Deck 37: Subjective Well-Being of Midlife and Older Women

Question 1

What responsibilities are known to be the primary focus in the social construction of women's lives?

A) financial
B) family
C) job-related
D) community

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is a social indicator that has been used to assess subjective well-being?

A) Guttman Scale
B) Peterson-Klebb Scale
C) Bradburn Affect Balance Scale
D) Wechsler Memory Scale

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The Berlin Aging Study documented that the prevalence of chronic illness, frailty, and incapacity _____ after age 85 compared with those 70 to 84.

A) decreased by half
B) increased by half
C) doubled
D) tripled

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In a study of older community residents and the activities that were meaningful to them, Strawbridge and Wallhagen noted that men scored higher than women on _____.

A) enjoying intimacy
B) growing spiritually
C) being involved with social organizations
D) being helpful to others

Question 5

Most research has noted that women report slightly higher levels of life satisfaction and positive affect over the life course than men.

Question 6

A drop in subjective well-being has been observed among the very old.

Question 7

In the stress buffering model, positive well-being directly affects disease incidence, severity, recovery, and recurrence through various mediating behaviors and physiological responses.

Question 8

Middle-aged and older women often have more extensive social resources than men.

Question 9

Older men have a higher prevalence of functional impairment than older women and experience greater dependency.

Question 10

Analyses of life histories indicate women are at higher risk than men of experiencing numerous entry and exit transitions during middle and late adulthood.

Question 11

List three sources of life strains in older women.

Question 12

List three ways in which widowhood can affect the health of older women.

Question 13

List three ways in which assuming caregiving responsibilities for dependent or infirm relatives can negatively impact the subjective well-being of the caregiver.

Question 14

Rowe and Kahn defined a multidimensional concept of successful or "ideal" aging as consisting of what three components?

Question 15

The Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC) model suggests successful aging can be achieved through the interplay of what three related strategies?