Deck 12: Aging Well: Promoting Healthy Development Across the Life Span

Question 1

Researchers have suggested that in order to address the issue of normal aging, research must focus ______.

A) only on successful aging experiences
B) on the interaction between biological and extrinsic factors
C) on the macrosystem
D) on the early transitions in life

Answer 1

B

Question 2

One of the criticisms of the successful aging model by Rowe and Kahn was that it ______.

A) promotes stigma and potential discrimination
B) is broad and includes many voices and perspectives
C) has both eastern and western perspectives
D) applies to most older adults

Answer 2

A

Question 3

One of the reasons that middle-aged adults experience shrinking social networks is because ______.

A) they are incapable of making friends
B) they begin to prune problematic members from their networks
C) opportunities to meet others are limited
D) they become less likeable

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Emotional intelligence includes ______.

A) self-awareness and self-regulation
B) empathy and crystalized knowledge
C) intellectual speed and motivation
D) fluid intelligence and processing speed

Question 5

Which of the following is a way to increase hardiness and resilience?

A) increase reactive behaviors
B) reduce coping responses in the face of increased stressors
C) increase environmental stressors
D) match the coping response to the environmental stressor

Question 6

Miranda's friends all state that she does not define herself by others and is very proactive. In other words, they believe that she has ______.

A) motivational reserve
B) a strong education
C) a purpose in life
D) a social outlier

Question 7

Individuals with a stronger purpose in life also report ______.

A) greater loneliness
B) less disability related to ADLs
C) greater depression
D) less cognitive decline

Question 8

The benefits of having a stronger purpose in life are especially pronounced for individuals ______.

A) ages 60-65
B) ages 65-70
C) ages 70-80
D) over age 90

Question 9

Which of the following highlights ways in which the community can help older adults build positive relationships?

A) reducing social experiences and accessibility
B) expecting them to manage technological issues effortlessly
C) requiring them to take time off from volunteer efforts
D) removing transportation barriers

Question 10

One criticism of the Rowe and Kahn model is that ______.

A) someone could have low functional ability but still have a happy and meaningful life
B) the perception of older adults is paramount to this model
C) older adult's experiences can be viewed as human capital
D) there is an underuse of technology

Question 11

Individuals with the poorest mental health were most likely to have ______.

A) experienced trusting relationships with parents
B) come from an intact home
C) used mood-altering drugs before age 50
D) experienced planful competence

Question 12

Marcella is a young adult who shows a flexible and adaptive attitude toward her life. This attitude has been termed ______.

A) planful competence
B) responsible planning
C) positive mental health
D) adaptive adjustment experience

Question 13

About ______ of individuals in the United States are living with a disability.

A) 15%
B) 23%
C) 40%
D) 27%

Question 14

One way in which older adults with disabilities show their resilience is by ______.

A) valuing choices in daily activities
B) maintaining rich interactions with family and friends
C) lowering their expectations to be better aligned with what they pursued
D) having services that are available

Question 15

Working with adults and highlighting the adaptive qualities someone has is considered a(n) ______ approach.

A) community systems
B) mental health
C) strengths-based
D) empowerment

Question 16

Unhealthy coping styles in older adults is promoted by ______.

A) narrowness of experience
B) resilience
C) realistic expectations
D) acceptance of criticism

Question 17

Individuals who were more motivated and self-directed in younger life ______ when they were older.

A) were more emotionally healthy
B) had more hobbies
C) had poorer emotional regulation
D) showed faster cognitive decline

Question 18

What many might view as a product of old age might actually be ______.

A) an inevitable decline that comes with aging
B) an adaptive or maladaptive pattern of lifelong coping
C) the inability of the community to support the needs of the individual
D) increased self-confidence

Question 19

Someone who is well-educated, reasonably healthy, and financially secure as an older adult might be best referred to as ______.

A) extroverted
B) living a meaningful life
C) advantaged aged
D) introverted

Question 20

Older adults with disabilities noted that they defined successful aging by ______.

A) professional acumen
B) social disconnection
C) adaptation and resilience
D) family resources

Question 21

Aging is a lifelong process that occurs and is redefined throughout our lives.

Question 22

Plasticity is the ability for humans to grow throughout life.

Question 23

Rowe and Kahn identified three major components to successful aging.

Question 24

Most criticize the successful aging model because it is too applicable and generalizable.

Question 25

Eating a healthy diet, monitoring weight and fitness, and not smoking contribute to healthy aging.

Question 26

Coronary heart disease is unrelated to lifestyle factors.

Question 27

Having a strong sense of purpose in life has been associated with better emotional well-being.

Question 28

Prolonged exposure to stress does not impact health or longevity.

Question 29

Emotional intelligence includes motivation and may change within the social context.

Question 30

Critical thinking literacy is better in older adults.

Question 31

Describe one of the three changes that Kahn argued that the field of gerontology needed to make to address the issue of normal aging.

Question 32

What is the mental subtraction of relationships strategy?

Question 33

What is the positivity effect and how does it change with aging?

Question 34

What is expected to happen to the world's population of older adults?

Question 35

What are four themes identified by Molton and Yorkston in their studies of older adults with disabilities?

Question 36

Describe the three components of "successful aging." What are some of the criticisms of this model?

Question 37

What are some ways that younger adults might increase their own sense of purpose in their lives?

Question 38

Compare three techniques in which individuals might build relationships.

Question 39

Describe the strength-based approach to later-life adjustment.

Question 40

What do you believe is "aging well?" What models from the chapter support this view?