ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SOLVED
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWER
COLLECTION
●● According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, what type of love
includes intimacy, passion, and commitment?
Answer: Consummate love.
●● Which is most clearly linked to menopause?
Answer: Hot flashes and night sweats.
●● In Erikson's theory, what does a middle-aged adult who focuses on
guiding younger people show?
Answer: Generativity.
●● In selective optimization with compensation, what does
compensation refer to?
Answer: Using new strategies to make up for losses or limitations.
●● According to Erikson, what is the major psychosocial task of late
adulthood?
Answer: Ego integrity vs. despair.
, ●● What biological marker shortens with age and indicates the impact of
life stressors on biological aging?
Answer: Telomeres.
●● What describes the 'social clock' in adult psychosocial development?
Answer: Age-graded expectations for major life events, such as
beginning a first job or marrying.
●● What type of intelligence refers to skills that depend on accumulated
knowledge and experience?
Answer: Crystallized intelligence.
●● What term describes middle-aged adults who care for both aging
parents and their own children?
Answer: The sandwich generation.
●● What is the most common form of dementia that affects memory and
everyday tasks?
Answer: Alzheimer's disease.
●● Which theory states that older adults benefit from a bias toward
emotionally positive information?
Answer: Socioemotional selectivity theory.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SOLVED
QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWER
COLLECTION
●● According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, what type of love
includes intimacy, passion, and commitment?
Answer: Consummate love.
●● Which is most clearly linked to menopause?
Answer: Hot flashes and night sweats.
●● In Erikson's theory, what does a middle-aged adult who focuses on
guiding younger people show?
Answer: Generativity.
●● In selective optimization with compensation, what does
compensation refer to?
Answer: Using new strategies to make up for losses or limitations.
●● According to Erikson, what is the major psychosocial task of late
adulthood?
Answer: Ego integrity vs. despair.
, ●● What biological marker shortens with age and indicates the impact of
life stressors on biological aging?
Answer: Telomeres.
●● What describes the 'social clock' in adult psychosocial development?
Answer: Age-graded expectations for major life events, such as
beginning a first job or marrying.
●● What type of intelligence refers to skills that depend on accumulated
knowledge and experience?
Answer: Crystallized intelligence.
●● What term describes middle-aged adults who care for both aging
parents and their own children?
Answer: The sandwich generation.
●● What is the most common form of dementia that affects memory and
everyday tasks?
Answer: Alzheimer's disease.
●● Which theory states that older adults benefit from a bias toward
emotionally positive information?
Answer: Socioemotional selectivity theory.
