Full Test Bank Chapter.12 Late Adulthood (Ages 61 To 75) 1e

Chapter 12: Late Adulthood (Ages 61 to 75)

1. Question: Erikson’s stage of _____, occurring at age 65 and older, involves a possible conflict of coming to terms with one’s life and accepting one’s life.

Choices:

a. generativity vs. stagnation

b. integrity vs. despair

c. intimacy vs. isolation

d. autonomy vs. shame and doubt

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Accepting One’s Life

Question type: MC

1. Question: _____ involves identifying opportunities or domains of activity that are of greatest value or importance.

Choices:

a. Selection

b. Optimization

c. Compensation

d. Adaptation

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Accepting One’s Life

Question type: MC

1. Question: Erikson believed that if we see our lives as unproductive, it can lead to _____.

Choices:

a. weight gain

b. depression

c. reevaluation

d. somatoform disorders

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Accepting One’s Life

Question type: MC

1. Question: Resolution of life’s crises, according to Erikson, results in _____.

Choices:

a. temporary alienation

b. increased self-esteem

c. development of identity

d. psychosocial regression or growth

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Accepting One’s Life

Question type: MC

1. Question: Some individuals are more _____ in their goal striving, which is having the capacity to make choices.

Choices:

a. communal

b. assertive

c. agentic

d. adaptive

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Life Goals and Satisfaction

Question type: MC

1. Question: Older adults’ life goals tend to either emphasize _____ or focus on _____.

Choices:

a. self-interests, economic gains

b. economic security, maintenance of intimate relationships

c. self-preservation, others’ well-being

d. proliferation, self-efficacy

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Life Goals and Satisfaction

Question type: MC

1. Question: For counselors and their older adult clients, it is crucial to understand the link between _____ and _____.

Choices:

a. financial security, emotional health

b. physical health, emotional health

c. intimate relationships, life satisfaction

d. life goals, life satisfaction

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Life Goals and Satisfaction

Question type: MC

1. Question: Which of the following is not an aspect of life goals?

Choices:

a. goal domains

b. goal modification

c. goal orientation

d. goal-related action

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Life Goals and Satisfaction

Question type: MC

1. Question: When counselor and client are able to closely match client’s _____ with _____, the client’s life satisfaction most likely will improve.

Choices:

a. activities, valued goals

b. behaviors, family responsibilities

c. values, decisions

d. self-perception, other-perception

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Life Goals and Satisfaction

Question type: MC

1. Question: Studies show that life satisfaction in older adults is strongly influenced by _____.

Choices:

a. participation in culturally valued tasks

b. political affiliation

c. education

d. gender

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Life Goals and Satisfaction

Question type: MC

1. Question: Older adults may employ ___ to allocate and refine resources in order to achieve higher levels of functioning in selected areas of life.

Choices:

a. selection

b. optimization

c. compensation

d. assimilation

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Accepting One’s Life

Question type: MC

1. Question: Older adults who reach a sense of _____ feel whole, complete, and satisfied with their achievements.

Choices:

a. integrity

b. social competence

c. generativity

d. autonomy

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Accepting One’s Life

Question type: MC

1. Question: The combination of one’s own culture and _____ shapes the older adult’s imagined self, moving into the future.

Choices:

a. self-esteem

b. self-efficacy

c. life experiences

d. relationship status

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Life Goals and Satisfaction

Question type: MC

1. Question: In the process of accepting one’s life, older adults who integrate their _____ and their goal-related activities, typically experience a sense of _____.

Choices:

a. culture, alienation

b. culture, integrity

c. goals, fulfillment

d. goals, stagnation

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Life Goals and Satisfaction

Question type: MC

1. Question: Individuals, during their late adulthood, find that their goals _____, and they invest more energy into personal goal pursuits.

Choices:

a. are in conflict with each other

b. support each other

c. are overwhelming

d. are unrealistic

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Life Goals and Satisfaction

Question type: MC

1. Question: Which of the following is not a common health condition that may begin affect individuals during their late adulthood?

Choices:

a. dementia

b. anxiety

c. schizophrenia

d. PTSD

Cognitive domain: Knowledge

Answer location: Well-Being and Health and Illness

Question type: MC

1. Question: _____ is learned or acquired through socialization.

Choices:

a. Culture

b. Self-esteem

c. Identity

d. Generativity

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Culturally Based Concepts of Aging

Question type: MC

1. Question: Erikson defines _____ as feeling at peace with oneself and the world, with no regrets or recrimination.

Choices:

a. wisdom

b. despair

c. integrity

d. renunciation

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: E. Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory (Table 12.1)

Question type: MC

1. Question: A(n) _____ life goal orientation includes a goal-related action of coping.

Choices:

a. cascading

b. self-preservation

c. communal

d. agentic

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Aspects of Life Domains (Table 12.2)

Question type: MC

1. Question: An older adult who is experiencing _____ may be disgusted with the external world and contemptuous of persons as well as institutions.

Choices:

a. despair

b. extreme alienation

c. renunciation

d. virtue

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: E. Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory (Table 12.1)

Question type: MC

1. Question: Individuals in late adulthood have higher prevalence of depression and other mental disorders when compared to other cohorts.

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Responding to the Counseling Needs of a Growing Aging Population

Question type: TF

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Accepting One’s Life

Question type: TF

1. Question: Life satisfaction and a sense of well-being are linked to selecting specific goals as important areas of functioning.

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Accepting One’s Life

Question type: TF

1. Question: Optimization involves identifying strategies to counteract loss and minimize the negative impacts on functioning.

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Accepting One’s Life

Question type: TF

1. Question: In recent years, studies have shown a significant decrease in numbers of individuals in late adulthood that are staying healthier longer and functioning well at more advanced ages.

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Life Goals and Satisfaction

Question type: TF

1. Question: Most counseling techniques, aids, and programs are designed for use with younger groups, covering a much shorter individual lifespan than that of the older adult.

Cognitive domain: Comprehension

Answer location: Responding to the Counseling Needs of a Growing Aging Population

Question type: TF

1. Question: Individualistic clients focus on intimacy, affiliation, and contributions to the moral community.

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Life Goals and Satisfaction

Question type: TF

1. Question: Health and the absence of illness are pivotal to an overall sense of one’s well-being and life satisfaction.

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Well-Being and Health and Illness

Question type: TF

1. Question: Discuss the differences between aging and disease. What are the implications of these differences for counselors working with older adults?

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Tailoring Counseling

Question type: ESS

1. Question: Provide examples of specific counselor characteristics and/or skills that would make the counselor more effective when working with older adults. Explain why you selected these characteristics.

Cognitive domain: Application

Answer location: Counseling Clients in Late Adulthood

Question type: ESS

1. Question: Describe the limitations of developmental theories as they inform counselors working with older adults.

Cognitive domain: Analysis

Answer location: Expanding Our Perspective

Question type: SA