ASU Chapter 19: Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Question 1

THEORIES OF SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
According to Erikson’s theory, this involves reflecting on the past and either piecing together a positive review or concluding that one’s life has not been well spent.

Answer 1

Integrity vs Despair

Question 2

THEORIES OF SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Looking back at one’s life experiences, evaluating them, and interpreting/reinterpreting them.

Answer 2

Life Review

Question 3

THEORIES OF SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
A kind of therapy wherein you discuss past activities and experiences with another individual or group.

Answer 3

Reminiscence Therapy

Question 4

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of this conflict is wisdom.

Therefore existential identity; a sense of integrity strong enough to withstand physical disintegration is a culmination of which conflicted stage of life?

Answer 4

Integrity vs Despair

Question 5

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of this conflict is care.

Therefore caring for others, and empathy and concern is a culmination of which conflicted stage of life?

Answer 5

Generativity vs Stagnation

Question 6

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of this conflict is love.

Therefore a sense of complexity of relationships; value of tenderness and loving freely, is a culmination of which conflicted stage of life?

Answer 6

Intimiacy vs Isolation

Question 7

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of this conflict is fidelity.

Therefore a sense of complexity of life; merger of sensory, logical and aesthetic perception is a culmination of which conflicted stage of life?

Answer 7

Identity vs Identity Confusion

Question 8

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of this conflict is competence.

Therefore humility; acceptance of one’s course of life and unfulfilled hopes is a culmination of which conflicted stage of life?

Answer 8

Industry vs Inferiority

Question 9

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of this conflict is purpose.

Therefore humor; empathy; resilience are a culmination of which conflicted stage of life?

Answer 9

Initiative vs Guilt

Question 10

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of this conflict is will.

Therefore an acceptance of the cycle of life, from integration to disintegration, is a culmination of which conflicted stage of life?

Answer 10

Autonomy vs Shame

Question 11

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of this conflict is hope.

Therefore an appreciation of interdependence and relatedness is a culmination of which conflicted stage of life?

Answer 11

Basic Trust vs Mistrust

Question 12

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of the conflict between Integrity vs Despair is….?

Answer 12

Wisdom

Question 13

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of the conflict between Generativity vs Stagnation is….?

Answer 13

Care

Question 14

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of the conflict between Intimacy vs Isolation is….?

Answer 14

Love

Question 15

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of the conflict between Identity vs Identity Confusion is….?

Answer 15

Fidelity

Question 16

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of the conflict between Industry vs Inferiority is….?

Answer 16

Competence

Question 17

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of the conflict between Initiative vs Guilt is….?

Answer 17

Purpose

Question 18

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of the conflict between Autonomy vs Shame is….?

Answer 18

Will

Question 19

POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF ERIKSON’S 8 STAGES:
The resolution of the conflict between Basic Trust vs Mistrust is….?

Answer 19

Hope

Question 20

THEORIES OF SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
A theory that states that the more active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives.

Answer 20

Activity Theory

Question 21

THEORIES OF SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
A theory that states that older adults become more selective about their social networks.

Answer 21

Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

Question 22

THEORIES OF SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
A theory that states that successful aging is related to Selection, Optimization and Compensation.

Answer 22

Selective Optimization with Compensation Theory

Question 23

SELECTIVE OPTIMIZATION WITH COMPENSATION THEORY:
Older adults have a reduced capacity and a loss of functioning, which require a reduction in perfrmance in most life domains.

Answer 23

Selection

Question 24

SELECTIVE OPTIMIZATION WITH COMPENSATION THEORY:
It is possible to maintain performance in some areas through continued practice and the use of new technologies.

Answer 24

Optimization

Question 25

**SELECTIVE OPTIMIZATION WITH COMPENSATION THEORY:** Older adults need to **compensate** when life taks require a higher level of capacity.

Answer 25

Compensation

Question 26

**PERSONALITY, THE SELF, AND SOCIETY:** ___________ predicts lower mortality risk from childhood through late adulthood.

Answer 26

Conscientiousness

Question 27

**PERSONALITY, THE SELF, AND SOCIETY:** ____ conscientousness and ____ neuroticism predicts **earlier** death.

Answer 27

LOW, HIGH

Question 28

**PERSONALITY, THE SELF, AND SOCIETY:** What individuals might become, what they would like to become, and what they are afraid of becoming.

Answer 28

Possible Selves

Question 29

**PERSONALITY, THE SELF, AND SOCIETY:** Prejudice against others because of their age.

Answer 29

Ageism

Question 30

**PERSONALITY, THE SELF, AND SOCIETY:** The view that aging society is being unfair to its younger members by receiving large allocations of resources.

Answer 30

Generational Inequity

Question 31

**PERSONALITY, THE SELF, AND SOCIETY:** **TRUE or FALSE:** Technology **reduces** the likelihood of being depressed by 1/3.

Answer 31

**TRUE**

Question 32

**LIFESTYLE DIVERSITY:** **TRUE or FALSE:** Marital satisfaction is **lesser** in older adults than middle-aged adults.

Answer 32

**FALSE**, Marital Satisfaction is **greater**.

Question 33

**ATTACHMENT:** **TRUE or FALSE:** With increasing age, attachment anxiety **increases**.

Answer 33

**FALSE**, attachment anxiety **decreases** with age

Question 34

**OLDER ADULT PARENTS AND THEIR ADULT CHILDREN:** __% of older adults have living children, many of whom are middle-aged.

Answer 34

80%

Question 35

**OLDER ADULT PARENTS AND THEIR ADULT CHILDREN:** Between adult sons and daughters, which are more likely to be involved in the lives of their aging parents?

Answer 35

Daughters

Question 36

**GREAT-GRANDPARENTING:** A ___-generation family is more common.

Answer 36

Four-Generation Family

Question 37

**SOCIAL SUPPORT:** A model that states that individuals go through life embedded in a **personal network of individuals** to whom they give and from whom they receive social support.

Answer 37

Convoy Model of Social Relations

Question 38

**SOCIAL INTEGRATION:** A low level of social integration is linked with what type of disease in older adults?

Answer 38

Coronary Heart Disease

Question 39

**CULTURE:** The 3 Factors that are important in living the good life as an older adult are…?

Answer 39

- Health - Security - Kinship/Support