Older Adulthood

Question 1

Which theory refers to the change of roles during the lifespan?

Answer 1

Role Theory

Question 2

Which theory refers to the fact that the more activities older adults engage in, the greater their life satisfaction.

Answer 2

Activity Theory

Question 3

Which theory refers to when older adults withdraw from participation in activities?

Answer 3

Disengagement Theory

Question 4

Which theory refers to when older adults tend to attempt to continue engaging in activities?

Answer 4

Continuity Theory

Question 5

In psychosocial maladjustments, this refers to one of the most common, which means perceived helplessness.

Answer 5

Anxiety disorders

Question 6

In psychosocial maladjustments, this refers to the disorganization of the personality.

Answer 6

Functional Psychoses

Question 7

In psychosocial maladjustments, this refers to one of the most common in old age due to the experience of multiple losses.

Answer 7

Depression

Question 8

In psychosocial maladjustments, this refers to disturbing or maladaptive behavior.

Answer 8

Personality Disorders

Question 9

In basic changes for sexual psychology, males experience the following:

Answer 9

• Takes longer for full erection.
• Reduction in expulsive pressure during ejaculation.
• Reduction in volume of seminal fluid.
• Even with high level of sensual pleasure, the need to ejaculate is reduced.

Question 10

In basic changes for sexual psychology, women experience the following:

Answer 10

• Vaginal wall becomes less elastic
• Amount of lubrication decrease
• Lubricating fluid is produced at slower rate

Question 11

What are the 5 styles of grandparenting according to Neugarten and Weinstein in 1964?

Answer 11

• Formal
• Fun-seekers
• Surrogate parent
• Reservoir of family wisdom
• Distant figure

Question 12

In styles of grandparenting, this refers to boundaries, indirectly involved in parenting, while supporting the parents.

Answer 12

Formal

Question 13

In styles of grandparenting, this refers to enjoying play and entertaining grandkids.

Answer 13

Fun-seekers

Question 14

In styles of grandparenting, this refers to replacing the parental role.

Answer 14

Surrogate Parent

Question 15

In styles of grandparenting, this refers to sharing wisdom.

Answer 15

Reservoir of Family Wisdom

Question 16

In styles of grandparenting, this refers to being geographically far or distant.

Answer 16

Distant Figure

Question 17

This law emphasizes the importance of senior citizens in society and encourages their active participation in nation-building.

Answer 17

RA 9994 Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010

Question 18

In the developmental understanding of death, this stage believes that death is reversible.

Answer 18

Preschoolers

Question 19

In the developmental understanding of death, this stage believes that death is permanent and universal.

Answer 19

School-agers

Question 20

In the developmental understanding of death, this stage believes that death is inevitable, sometimes unrealistic

Answer 20

Adolescents

Question 21

In the developmental understanding of death, this stage believes that death is a unique vulnerability, challenged by early death.

Answer 21

Early adulthood

Question 22

In the developmental understanding of death, this stage believes that death is finality, inevitability, and universality.

Answer 22

Middle adulthood

Question 23

In the developmental understanding of death, this stage feels less anxious about death.

Answer 23

Late adulthood

Question 24

What are the challenges faced by older adults?

Answer 24

• Mobility issues
• Health concerns
• Social isolation
• Infrastructure risks

Question 25

Among the challenges faced by older adults, this refers to when many seniors struggle with evacuation due to physical limitations.

Answer 25

Mobility issues

Question 26

Among the challenges faced by older adults, this refers to when chronic illnesses and medication needs complicate emergency responses.

Answer 26

Health concerns

Question 27

Among the challenges faced by older adults, this refers to some older adults who live alone or are in care facilities, making coordinated evacuation efforts crucial.

Answer 27

Social isolation

Question 28

Among the challenges faced by older adults, this refers to many homes and aged-care facilities that may not be earthquake-resistant.

Answer 28

Infrastructure risks

Question 29

What are the cognitive changes in normal aging?

Answer 29

- Language - Viso-spatial tasks - Abstraction & Mental Flexibility - Wisdom - Information processing - Attention - Memory

Question 30

In the cognitive changes in normal aging, this refers to most aspects of language ability being well-preserved.

Answer 30

Language

Question 31

In the cognitive changes in normal aging, this refers to when a variety of tasks show age-related visio-spatial decline, including three-dimensional construction and drawing.

Answer 31

Viso-spatial tasks

Question 32

In the cognitive changes in normal aging, this refers to ___________ and ______ __________ showing some decline with age.

Answer 32

Abstraction & Mental flexibility

Question 33

In the cognitive changes in normal aging, this refers to an accumulation of wisdom or practical expertise that may continue toward the very end of life.

Answer 33

Wisdom

Question 34

In the cognitive changes in normal aging, this refers to its declining speed with age, which may result in a slower learning rate and greater need for repetition of new information.

Answer 34

Information processing

Question 35

In the cognitive changes in normal aging, this refers to divided attention between two simultaneous tasks, showing age-related decline.

Answer 35

Attention

Question 36

In the cognitive changes in normal aging, this refers to short-term or primary memory shows relatively less age-related decline; long-term or secondary memory shows substantial age decline.

Answer 36

Memory

Question 37

What are the organic brain disorders?

Answer 37

- Dementias - Pick's Disease - Alzheimer's Disease

Question 38

This organic brain disorder refers to irreversible and generalized cognitive and intellectual deterioration due to brain dysfunction.

Answer 38

- Dementia

Question 39

What are the 3 kinds of dementia?

Answer 39

- Senile dementia (after 65) - Presenile dementia (before 65) - Arteriosclerotic dementia (hardening of brain arteries)

Question 40

This organic brain disorder refers to the experience of disorientation, impaired judgment, and impaired physical and intellectual functions.

Answer 40

Pick's Disease

Question 41

This organic brain disorder refers to a deficit or imbalance of neurochemicals, particularly the enzyme choline acetyltransferase.

Answer 41

Alzheimer's Disease

Question 42

This refers to a hypothesized cognitive characteristic of older adults that includes accumulated knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge to practical problems.

Answer 42

Wisdom