Question 1

Describe the selective optimization with compensation model.

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This model proposes that aging is relate...

Question 2

Stacy is a director of a senior center.Every week she leads a group where the elders discuss past activities and experiences.The members of the group are encouraged to share anecdotes,old pictures,and other family memorabilia that remind them of significant events in their past.Stacy's group is a form of:

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A)  cognitive behavioral therapy.
B)  past life regression therapy.
C)  reminiscence therapy.
D)  rational emotive therapy.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

According to the socioemotional selectivity theory,the emotion trajectory is high during:

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A)  early adulthood.
B)  adolescence.
C)  middle childhood.
D)  infancy and early childhood.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

What are the typical effects of ageism?

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Social participation by older adults is ...

Question 5

_____ theory describes how people can produce new resources and allocate them effectively to the tasks they want to master.

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A)  Activity
B)  Selective optimization with compensation
C)  Socioemotional selectivity
D)  PsychoanalyticalE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

A recent analysis concluded that rates of volunteering do not decline significantly until the:

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A)  mid-seventies.
B)  mid-sixties.
C)  mid-nineties.
D)  mid-twenties.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the two personality traits in the Big Five factors of personality are associated with mortality (an earlier death) ?

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A)  Low conscientiousness and high neuroticism
B)  Low religiosity and high materialism
C)  Low agreeableness and high neuroticism
D)  Low extroversion and low opennessE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

One study revealed that an important factor among older adults who showed a higher level of emotion regulation and successful aging was:

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A)  increased preoccupation with regrets.
B)  reduced responsiveness to regrets.
C)  moderate productivity.
D)  engaging in prolonged periods of sedentary lifestyle.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

According to the socioemotional selectivity theory,the trajectory of motivation for knowledge-related goals peaks in:

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A)  middle and late adulthood.
B)  adolescence and early adulthood.
C)  early childhood.
D)  infancy.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

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.

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A)  integrity vs.despair
B)  autonomy vs.shame
C)  industry vs.inferiority
D)  generativity vs.stagnationE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

According to Erik Erikson,which of the following stages of development do individuals experience in late adulthood?

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A)  Generativity vs.stagnation
B)  Autonomy vs.shame
C)  Industry vs.inferiority
D)  Integrity vs.despairE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

The social support model that says that individuals go through life embedded in a personal network of individuals from whom they give and receive social support.

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The social...

Question 13

In which of the following scenarios is the need for compensation for older adults the MOST obvious?

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A)  Reminiscing on life's regrets
B)  Watching soaps on TV
C)  Being bedridden due to illness
D)  Narrating bedtime stories to grandchildrenE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

A recent study revealed that social isolation in late adulthood was associated with:

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A)  a more active lifestyle.
B)  health-risk behaviors.
C)  a lower incidence of smoking.
D)  fewer negative emotional experiences.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a factor that predicts high status for the elderly in a culture?

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A)  Whether older people control key community resources
B)  Whether the extended family is a common family arrangement
C)  Whether older people are permitted to engage in useful functions
D)  Whether older people have had a large number of childrenE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

This theorist proposed the "selective optimization with compensation theory" of aging.

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The answer of This theorist proposed the "selective optimization with...

Question 17

Data from a recent longitudinal study found that internet use by older adults was associated with a decrease of one-third in the likelihood of developing:

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia.
B)  depression.
C)  Alzheimer disease.
D)  osteoporosis.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

In 2012,_____ percent of older adults in the United States were living in poverty.

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A)  9.1
B)  2.5
C)  22
D)  44E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

In terms of the Big Five factors of personality,perceived social support predicted increased:

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A)  extraversion.
B)  neuroticism.
C)  conscientiousness.
D)  openness.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

What is the socioemotional selectivity theory?

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The socioemotional selectivity theory st...

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