DEP 3404-EXAM 1 Review Questions
and Answers
Biopsychosocial Perspective. - Answer-A view of development as a complex interaction of biological,
psychological, and social processes
continuity principle - Answer-the changes that people experience in later adulthood build on the
experiences they had in their earlier years
Survivor Principle - Answer-the people who live to old age are the ones who managed to outlive the
many threats that could have caused their death at earlier ages.
Biological - Answer-Physiological factors: Genetics
Psychological - Answer-cognitions, emotions, personality
Social - Answer-- context, history, culture
Survivor's qualities - Answer-Survivors managed to avoid random causes of their own fatalities and are
more likely to take care of their health and not engage in risky behaviors.
,Five ways to shorten your life - Answer-1. Being overweight
2. Drinking and driving
3. Eating inadequate fruits and vegetables
4. Being physically inactive
5. Smoking
Principle of individually - Answer-as people age, they become more different from each other.
Principle of individually Myth - Answer-as people age, they all become alike.
inter-individual differences - Answer-differences between people
Hippocampus - Answer-Becomes smaller as people get older
e.g - Volume of hippocampus in people in their 70s may be same as that of people in their 20s.
intra-individual differences - Answer-variations in performance within the same individual.
-Some functions may increase over time, others decrease, and others stay the same.
-Development can proceed in multiple directions within the same person (development is
multidirectional).
normal aging is different from disease - Answer-growing older doesn't necessarily mean growing sicker
, -Healthcare professionals working with middle aged and older adults need to recognize and treat the
onset of disease rather than dismiss it simply as getting older(e.g., depression)
Three categories of aging - Answer-1. Primary Aging
2.Secondary aging
3.Tertiary Aging
2 different types of individuality Principle - Answer-1.Inter-Individual differences
2.Intra-Individual differences
Primary Aging - Answer-Normal age-related changes over time that occur due to universal, intrinsic, and
progressive alterations in the body systems
secondary aging - Answer-Changes over time leading to impairment due to disease (changes are due to
abnormal set of changes that affect a segment of population)
Tertiary Aging - Answer-Rapid decline in functions across multiple areas of functioning shortly before
death
Young adulthood - Answer-18 or 20 years to 40-45 years
middle adulthood - Answer-40-45 years to 60-65 years
late adulthood - Answer-60-65 to end of life
young-old - Answer-60-65 to 74
and Answers
Biopsychosocial Perspective. - Answer-A view of development as a complex interaction of biological,
psychological, and social processes
continuity principle - Answer-the changes that people experience in later adulthood build on the
experiences they had in their earlier years
Survivor Principle - Answer-the people who live to old age are the ones who managed to outlive the
many threats that could have caused their death at earlier ages.
Biological - Answer-Physiological factors: Genetics
Psychological - Answer-cognitions, emotions, personality
Social - Answer-- context, history, culture
Survivor's qualities - Answer-Survivors managed to avoid random causes of their own fatalities and are
more likely to take care of their health and not engage in risky behaviors.
,Five ways to shorten your life - Answer-1. Being overweight
2. Drinking and driving
3. Eating inadequate fruits and vegetables
4. Being physically inactive
5. Smoking
Principle of individually - Answer-as people age, they become more different from each other.
Principle of individually Myth - Answer-as people age, they all become alike.
inter-individual differences - Answer-differences between people
Hippocampus - Answer-Becomes smaller as people get older
e.g - Volume of hippocampus in people in their 70s may be same as that of people in their 20s.
intra-individual differences - Answer-variations in performance within the same individual.
-Some functions may increase over time, others decrease, and others stay the same.
-Development can proceed in multiple directions within the same person (development is
multidirectional).
normal aging is different from disease - Answer-growing older doesn't necessarily mean growing sicker
, -Healthcare professionals working with middle aged and older adults need to recognize and treat the
onset of disease rather than dismiss it simply as getting older(e.g., depression)
Three categories of aging - Answer-1. Primary Aging
2.Secondary aging
3.Tertiary Aging
2 different types of individuality Principle - Answer-1.Inter-Individual differences
2.Intra-Individual differences
Primary Aging - Answer-Normal age-related changes over time that occur due to universal, intrinsic, and
progressive alterations in the body systems
secondary aging - Answer-Changes over time leading to impairment due to disease (changes are due to
abnormal set of changes that affect a segment of population)
Tertiary Aging - Answer-Rapid decline in functions across multiple areas of functioning shortly before
death
Young adulthood - Answer-18 or 20 years to 40-45 years
middle adulthood - Answer-40-45 years to 60-65 years
late adulthood - Answer-60-65 to end of life
young-old - Answer-60-65 to 74
