Test Bank for Life Span Human Development 9th Edition
Sigelman / All Chapters 1 - / All Chapters
with Answers and Rationals
Stress can disrupt the potential of the ________, leading to impaired memory and concentration -
ANSWER: hippocampus
__________ is positive stress, that which excites and motivates individuals - ANSWER: eustress
Stress is linked with diabetes, why? - ANSWER: because of the increase of circulating fatty acids and
glucose during the stress response
The US has the highest life expectancy - ANSWER: false
Which dichotomy on the Myers Briggs refers to where we find energy? - ANSWER:
extraversion/introversion
Eddie is the CEO of a healthcare organization. He must combine information from many sources when
he makes decisions and understands the dynamic forces that affect the elaborate social structure of
his organization. He is also a father, leader at church, and lead organizer for the local food pantry. He
is at which of Schaie's stages? - ANSWER: executive stage
Which component of Type A behavior, when isolated, consistently predicts heart disease? - ANSWER:
hostility
Speaking candidly with children about death enhances their fear of death - ANSWER: false
By the age of __________, children usually understand the three concepts of death - ANSWER: 7 to 10
When Mr. Foley slipped into a coma at the end of his battle of cancer, his family requested that his
respirator and feeding tube be removed. In doing so, they were requesting - ANSWER: passive
euthanasia
Which dichotomy on the Myers Briggs refers to how we lead our lives, either loving closure or being
more spontaneous - ANSWER: judging/perceiving
The tentative period of occupational choice, during early and middle adolescence, begins with a focus
on __________ and shifts to a focus on __________. - ANSWER: interests; abilities and values
The leading cause of death in middle adulthood is ___________. - ANSWER: heart disease
The leading cause of death in early adulthood is ___________. - ANSWER: accidental injury
Which dichotomy on the Myers Briggs refers to how we make decisions? - ANSWER: thinking/feeling
The fantasy period of vocational development ___________. - ANSWER: all of the above = occurs in
early and middle childhood, has little correlation with the choices individuals actually end up making,
and is largely influenced by familiarity, glamour, and excitement
Which type of intelligence increased steadily throughout adulthood? - ANSWER: crystallized
intelligence
, ___________ is the practice of ending the life of a person suffering from an incurable condition. -
ANSWER: euthanasia
According to Robert Peck, in order to achieve ego integrity one must successfully resolve each of
these: - ANSWER: ego differentiation, body transcendence, and ego transcendence
Shayna, a fine singer who learned she had a terminal illness, prayed to God, "Just let me get through
this, Lord, and I will never sing anything but Gospel music." According to Kubler Ross, she is in which
stage of the dying process? - ANSWER: bargaining
The average life expectancy increase from 47 in 1900 to around 77 currently - ANSWER: true
Which phase of the dying process involves gasps and muscle spasms during the first moments in
which the body can no longer sustain life? - ANSWER: agonal phase
Lauren enjoys working with ideas; Julia prefers interacting with people. According to Holland's six
personality types, Lauren is considered __________ and Julia is considered ___________. - ANSWER:
investigative; social
Those in late adulthood adjust easier to widowhood than younger adults. - ANSWER: true
Because individuals in late adulthood often have difficulty thinking of the right words to covey their
ideas, they often do what? - ANSWER: compensate by communicating gists as opposed to full details
Women need to be concerned about heart disease primarily because - ANSWER: many doctors don't
treat it as aggressively in women as in men and may even overlook signs of the disease in women
In Erikson's theory, the major psychological conflict for late adulthood is - ANSWER: integrity vs.
despair
A series of strokes that leaves areas of dead brain cells, thus producing step-by-step degeneration of
mental ability is called - ANSWER: cerebrovascular dementia
Research on the quality of life in middle age has found that this period can generally be described as -
ANSWER: the prime of life
The six leading causes of death in older adults include: - ANSWER: heart disease, cancer, stroke,
chronic lung disease, pneumonia or influenza, and diabetes
Molly has become the person in her family who brings everyone together for family celebrations. She
spends considerable time and energy ensuring that family members stay in touch. Molly is her
family's - ANSWER: kin keeper
As employees get older, what generally happens to their overall job satisfaction - ANSWER: it
increases steadily
When marital satisfaction is measured throughout adulthood, the pattern found is that - ANSWER:
satisfaction rises from middle to late adulthood
Menopause occurs on average at age - ANSWER: 51
A realistic understanding of death is based on three ideas: - ANSWER: permanence, universality, and
nonfunctionality
Mrs. Polisario has just learned that she has a terminal illness, but she refuses to acknowledge its
seriousness. According to Kubler Ross's theory, Mrs. Polodori is in the _________ stage. - ANSWER:
denial
Sigelman / All Chapters 1 - / All Chapters
with Answers and Rationals
Stress can disrupt the potential of the ________, leading to impaired memory and concentration -
ANSWER: hippocampus
__________ is positive stress, that which excites and motivates individuals - ANSWER: eustress
Stress is linked with diabetes, why? - ANSWER: because of the increase of circulating fatty acids and
glucose during the stress response
The US has the highest life expectancy - ANSWER: false
Which dichotomy on the Myers Briggs refers to where we find energy? - ANSWER:
extraversion/introversion
Eddie is the CEO of a healthcare organization. He must combine information from many sources when
he makes decisions and understands the dynamic forces that affect the elaborate social structure of
his organization. He is also a father, leader at church, and lead organizer for the local food pantry. He
is at which of Schaie's stages? - ANSWER: executive stage
Which component of Type A behavior, when isolated, consistently predicts heart disease? - ANSWER:
hostility
Speaking candidly with children about death enhances their fear of death - ANSWER: false
By the age of __________, children usually understand the three concepts of death - ANSWER: 7 to 10
When Mr. Foley slipped into a coma at the end of his battle of cancer, his family requested that his
respirator and feeding tube be removed. In doing so, they were requesting - ANSWER: passive
euthanasia
Which dichotomy on the Myers Briggs refers to how we lead our lives, either loving closure or being
more spontaneous - ANSWER: judging/perceiving
The tentative period of occupational choice, during early and middle adolescence, begins with a focus
on __________ and shifts to a focus on __________. - ANSWER: interests; abilities and values
The leading cause of death in middle adulthood is ___________. - ANSWER: heart disease
The leading cause of death in early adulthood is ___________. - ANSWER: accidental injury
Which dichotomy on the Myers Briggs refers to how we make decisions? - ANSWER: thinking/feeling
The fantasy period of vocational development ___________. - ANSWER: all of the above = occurs in
early and middle childhood, has little correlation with the choices individuals actually end up making,
and is largely influenced by familiarity, glamour, and excitement
Which type of intelligence increased steadily throughout adulthood? - ANSWER: crystallized
intelligence
, ___________ is the practice of ending the life of a person suffering from an incurable condition. -
ANSWER: euthanasia
According to Robert Peck, in order to achieve ego integrity one must successfully resolve each of
these: - ANSWER: ego differentiation, body transcendence, and ego transcendence
Shayna, a fine singer who learned she had a terminal illness, prayed to God, "Just let me get through
this, Lord, and I will never sing anything but Gospel music." According to Kubler Ross, she is in which
stage of the dying process? - ANSWER: bargaining
The average life expectancy increase from 47 in 1900 to around 77 currently - ANSWER: true
Which phase of the dying process involves gasps and muscle spasms during the first moments in
which the body can no longer sustain life? - ANSWER: agonal phase
Lauren enjoys working with ideas; Julia prefers interacting with people. According to Holland's six
personality types, Lauren is considered __________ and Julia is considered ___________. - ANSWER:
investigative; social
Those in late adulthood adjust easier to widowhood than younger adults. - ANSWER: true
Because individuals in late adulthood often have difficulty thinking of the right words to covey their
ideas, they often do what? - ANSWER: compensate by communicating gists as opposed to full details
Women need to be concerned about heart disease primarily because - ANSWER: many doctors don't
treat it as aggressively in women as in men and may even overlook signs of the disease in women
In Erikson's theory, the major psychological conflict for late adulthood is - ANSWER: integrity vs.
despair
A series of strokes that leaves areas of dead brain cells, thus producing step-by-step degeneration of
mental ability is called - ANSWER: cerebrovascular dementia
Research on the quality of life in middle age has found that this period can generally be described as -
ANSWER: the prime of life
The six leading causes of death in older adults include: - ANSWER: heart disease, cancer, stroke,
chronic lung disease, pneumonia or influenza, and diabetes
Molly has become the person in her family who brings everyone together for family celebrations. She
spends considerable time and energy ensuring that family members stay in touch. Molly is her
family's - ANSWER: kin keeper
As employees get older, what generally happens to their overall job satisfaction - ANSWER: it
increases steadily
When marital satisfaction is measured throughout adulthood, the pattern found is that - ANSWER:
satisfaction rises from middle to late adulthood
Menopause occurs on average at age - ANSWER: 51
A realistic understanding of death is based on three ideas: - ANSWER: permanence, universality, and
nonfunctionality
Mrs. Polisario has just learned that she has a terminal illness, but she refuses to acknowledge its
seriousness. According to Kubler Ross's theory, Mrs. Polodori is in the _________ stage. - ANSWER:
denial
