Deck 7: The Social-Environmental Context of Adulthood and Aging

Question 1

The convoy of support is most likely found in which level of Brofenbrenner's ecological approach?

A) mesosystem
B) microsystem
C) exosystem
D) macrosystem

Answer 1

B

Question 2

How one connects home and school, or work and home would be an example of the ______.

A) mesosystem
B) microsystem
C) exosystem
D) macrosystem

Answer 2

A

Question 3

An interaction between parents and children that results in a change would be labeled a ______.

A) current life circumstance
B) transaction
C) supportive exchange
D) mesosystem

Answer 3

B

Question 4

All of the following are components of the transactional model EXCEPT ______.

A) professional press
B) adaptive behavior
C) affective responses
D) individual competence

Question 5

When someone is pushed beyond their comfort zone, they may experience decreased positive affect. What is this an example of?

A) affective response
B) environmental press
C) degree of individual competence
D) adaptation level

Question 6

All individuals have a collection of skills and abilities they possess. This might be best captured by the ______ component of transactional model.

A) degree of individual competence
B) adaptation level
C) affective response
D) environmental press

Question 7

What does it mean to have an individual timeline?

A) There is no basis for an interaction between dimensions of influence.
B) We are completely influenced by our psychosocial circumstances.
C) There is little age-related impact on our behavior.
D) We have an age continuum that goes from birth to death.

Question 8

The biological dimension of the individual timeline includes ______.

A) relationships with others
B) health and illness
C) attitudes towards aging
D) issues of work

Question 9

Each point in history serves as a reference point in our ______ continuum.

A) contextual
B) interpersonal
C) cultural
D) historical

Question 10

Many people select environments in which they best function. This represents the concept of ______.

A) developmental niche
B) environmental niche
C) social-personal fit
D) person-performance interaction

Question 11

The dimensions or sectors of development (historical, interpersonal, contextual) ______ each other.

A) are the same as
B) separate from
C) overlap with
D) always interfere

Question 12

For young adults, the lifestyle they develop will ______.

A) impact the decisions they make in the future
B) will not necessarily impact their future
C) has no impact on outcomes
D) require material support

Question 13

Barriers to establishing intimacy in young adulthood may include all the following EXCEPT ______.

A) living in a rural area
B) being socially isolated
C) wishing to marry someone of a different ethnicity or race
D) having an easy work schedule

Question 14

Work can impact all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A) the breadth of our friendships
B) our leisure activities
C) our educational status
D) our isolation from others

Question 15

What are some developmental tasks common in middle adulthood?

A) establishing intimate relationships, starting a career, and starting a family
B) managing a career, establishing intimate relationships, and starting a family
C) managing a career, raising children, and evaluating one's marriage
D) managing a career, establishing intimate relationships, and raising children

Question 16

What is role conflict?

A) contrasting demands of work versus family
B) demands of multiple roles exceed personal resources
C) meeting the demand of one role interferes with those in a competing role
D) a failure to perform duties as necessary

Question 17

Role overloaded with work and family can lead to what?

A) divorce
B) improved job performance
C) marital happiness
D) no change from baseline

Question 18

The concept of "aging in place" ______.

A) lacks efforts to create a positive person-environment match
B) allows adults to be part of a community that allows them grow older in a familiar place
C) results in neglect of older adults
D) reduces activities like information sharing among neighbors

Question 19

What is it called when we care for a parent out of genuine concern and love?

A) role reversal
B) role maturity
C) filial maturity
D) filial reversal

Question 20

The majority of self-help groups ______.

A) are formal
B) are led by a trained facilitator
C) are extremely costly
D) foster a sense of belonging

Question 21

As a direct function of the Baby Boomer generation, the demands for social and medical services among older adults have increased.

Question 22

Single room occupancy hotels are often located in inner cities.

Question 23

The chronosystem might include changes in family structure or place or residence.

Question 24

The mesosystem refers to the everyday environment of home, school, work, or neighborhood.

Question 25

It is possible that the sociocultural context like the Recession of 2008-2009 and the election of Donald Trump will have a long-term impact on adults.

Question 26

Choice of a niche will always increase the number of friends and improve family relationships.

Question 27

Health concerns and where we live can be important to many individuals in later life.

Question 28

Those individuals who do not think of their lives as a series of age-related stages will never experience social rejection.

Question 29

One's lifestyle includes life decisions, choices about role conflicts, demands, and skills.

Question 30

Age-, race-, and gender-based discrimination does not impact the availability of a particular career.

Question 31

What is role spillover?

Question 32

What are two typical developmental tasks in middle adulthood?

Question 33

Describe two ways in which work can impact family.

Question 34

What is generative caregiving?

Question 35

What are two examples of ways that middle-aged adults may interact with their social environment?

Question 36

Describe what the chronosystem is and how it can impact our lives.

Question 37

How might an individual change his or her environment and become involved in the community? How might this relate to person-environment fit?

Question 38

Compare and contrast three different housing options that can be used in later life.

Question 39

Imagine you had to design a living environment for individuals with dementia. What might you consider or adapt to improve the therapeutic potential of the environment?

Question 40

How can individuals manage the cost of long-term nursing home care?