Psych 2

Question 1

biological event in which a woman’s production of sex hormones is sharply reduced

Answer 1

Menopause

Question 2

proposed a theory for the adult development of men

Answer 2

Daniel Levinson

Question 3

viewed a successful mid-life transition in terms of:
Generativity and Stagnation

Answer 3

Erik Erikson

Question 4

the desire, in middle age, to use one’s wisdom to guide future generations

Answer 4

Generativity

Question 5

a discontinuation on development and a desire to recapture the past

Answer 5

Stagnation

Question 6

idea that physical and mental decline is unavoidable with old age.

Answer 6

Decremental model of aging

Question 7

prejudice against the elderly (based in stereotypes)

Answer 7

Ageism

Question 8

accumulated knowledge

Answer 8

Crystallized intelligence

Question 9

thinking abstractly and reasoning

Answer 9

Fluid intelligence

Question 10

decreases in mental ability which can be experienced in old age

Answer 10

Dementia

Question 11

a condition that destroys a person’s ability to think, remember, relate to others, and care for themself

Answer 11

Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 12

the study of dying and death

Answer 12

Thanatology

Question 13

most famous thanatologist. She proposed five stages of psychological adjustment to death

Answer 13

Elisabeth Kubler Ross

Question 14

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

Answer 14

The Five Stages of Psychological Adjustment to Death

Question 15

The Five Stages of Psychological Adjustment to Death

Answer 15

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

Question 16

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

Answer 16

hospice

Question 17

opened a controversial debate about physician-assisted suicide

Answer 17

Dr. Jack Kevorkian