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1. Self theories emphasize
2. Erikson called the final crisis of development
 integrity versus despair.
generatively versus stagnation.
activity versus disengagement.
optimization versus compensation.
3. Re: Whitbourne, the process of maintaining identity involves
growth & change.
identity & role confusion.
optimization & compensation.
assimilation & accommodation.
4. Selective optimization with compensation
is a part of psychoanalytic theory.
was first emphasized by Freud & Erikson.
states that people in late adulthood set their own goals & access their own abilities.
states that in late adulthood, people must continue to do everything they have always done.
5. In recent years self theories have received confirmation from
behavioral genetics.
critical race theory.
feminist theory.
volunteer studies.
6. When opportunities are based on age, it is
self actualization.
age stratification.
social stagnation.
selective optimization.
7. The antithesis of disengagement theory is
identity theory.
activity theory.
epigenetic theory.
feminist theory.
8. Critical race theory sees race as
no longer a barrier to success.
a problem that disappears with age.
a social construct.
purely physiological.
9. According to continuity theory, the big 5 personality traits
change in middle & late adulthood.
are maintained throughout old age.
suddenly change after age 60.
follow no predictable pattern.
10. Self theories echo
social stratification theories.
psychoanalytic theories.
epigenetic systems theories.
critical race theories.
11. Most retirees stop working because of
heart disease or senility.
age discrimination.
personal choice.
job loss due to layoffs.
12. Most frail elderly americans hope to
keep on living independently.
extend life as long as possible.
live with their children.
live in a nursing home.
13. The term "social convoy" refers to the truism that
he who travels fastest travels alone.
we travel through life in the company of others.
it is not healthy to spend time alone.
we need a strong leader in times of war.
14. Who would most likely be healthiest & happiest at 70?
Ruth, who never married & lives alone.
Emma, who lives with her husband.
Ed, who is a widower, not remarried.
Kim, who is divorced, and lives with her grandchildren.
15. Today, most never married adults are
in need of supervision.
pitied or ridiculed.
happy & active.
immature or selfish.
16. Divorce in late adulthood
usually occurs before the 50th anniversary.
the longer a person is divorced, the less happy she or he is.
creates loss of identity as great as that caused by the death of a spouse.
is more common when couples have no children.
17. During late adulthood, it is likely that
unmarried women have only female friends.
unmarried men have only male friends.
men have more friends than women.
women having only relatives as closest friends.
18. The relationship between siblings is
19. Which of the following is an IADL (Instrumental Activity of Daily Life)?
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20. Most elder abuse is done by
social workers.
family members.
health care providers.
nursing home workers
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