Test bank For Life Span Development
Chapter 15, 16, 17, 18, & 19 ( 19th Edition
by John Santrock)
osteoporosis - ANSA condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin, often brought
about by a lack of calcium in the diet.
presbyopia - ANSA nearly universal change in eyesight during middle adulthood that results in
some loss of near vision.
glaucoma - ANSA condition in which pressure in the fluid of the eye increases, either because
the fluid cannot drain properly or because too much fluid is produced.
presbycusis - ANSLoss of the ability to hear sounds of high frequency.
female climacteric - ANSThe period that marks the transition from being able to bear children to
being unable to.
menopause - ANSThe cessation of menstruation.
male climacteric - ANSThe period of physical and psychological change relating to the male
reproductive system that occurs during late middle age.
Type A behavior pattern - ANSBehavior characterized by competitiveness, impatience, and a
tendency toward frustration and hostility.
Type B behavior pattern - ANSBehavior characterized by competitiveness, patience, and a lack
of aggression.
fluid intelligence - ANSReflects information processing capabilities, reasoning, and memory.
crystallized intelligence - ANSThe accumulation of information, skills, and strategies that people
have learned through experience and that they can apply in problem-solving situations.
selective optimization - ANSThe process by which people concentrate on particular skill areas to
compensate for losses in other areas.
expertise - ANSThe acquisition of skill or knowledge in a particular area.
, schemas - ANSOrganized bodies of information stored in memory.
mnemonics - ANSFormal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it more likely to be
remembered.
normative-crisis models - ANSThe approach to personality development that is based on fairly
universal stages tied to a sequence of age-related crises.
life events models - ANSThe approach to personality development that is based on the timing of
particular events in an adult's life rather than on age per se.
generativity-versus-stagnation stage - ANSAccording to Erikson, the stage during middle
adulthood in which people consider their contributions to family and society.
midlife crisis - ANSA stage of uncertainty and indecision brought about by the realization that life
is finite.
empty nest syndrome - ANSThe experience that relates to parents' feelings of unhappiness,
worry, loneliness, and depression resulting from their children's departure from home.
boomerang children - ANSYoung adults who return, after leaving home for some period, to live
in the homes of their middle-aged parents.
sandwich generation - ANSCouples who in middle adulthood must fulfill the needs of both their
children and their aging parents.
burnout - ANSA situation that occurs when workers experience dissatisfaction, disillusionment,
frustration, and weariness from the job.
gerontologists - ANSSpecialists who study aging.
ageism - ANSPrejudice and discrimination directed at older people.
primary aging - ANSAging that involves universal and irreversible changes that, due to genetic
programming, occur as people get older.
secondary aging - ANSChanges in physical and cognitive functioning that are due to illness,
health habits, and other individual differences, but which are not due to increased age itself and
are not inevitable.
osteoporosis - ANSA condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin, often brought
about by a lack of estrogen in the diet.
Chapter 15, 16, 17, 18, & 19 ( 19th Edition
by John Santrock)
osteoporosis - ANSA condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin, often brought
about by a lack of calcium in the diet.
presbyopia - ANSA nearly universal change in eyesight during middle adulthood that results in
some loss of near vision.
glaucoma - ANSA condition in which pressure in the fluid of the eye increases, either because
the fluid cannot drain properly or because too much fluid is produced.
presbycusis - ANSLoss of the ability to hear sounds of high frequency.
female climacteric - ANSThe period that marks the transition from being able to bear children to
being unable to.
menopause - ANSThe cessation of menstruation.
male climacteric - ANSThe period of physical and psychological change relating to the male
reproductive system that occurs during late middle age.
Type A behavior pattern - ANSBehavior characterized by competitiveness, impatience, and a
tendency toward frustration and hostility.
Type B behavior pattern - ANSBehavior characterized by competitiveness, patience, and a lack
of aggression.
fluid intelligence - ANSReflects information processing capabilities, reasoning, and memory.
crystallized intelligence - ANSThe accumulation of information, skills, and strategies that people
have learned through experience and that they can apply in problem-solving situations.
selective optimization - ANSThe process by which people concentrate on particular skill areas to
compensate for losses in other areas.
expertise - ANSThe acquisition of skill or knowledge in a particular area.
, schemas - ANSOrganized bodies of information stored in memory.
mnemonics - ANSFormal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it more likely to be
remembered.
normative-crisis models - ANSThe approach to personality development that is based on fairly
universal stages tied to a sequence of age-related crises.
life events models - ANSThe approach to personality development that is based on the timing of
particular events in an adult's life rather than on age per se.
generativity-versus-stagnation stage - ANSAccording to Erikson, the stage during middle
adulthood in which people consider their contributions to family and society.
midlife crisis - ANSA stage of uncertainty and indecision brought about by the realization that life
is finite.
empty nest syndrome - ANSThe experience that relates to parents' feelings of unhappiness,
worry, loneliness, and depression resulting from their children's departure from home.
boomerang children - ANSYoung adults who return, after leaving home for some period, to live
in the homes of their middle-aged parents.
sandwich generation - ANSCouples who in middle adulthood must fulfill the needs of both their
children and their aging parents.
burnout - ANSA situation that occurs when workers experience dissatisfaction, disillusionment,
frustration, and weariness from the job.
gerontologists - ANSSpecialists who study aging.
ageism - ANSPrejudice and discrimination directed at older people.
primary aging - ANSAging that involves universal and irreversible changes that, due to genetic
programming, occur as people get older.
secondary aging - ANSChanges in physical and cognitive functioning that are due to illness,
health habits, and other individual differences, but which are not due to increased age itself and
are not inevitable.
osteoporosis - ANSA condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin, often brought
about by a lack of estrogen in the diet.
