Psychology of Aging
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Course Introduction
The Psychology of Aging explores the psychological processes and changes that occur as individuals grow older. This course examines topics such as cognitive aging, memory, intelligence, personality development, mental health, and adaptive strategies in later life. Students will learn about the biological, social, and cultural factors that influence the aging process, as well as common challenges faced by older adults, including age-related diseases and societal attitudes towards aging. Through research-based insights and case studies, the course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of aging from a psychological perspective, helping students develop skills for supporting older adults in various settings.
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Aging the Individual and Society 9th Edition by Susan M. Hillier
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Chapter 1: Aging in America
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Q1) A person who fears the aged suffers from gerontophilia.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In the 1800s,the political change brought about by greater emphasis on principles of equality in the Declaration of Independence lowered the status of the aged in America.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Industrialization in America was significant to the changing status of the aged because
A) more old people were in demand as employees.
B) older persons flocked to cities.
C) it freed young people from dependence on their parents' land.
D) it made aging more respectable.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Stereotypes and Images
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Q1) A 1994 study that conducted memory tests with old and young mainland Chinese,old and young from the American Deaf culture,and old and young hearing Americans found
A) the Chinese had the most negative image of aging.
B) younger subjects, regardless of culture, perform better on memory tests than older subjects.
C) older Chinese and older Deaf participants outperformed the older American hearing group.
D) older Chinese performed similarly to the younger Chinese of the same level of education.
Answer: C
Q2) In the Goldman & Goldman study,children believed what about older adults?
A) They had a decline in sexual power.
B) They had a decline in physical powers.
C) They had a decline in socioeconomic powers.
D) All of these choices.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Social and Psychological Theories in Later Life Development
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Q1) Which age cohort has been labeled as "baby bust"?
A) baby boomers
B) Generation X
C) lost generation
D) Generation Y
Answer: B
Q2) Current research regarding the midlife crisis indicates
A) it is inevitable for virtually all men and women.
B) if it occurs, it does so between the ages of 35 and 40, seldom later.
C) the midlife experience is more a normal life transition than a crisis.
D) the midlife crisis is a female, not a male, phenomenon.
Answer: C
Q3) The developmental tasks in each stage are _________ based.
A) emotionally
B) biologically
C) culturally
D) instinctually
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Physical Health and Well Being
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Q1) All of the following are observable body changes correlated with aging EXCEPT A) gum disease.
B) decreased skin elasticity.
C) body cells absorb more calcium.
D) the body becomes less erect.
Q2) . Physicians believe strength-training is inappropriate for elderly over 75 years old.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A nutritional study of elderly sportsmen demonstrated a correlation between maximum oxygen uptake as a measure of physical fitness and A) folic acid.
B) calcium.
C) vitamin E.
D) vitamin C.
Q4) Thrombosis is closely associated with A) atherosclerosis.
B) arteriosclerosis.
C) hypertension.
D) excess body fat.
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Chapter 5: Mental Health
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Q1) Hypochondria is an indicator of emotional problems.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If someone can not remember something,it means learning has not adequately occurred.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Selective attention involves
A) focusing attention on certain stimuli and inhibiting responses to irrelevant information.
B) selecting whether to store information in the right or left side of the brain.
C) evaluating the sensory information carried to the brain.
D) discarding information that does not get coded in working memory by sending it to primary memory and sifting through it in our minds when we have more time to deal with it.
Q4) Define functional disorders.
Q5) What factors hinder adequate care of America's mentally ill elderly?
Q6) Describe the effects of Alzheimer's disease through the progressive course of the disease.
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Chapter 6: Friends,family,and Community
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Q1) Urban elders,in contrast to rural elders,
A) interact more with their children.
B) have substantially smaller incomes.
C) are more restricted in terms of mobility.
D) experience poorer physical health.
Q2) The _________ generation family is becoming common in the current population.
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 5
Q3) Kin relationships in white-collar families differ from those of blue-collar families in which of the following ways?
A) White-collar families tend to have closer family ties.
B) Family members maintain ties by living near each other.
C) Visits from kin often constitute the major, if not the only, form of social activity for blue-collar families.
D) White-collar families are more likely to geographically scattered.
Q4) Women are more likely than men to look forward to the role of grandparent.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Intimacy and Sexuality
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Q1) Studies show that nursing homes can address sexuality by doing what?
A) improving privacy and educating staff
B) restricting male and female contact
C) constructing a policy regarding it
D) enforcing rules about public displays of affection
Q2) Why is divorce a particularly difficult event for older people today?
Q3) Recent research on retirement suggests
A) retirement is a life crisis.
B) retirement is a process.
C) adjustment is harder for people who voluntarily rather than involuntarily retired.
D) Type B personalities are more likely to retire involuntarily.
Q4) Studies of remarriages among older people show
A) remarriage among elders are unlikely to be successful.
B) there is an increased use of prenuptial agreements in elder remarriages.
C) remarried elders have problems coping with the strain of being stepparents.
D) remarriage fails to provide the steady and caring companionship of first marriages.
Q5) What factors make aging a particularly difficult time for gay men and lesbians?
Q6) Why is the sexuality of older people largely invisible?
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Chapter 8: Work and Leisure
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Q1) In a study of the U.S.Bureau of Labor it was learned that younger workers had better safety records than older workers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In a comparison of their older and younger workers,Days Inn found
A) younger workers were better salespeople.
B) it took longer to teach older workers to operate sophisticated computer software.
C) older workers stayed on the job longer than younger workers.
D) older workers were less willing to work all three shifts.
Q3) Women's earnings peak at ages ________.
A) 25 to 34
B) 35 to 44
C) 45 to 54
D) 55 to 64
Q4) How are cohort differences likely to affect U.S.trends in retirement patterns?
Q5) In France,"third age" refers to the third stage of life in which the body begins to degenerate.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Finances and Lifestyles
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Q1) In 1945,42 workers supported one retiree; today,_______ workers support a retiree.
A) 3
B) 5
C) 12
D) 24
Q2) Elders spend about ________ percent of the money used for health care.
A) 15 to 20
B) 20 to 25
C) 25 to 30
D) 30 to 40
E) 40 to 50
Q3) In a provider-sponsored organization (PSO)
A) Medicare pays only when the organization submits an eligible Medicare expense of a member.
B) Medicare pays the health plan a monthly fee for each recipient.
C) all unused Medicare money is returned to Medicare at the end of the year.
D) the government directly administers health care to Medicare patients.
Q4) What are the current problems with the governments Medicare and Medicaid systems?
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Chapter 10: Living Environments
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Q1) Section 8 housing
A) is tenant-based assistance in which federal assistance is provided to the individual who locates his or her own housing.
B) is federally subsidized rental assistance for income-eligible seniors and people with disabilities.
C) allows the use of home equity to make home repairs.
D) is government owned housing for homeless people.
Q2) The elderly are more likely to change residence than other age groups.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is LEAST likely to characterize continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs)?
A) They require no entry fee.
B) They require at least a year long contract.
C) Monthly fees range from $500 to $5,000.
D) The member is provided with housing, health care, social activities, and meals.
Q4) If you were to design housing for the oldest-old,what factors would you need to consider?
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Chapter 11: The Oldest Old and Caregiving
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Q1) Coping techniques and abilities are the same for everyone.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following most affects family caregiving?
A) marital status
B) being employed
C) living apart
D) ethnicity
E) All of these choices
Q3) How do the childless elderly cope with increasing frailty? How do their attitudes compare with those elderly who have adult children?
Q4) ______ of the oldest old need some help in doing personal activities of daily living,such as bathing,eating,dressing,toileting,and walking.
A) Less than half
B) Two-thirds
C) Three-fourths
D) Over 80 percent
Q5) Why is caregiving difficult for spouses of frail elderly? What could help relieve the problems of wife and husband caregivers?
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Chapter 12: Special Problems
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Q1) Explain the theoretical reasons and the risk factors that lead to abuse of the elderly.
Q2) Suicide rates throughout the world are generally higher for people over 65 years of age.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Treatment for late onset alcoholism is geared towards help for depression and loneliness and includes
A) rebuilding social networks.
B) psychotropic drugs.
C) counseling.
D) specialized Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
Q4) Which of the following is a sign of possible abuse of an elder?
A) abrupt changes in physical appearance
B) extreme fear or asking to die
C) deteriorated living quarters
D) All of these choices
Q5) Why do the elderly commit crimes?
Q6) What are the problems associated with older inmates of our nation's prisons?
Q7) What are the effects of criminal attack on the elderly?
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Chapter 13: Women and Ethnic Groups
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Q1) A small percentage of retired African Americans are upper class and worked in places such as
A) owning large businesses or real estate.
B) the public school system.
C) the government.
D) the entertainment industry.
Q2) Age terrorism refers to
A) mass media that depicts elders as unattractive and incompetent.
B) the exploitation of women's fears of growing older.
C) violent crime against the elderly by youths.
D) a politically subversive militia group which targets elders who hold great political or economic power.
Q3) Asian women living in New Jersey lead the nation in longevity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Compared to white Americans,African Americans
A) are less likely to suffer diabetes.
B) are less likely to suffer from heart disease.
C) are more likely to have high blood pressure.
D) have a higher life expectancy at age 85.
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Chapter 14: Death and Dying
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Q1) The goal for hospital staff is to maintain an open awareness context for dying patients.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is most likely to be associated with lower death fears,death anxiety,or death depression scores?
A) attitudes toward mortality
B) knowledge of religious dogma
C) frequency of church attendance
D) belief in the paranormal
Q3) What are the requirements for information consent to treatment?
Q4) Which of the following segments of the U.S.population are least likely to support physician-assisted suicide?
A) the elderly and Asian males
B) white males with upper or middle class status
C) African Americans, women, and the poor
D) white females and the elderly
Q5) The final moments of life are seldom observed,even by family.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Politics, policies, and Programs
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Q1) The premier lobbyist for elder causes in the United States is the
A) American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
B) Gray Panthers
C) National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Welfare
D) National Council on the Aging
Q2) Funding for the Older Americans Act comes up for renewal every ______ years.
A) two
B) four
C) ten
D) fifteen
Q3) The Social Security Act,which was part of the New Deal legislation, A) gave pensions to the retired, as advocated by the Townsend Plan.
B) was instituted as a means-tested program to provide welfare benefits for children in poverty.
C) initially was introduced as a means-tested program to provide welfare benefits to poor elderly.
D) paid pensions to elderly out of sums collected from workers.
Q4) Describe the Foster Grandparents Program and who funds it.
Q5) Look thirty years ahead and describe what kind of a future you can see for elders in America.
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