TEST BANK
The Life Span, Human Development
for Helping Professionals, 6th
Edition by Patricia C. Broderick
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 15)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Table of Contents are given below
1.Organizing Themes in Development
2.Genetics, Epigenetics, and the Brain: The Fundamentals of Behavioral
Development
3.Cognitive Development in the Early Years
4.Emotional and Social Development in the Early Years
5.The Emerging Self and Socialization in the Early Years
6.Realms of Cognition in Middle Childhood
7.Self and Moral Development: Middle Childhood Through Early
Adolescence
8.Sex, Gender, and Peer Relationships: Middle Childhood Through Early
Adolescence
9.Physical, Cognitive, and Identity Development in Adolescence
10.The Social World of Adolescence
11.Physical and Cognitive Development in Young Adulthood
12.Socioemotional and Vocational Development in Young Adulthood
13.Middle Adulthood: Cognitive, Personality, and Social Development
14.Living Well: Stress, Coping, and Life Satisfaction in Adulthood
15.Gains and Losses in Late Adulthood
,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that
all chapters are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch15-1)
Chapter 15
Gains and Losses in Late Adulthood
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Common physical changes in old age include sensory deficits and osteoarthritis (pain,
stiffness, and swelling of joints resulting in reduced movement). After age 65, what is
the frequency of osteoarthritis?
a. 25% of women and men
b. 30% of women and men
c. Half of women and 40% of men
d. More than half of all aging adults
2. As people age, fluid intelligence suffers. What areas of the brain (associated with fluid
intelligence) generally show the earliest age-related declines?
a. Executive functions
b. Inhibitory functions
c. Portions of the brain that matured first
d. Hindbrain
3. Dementia affects millions of adults worldwide, with 60% of those cases experiencing
which type of dementia?
a. Frontotemporal dementia
b. Vascular dementia
c. Dementia with protein build-up
d. Alzheimer’s disease
4. Not all adults suffer from dementia. What seems to decrease the risk?
a. Pharmaceutical treatments
b. Transitioning to a full-care facility
c. Surgical procedures to remove plaques in the brain
d. Life-long education and intellectual stimulation
5. In old age, what autobiographical memories are adults most likely to recall as
“flashbulb memories” or personally relevant recollections?
a. Memories from childhood
b. Memories from young adulthood
c. Memories of grandparenting experiences
d. Memories that are most recent
6. Across cultures, age-biased beliefs and behaviors are common. Cross-cultural work
finds that older adults (compared to younger adults) are generally perceived in which of
the following ways?
a. Unpatriotic and critical
b. Slower moving and untrustworthy
c. Lower in competence and higher in kindness
d. Higher in demandingness and lower in patience
7. Baltes proposed that three processes are key to successful development at any age
and especially in the later years. These key processes include which of the following?
a. Staying busy
b. Familiarization
c. Optimization
d. Independence
8. Aging adults choose diverse pathways and strategies for transitioning from the
workforce to retirement. Based on work by Schlossberg, a retired counselor herself,
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, which of the following common strategies is most likely to result in depression following
retirement?
a. Adventurers
b. Easy gliders
c. Searchers
d. Retreaters
9. Adjusting to retirement occurs in stages, according to Atchley. Which of the stages of
retirement involves finding a functional path that achieves selective optimization with
compensation?
a. Stage 1, honeymoon
b. Stage 2, disenchantment
c. Stage 3, reorientation
d. Stage 4, stability
10. In studies that measure six dimensions of wellbeing from interviews of adults in
different age groups, the analysis shows older adults scoring lower (than younger
groups) on which dimensions?
a. Positive relationships and self-acceptance
b. Environmental mastery and autonomy
c. Autonomy and self-acceptance
d. Purpose in life and personal growth
11. Among the culturally diverse proverbs (wise counsel) about anger, what do the wise
Lakota (Sioux) say about the outcome of “force, no matter how concealed”?
a. Lacks direction
b. Is inescapable
c. Always wins
d. Begets resistance
12. According to researchers in Germany, five criteria are associated with being a wise
person. In this typology, how does a person with wisdom approach life’s challenges?
a. From a singular perspective
b. From a child’s perspective
c. From multiple perspectives
d. From a spiritual perspective
13. Eileen is 76 years old and still lives with her husband in the home they built thirty years
ago. However, her cadre of friends is shrinking and many are widows. Based on
statistics, what percentage of women around Eileen’s age have already lost their
spouse?
a. 10%
b. 22%
c. Nearly 40%
d. Nearly 60%
14. At the age of 72, Frederick learned that he has developed osteoarthritis in his knees.
Now he understands the source of his pain when he jogs. Knowing that jogging is no
longer a good source of exercise for him, Frederick decides to stay active with brisk
daily walks and low-resistance riding on a stationary bike. Among the processes of
successful development, which one is Frederick using?
a. Goal narrowing
b. Selection
c. Compensation
d. Optimization
15. Which of the following 65-year-old adults is using primary control strategies in the face
of challenges?
a. Don quit coaching little league baseball.
b. Judy mastered the game of bridge.
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The Life Span, Human Development
for Helping Professionals, 6th
Edition by Patricia C. Broderick
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 15)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Table of Contents are given below
1.Organizing Themes in Development
2.Genetics, Epigenetics, and the Brain: The Fundamentals of Behavioral
Development
3.Cognitive Development in the Early Years
4.Emotional and Social Development in the Early Years
5.The Emerging Self and Socialization in the Early Years
6.Realms of Cognition in Middle Childhood
7.Self and Moral Development: Middle Childhood Through Early
Adolescence
8.Sex, Gender, and Peer Relationships: Middle Childhood Through Early
Adolescence
9.Physical, Cognitive, and Identity Development in Adolescence
10.The Social World of Adolescence
11.Physical and Cognitive Development in Young Adulthood
12.Socioemotional and Vocational Development in Young Adulthood
13.Middle Adulthood: Cognitive, Personality, and Social Development
14.Living Well: Stress, Coping, and Life Satisfaction in Adulthood
15.Gains and Losses in Late Adulthood
,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that
all chapters are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch15-1)
Chapter 15
Gains and Losses in Late Adulthood
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Common physical changes in old age include sensory deficits and osteoarthritis (pain,
stiffness, and swelling of joints resulting in reduced movement). After age 65, what is
the frequency of osteoarthritis?
a. 25% of women and men
b. 30% of women and men
c. Half of women and 40% of men
d. More than half of all aging adults
2. As people age, fluid intelligence suffers. What areas of the brain (associated with fluid
intelligence) generally show the earliest age-related declines?
a. Executive functions
b. Inhibitory functions
c. Portions of the brain that matured first
d. Hindbrain
3. Dementia affects millions of adults worldwide, with 60% of those cases experiencing
which type of dementia?
a. Frontotemporal dementia
b. Vascular dementia
c. Dementia with protein build-up
d. Alzheimer’s disease
4. Not all adults suffer from dementia. What seems to decrease the risk?
a. Pharmaceutical treatments
b. Transitioning to a full-care facility
c. Surgical procedures to remove plaques in the brain
d. Life-long education and intellectual stimulation
5. In old age, what autobiographical memories are adults most likely to recall as
“flashbulb memories” or personally relevant recollections?
a. Memories from childhood
b. Memories from young adulthood
c. Memories of grandparenting experiences
d. Memories that are most recent
6. Across cultures, age-biased beliefs and behaviors are common. Cross-cultural work
finds that older adults (compared to younger adults) are generally perceived in which of
the following ways?
a. Unpatriotic and critical
b. Slower moving and untrustworthy
c. Lower in competence and higher in kindness
d. Higher in demandingness and lower in patience
7. Baltes proposed that three processes are key to successful development at any age
and especially in the later years. These key processes include which of the following?
a. Staying busy
b. Familiarization
c. Optimization
d. Independence
8. Aging adults choose diverse pathways and strategies for transitioning from the
workforce to retirement. Based on work by Schlossberg, a retired counselor herself,
88
, which of the following common strategies is most likely to result in depression following
retirement?
a. Adventurers
b. Easy gliders
c. Searchers
d. Retreaters
9. Adjusting to retirement occurs in stages, according to Atchley. Which of the stages of
retirement involves finding a functional path that achieves selective optimization with
compensation?
a. Stage 1, honeymoon
b. Stage 2, disenchantment
c. Stage 3, reorientation
d. Stage 4, stability
10. In studies that measure six dimensions of wellbeing from interviews of adults in
different age groups, the analysis shows older adults scoring lower (than younger
groups) on which dimensions?
a. Positive relationships and self-acceptance
b. Environmental mastery and autonomy
c. Autonomy and self-acceptance
d. Purpose in life and personal growth
11. Among the culturally diverse proverbs (wise counsel) about anger, what do the wise
Lakota (Sioux) say about the outcome of “force, no matter how concealed”?
a. Lacks direction
b. Is inescapable
c. Always wins
d. Begets resistance
12. According to researchers in Germany, five criteria are associated with being a wise
person. In this typology, how does a person with wisdom approach life’s challenges?
a. From a singular perspective
b. From a child’s perspective
c. From multiple perspectives
d. From a spiritual perspective
13. Eileen is 76 years old and still lives with her husband in the home they built thirty years
ago. However, her cadre of friends is shrinking and many are widows. Based on
statistics, what percentage of women around Eileen’s age have already lost their
spouse?
a. 10%
b. 22%
c. Nearly 40%
d. Nearly 60%
14. At the age of 72, Frederick learned that he has developed osteoarthritis in his knees.
Now he understands the source of his pain when he jogs. Knowing that jogging is no
longer a good source of exercise for him, Frederick decides to stay active with brisk
daily walks and low-resistance riding on a stationary bike. Among the processes of
successful development, which one is Frederick using?
a. Goal narrowing
b. Selection
c. Compensation
d. Optimization
15. Which of the following 65-year-old adults is using primary control strategies in the face
of challenges?
a. Don quit coaching little league baseball.
b. Judy mastered the game of bridge.
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