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Question 1

According to Erik Erikson, which of the following stages of development does an individual experience in late adulthood?
Select one:
A. generativity vs. stagnation
B. autonomy vs. shame
C. industry vs. inferiority
D. integrity vs. despair

Answer 1

. integrity vs. despair

Question 2

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.
Select one:
A. integrity vs. despair 
B. autonomy vs. shame
C. industry vs. inferiority
D. generativity vs. stagnation

Answer 2

A. integrity vs. despair

Question 3

All of the following are part of the life review process except:
Select one:
A. looking back at one’s life experiences
B. evaluating life experiences
C. projecting future life experiences
D. interpreting life experiences.

Answer 3

C. projecting future life experiences

Question 4

According to Erikson, the positive resolution of which developmental stage culminates in existential identity in old age?
Select one:
A. generativity vs. stagnation
B. industry vs. inferiority
C. integrity vs. despair
D. intimacy vs. isolation

Answer 4

C. integrity vs. despair

Question 5

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.
Select one:
A. gestalt
B. reminiscence 
C. schema
D. drama

Answer 5

B. reminiscence

Question 6

Which of the following theories explains why older adults spend most of their time with familiar individuals and family?
Select one:
A. activity theory
B. socioemotional selectivity theory 
C. social discontinuity theory
D. disengagement theory

Answer 6

B. socioemotional selectivity theory

Question 7

A longitudinal study of more than 1,200 individuals across seven decades revealed that a higher score on the Big Five personality factor of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ predicted a lower risk of earlier death from childhood through late adulthood.
Select one:
A. agreeableness
B. conscientiousness 
C. neuroticism
D. extraversion

Answer 7

B. conscientiousness

Question 8

Which of the following factors has been associated with low self-esteem in late adulthood?
Select one:
A. lowered cognitive skills
B. empty nest syndrome
C. fear of retirement
D. declining health

Answer 8

vD. declining health

Question 9

Prejudice against others because of their age, especially prejudice against older adults, is known as:
Select one:
A. ageism 
B. adultism
C. racism
D. adultcentrism.

Answer 9

A. ageism

Question 10

For older adults, social support is linked to a(n):
Select one:
A. increased probability of becoming institutionalized
B. higher socioeconomic status
C. increase in mortality rates
D. reduction in symptoms of disease.

Answer 10

D. reduction in symptoms of disease.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the American attitude toward death?
Select one:
A. Americans consider death of the biological body as the end of existence.
B. Americans do not believe in a spiritual body that lives on after death.
C. Belief in reincarnation is a defining aspect of the American belief about death.
D. Americans are generally death avoiders and death deniers.

Answer 11

D. Americans are generally death avoiders and death deniers.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the care of a dying older person in the US today is true?
Select one:
A. The care of a dying older person has shifted to the family members.
B. The care of a dying older person has shifted away from the family
C. The exposure to death and its painful surroundings has increased.
D. Most of the dying people are cared for by distant relatives.

Answer 12

B. The care of a dying older person has shifted away from the family

Question 13

Which of the following statements about a living will is false?
Select one:
A. It is a legally binding document.
B. Only the terminally ill can write one.
C. The individual must be in a clear state of mind when writing it.
D. The document contains the individual’s wishes regarding medical treatment.

Answer 13

B. Only the terminally ill can write one.

Question 14

Angelique is in the terminal stages of cancer. She feels that the pain has now become unbearable, so she requests her doctor to end her life painlessly through medication. Which of the following acts is Angelique requesting her doctor to perform?
Select one:
A. aphasia
B. asphyxia
C. euthanasia
D. dysthanasia
Feedback

Answer 14

C. euthanasia

Question 15

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a program committed to making the end of life as free from pain, anxiety, and depression as possible.
Select one:
A. Asylum
B. Hospital stay
C. Hospice 
D. Compassionate care

Answer 15

C. Hospice

Question 16

For hospice services to be covered by Medicare, the patient must be:
Select one:
A. diagnosed with terminal cancer
B. deemed by a physician to have six months or fewer to live
C. deemed by a physician to have between one and two years to live
D. suffering from a life-threatening condition.

Answer 16

B. deemed by a physician to have six months or fewer to live

Question 17

Currently in the United States, 90 percent of hospice care is provided:
Select one:
A. in special units in hospitals
B. in nursing homes
C. in the patients’ homes
D. in free-standing hospice facilities in the community.

Answer 17

vC. in the patients’ homes

Question 18

What is the leading cause of infant death in the United States?
Select one:
A. sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
B. accidents
C. child abuse
D. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Answer 18

A. sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Question 19

At which age do infants have the highest risk of dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?
Select one:
A. 2 to 4 months of age
B. 5 to 6 months of age
C. 7 to 9 months of age
D. 10 to 12 months of age

Answer 19

A. 2 to 4 months of age

Question 20

Most psychologists emphasize that \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the best strategy in discussing death with children.
Select one:
A. honesty 
B. evasion
C. lying
D. distraction

Answer 20

A. honesty