HDFS 129 - Exam 5 Review

Which is NOT a crisis one must resolve during adulthood, according to Erikson?

• Intimacy vs. Isolation

• Generativity vs. Stagnation

• Industry vs. Inferiority

• Integrity vs. Despair

Which is a factor that can contribute to better adjustment to retirement?

• Financial support

• Social support

• Good health

• All of the above

What is the most common form of dementia?

• Parkinson's disease

• Alzheimer's disease

• Vascular Dementia

• Wernicke’s disease

Self-Esteem in adulthood tends to

• Stay low

• Stay high

• Be low in early adulthood and become high in later adulthood

• Be a constant up and down wave pattern across early, middle, and older adulthood

The first signs of Alzheimer's disease typically includes

• getting lost in familiar surroundings

• a loss of language skills

• personality changes

• forgetting self-care such as eating

At 54, what will be most likely to motivate Henry in his job?

• Colleagues

• Salary

• Titles

• Purpose

Successful aging in later life always requires continued high levels of engagement in society.

• True

• False

Older adults tend to adjust their ideal selves to be more in line with their real selves.

• True

• False

The three steps to successful problem solving is to _______, optimize, and compensate.

• rehearse

• select

• chunk

• socialize

Which event is best associated with Erikson's integrity versus despair stage of development?

• committing to a long-term relationship

• having your first child

• comparing yourself to your peers

• life review