FRHD 2060- midterm Exam #1 Questions with Correct
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gerontology - ✔✔the study of late life
What is the life span perspective? (4) -abbreviation is M,P,H,M -
✔✔1)Multidirectionality: as people grow in one area, they decline in another
2)Plasticity: skills can be learned and improved in later life
3)historical context:develop due to the era were born in . Ex war, disease
4) multiple causation: how we develop results from a wide variety of forces EX
biological, sociocultural forces
Who came up with the Life span development. What did he argue - ✔✔Bates
argued development consists of dynamic between growth, maintenance, loss
regulation
What are the 4 factors of interaction - ✔✔1)reduction in quality biological sources
2)increase culture
3)decrease in efficiency in cultural resources
4)lack of support "old age friendly"
what does the raise of health care in 20th century result in ? - ✔✔higher
population of "older adults" - living longer
where are the oldest people vs youngest - ✔✔europe vs africa
, What are some biological forces? - ✔✔genetic and health related factors such as
-menopause, wrinkles
what are some psychological forces - ✔✔cognitive, societal, emotional,
personality
what are sociocultural factors - ✔✔interpersonal, societal, cultural, ethnic
What are non-normative influences? - ✔✔random or rare events that may be
important for a specific individual but not experienced by most people
Explain the nature vs nurture controversy - ✔✔hereditary characteristics (nature)
vs environmental influence (nurture)
factors must be together
explain the stability-change controversy - ✔✔concern to how people stay the
same over time
explain the continuity-discontinuity controversy - ✔✔is development smooth
over time (continuity) or have abrupt shifts (discontinuity)
explain universal-context-specific development - ✔✔one path vs several paths
primary aging - ✔✔normal, disease free development
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gerontology - ✔✔the study of late life
What is the life span perspective? (4) -abbreviation is M,P,H,M -
✔✔1)Multidirectionality: as people grow in one area, they decline in another
2)Plasticity: skills can be learned and improved in later life
3)historical context:develop due to the era were born in . Ex war, disease
4) multiple causation: how we develop results from a wide variety of forces EX
biological, sociocultural forces
Who came up with the Life span development. What did he argue - ✔✔Bates
argued development consists of dynamic between growth, maintenance, loss
regulation
What are the 4 factors of interaction - ✔✔1)reduction in quality biological sources
2)increase culture
3)decrease in efficiency in cultural resources
4)lack of support "old age friendly"
what does the raise of health care in 20th century result in ? - ✔✔higher
population of "older adults" - living longer
where are the oldest people vs youngest - ✔✔europe vs africa
, What are some biological forces? - ✔✔genetic and health related factors such as
-menopause, wrinkles
what are some psychological forces - ✔✔cognitive, societal, emotional,
personality
what are sociocultural factors - ✔✔interpersonal, societal, cultural, ethnic
What are non-normative influences? - ✔✔random or rare events that may be
important for a specific individual but not experienced by most people
Explain the nature vs nurture controversy - ✔✔hereditary characteristics (nature)
vs environmental influence (nurture)
factors must be together
explain the stability-change controversy - ✔✔concern to how people stay the
same over time
explain the continuity-discontinuity controversy - ✔✔is development smooth
over time (continuity) or have abrupt shifts (discontinuity)
explain universal-context-specific development - ✔✔one path vs several paths
primary aging - ✔✔normal, disease free development
