PSYC 140 DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY Module 8 Exam 2026 –
Portage Learning
QUESTION 1
Seventy-year-old Aaron sometimes has trouble finding the word that he
wants when speaking with others. Is this most likely a sign of
Alzheimer's disease or an age-related change?
A. Alzheimer's disease
B. Age-related change
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: B. Age-related change
Rationale: Difficulty finding words occasionally is a normal age-related
change. It becomes concerning when it disrupts daily life, such as
forgetting recently learned information or asking the same questions
repeatedly .
QUESTION 2
Max isn't sure how to help his 70-year-old father. In the past year, his
father spent $4,000 on As Seen on TV products that he never uses.
Max's father used to be very careful with his money. Now, Max is
concerned over his father's financial judgment. Is Max's father's
,behavior most likely a sign of Alzheimer's disease or an age-related
change?
A. Alzheimer's disease
B. Age-related change
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: A. Alzheimer's disease
Rationale: A significant decline in judgment, especially regarding
financial decisions, is a warning sign of Alzheimer's disease. Age-
related changes do not typically involve such drastic shifts in judgment
and decision-making .
QUESTION 3
Seventy-year-old Elizabeth has trouble remembering how to use her
DVR and relies on her daughter to occasionally help her. Is this most
likely a sign of Alzheimer's disease or an age-related change?
A. Alzheimer's disease
B. Age-related change
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: B. Age-related change
Rationale: Occasional difficulty with technology and needing help from
family members is typical for age-related changes. Alzheimer's disease
would involve more severe and progressive problems with familiar
tasks .
,QUESTION 4
True or false? Most doctors today define death as occurring when the
heart and lungs have ceased to function.
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: False
Rationale: In most modern industrialized societies, death is defined as
the cessation of higher cortical processes (brain death), not simply the
cessation of heart and lung function .
QUESTION 5
For the following example, indicate which stage of Elisabeth Kübler-
Ross's Stage theory is being depicted: Mandy is very irritable and feels
like yelling all of the time.
A. Denial
B. Anger
C. Bargaining
D. Depression
E. Acceptance
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: B. Anger
Rationale: Irritability and the urge to yell are characteristic of the anger
stage in Kübler-Ross's five stages of grief. The stages are: Denial,
Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance (DABDA) .
, QUESTION 6
For the following example, indicate which stage of Elisabeth Kübler-
Ross's Stage theory is being depicted: Jen knows that her loved one is no
longer suffering and is encouraged when she thinks of that.
A. Denial
B. Anger
C. Bargaining
D. Depression
E. Acceptance
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: E. Acceptance
Rationale: Finding peace and encouragement in the thought that a loved
one is no longer suffering is characteristic of the acceptance stage. In
this stage, individuals come to terms with the reality of the loss .
QUESTION 7
True or false? According to Kübler-Ross, the "five stages of grief"
should occur in order.
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: False
Rationale: The stages of grief are not necessarily experienced in order.
Individuals may move back and forth between stages, skip stages, or
experience multiple stages simultaneously. Grief is a highly individual
process .
PSYCHOLOGY Module 8 Exam 2026 –
Portage Learning
QUESTION 1
Seventy-year-old Aaron sometimes has trouble finding the word that he
wants when speaking with others. Is this most likely a sign of
Alzheimer's disease or an age-related change?
A. Alzheimer's disease
B. Age-related change
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: B. Age-related change
Rationale: Difficulty finding words occasionally is a normal age-related
change. It becomes concerning when it disrupts daily life, such as
forgetting recently learned information or asking the same questions
repeatedly .
QUESTION 2
Max isn't sure how to help his 70-year-old father. In the past year, his
father spent $4,000 on As Seen on TV products that he never uses.
Max's father used to be very careful with his money. Now, Max is
concerned over his father's financial judgment. Is Max's father's
,behavior most likely a sign of Alzheimer's disease or an age-related
change?
A. Alzheimer's disease
B. Age-related change
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: A. Alzheimer's disease
Rationale: A significant decline in judgment, especially regarding
financial decisions, is a warning sign of Alzheimer's disease. Age-
related changes do not typically involve such drastic shifts in judgment
and decision-making .
QUESTION 3
Seventy-year-old Elizabeth has trouble remembering how to use her
DVR and relies on her daughter to occasionally help her. Is this most
likely a sign of Alzheimer's disease or an age-related change?
A. Alzheimer's disease
B. Age-related change
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: B. Age-related change
Rationale: Occasional difficulty with technology and needing help from
family members is typical for age-related changes. Alzheimer's disease
would involve more severe and progressive problems with familiar
tasks .
,QUESTION 4
True or false? Most doctors today define death as occurring when the
heart and lungs have ceased to function.
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: False
Rationale: In most modern industrialized societies, death is defined as
the cessation of higher cortical processes (brain death), not simply the
cessation of heart and lung function .
QUESTION 5
For the following example, indicate which stage of Elisabeth Kübler-
Ross's Stage theory is being depicted: Mandy is very irritable and feels
like yelling all of the time.
A. Denial
B. Anger
C. Bargaining
D. Depression
E. Acceptance
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: B. Anger
Rationale: Irritability and the urge to yell are characteristic of the anger
stage in Kübler-Ross's five stages of grief. The stages are: Denial,
Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance (DABDA) .
, QUESTION 6
For the following example, indicate which stage of Elisabeth Kübler-
Ross's Stage theory is being depicted: Jen knows that her loved one is no
longer suffering and is encouraged when she thinks of that.
A. Denial
B. Anger
C. Bargaining
D. Depression
E. Acceptance
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: E. Acceptance
Rationale: Finding peace and encouragement in the thought that a loved
one is no longer suffering is characteristic of the acceptance stage. In
this stage, individuals come to terms with the reality of the loss .
QUESTION 7
True or false? According to Kübler-Ross, the "five stages of grief"
should occur in order.
Correct ,,,,answer,,,: False
Rationale: The stages of grief are not necessarily experienced in order.
Individuals may move back and forth between stages, skip stages, or
experience multiple stages simultaneously. Grief is a highly individual
process .
