According to research done by Offenbacher and Poster, which dictate is NOT part of the code of conduct older adults use to guide to their behavior?
a. Don't feel sorry for yourself.
b. Accept dependence gracefully.
c. Don't just sit there, do something.
d. Be sociable.
Question 2According to the model described by Rowe and Kahn, successful aging is characterized by three interconnected features: avoiding disease, maintaining high cognitive and physical functioning, and
a. storytelling.
b. reminiscence.
c. engagement with life. d. living alone.
Question 3As part of a new interdisciplinary perspective on aging, how is usual aging defined?
a. Low risk for various diseases
b. A psychohistorical approach to aging
c. Functioning well but at a high risk for disease or disability d. The lack of introspection
Question 4The developmental task of traveling uncharted territory assumes that elder adults are
a. creating their own definitions of this life stage.
b. readying themselves for the process of dying.
c. preoccupied by issues relating to any kind of travel. d. unable to think clearly about the end of life process.
Question 5Mary explains to her grandchildren how her grandparents came to the United States on a boat many years ago. The homeland of her grandparents is Slovakia and she retells the stories of her childhood and her grandparents' childhood. Mary's sharing of her identity is an example of
a. storytelling.
b. mementoes.
c. written work.
d. inheritance.
Question 6One way that elder people pass on to their grandchildren a shared and collective identity that has been learned from their own grandparents is through
a. hereditary traits.
b. a program of regular exercise. c. a living will.
d. storytelling.
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