analyze a situation and decide, at some level, whether or not the situation is a threat to their wellbeing
A. Primary Appraisal
B. Secondary Appraisal
C. Activities in Life
A. Primary Appraisal
evaluate what can be done to prevent harm and choose a coping strategy to handle the situation
A. Primary Appraisal
B. Secondary Appraisal
C. Activities in Life
B. Secondary Appraisal
include bathing, dressing, and using toilet
A. Primary Appraisal
B. Secondary Appraisal
C. Activities in Life
C. Activities in Life
include activities that are more intellectually demanding such as financial management
A. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
B. Volunteerism
C. Religious Coping
A. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
performing unpaid work for altruistic reasons
A. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
B. Volunteerism
C. Religious Coping
B. Volunteerism
the tendency to turn to religious beliefs and institutions in times of stress and troubles
A. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
B. Volunteerism
C. Religious Coping
C. Religious Coping
In late life, which group has a higher proportion of individuals who are married worldwide?
A. Women
B. Men
C. Both equally
D. Neither men nor women
B. Men
Women usually marry men who are:
A. Younger than themselves
B. The same age
C. Older than themselves
D. Significantly younger
C. Older than themselves
Compared to women, men are more likely to:
A. Remarry after divorce or widowhood
B. Remain single after divorce
C. Avoid long-term relationships
D. Experience higher marital discord
A. Remarry after divorce or widowhood
Married couples who remain together in late adulthood are more likely than middle-aged couples to report:
A. More conflict and dissatisfaction
B. Lower self-esteem
C. Higher satisfaction and fewer adjustment problems
D. Increased emotional instability
C. Higher satisfaction and fewer adjustment problems
Married people with greater discord in their marriages tend to experience:
A. Higher levels of happiness
B. Anxiety and depression
C. Greater reflective judgment
D. Increased longevity
B. Anxiety and depression
Less discordant marriages are associated with:
A. Lower marital satisfaction
B. Higher self-esteem and higher marital satisfaction
C. Greater adjustment problems
D. Increased mortality
B. Higher self-esteem and higher marital satisfaction
Couples who strongly believe in marriage, share decision making, and share household chores are more likely to report:
A. High conflict and low happiness
B. Low self-esteem
C. Low levels of conflict and high levels of happiness
D. Greater anxiety
C. Low levels of conflict and high levels of happiness
Marriage partners, especially wives, who successfully regulate negative emotions and communicate effectively are more likely to report:
A. Higher marital satisfaction
B. Increased adjustment problems
C. Lower self-esteem
D. Higher mortality risk
A. Higher marital satisfaction
Women tend to outlive their husbands and are:
A. More likely than men to remarry
B. Equally likely as men to remarry
C. Less likely than men to marry again
D. Required to remarry
C. Less likely than men to marry again
Widowhood has been repeatedly associated with:
A. Decreased mortality
B. No change in mortality
C. Increased mortality
D. Increased marital satisfaction
C. Increased mortality
The sharpest decline in survival following the death of a spouse occurs:
A. After five years
B. In the first six months
C. After one year
D. After ten years
B. In the first six months
The increased mortality associated with widowhood is more pronounced in:
A. Urban areas
B. Suburban areas
C. Coastal regions
D. Rural areas
D. Rural areas
Who appears to be affected more strongly by the loss of a spouse?
A. Women
B. Men
C. Both equally
D. Neither
B. Men
The Widowhood (Mortality) Effect refers to:
A. Improved mental health after a spouse’s death
B. Reduced risk of death following widowhood
C. Increased risk of death for a surviving spouse in the months following their partner’s death
D. Higher remarriage rates among widowed individuals
C. Increased risk of death for a surviving spouse in the months following their partner’s death
Wisdom is defined as:
A. Accumulated academic knowledge only
B. Emotional independence from others
C. Exceptional breadth and depth of knowledge about life conditions and human affects, along with reflective judgment about applying that knowledge
D. The ability to avoid conflict in marriage
C. Exceptional breadth and depth of knowledge about life conditions and human affects, along with reflective judgment about applying that knowledge
Compared to middle-aged couples, couples in late adulthood who remain together are more likely to report:
A. More adjustment problems
B. Fewer adjustment problems
C. Greater marital discord
D. Lower happiness
B. Fewer adjustment problems
Higher marital discord is associated with:
A. Higher self-esteem
B. Increased happiness
C. Anxiety and depression
D. Greater wisdom
C. Anxiety and depression
Sharing household chores and decision making in marriage is linked to:
A. Increased conflict
B. Lower happiness
C. Higher mortality
D. Low conflict and high happiness
D. Low conflict and high happiness