Psyc 3206 Developmental PsychologyFinal Exam (Chap 15-19)Student: ______________________________________________________ ID: _______________1. The baby boomers are a part of what life stage today? A. Early adulthoodB. Middle adulthoodC. Later adulthoodD. Older adulthood 2. Until recently, the least studied part of the life span has been A. adolescence.B. young adulthood.C. middle adulthood.D. older adulthood. 3. In the United States, middle adulthood is A. a troublesome period, marked by significant physical losses.B. a time of stress and storm as lifestyles take a severe turn for the worse.C. currently the age of the best educated and most affluent cohort to ever reach middle age anywhere.D. a poorly studied period of the life span with contradictory information. 4. The people that would be considered high risk in an assessment of bone loss during middle age are those whose activities include any of the following EXCEPT A. smoking.B. lifting weights.C. alcohol use.D. poor dietary habits.5. During the early 19th century in Western cultures, the term climacteric came to mean A. constipation.B. period of life.C. hot flash.D. change of life. 6. A significant decrease in sexual satisfaction in middle age may be due in part to A. lack of knowledge about how to off set the drop in vaginal lubrication.B. self-fulfilling prophecy.C. increased libido.D. making sex too high a priority. 7. Women who are at less risk for breast cancer do all the following EXCEPT A. moderately exercise.B. eat low-fat foods.C. have children later in life.D. eat high fiber foods. 8. The greatest work-related stressor is A. self-esteem.B. relationships.C. control of their lives.D. job loss. 9. People with positive emotional outlooks are likely to engage in more healthy practices including A. regular sleep.B. regular exercise.C. optimism.D. All of these10. Information processing and fluid abilities are captured for expert problem solving in a process called A. communication.B. encapsulation.C. incorporation.D. identification. 11. According to Erikson, generativity can take the form of A. fostering the development of the young.B. decreased concern for the well-being of others.C. a maintenance of a youthful lifestyle.D. indulging oneself in long-delayed pleasures. 12. It can be inferred from Erikson that achieving generativity is A. not easy for childless people.B. actually easier for childless people than for parents.C. equally difficult for childless people and parents.D. unnecessary for childless people. 13. The midlife crisis is brought on by an individual's awareness of his or her A. aging process.B. limited resources for change.C. mortality.D. inability to fulfill the dreams of their youth. 14. Which of the following is a characteristic of an ego-resilient adult? A. Social awkwardnessB. Feels a lack of personal meaning in lifeC. A frenzied mannerD. Good sense of humor15. Whitbourne concluded that a person customarily reaches identity equilibrium on the basis of their identity style. All of the following are typical identity styles EXCEPT A. assimilative.B. accommodative.C. comprehensive.D. balanced. 16. Friendships are most important for women in A. early middle age.B. late middle age.C. late young adulthood.D. early late adulthood. 17. Generalizing from the text, a nonnormative experience of parent-child co-residence is becoming A. more so.B. less so.C. about the same as previous generations.D. a societal problem. 18. Which of the following statements about middle-aged people's relationships with their parents is TRUE? A. They usually cannot view their parents as objectively as they used to.B. There is typically a strong bond between them and their parents.C. Ties with parents tend to be static; the relationship stops changing after children reach adulthood.D. None of these 19. Sue is 49 and has a 69-year-old mother. It is probable that she A. rarely sees or talks to her mother.B. sees or talks to her mother frequently.C. lives with her mother.D. has a great deal of conflict with her mother.20. Most adult children today A. do not provide care for aging parents who need it.B. plan ahead about how they will care for their parents.C. feel better about providing care if they do so because of a sense of attachment.D. feel better about providing care if they are doing it out of a sense of duty. 21. The fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population is people A. under age 10.B. between ages 10 and 20.C. between ages 65 and 75.D. age 85 and older. 22. The branch of medicine concerned with the aged and the aging process is A. geriatrics.B. gerontology.C. elderology.D. None of these; there is as yet no branch of medicine specifically concerned with aging. 23. Autoimmune theory suggests that the aging immune system may release antibodies that attack the body's own cells. This cell breakdown has been suggested as a factor in A. Tay-Sachs disease.B. Alzheimer's disease.C. sickle-cell anemiaD. muscular dystrophy. 24. All of the following are normal physical changes associated with aging EXCEPT A. sleeping less.B. paler, less elastic skin.C. obesity.D. higher blood pressure.25. According to the text, losses in strength that occur in the elderly A. are irreversible.B. can be reduced with hormone replacement.C. may be reduced by weight training.D. are more common in men than in women. 26. The major barrier to an active sex life in many older women is A. lack of a partner.B. lack of desire.C. thickening of the vaginal walls.D. concern with overexertion. 27. In addition to antidepressants for the treatment of depression, many elderly patients are also helped by A. psychotherapy.B. shock therapy.C. interpersonal therapy.D. behavioral therapy. 28. The major contributor to 80-year-old Mr. Samson's change in cognitive performance over the last few years is A. the slowdown of his central nervous system functioning.B. age-related declines in his reasoning ability.C. declines in his spatial abilities.D. All of these 29. A person hears four letters, T-D-O-A, and is then asked to mentally rearrange them into a meaningful word (such as toad). The mental manipulation of this information occurs in _____________ memory. A. primaryB. proceduralC. implicitD. working30. Alexander, who is 75 years old, has not played golf for 25 years. Nevertheless, when he is asked to play golf in a fundraising event, he remembers how to perform all of the skills necessary to play golf, such as the grip, thebackswing, and the follow-through. Alexander's