Q1
What regard to cognitive capacity in middle adulthood, all of the following are true:
Answer: People in middle adulthood tend to be at their best creatively, are often
better problem solvers than young adults, better at integrating new knowledge with
what they already know because their rich experiences have crated many neuronal
connections
Q2
Adults in middle adulthood who cannot look beyond their own emotional needs may be facing
which of Erickson's conflicts?
Answer: Stagnation
Q3
According to Levinson's theory of adult development, life structures:
Answer: May shift and adjust as people gain new experiences
Q4
A social worker might employ motivational interviewing with a client who is considering life
style changes after receiving a medical diagnosis of diabetes through:
Answer: An exploration of the pros and cons of making changes in eating and exercise
habits
Q5
Many critics are the leading reason for divorce is:
Answer: The notion of "romantic love"
Q6
In Sternberg's theory of love, commitment refers to the type of love in which:
Answer: There are no elements of closeness
, Q7
Ageist beliefs:
Answer: Assert that middle-aged and elderly people are not sexual, intelligent, or
capable
Q8
Which of the following are considered ageist beliefs of middle-aged and elderly people?
Answer: They are not sexual, they are not intelligent, they are not capable
Q9
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, passed in 1967:
Answer: May have even less of an impact on reducing age discrimination today
because there is no mandatory age of retirement
Q10
Social workers support immigrants at the mezzo level when they:
Answer: Empower families and communities to build networks and infrastructures that
will help support immigrant communities
Q11
An alternative to using chronological age to assess whether a client is old or not is to:
Answer: Use functional age
Q12
A disease that leaves the bones weak and vulnerable to fractures is:
Answer: Osteoporosis
Q13
The only test that confirms that an individual has Alzheimer's disease is:
Answer: An autopsy after death