Life Span and Development Ch.15 and Ch.16

The ages 65-74 are known as...

What is the main goal of socioemotional selectivity in old age?

A situation in which a person's cortical functioning ceases while brainstem activity continues.

In this phase of grief and mourning, one may suppress their emotions.

Which is NOT one of the goals in socioemotional selectivity?

Physical, interpersonal, or social demands that environments put on people.

Death in infancy/childhood is perceived as...

Document for when an individual appoints someone to act as ones agent for health care decisions

The state or condition caused by loss through death is known as...

An evaluation of one's life that is associated with positive feelings...

Which gender is more likely to live in nursing homes?

The process in late life by which people try to make sense of their lives.

10.4% of adults at the ages _____ use nursing homes.

Hitting a wall and crying when one is expressing their grief are examples of...

____ are more likely to be widowed than are _____.

Which is NOT an example palliative care...

A group of people who journey with us throughout our lives, providing support in good&bad times

The "graying of America" has increased due to...

Eating, bathing, walking, and dressing are examples of...

BLOG: The researchers found that __ is what could lead a person to experience MDD.

In a(n) _____, a person states his or her wishes about life support and other treatments.

Which of these is NOT one of Kübler-Ross's 5 stages of emotional reactions?

The ages for someone who is 75 and older is known as...

When one knows someone is going to die, but they grieve like the person has already died.

The amygdala & emotional arousal are higher in old age.

In general, adults should _____ when discussing death with children.

One can reduce death anxiety by death education and living life to the fullest.

Clinical death is known as lack of heartbeat and respiration.

Compared to non-caregiver spouses, marital satisfaction in spousal caregivers is...

BLOG: Old adults who said they were in good health said they felt ___ years younger.

Independent living situations does NOT include...

What percentage of old age couples still have sex?

Do Kübler-Ross's 5 stages of emotional reaction happen in a specific order?

Between what ages do children realize that death is permanent.

BLOG: Good health influences how old adults feel.

Death in old age is most often times sudden.

The symptom "dysphoria" in old age is normally labeled as...

Sorrow, hurt, and anger after suffering a loss are examples of...

The average life expectancy for ALL is __ for women and ____ for men.

One's biological age is defined by their____, where as one's social age is defined by their___.

Shopping for personal items, paying bills, and making telephone calls are examples of...

What percent of African Americans (of any age) are in poverty?

In this phase of G&M, one may think about the death a lot and have survivors' guilt.

What percent of people continue to work instead of retiring?

Symptoms of frail adults can include...

"I want to have a traditional funeral," is an example of one's final scenario.

Who is more likely to keep their feelings in and not discuss their grief?

Those who are married and over the age of 50 are likely to experience high satisfaction again.

Separation and traumatic distress are symptoms of complicated or prolonged grief disorder.

Being female, dependent/frail, & having poor health are symptoms of higher risk of depression.

African-Americans are more likely to continue working.

What percent of Latinx smoke?

Medical order that means CPR is not started should one's heart and breathing stop.

Death in adulthood is mostly caused by accidents.