Lifespan Development Practice Test

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• Which concept refers to theories that emphasize social forces related to a person’s social stratum limit life choices in late adulthood because past stratification continues to shape current life?
• Which term best describes grandparents who are emotionally distant, respected elders who are expected to receive help whenever they need it?
• Which term describes measuring cognition in settings that are as realistic as possible, reflecting real-life abilities?
• Which component of the information processing system regulates the analysis and flow of information, including memory retrieval strategies and problem-solving routines?
• Elderly adults generally older than 85 who depend on others for almost everything and require supportive services are termed?
• Which concept describes an action that relieves pain but may hasten death due to respiration suppression?
• Which coping strategy is described as addressing the stressor rather than altering one's feelings about it?
• Which condition is a temporary loss of memory often accompanied by hallucinations, terror, grandiosity, and irrational behavior?
• A situation in which circumstances, such as police investigation or an autopsy, interfere with the process of grieving.
• In late adulthood, which age group is typically defined as 60-75 years old?
• Which disease is the most common cause of dementia, characterized by plaques and beta-amyloid and tau tangles?
• What is the oldest possible age that members of a species can live under ideal circumstances, approximately for humans?
• A person who becomes accepted as part of a family to which he or she has no blood relation.
• Which concept is a purported mechanism in the DNA of cells that regulates aging by triggering hormonal changes and controlling cellular reproduction and repair?
• What term refers to the universal, irreversible physical changes that occur as organisms grow older?
• Which type of grief is characterized by persistent longing and difficulty moving on, potentially impairing functioning?
• Dementia differs from normal aging in that it is what?
• Lewy body dementia is commonly associated with which symptom?
• Which term is used when death occurs naturally as a result of cessation of medical intervention?
• What term names a living arrangement for elderly that combines privacy and independence with medical supervision?
• Which term describes a drop in testosterone levels in older men, often associated with reduced sexual desire, erections, and muscle mass?
• The ceremonies and behaviors that a religion or culture prescribes for people to employ in expressing their bereavement after a death.
• Which characteristic indicates that expert thought is adaptable to new situations?
• Which type of intelligence is characterized by accumulated knowledge such as vocabulary and general information, which some theorists believe increases with age?
• Which concept suggests that a person can be happy and active despite high morbidity or disability?
• The argument that a given action will start a chain of events culminating in an undesirable outcome is known as which concept?
• Which concept refers to a genetic timer in cells that regulates aging by hormonal changes and cellular repair processes?
• In end-of-life planning, what term describes a person designated to make medical decisions on behalf of another when they cannot?
• The final stage of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, characterized by aesthetic, creative, philosophical and spiritual understanding, is called what?
• Which term refers to taking hormones to compensate for reduced hormone production, commonly used by women at menopause and by some men?
• What term describes the obligations of adult children to care for aging parents?
• Continuity and change are evident. This age is characterized by years of freedom from a settled lifestyle; new characteristics appear and negative traits diminish.
• The brain slows down in late adulthood, with variation in abilities and vocabulary likely to stay intact while processing speed declines. Which phrase best captures this?
• Which term describes a bias toward remembering positive events over negative events in old age?
• What is the term for the end of menstrual cycles and the decline of reproductive hormones, typically occurring in middle age?
• Which phenomenon can cause underperformance due to fear of confirming negative stereotypes about one's group?
• Which group consists of healthy, vigorous older adults aged roughly 60-75 who are well integrated into families and communities?
• Which description matches frail elderly?
• Which form of recreation involves apparent risk and is attractive because of the thrill?
• Which term is used to describe a drop in testosterone levels in older men?
• Which form of intelligence is most closely associated with solving everyday problems in daily life?
• A prejudice whereby people are categorized and judged solely on the basis of their chronological age.
• Which term describes the phenomenon of facing many options, making a thoughtful choice difficult and potentially leading to regret after deciding?
• Which term refers to grandparents who raise their grandchildren, usually because the parents are unable or unwilling to do so?
• Which set of theories in late adulthood emphasizes the core self and the maintenance of identity?
• The examination of one's own role in the history of human life, engaged in by many elderly people, is known as what?
• Which form of intelligence is primarily used for solving everyday problems?
• Which term best represents disease or death in health statistics?
• Which condition is an acute, fluctuating disturbance in attention and cognition, often with perceptual disturbances?
• A situation in which certain people, although bereaved, are prevented from mourning publicly by cultural customs or social restrictions.
• Which coping strategy involves directly addressing the stressor to reduce its impact?
• Which concept describes shortening the time a person spends ill by postponing illness?
• Which concept holds that intelligence stems from a single general ability underlying cognitive performance?
• Which description best captures the idea that personality shows continuity and change during emerging adulthood, with new traits appearing and some negative traits diminishing?
• Which theory argues that older adults should remain active and maintain social connections with relatives, friends, and community groups?
• Which term refers to elderly individuals who are physically infirm and cognitively disabled?
• Which form of end-of-life care involves a doctor providing the means for someone to end their own life?
• The number of years the average newborn in a particular population group is likely to live is called what?
• At the end of a long life, death described as peaceful and quick, in familiar surroundings, with family present and without pain?
• What is the calculation of the number of self-sufficient, productive adults compared with the number of dependents in a given population called?
• Which term describes a couple living together in a committed romantic relationship without formal marriage?
• Which type of cognitive processing occurs without conscious thought and is often developed with expertise?
• What term describes aging differences caused by health habits, genes, and other personal factors, resulting in more variability across individuals?
• Which term best describes the phase in which parents adjust as their children begin independent lives?
• Which characteristic implies that experts enjoy challenges?
• What term describes the view of aging as a process by which the body wears out over time and environmental stressors?
• Which item is listed as an activity in late adulthood?
• Among late-life cognitive changes, which ability is most likely to stay the same or improve?
• Which viewpoint focuses on how social stratification shapes choices and life outcomes in late adulthood?
• The intangible gratifications (e.g., job satisfaction, self-esteem, pride) that come from within oneself as a result of doing a job.
• Which test is commonly used to screen cognitive function in older adults?
• Which concept explains why older adults often prioritize emotionally meaningful goals and close relationships?
• What model proposes five core personality traits that remain relatively stable throughout adulthood?
• A situation in which elderly people are prescribed several medications, whose interactions can result in dementia-like symptoms is known as what?
• In aging research, which type of intelligence is believed by some developmental psychologists to increase with age?
• Which U.S. organization for people 50 and older was originally named the American Association of Retirement Persons and is now abbreviated AARP?
• Which view holds that aging makes a person’s social sphere narrow, leading to role relinquishment, withdrawal, and passivity?
• Which theory posits that people maintain balance in life by selecting goals, optimizing performance, and compensating for losses?
• Which form of intelligence is defined as the capacity for abstract thought, planning, and logical analysis?
• Which theory posits that aging makes the social circle shrink and that older adults become less involved unless compelled by external factors?
• Which term describes the inability to perform activities people usually can do, often following morbidity?
• Which condition is defined as irreversible loss of intellectual functioning due to organic brain damage or disease?
• In late adulthood, which cognitive domain is most likely to decline while other aspects such as vocabulary remain relatively stable?
• Remaining in the same home and community in later life, adjusting but not leaving when health fades describes which concept?
• Which term denotes prejudice against aging?
• Postformal Thought is described as a cognitive stage that is more practical, flexible, and dialectical.
• Which term describes allowing death to occur by withholding or withdrawing treatment in a terminally ill patient?
• A neighborhood or apartment complex whose population is mostly retired people who moved there as younger adults and never left describes which concept?
• The tangible benefits, usually in the form of compensation (e.g., salary, health insurance, pension) that one receives for doing a job.
• Which term describes the immediate maintenance of physiological balance, as opposed to longer-term adjustments?
• Stereotype Threat refers to the possibility that one's appearance or behavior will be misread to confirm another person's prejudiced attitudes.
• Which concept involves accumulating possessions to the point of creating health or safety hazards, a tendency that tends to increase with age?
• A person chosen by another to make medical decisions if the second person becomes unable to do so is called a what?
• Which form of intelligence is defined as the capacity for intellectual flexibility and imaginative thinking?
• Massification is the idea that establishing higher learning institutions and encouraging college enrollment could benefit everyone, leading to marked increases in the number of emerging adults in college.
• The development of ethnic and racial identity is referred to as which concept?
• What is the field that studies death and dying, especially the social and emotional aspects?
• Which term best describes grandparents who raise their grandchildren often due to parental inability?
• Which term refers to care designed not to treat an illness but to provide physical and emotional comfort to the patient and to support the family?
• Which type of intelligence encompasses the ability to be imaginative and to think creatively?
• The ways in which molecules and cells are affected by age, with many theories aiming to explain how aging causes deterioration?
• Which concept is considered the most important way to measure health, even when morbidity and mortality risks are present?
• Which document indicates an individual's preferences for medical interventions if they are not conscious, such as not wanting mechanical ventilation?
• Which term refers to the ingestion of a drug to the extent that it impairs well-being?
• Which term describes the practice of elderly individuals taking multiple medications that can interact and produce dementia-like symptoms?
• Which term describes an end-of-life death that is peaceful, quick, in familiar surroundings with family present?
• Which term describes a shift in the proportions of populations of various ages?
• Which phenomenon describes the rising average IQ scores observed across generations?
• What term best describes the deep sorrow one feels at the death of another?
• Which form of dementia is caused by repeated infarcts or obstructions of blood vessels that prevent sufficient blood from reaching the brain?
• Which study is recognized as the first cross-sequential study of adult intelligence, beginning in 1965?
• Which term denotes the field that studies death and dying, including its social and emotional aspects?
• Which term refers to the average number of years a newborn is expected to live in a population?
• Which of the following is described as automatic in expert thought?
• Which concept describes the interdependence of family members' well-being across generations?
• What is the limit on the number of times a human cell can divide, typically about 50 divisions?
• What is the name of the common cognitive screening test used to assess mental status in older adults?
• What is the name of the seventh stage in Erikson's eight stages of development?
• Which term refers to taking action to end a person's life to relieve suffering?
• Which arrangement describes the practice of flexible work scheduling to balance duties?
• Vascular dementia is a form of dementia caused by repeated infarcts or obstructions of blood vessels; what is another name for this condition?
• Which term refers to the ceremonies and behaviors prescribed for bereavement expression in a culture or religion?
• Which set of terms corresponds to Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance?
• What term describes the elderly tendency to perceive and remember positive images and experiences more than negative ones?
• Which term describes the family members, friends, acquaintances, and even strangers who move through life with an individual?
• Which ethical principle justifies providing pain relief that may hasten death as a secondary effect?
• What is the physician's written order that no attempt should be made to revive a patient if they suffer cardiac or respiratory arrest?
• The final stage of Erikson's developmental sequence, in which older adults tend to integrate their experiences with their vision of community, is called what?
• A caregiver who takes responsibility for maintaining communication among family members.
• What term denotes the gradual decline of physical functioning due to aging across the body?
• The type of grief that impedes a person's future life, usually because the person clings to sorrow or is buffeted by contradictory emotions.
• What term refers to a committed romantic relationship in which a couple lives together without formal marriage?
• Which model describes personality as five basic traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism) that tend to be stable across adulthood?
• Which term describes developing a sense of belonging to one's ethnic group and understanding its significance?
• Which form of dementia is associated with Lewy body pathology and can include visual hallucinations, fluctuations in attention, and falls?
• Erikson's 6th stage involves adults seeking someone to share their lives with in an enduring commitment; without it they risk loneliness.
• Which term best describes an institution or program for terminally ill patients that provides palliative care to reduce suffering and supports the patient's family?
• What is the term for the time in the lives of parents when their kids have left the family home to pursue their own lives?
• Which chronic, progressive neurological disease is characterized by tremor, rigidity, and reduced dopamine production in the brain?
• Which term describes grandparents who are active in the day-to-day lives of their grandchildren, living near them and seeing them daily?
• An arrangement in which work schedules are flexible so that employees can balance personal and occupational responsibilities.
• A situation in which mourners do not grieve, either because others do not allow expression or because mourners do not allow themselves to feel sadness.
• Which term refers to the condescending speech style toward older adults?
• Which term describes the immediate adjustment of the body's systems to maintain physiological equilibrium, which becomes harder with age?
• Which theory posits that intelligence is a single general factor underlying performance on cognitive tasks?
• Which term describes grandparents who entertain and spoil their grandchildren, especially in ways or for reasons that the parents would not?
• Which coping strategy aims to regulate emotions rather than change the stressor?
• Which term refers to the basic cognitive abilities that enable rapid learning, memory, abstract thought, and quick processing of information?
• Which theory posits that people adopt culture values and moral principles to cope with death-related fear, protecting against mortality anxiety and leading to harsher reactions when others violate those principles?
• Which document indicates what medical interventions an individual prefers if they are not conscious?
• Which concept refers to the extra capacity built into an organ to cope with extraordinary demands?
• Which concept describes the five-stage process of coming to terms with dying: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance?
• Frontal lobe dementia is associated with deterioration of the amygdala and frontal lobes and is also called frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Which dementia term does this describe?
• Which term describes a gradual physical decline related to aging that occurs in everyone but at variable rates?
• Which of the following is a characteristic of expert thought?
• Frontal lobe dementia is associated with deterioration of the amygdala and frontal lobes and is also called frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Which dementia term does this describe?
• Which view argues that elderly people want and need to stay active in social spheres and become withdrawn only because of ageism?
• Which term describes a period of self-examination commonly associated with middle age?
• What term describes inability to conceive after trying for at least one year?
• Which term describes the aging process as it affects molecules and cells and is the focus of many aging theories?
• What is the medical procedure called that removes ova, fertilizes them in a lab, and implants the embryos into the uterus?
• Which form describes a situation where external circumstances interfere with the grieving process, such as an investigation?
• Which form of end-of-life practice involves a doctor providing the means for a patient to end their own life?
• Which concept refers to the dynamic, longer-term adjustment of regulatory mechanisms in response to stress?
• Which of the following is NOT a feature of postformal thought?
• Which is the most common cause of dementia, characterized by gradual memory and personality decline with plaques and beta-amyloid and tau tangles?
• What term describes the lifestyle and social context that adults choose to fit their individual personality needs and interests?
• What term describes the procedure in which eggs are removed, fertilized in a laboratory, and embryos are implanted into the uterus?
• Which term describes expanding access to higher education and its impact on enrollment levels?
• Which characteristic describes expert thought as strategic and capable of taking shortcuts?
• Which form occurs when mourning cannot be publicly expressed due to social or cultural restrictions?
• What are the proposed causes for the rising rate of emotional disorders in emerging adulthood?
• A condescending way of speaking to older adults that resembles baby talk, with simple and short sentences, exaggerated emphasis, repetition, and a slower rate and a higher pitch than used in normal speech.
• Older adults generally older than 75 who suffer from physical, mental, or social deficits are called?
• What term describes a period of potential anxiety and self-examination often linked to middle age, though largely a reflection of developmental history?
• What term denotes the extra capacity built into each organ that allows coping with extraordinary demands or stresses?
• What term describes the life stage roughly between ages 18 and 25, now viewed as a distinct developmental period?
• Which term describes the urge to accumulate and hold onto familiar objects and possessions, sometimes to the point of creating health or safety hazards, and tends to increase with age?
• Which description matches the Flynn Effect?