Late Adulthood Psychology
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What is the term used to describe a group of people born at roughly the same period in a particular society?

  • Culture
  • Cohort Effect (correct)
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Socioeconomic status

What is the study of how we change over time?

  • Human Development (correct)
  • Life Span
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Growth and Development

What is a way to identify families and households based on their shared levels of education, income, and occupation?

  • Culture
  • Socioeconomic status (correct)
  • Cohort Effect
  • Life Expectancy

What is often referred to as a blueprint or guideline shared by a group of people that specifies how to live?

<p>Culture (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the journey of human development from conception to death?

<p>Life Span (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors can impact an individual's life expectancy?

<p>Socioeconomic status (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has increased in industrialized countries in the last hundred years?

<p>The period of late adulthood (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is late adulthood sometimes subdivided?

<p>Into three categories: young old, old old, and oldest old (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of the young old?

<p>They are still working and relatively healthy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of individuals in their mid-thirties?

<p>Focusing on the future and making choices for a successful life (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the age range for middle adulthood?

<p>The late thirties to the mid-sixties (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a difference between the young old and the old old?

<p>The young old are less affected by diseases of old age, while the old old are more affected (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a significant challenge faced by the middle adulthood age group in Africa?

<p>AIDS epidemic and its impact on the workforce (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is optimal aging?

<p>Aging with very good health and an active, stimulating life (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is impaired aging?

<p>Aging with more physical challenges and diseases than others of the same age (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of individuals during middle adulthood?

<p>They are more realistic about possibilities and recognize the difference between what is possible and what is likely (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a risk factor associated with individuals in their mid-thirties?

<p>Substance abuse and violent crimes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a positive aspect of middle adulthood?

<p>It is a period of peak productivity and efficiency in work and personal life (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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