for

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companionship

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a policy issue that focuses on the greater amount of resources received by the elderly compared to those received by younger adults is referred to as

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generational inequity

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one special concern over the medical system is that is ___ oriented, whereas most health problems of the elderly are ____.

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cure; chronic

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old lady who is an actress, she cant do as many shows anymore and she takes on smaller parts with fewer lines to memories. she knows that ageism often prevents people from taking elderly actesses seriously. this is an example of the _____ theory of aging

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selective optimization with compensation

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Erik Erikson believed that the final life cycle stage that characterizes late adulthood

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is intergrity versus despair

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socioemotional selectivity theory argues that older adults deliberately withdraw from social contact with

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individuals peripheral to their lives

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Omar is an older retired adult. the fact that he maintains is interest in friendships, politics, and the stock market illustrates the _____ theory or aging

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activity

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in socioemotional selectivity theory, an older adult narrows his or her social circles

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to have social partners who satisfy his or her emotional needs

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activity theory holds that when one of an older person's roles is taken away, that person should

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find a replacement role

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the ____ portions of the brain often die sooner than the ____ portions

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higher; lower

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a person born in the 1900 would most likely live to the age of

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47

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which of the following statements about a living will is false

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only the terminally ill can write one

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josue has incurable cancer. however, he promises to lead a reformed life dedicated to God if God will spare is life. Josue is in which of Kubler- Ross's stages of dying

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barganing

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grief is most likely

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a rollercoaster, because it goes up and down

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an advanced directive/living will must be signed when

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an individual is able to think clearly

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most psychologist believe it is best for dying individuals to

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know that they are dying

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Marie's sister died 3 years ago and she still crys over it and cant sleep. what is true of marie

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she is experiencing an unusually long grief period and should seek help

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recent scientific advantages in the US have led to more people

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suffering more and in pain longer before they die

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damon placed a pillow over his terminally ill wife and smothered her to end her suffering is an example of

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active euthanasia

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why is it more difficult to determine whether someone is dead now than it was 100 years ago

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medical technology has made it possible to create different definitions of death

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a person born today will most likely live till the age of

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78

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the hospice was developed with the goal of

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making the final stage of dying pain free

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elisabeth Kubler Ross believed that, as one proceeds through the stages of death, the person tends to move from

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denial to acceptance

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which of the following refers to the right of an individual to determine whether extraordinary means should be used to keep them alive

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living will or advanced directive

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Levi has severe brain damage and his parents decided to take him off life support and he died. this is an example of

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passive euthinasia

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why do women have an easier time with the loss of their spouse than do men

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women have better social networks

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which of the following medical interventions would most likely be found in a hospice

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morphine

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the main purpose of a hospice is to

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make death more peaceful and less frightening for the patient and they family

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the main goal of hospice is __ of the individual through pain management, support, and education. the main goal of hospital is ____of the individual through prolonging life at all costs

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care; cure

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death occurs neurologically when ____ for a specific period of time

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ones brain shows no electrical activity

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approximately ___ percentage of corpses are cremated

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20%

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in the US, ____ euthanasia is more accepted than ____ euthanasia

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passive; active

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____ percentage of corpses are disposed of by burial

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80%

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