HGD 15 TEST WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Hen comparing the average middle-aged married couple with the average
older married couple, the older couple is more likely to be characterized as: -
ANSWER similar
____ represent the largest group of those in widowhood. - ANSWER older
women
Older women have a ____ number of friends characterized by ____. - ANSWER
greater; more intimacy
In the United States, when compared to men, women are more likely to: -
ANSWER spend less time planning their retirement.
Sibling relationships are special in that they: - ANSWER typically last a
lifetime
AARP created a tool called ____ to assist people in finding their retirement
path. - ANSWER Life Reimagined
Who is the prototypic nursing home resident? - ANSWER Rowena, who is an
80-year-old European-American female
A third way to assess competence is to focus on: - ANSWER PLIMs.
Rose lives with several of her friends, who are also elderly. She has a high
desire to please and help others, but has difficulty with common sense, so
her friends often check on her activities and interactions with others. Rose's
friends are MOST likely trying to protect her from becoming a victim of: -
,ANSWER fraud
____ is defined as the demands exerted on oneself by one's surroundings. -
ANSWER Environmental press
Jeff is 73 years old. Lately, he's been thinking about the things he's done in
his life—his relationships, his accomplishments, and other experiences he's
had. Which term BEST describes what Jeff is doing? - ANSWER Life review
Social Security money is obtained from: - ANSWER taxes on current workers'
payroll.
Spousal caregivers whose partners have a significant chronic medical
condition tend to - ANSWER show reduced levels of marital satisfaction.
The view on life that is the result of rethinking and research on older adults is
BEST described as: - ANSWER Multidimensional.
IADLs differ from ADLs in that: - ANSWER IADLs have a higher-level
intellectual component.
Cameron is having difficulty handling her bank accounts and paying taxes,
but competently takes care of her daily needs. Based on this, it seems that
Cameron needs assistance with: - ANSWER IADLs, but not ADLs.
The major problem facing Medicare involves: - ANSWER Rising healthcare
costs
Concerning gender and retirement, women: - ANSWER are less likely to fully
retire.
Dolores is 73 years old, is very ill, cannot care for herself, and has several
physical and psychological problems. Dolores would be BEST described as: -
, ANSWER frail
Being able to take a bath, walk, and eat are all examples of: - ANSWER
activity of daily living
Higher cognitive ability predicts: - ANSWER a better emotional regulation.
Compared with 1950, ____ of today's older adults are below the federal
poverty line. - ANSWER significantly fewer
Herb is 73 years old. His family and friends all of a sudden feel
uncomfortable around him. Because he feels very uncomfortable going to a
restaurant by himself, he often stays at home alone. What has MOST likely
happened to Herb? - ANSWER his wife recently died
Experimenters are attempting to assess the upper limits of Ralph's physical,
sensory-perceptual, cognitive, motor, and personal skills. When they are
done, they will have determined Ralph's: - ANSWER competence
The upper limit of a person's ability to function in different domains is called:
- ANSWER competence
Docility is characterized by a sense of: - ANSWER little control
Brando is motivated to join a group of strangers at a party when he
overhears them taking about a new movie that he is interested in learning
about. This BEST exemplifies the process of: - ANSWER socioemotional
selectivity.
Hanna is a 70-year-old woman who has a choice: she can either go out with
some old friends or make some new friends at the community center.
Socioemotional selectivity theory would predict that if Hanna's decision is
based on emotional regulation, she will: - ANSWER go out with her old
ANSWERS
Hen comparing the average middle-aged married couple with the average
older married couple, the older couple is more likely to be characterized as: -
ANSWER similar
____ represent the largest group of those in widowhood. - ANSWER older
women
Older women have a ____ number of friends characterized by ____. - ANSWER
greater; more intimacy
In the United States, when compared to men, women are more likely to: -
ANSWER spend less time planning their retirement.
Sibling relationships are special in that they: - ANSWER typically last a
lifetime
AARP created a tool called ____ to assist people in finding their retirement
path. - ANSWER Life Reimagined
Who is the prototypic nursing home resident? - ANSWER Rowena, who is an
80-year-old European-American female
A third way to assess competence is to focus on: - ANSWER PLIMs.
Rose lives with several of her friends, who are also elderly. She has a high
desire to please and help others, but has difficulty with common sense, so
her friends often check on her activities and interactions with others. Rose's
friends are MOST likely trying to protect her from becoming a victim of: -
,ANSWER fraud
____ is defined as the demands exerted on oneself by one's surroundings. -
ANSWER Environmental press
Jeff is 73 years old. Lately, he's been thinking about the things he's done in
his life—his relationships, his accomplishments, and other experiences he's
had. Which term BEST describes what Jeff is doing? - ANSWER Life review
Social Security money is obtained from: - ANSWER taxes on current workers'
payroll.
Spousal caregivers whose partners have a significant chronic medical
condition tend to - ANSWER show reduced levels of marital satisfaction.
The view on life that is the result of rethinking and research on older adults is
BEST described as: - ANSWER Multidimensional.
IADLs differ from ADLs in that: - ANSWER IADLs have a higher-level
intellectual component.
Cameron is having difficulty handling her bank accounts and paying taxes,
but competently takes care of her daily needs. Based on this, it seems that
Cameron needs assistance with: - ANSWER IADLs, but not ADLs.
The major problem facing Medicare involves: - ANSWER Rising healthcare
costs
Concerning gender and retirement, women: - ANSWER are less likely to fully
retire.
Dolores is 73 years old, is very ill, cannot care for herself, and has several
physical and psychological problems. Dolores would be BEST described as: -
, ANSWER frail
Being able to take a bath, walk, and eat are all examples of: - ANSWER
activity of daily living
Higher cognitive ability predicts: - ANSWER a better emotional regulation.
Compared with 1950, ____ of today's older adults are below the federal
poverty line. - ANSWER significantly fewer
Herb is 73 years old. His family and friends all of a sudden feel
uncomfortable around him. Because he feels very uncomfortable going to a
restaurant by himself, he often stays at home alone. What has MOST likely
happened to Herb? - ANSWER his wife recently died
Experimenters are attempting to assess the upper limits of Ralph's physical,
sensory-perceptual, cognitive, motor, and personal skills. When they are
done, they will have determined Ralph's: - ANSWER competence
The upper limit of a person's ability to function in different domains is called:
- ANSWER competence
Docility is characterized by a sense of: - ANSWER little control
Brando is motivated to join a group of strangers at a party when he
overhears them taking about a new movie that he is interested in learning
about. This BEST exemplifies the process of: - ANSWER socioemotional
selectivity.
Hanna is a 70-year-old woman who has a choice: she can either go out with
some old friends or make some new friends at the community center.
Socioemotional selectivity theory would predict that if Hanna's decision is
based on emotional regulation, she will: - ANSWER go out with her old
