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Orville Gilbert Brim contributed to human development through his work on social role theory. He described the process of sustaining well-being and life satisfaction in later adulthood as
 
  a. refusing to set new goals and thereby avoiding failure.
  b. becoming totally engrossed in one project at a time.
  c. establishing goals that match one's desire for mastery with one's current level of ability.
  d. setting increasingly ambitious goals.

Question 2

The desire to have a positive impact on the world is referred to as
 
  a. an inability to care for non-family members.
  b. belief in one's ability to be generative.
  c. subjective sense of accomplishment of generativity. d. generative motivation.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship of life goals and satisfaction in later adulthood?
 
  a. Older adults continue to set goals and evaluate their satisfaction level.
  b. Older adults stop setting goals as they near the end of their life.
  c. Older adults tend to set goals, but not assess their degree of satisfaction
  d. Older adults evaluate the degree of life satisfaction without setting goals.

Question 4

The pressure on adults to be committed to improving the life conditions of future generations is expressed as the psychosocial crisis of
 
  a. intimacy versus isolation.
  b. integrity versus despair.
  c. generativity versus stagnation.
  d. immortality versus extinction.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about older adults and life satisfaction is most accurate?
 
  a. Most older adults experience low levels of life satisfaction.
  b. Most older adults experience a generally high level of life satisfaction.
  c. Life satisfaction for older adults is based on physical wellbeing and ability to look young.
  d. Life satisfaction for older adults is irrelevant as they don't experience satisfaction with aging.

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