PSYH 100 - Section 8 Test Review

Which of the following best explains why middle adulthood starts later and lasts longer now than in the early 1900s?

• People today have less anxiety in their lives than people in the early 1900s.

• People today have fewer children than people in the early 1900s.

• People today have healthier lifestyles than people in the early 1900s.

• People today have higher incomes than people in the early 1900s.

Which of the following is a consistent finding regarding age identity?

• As adults become older, their age identity is younger than their chronological age.

• Most adults feel that their age identity is much older than their chronological age.

• The age identity of adults is directly proportional to their chronological age.

• Most adults feel that their age identity is five years older than their chronological age.

Compared with earlier and later periods, middle age is influenced most by _____ and biological factors.

• neurological

• sociocultural

• humanistic

• psychodynamic

Many experts on middle adulthood describe the age period of 55 to 65 as

• late midlife.

• late adulthood.

• early midlife.

• early adulthood.

Compared with middle age, which of the following best describes late middle age for many individuals?

• Health problems start to decline.

• Life changes decrease; the path is relatively fixed.

• Losses and gains even out.

• Losses may begin to outnumber gains.

In Patricia Cohen's analysis, which of the following has/have fueled the emergence of thinking about middle age?

• advances in health and more people living to older ages

• increased pressure to remain in the workforce and delay retirement

• more people entering adolescence earlier than in the past

• the decrease of life expectancy

Which of the following is a reason for the decrease in height with age advancement?

• brittleness of bones of the limbs

• a stooping posture

• bone loss in the vertebrae

• increase in weight

Age-related loss of muscle strength is especially marked in

• the jaw and face.

• the upper arms.

• the chest and abdomen.

• the back and legs.

What is the most common change in the sleep patterns of adults during the middle age years?

• There is a decrease in the deepest type of sleep.

• Wakeful periods become less frequent during the night.

• Sleep-disordered breathing becomes less prevalent.

• The total number of hours slept dramatically increases.

Sandra is turning 50 this year. At this age, she can expect certain age-related conditions to affect her, such as loss of strength in her legs and back, and difficulty in viewing objects and hearing clearly. Of the vision-related issues that affect individuals, which of the following is Sandra most likely to experience because of her age?

• difficulty in viewing complicated patterns

• difficulty in viewing close objects

• difficulty in viewing bright objects

• difficulty in viewing moving objects