Many older people resist moving from a drafty and dangerous dwelling into a smaller, safer place because they fear that abandoning familiar places will mean abandoning themselves.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 2According to Erikson, each new experience throughout life requires a reassessment of identity.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 3Almost every older adult experiences depression and despair at the end of their lives.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 4The term dementia literally means
demented.
out of touch.
out of mind.
severely impaired.
Question 5Remembering to do something in the future involves
future memory.
prospective memory.
remembering memory.
forgetful memory.
Question 6Which of the following statements about testing the memories of older adults is true?
They tend to do better than younger adults in both laboratory experiments and
in their daily lives.
They tend to do worse than younger adults in both laboratory experiments
and in their daily lives.
They do better in laboratory experiments than they do in their daily lives.
They do worse in laboratory experiments than they do in their daily lives.
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