Understanding Kanreki Ritual

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Your co-worker was talking about how, after the academic year, he is going back to Japan for his grandmother’s kanreki. What is the purpose of this ritual?

To celebrate her 60th birthday (correct)

To celebrate the birth of her first grandson

To celebrate her professional accomplishments as she enters retirement

To celebrate her freedom from previous responsibilities and elevate her to a respected status as an elder

Dr Hoy studies memory changes with age, as well as interventions to improve memory among those over age 65. It is most likely that Dr Hoy is a(n) .

biopsychologist

evolutionary psychologist

gerontologist (correct)

psychologist of ageism

Bertha has a higher than her younger sister, Edna. Despite the fact that Bertha is 89 and her sister is only 72, Bertha is still able to live independently and even takes a daily walk. Unfortunately, Edna did not live a healthy lifestyle and is now confined to a wheelchair and needs an aide to help her with many of her activities of daily living.

actual lifespan

chronological lifespan

old-age dependency ratio

functional age (correct)

Developing countries are faced with difficult challenges in the decades ahead due to the rising old-age dependency ratio. The country with the most serious problem of all is .

Japan Signup and view all the answers

The activities of daily living (ADLs) refer to .

daily requirements of life for adults, such as bathing, dressing, food preparation and eating, housekeeping and paying bills Signup and view all the answers

Changes in sleep patterns for older adults may be a result of .

All of the above. Signup and view all the answers

Your mother has quite a bit of grey hair. She told you that she first started to go grey when she was 32 and keeps getting greyer each year. Which of the following explains why your mother’s hair keeps on greying?

As we age, there is a loss of the pigment that provides colour to the hair. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of primary ageing?

Greying and thinning of the hair Signup and view all the answers

After your mother’s operation, she was relieved that all the colours on the television seem more vivid and the headlights on cars now look white again, rather than cloudy. She most likely had surgery for .

cataracts Signup and view all the answers

Kareem’s father complains about having to wear a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device at night because it makes it hard for him to sleep. He most likely has .

sleep apnoea Signup and view all the answers

Eloise has been studying the ageing process in her health class. She is dreading getting , a common chronic health problem of late adulthood for which there is no cure, because her grandparents both had it and seemed to be in a lot of pain all the time.

arthritis Signup and view all the answers

Your grandmother is 78 and just found out that her osteoporosis has become much worse. For her birthday, you thought you would get her a gift to help improve her bone density. What gift should you give her?

Weights to carry with her on her walk Signup and view all the answers

Arthritis .

has no cure Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is TRUE regarding influences on health in late adulthood?

Aerobic exercise enhances cognitive functioning. Signup and view all the answers

What are the three key components for successful ageing?

Good physical health, maintenance of cognitive functioning and engagement with life Signup and view all the answers

What is the positivity effect?

The tendency to remember positive experiences more than negative ones. Signup and view all the answers

What is the reminiscence bump?

A phenomenon where people recall more memories from adolescence and early adulthood Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is true about dementia?

Dementia can be caused by various medical conditions. Signup and view all the answers

What is Alzheimer's disease?

A type of dementia that results in memory loss and cognitive decline Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'cognitive reserve' refer to?

The mind's resilience to brain aging and damage Signup and view all the answers

Memory for where a piece of information is acquired is known as .

source memory Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following would you expect a late adult to do best?

Remember factual information Signup and view all the answers

When you are reminiscing with your grandfather, you notice that he tends to remember more events from when he was age , probably because so many important life events took place during those years.

10–30 Signup and view all the answers

are especially at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

African Americans Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following diets is thought to lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease?

Mediterranean diet. Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of wisdom in the context of Kanreki rituals?

It symbolizes the beginning of a new life stage. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Baltes and Staudinger's approach to developmental psychology?

Lifespan development and the interplay of growth and decline Signup and view all the answers

What are the contributions of Sherry Willis and Warner Schaie to the field of aging research?

Developed the Seattle Longitudinal Study Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'selective optimization with compensation (SOC)' refer to?

A strategy for enhancing cognitive functioning among older adults Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following has been found in research about wisdom?

Wisdom is generally unrelated to age. Signup and view all the answers

Older age is associated with wisdom in the lore of many cultures including .

Asian cultures Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following did Baltes and Staudinger define as ‘expertise in the conduct and meaning of life’?

Wisdom Signup and view all the answers

When renowned pianist Arthur Rubinstein was asked how he managed to maintain a reputation as one of the world’s top concert pianists well into late adulthood, he explained that he had reduced the range of pieces he played, practised each of the remaining pieces more and learned to play very slowly just before beginning a fast passage to make the contrast more effective, since he could not play as fast as when he was younger. Arthur Rubinstein’s behaviours are an illustration of .

selective optimisation with compensation Signup and view all the answers

Interventions to determine whether cognitive decline can be prevented or even reversed .

resulted in significant improvement for a substantial proportion of individuals Signup and view all the answers

Distinguish between Erikson's theory and Carstensen's socioemotional selectivity theory of late adulthood.

Erikson's theory emphasizes the psychosocial development stages, while Carstensen's theory focuses on emotional regulation and goal selection. Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'ego integrity versus despair' refer to in psychological development?

A stage of development where individuals evaluate their life achievements Signup and view all the answers

What is the main premise of socioemotional selectivity theory?

People prioritize emotional satisfaction in their relationships as they age. Signup and view all the answers

are more common in late adulthood than at earlier ages.

Positive emotions Signup and view all the answers

John grew up in a small town and has gone to every high school reunion, despite moving across the country. Based on the research, at which reunion would he be the least self-conscious and more accepting of his past and present selves?

His 50th-year reunion Signup and view all the answers

Drawing on the findings of Mroczek (2001) concerning positive and negative affect indicators, which of the following statements are TRUE?

Negative emotions were found to steadily decline with age. Signup and view all the answers

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, .

shrinking social networks in adulthood are by choice Signup and view all the answers

Older adults maximise their emotional wellbeing by becoming increasingly selective in their .

social contacts Signup and view all the answers

What is a bridge job?

a job taken by older adults as a step towards retirement, usually entailing fewer hours and/or fewer demands than their previous job Signup and view all the answers

Data on religiosity from the Gallup polls over several decades indicate that the increase in religiosity with age is due mainly to:

An age effect Signup and view all the answers

Mrs Bourdeau is an Australian widow with a married son and a married daughter. If she becomes ill, she is likely to be cared for by .

her daughter or daughter-in-law Signup and view all the answers

Jane recently moved her mother into a(n) and was relieved that she was actually enjoying it there. Each person has a separate unit, but residents are provided with meals in a common dining area. Transportation is available for shopping and medical appointments, but Jane has been able to arrange her schedule so that she can take her mother to her doctors’ appointments.

assisted-living facility Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes late adulthood relationships in Western culture?

The risk of death after the loss of a spouse is greater for men than for women. Signup and view all the answers

Retirement satisfaction tends to be especially high for .

well-educated people who had high-status jobs Signup and view all the answers

Religiosity has been found to affect the lives of older adults in what ways?

All of the above. Signup and view all the answers

Older adults in developed countries .

are the wealthiest segment of the population Signup and view all the answers

The old-age dependency ratio .

is not an immediate problem in the United States because its population is growing due to immigration Signup and view all the answers

The old-age dependency ratio .

Working memory Signup and view all the answers

Which is the most common vision impairment in late adulthood?

Cataracts Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes how sleep patterns change during late adulthood?

People sleep less deeply than they did when they were younger. Signup and view all the answers

Arthritis is usually caused by .

long-time use of the joints Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is TRUE about marital satisfaction during late adulthood?

Marital satisfaction is at the highest point of the entire life span. Signup and view all the answers

shows relatively little decline in late adulthood.

Procedural memory Signup and view all the answers

is a protective factor against developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Regular physical activity Signup and view all the answers

How is wisdom related to age, according to research?

Wisdom is generally unrelated to age. Signup and view all the answers

Mary has always loved to sew, but at age 80, she now sews only a few items of clothing per year, follows simple patterns and uses a machine instead of stitching by hand. This is an example of .

selective optimisation with compensation Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes emotions during late adulthood?

All of the above. Signup and view all the answers

According to , shrinking social networks in adulthood are by choice.

socioemotional selectivity theory Signup and view all the answers

In Asian cultures, where filial piety is strong, older adults are most likely to live .

with their children Signup and view all the answers

Julia is a 92-year-old woman living in Canada. She would be most likely to be living in a nursing home if she has a(n) cultural background.

European Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the loss of a spouse?

The risk of death after the loss of a spouse is greater for men than for women. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is TRUE regarding relationships with grandchildren and great-grandchildren?

All of the above. Signup and view all the answers

In late adulthood, religious beliefs are .

positively correlated with both mental and physical health Signup and view all the answers

Understanding Kanreki Ritual

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Your co-worker was talking about how, after the academic year, he is going back to Japan for his grandmother’s kanreki. What is the purpose of this ritual?

Dr Hoy studies memory changes with age, as well as interventions to improve memory among those over age 65. It is most likely that Dr Hoy is a(n) .

Developing countries are faced with difficult challenges in the decades ahead due to the rising old-age dependency ratio. The country with the most serious problem of all is .

The activities of daily living (ADLs) refer to .

Changes in sleep patterns for older adults may be a result of .

Your mother has quite a bit of grey hair. She told you that she first started to go grey when she was 32 and keeps getting greyer each year. Which of the following explains why your mother’s hair keeps on greying?

Which of the following is an example of primary ageing?

After your mother’s operation, she was relieved that all the colours on the television seem more vivid and the headlights on cars now look white again, rather than cloudy. She most likely had surgery for .

Kareem’s father complains about having to wear a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device at night because it makes it hard for him to sleep. He most likely has .

Eloise has been studying the ageing process in her health class. She is dreading getting , a common chronic health problem of late adulthood for which there is no cure, because her grandparents both had it and seemed to be in a lot of pain all the time.

Your grandmother is 78 and just found out that her osteoporosis has become much worse. For her birthday, you thought you would get her a gift to help improve her bone density. What gift should you give her?

Arthritis .

Which of the following is TRUE regarding influences on health in late adulthood?

What are the three key components for successful ageing?

What is the positivity effect?

What is the reminiscence bump?

Which of the following statements is true about dementia?

What is Alzheimer's disease?

What does the term 'cognitive reserve' refer to?

Memory for where a piece of information is acquired is known as .

Which of the following would you expect a late adult to do best?

When you are reminiscing with your grandfather, you notice that he tends to remember more events from when he was age , probably because so many important life events took place during those years.

are especially at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Which of the following diets is thought to lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease?

What is the significance of wisdom in the context of Kanreki rituals?

What is the primary focus of Baltes and Staudinger's approach to developmental psychology?

What are the contributions of Sherry Willis and Warner Schaie to the field of aging research?

What does the term 'selective optimization with compensation (SOC)' refer to?

Which of the following has been found in research about wisdom?

Older age is associated with wisdom in the lore of many cultures including .

Which of the following did Baltes and Staudinger define as ‘expertise in the conduct and meaning of life’?

Interventions to determine whether cognitive decline can be prevented or even reversed .

Distinguish between Erikson's theory and Carstensen's socioemotional selectivity theory of late adulthood.

What does the term 'ego integrity versus despair' refer to in psychological development?

What is the main premise of socioemotional selectivity theory?

are more common in late adulthood than at earlier ages.

John grew up in a small town and has gone to every high school reunion, despite moving across the country. Based on the research, at which reunion would he be the least self-conscious and more accepting of his past and present selves?

Drawing on the findings of Mroczek (2001) concerning positive and negative affect indicators, which of the following statements are TRUE?

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, .

Older adults maximise their emotional wellbeing by becoming increasingly selective in their .

What is a bridge job?

Data on religiosity from the Gallup polls over several decades indicate that the increase in religiosity with age is due mainly to:

Mrs Bourdeau is an Australian widow with a married son and a married daughter. If she becomes ill, she is likely to be cared for by .

Which of the following best describes late adulthood relationships in Western culture?

Retirement satisfaction tends to be especially high for .

Religiosity has been found to affect the lives of older adults in what ways?

Older adults in developed countries .

The old-age dependency ratio .

The old-age dependency ratio .

Which is the most common vision impairment in late adulthood?

Which of the following best describes how sleep patterns change during late adulthood?

Arthritis is usually caused by .

Which statement is TRUE about marital satisfaction during late adulthood?

shows relatively little decline in late adulthood.

is a protective factor against developing Alzheimer’s disease.

How is wisdom related to age, according to research?

Mary has always loved to sew, but at age 80, she now sews only a few items of clothing per year, follows simple patterns and uses a machine instead of stitching by hand. This is an example of .

Which statement best describes emotions during late adulthood?

According to , shrinking social networks in adulthood are by choice.

In Asian cultures, where filial piety is strong, older adults are most likely to live .

Julia is a 92-year-old woman living in Canada. She would be most likely to be living in a nursing home if she has a(n) cultural background.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the loss of a spouse?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding relationships with grandchildren and great-grandchildren?

In late adulthood, religious beliefs are .