life span chapter 18

Question 1

what is erikson final stage of pyschosocial theory and what is it characterized by?

Answer 1

• ego integrity vs despair
• accepting ones life as meaningful despite physical decline and death

Question 2

of the 4 developmental tasks, which falls into finding self worth outside of their achievements in workplace by engaging in community, activity with friends/family and spiritual undertakings?

Answer 2

• ego differentation and work-role preoccupation

Question 3

which developmental tasks falls under coping with ones death by placing more value on social and emotional relationships

Answer 3

• body transcendence vs body preoccupation

Question 4

which development tasks falls under a concern for the well-being of humankind in general aka doing stuff for the greater good

Answer 4

• ego transendence vs ego preoccupation

Question 5

what is the difference between activity theory and socioemotional selective theory

Answer 5

-activity theory states that older adults are better adjusted when they are more physically and socially active
-socioemotional selective theory is placing more emphasize on emotional experience as we age and limit social contacts

Question 6

Is suicide due to untreated depression is more frequent among older adults than among younger adults

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

what does selective optimization with compensation mean?

Answer 7

• reshaping ones life to focus on what ones finds to be important and meaningful in the decline of physical decline and mental impariment

Question 8

in keeping with _____ theory, people who age successfully tend to seek emotional fulfillment by reshaping their lives to concentrate on what they find to be important and meaningful

Answer 8

• socioemotional selective theory

Question 9

according to _____ theory, older people and society usually mutually withdraw from one another as older people approach death.

Answer 9

• disengagement theory

Question 10

depression can be connected with the “big 5” factor of _____

Answer 10

-neuroticism

Question 11

what % of gay and bi =sexual adults aged 60-91 reported good or excellent mental health in a research study ?

Answer 11

• 75 %