Final Exam

Question 1

What can an enlarging skeleton do to a child?

Answer 1

Cause growing pains

Question 2

What can lack of sleep do to a persons brain?

Answer 2

Decline learnig and thinking abilities

Question 3

What is Asthma?

Answer 3

The bronchial tubes are highly sensitive

Question 4

Piagets stages of development and time frames for stages of each

Answer 4

Formal operational- 12 years and up
Concrete Operational- 7-11 years
Pre-operational- 2-7 years
Sensorimotor- Birth - 2 years

Question 5

Are there gender differences in the diagnosis of ADHD?

Answer 5

yes, boys are diagnosed two to three times as often as girls.

Question 6

How can a fifth grader show industriousness

Answer 6

respond to new expectations for realistic accomplishment

Question 7

Effects of inferiority on a child?

Answer 7

Child may lack confidence in their ability to do things.

Question 8

self concept is vested in feedback from whom?

Answer 8

close friends

Question 9

differences in parenting styles

Answer 9

authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvloved

Question 10

what is process praise

Answer 10

praise that emphasizes behavior and effort, such as “you figured it out!” Distinguished from person praise

Question 11

What did G. Stanley Hall describe adolescence as?

Answer 11

period so turbulent that it resembled the era in which humans evolved from savages into civilized beings

Question 12

sex differences in adolescence?

Answer 12

The number of red blood cells increases in boys but not girls

Question 13

Why would some girls experience puberty over others before a certain age?

Answer 13

due to genetics or environmental factors

Question 14

why does adolescence occur?

Answer 14

The onset of puberty and hormonal changes

Question 15

which child parent relationship is seen in anorexic teenagers?

Answer 15

overprotective or controlling parents

Question 16

What is the favorable outcome for adolescence according to Erikson

Answer 16

Achieving a strong sense of identity

Question 17

What is the unfavorable outcome for adolescence according to Erikson

Answer 17

Role confusion

Question 18

Which parenting style tends to promote high self-esteem?

Answer 18

Authoritative parents

Question 19

what is diffusion

Answer 19

a state where an individual has not yet developed a strong sense of self or personal identity

Question 20

What happens during Kohlberg’s Pre-conventional Level?

Answer 20

morality is primarily determined by external factors like punishment and rewards, with decisions based on self-interest.

Question 21

Senescence?

Answer 21

the process of growing old

Question 22

What does telomerase do?

Answer 22

linked to psychological factors like stress and meditation

Question 23

What is true about free radical damage?

Answer 23

Begins once body structures reach maximum capacity and efficiency

Question 24

Atherosclerosis?

Answer 24

the buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls

Question 25

what do B cells secrete?

Answer 25

antibodies

Question 26

What is the most essential thing for attaining adult status

Answer 26

accepting responsibility for oneself

Question 27

what type of parenting is linked to emerging adults psychological well being?

Answer 27

Authoritative parenting

Question 28

What did Levinson find that happens to most young people during early adulthood?

Answer 28

They form a "dream" or vision for their future

Question 29

According to Valiant, what do men focus on in their 20s?

Answer 29

Intimacy and forming relationships

Question 30

which subset of the population tends to report lower quality and less enduring love relationships?

Answer 30

Cohabiting couples compared to married couples

Question 31

At what age does the subjective time orientation shift occur?

Answer 31

Around midlife (50s)

Question 32

Presbycusis?

Answer 32

Age related hearing loss, especially on high frequency sounds

Question 33

The climacteric?

Answer 33

The midlife transition during which fertility declines

Question 34

When can erectile dysfunction occur for most men?

Answer 34

Typically after age 50

Question 35

When do cancer rates multiply ten fold some?

Answer 35

After age 60

Question 36

Arrhythmia?

Answer 36

Irregular heartbeat; more common with age.

Question 37

Generativity?

Answer 37

A concern for guiding the next generation

Question 38

transitional period?

Answer 38

Time of major change such as early adulthood, midlife transition, or retirement.

Question 39

If you direct your energies solely to survival what can happen at a later age for some?

Answer 39

Lack of purpose and reduced psychological well being.

Question 40

Does experiencing regret lead to less favorable psychological wellbeing?

Answer 40

Yes

Question 41

What link is there between a Childs departure and a mans feminine side?

Answer 41

Some men become more nurturing or emotionally expressive after children leave home.

Question 43

robust centenarians are?

Answer 43

older adults over 100 who maintain good physical health and cognitive functioning

Question 44

which aging American is at the greatest risk for chronic health conditions ?

Answer 44

African American men

Question 45

Gerotranscendence?

Answer 45

A theory suggesting older adults shift toward a more cosmic and transcendent view of life.

Question 46

what is ego integrity vs despair?

Answer 46

Eriksons final stage in late adulthood; involves reflecting on life with a sense of fulfillment or regret

Question 47

Neuroticism ?

Answer 47

A personality trait involving emotional instability, anxiety, and moodiness

Question 48

how do most people in the developing world die?

Answer 48

for infectious diseases and lack of basic healthcare access.

Question 49

Which statement is most true about attitudes toward death?

Answer 49

older adults tend to dear death less than younger adults