PSY 658 REVIEW 2026 ALL TESTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How are older people viewed in terms of wisdom? - ✔✔Older individuals are often
regarded as wiser due to their increased experiences.
✔✔What is elder abuse? - ✔✔Maltreatment from family, friends, or caregivers, with risk
factors including dependence on the perpetrator and a history of family violence.
✔✔Where do most Americans prefer to die? - ✔✔At home.
✔✔What is children's understanding of death based on age? - ✔✔By age 6, children
grasp the finality and causation of death, influenced by cultural and religious teachings.
✔✔What is an advanced directive? - ✔✔A legal document that communicates an
individual's healthcare wishes in advance.
✔✔What is the difference between a living will and durable power of attorney for
healthcare? - ✔✔A living will specifies treatments, while durable power of attorney
designates a trusted person to make healthcare decisions.
✔✔What is complicated grief? - ✔✔Severe, prolonged distress for more than a year
following a loss.
, ✔✔What is anticipatory grief? - ✔✔Grief experienced in anticipation of a prolonged,
expected death.
✔✔What is the difference between grief and mourning? - ✔✔Grief is the intense
distress from loss, while mourning is the cultural expression of that grief.
✔✔How can spirituality/religiosity help with death? - ✔✔It provides meaning, emotional
comfort, social support, and beliefs about what happens after death.
✔✔What are the stages of death? - ✔✔Agonal phase (heartbeat disintegration), clinical
death (resuscitation possible), and mortality (permanent death).
✔✔ What role do peers play during adolescence? - ✔✔Peers become increasingly
important for identity development and social support.
✔✔How do girls typically approach friendships during adolescence? - ✔✔Girls tend to
emphasize intimacy, emotional sharing, and close one-on-one friendships.
✔✔How do boys typically interact with peers during adolescence? - ✔✔Boys tend to
interact in larger groups and focus on shared activities rather than emotional disclosure.
✔✔What skills do early dating experiences help adolescents develop? - ✔✔Early dating
helps develop social, emotional, and interpersonal skills.
✔✔What is the formal operational stage in cognitive development? - ✔✔It is the stage
where adolescents become capable of hypothetical-deductive reasoning and abstract
thinking.
✔✔What is identity moratorium? - ✔✔Exploration of identity without reaching a
commitment.
✔✔What is identity achievement? - ✔✔Exploration followed by commitment to an
identity.
✔✔What is identity foreclosure? - ✔✔Commitment to an identity without prior
exploration.
✔✔What is identity diffusion? - ✔✔Lack of commitment and exploration, often linked to
maladjustment.
✔✔What is the imaginary audience concept in adolescence? - ✔✔The belief that others
are constantly watching and judging them, leading to increased self-consciousness.
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How are older people viewed in terms of wisdom? - ✔✔Older individuals are often
regarded as wiser due to their increased experiences.
✔✔What is elder abuse? - ✔✔Maltreatment from family, friends, or caregivers, with risk
factors including dependence on the perpetrator and a history of family violence.
✔✔Where do most Americans prefer to die? - ✔✔At home.
✔✔What is children's understanding of death based on age? - ✔✔By age 6, children
grasp the finality and causation of death, influenced by cultural and religious teachings.
✔✔What is an advanced directive? - ✔✔A legal document that communicates an
individual's healthcare wishes in advance.
✔✔What is the difference between a living will and durable power of attorney for
healthcare? - ✔✔A living will specifies treatments, while durable power of attorney
designates a trusted person to make healthcare decisions.
✔✔What is complicated grief? - ✔✔Severe, prolonged distress for more than a year
following a loss.
, ✔✔What is anticipatory grief? - ✔✔Grief experienced in anticipation of a prolonged,
expected death.
✔✔What is the difference between grief and mourning? - ✔✔Grief is the intense
distress from loss, while mourning is the cultural expression of that grief.
✔✔How can spirituality/religiosity help with death? - ✔✔It provides meaning, emotional
comfort, social support, and beliefs about what happens after death.
✔✔What are the stages of death? - ✔✔Agonal phase (heartbeat disintegration), clinical
death (resuscitation possible), and mortality (permanent death).
✔✔ What role do peers play during adolescence? - ✔✔Peers become increasingly
important for identity development and social support.
✔✔How do girls typically approach friendships during adolescence? - ✔✔Girls tend to
emphasize intimacy, emotional sharing, and close one-on-one friendships.
✔✔How do boys typically interact with peers during adolescence? - ✔✔Boys tend to
interact in larger groups and focus on shared activities rather than emotional disclosure.
✔✔What skills do early dating experiences help adolescents develop? - ✔✔Early dating
helps develop social, emotional, and interpersonal skills.
✔✔What is the formal operational stage in cognitive development? - ✔✔It is the stage
where adolescents become capable of hypothetical-deductive reasoning and abstract
thinking.
✔✔What is identity moratorium? - ✔✔Exploration of identity without reaching a
commitment.
✔✔What is identity achievement? - ✔✔Exploration followed by commitment to an
identity.
✔✔What is identity foreclosure? - ✔✔Commitment to an identity without prior
exploration.
✔✔What is identity diffusion? - ✔✔Lack of commitment and exploration, often linked to
maladjustment.
✔✔What is the imaginary audience concept in adolescence? - ✔✔The belief that others
are constantly watching and judging them, leading to increased self-consciousness.
