Question 1

What lifestyle factors and environmental conditions contribute to effects on quality of life in elderhood? How do these factors become more or less influential throughout elderhood? What distinctions can be made in elderhood between the old-old and the young-old?

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Question 2

What happens to sleep and rest for many who enter into elderhood? What are some strategies to combat the effects on sleep and rest that elderhood brings? What role, if any, do sensory changes play in sleep and rest in elderhood?

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Question 3

Differentiate between affiliative values and instrumental values in gender-role convergence in elderhood. How does each affect the aging process in the later years?

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Question 4

What is meant by a "psychohistorical" perspective? How do those in elderhood attain or achieve a psychohistorical perspective? What are the outcomes of having this type of perspective?

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Question 5

Samantha has told her children that she needs more socioemotional support. Therefore, her children should expect to give more direct assistance, including in the forms of chores and medical care.

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Seeking socioemotional support means that Samantha is likely looking for emotional comfort and companionship, rather than direct assistance with chores and medical care. While her children may provide some support in these areas, that is not necessarily the focus of her request.

Question 6

What role does fitness play in elderhood? How do nutrition and lifestyle affect fitness? How can each be detrimental to fitness? How can each be beneficial?

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Question 7

What role does the development of a psychohistorical perspective play for the psychology of the elder adult?

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Question 8

Role reversal is necessary for children to take care of their aging parent's decision-making responsibilities.

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Role reversal is not necessarily required; rather, a collaborative approach where children support their aging parents in decision-making respects the parents' autonomy and maintains their dignity.

Question 9

Differentiate between those in elderhood characterized by usual aging and those who are termed to be successful agers. What distinguishes one from the other? What benefits are there to being characterized as one over the other?

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Question 10

Your 70-year-old friend is beginning to plan his or her living arrangements for the next few years. What are some of the possibilities? What concerns should be raised for each of the possibilities? What advice would you give your friend about living arrangements?

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Question 11

How are romance and sexuality affected by elderhood? What romantic and sexual changes come with elderhood, and why?

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Question 12

The quality of life for the frail elderly depends on the nature of health-related limitations, the availability
of resources within the home and community, self-selective emphasis to some experiences as central to well-being, and motivation to find creative and adaptive strategies.

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The statement correctly identifies several factors that contribute to the quality of life for frail elderly individuals.

Question 13

Explain what the term "elderhood" means. Why is it important that elderhood be identified as a unique developmental psychosocial stage?

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Question 14

How do feelings of immortality change in elderhood? What are the five possible paths toward immortality, and how does each affect one's outlook in elderhood?

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Question 15

Cosmic transcendence is an expression of immortality that is independent of religion, offspring, or creative achievement.

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Cosmic transcendence refers to the idea that one can achieve immortality through a connection with the universe or cosmos, rather than through traditional means such as religion, having children, or leaving a creative legacy. It is a concept that is often associated with spirituality and personal growth.

Question 16

Describe the ways in which elder adults may be able to cope successfully with age-related declines in health, fitness, and capabilities.

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Question 17

Write a column of advice to later adults concerning how they might be best able to maintain optimal functioning during elderhood. Include a discussion of potential barriers to optimal functioning and how these might be overcome.

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Question 18

What defines frailty? How does frailty affect quality of life in elderhood? Discuss real and perceived functional limitations in your response.

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Question 19

The code of conduct Offenbacher and Poster researched suggests that being sociable, active, and independent are measures of successful living to older people.

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Offenbacher and Poster's research found that older people consider being sociable, active, and independent as important aspects of successful living.

Question 20

What is social support, and how does it contribute to the health and well-being of elder adults?

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