A medical power of attorney serves to:
▸ give the physician the legal authority to end the person's life if the person is in extreme pain and no recovery is possible
▸ assign the decisions about how a person will be cared for to a friend or family member, should the person become too ill to make these decisions
▸ legally bind a physician to provide "all due care" for the person up to the moment of natural death
▸ advise the next of kin that the person does not wish to use heroic measures to sustain life
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Among older married couples, if one partner becomes seriously ill, that person's most likely caregiver is:
▸ a spouse
▸ a sibling
▸ a grandchild
▸ a son
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Generalizing from research described in the text, you would expect older adults to suffer the greatest memory decrement on which of the following tasks?
▸ arithmetic calculations, such as balancing a check book
▸ vocabulary, such as that needed to solve a crossword puzzle
▸ story-telling of stories from their distant past or childhood
▸ knowledge of a second language learned in childhood and used in early adulthood
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In the United States today, about what percent of all marriages are second marriages for one or both partners?
▸ about 10%
▸ about 25%
▸ about 33%
▸ about 50%
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In comparison to women, today U. S. men marry _________ than do U.S. women and they tend to marry women who are _________ than they are.
▸ earlier; younger
▸ later; younger
▸ earlier; older
▸ later; older
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Reginald's tennis game remains just about the same as always, even though he has reached middle age. The most likely reason for this is:
▸ reaction time remains the same throughout adulthood
▸ motor skills remain constant throughout adulthood
▸ motor skills actually improve throughout adulthood
▸ practice and experience can compensate for declining reaction times
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In which of the following regions of the world is the rate of HIV/AIDS infection currently the highest?
▸ China and Southeast Asia
▸ South America
▸ the United States
▸ Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fifteen-year-old Ron was arrested for attempted burglary. The term that would most likely be applied to him would be:
▸ juvenile
▸ delinquent
▸ high-risk recidivist
▸ felon
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In industrialized nations, the period between the ages of 18 and 25 is often called the period of:
▸ late adolescence
▸ "late-late" adolescence
▸ emerging adulthood
▸ moratorium
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If you studied groups of teenagers whose parents had recently immigrated to the United States, you should expect that teenagers from which of the following groups would feel the LEAST obligation to their families?
▸ teenagers whose families came from Europe
▸ teenagers whose families came from China
▸ teenagers whose families came from Mexico
▸ teenagers whose families came from the Philippines
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