Last test

Question 1

Prejudice or discrimination against the elderly

Answer 1

Ageism

Question 2

The study of death and dying

Answer 2

Thanatology

Question 3

The idea that progressive physical and mental decline are inevitable with age

Answer 3

Decremental Model

Question 4

A decrease in mental abilities experienced by some in old age.

Answer 4

Senile Dementia

Question 5

The biological event in which a women’s production of sex hormones sharply decrease

Answer 5

Menopause

Question 6

A permanent disability as opposed to an acute or temporary disability- can’t get rid of

Answer 6

Chronic disease

Question 7

The desire in middle age to use accumulated wisdom to guide the future generations

Answer 7

Generativity

Question 8

A discontinuation of development and the desire to recapture the past

Answer 8

Stagnation

Question 9

A facility designed to care for the special needs of the dying

Answer 9

Hospice

Question 10

A neurological condition that destroys the ability to think, remember, relate to others, and care for him or herself, a deteriorating of cognitive functioning.

Answer 10

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 11

Males that make it between the ages of 36 & 40 becoming fully independent

Answer 11

Boom

Question 12

When the last of the children finally leave home, the parents are called..

Answer 12

Empty nesters

Question 13

A theory of aging in which some psychologists think the present mechanism limits the number of times our cells multiply and divide.

Answer 13

Biological clock

Question 14

All of the psychological and biological changes that occur between ages 45 and 50.

Answer 14

Climacteric

Question 15

The ability to use accumulated knowledge

Answer 15

Crystallized Intelligence

Question 16

The ability to solve abstract relational problems, and generate a new hypotheses- learning new things.

Answer 16

Fluid Intelligence

Question 17

Long Answers

Answer 17

Long Answers

Question 18

Adult Physical peak years

Answer 18

18 and 30 (between these ages)

Question 19

Most common causes of death in elderly:

Answer 19

Heart attack, cancer, stroke.

Question 20

Most common causes of death in late adulthood:

Answer 20

Heart attack, cancer, and cirrhosis of the liver

Question 21

Percent of North America that marry:

Answer 21

90%

Question 22

How many end in divorce?

Answer 22

40-60%

Question 23

The percentage varies due to..

Answer 23

The couples ability to handle/resolve conflicts.

Question 24

Healthy conflict strategies

Answer 24

• listening
• focus on solving the problem
• agree to disagree
• argue constructively
• show respect

Question 25

Unhealthy strategies

Answer 25

- over exaggerating - denying (denial) - ignoring - lying

Question 26

Ages for new skills and problem solving

Answer 26

20's

Question 27

Ages for new skills and problem solving, "Creativity and productivity"

Answer 27

40's

Question 28

Ages for new skills and problem solving, "Performance in humanities":

Answer 28

60's

Question 29

Depression in middle age women:

Answer 29

- lack of identity once kids move out, feel worthless and useless - they retire from work

Question 30

Most devastating change in life & why

Answer 30

Loss of spouse. Married a long time and depend on each other for companionship.

Question 31

By age 80 what percent of women are alone?

Answer 31

70%

Question 32

By age 80 what percent of men are alone?

Answer 32

33%

Question 33

Women live roughly ___ years longer than men.

Answer 33

7

Question 34

Signs of nervous system decline

Answer 34

- in memory - in reaction time - vision worsens

Question 35

Symptoms of dementia

Answer 35

- memory loss or forgetfulness - impaired attention - altered personality - difficulty relating to other people - distortion of time and place

Question 36

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross 5 stages of dying:

Answer 36

1. Denial: they experience shock and numbness. "It can't be happening to me" or "I'll get another opinion" 2. Anger: "Why me?". Mad because of lost chances, will miss out on experiences. 3. Bargaining: Ask God to make a deal, or bargaining with a doctor over the diagnosis. 4. Depression: due to the complete loss, they feel hopeless. It's important to not cover the sadness, and force them to act happy. Allow them to express their sadness. 5. Acceptance: experience a sense of peace and calm. They deal with their things, saying who gets what. They may choose to become detached.