Leonora, a 75-year-old woman, has had a legal will prepared. She has bequeathed her life's savings to the charity of her choice. Her physical assets, such as her two homes, will be shared by her two daughters. Leonora's scenario illustrates _____.
A) ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation
B) denial of current decline and the approach of death
C) ego preoccupation and body preoccupation
D) an incoherent and self-contradictory life review
Question 2Which of the following is true of transductive reasoning?
A) It involves reasoning by going from one isolated event to another.
B) It involves reasoning by looking into multiple events together.
C) It involves reasoning by going to only the most complicated event among a group of events.
D) It involves reasoning by looking into similar, related events.
Question 3Josephine, a 70-year-old woman, after her retirement, volunteers at a homeless shelter. She divides her time between various charities and her friends and family. These activities keep her occupied and happy. Josephine's scenario illustrates _____.
A) ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation
B) mutual withdrawal between society and aging individual
C) denial of current decline and the approach of death
D) ego preoccupation versus body preoccupation
Question 4Caitlin thinks that all people love dolls because she loves dolls. Caitlin is displaying _____.
A) egocentrism
B) sociocentrism
C) symbolic thinking
D) cognitive flexibility
Question 5Steve, a 68-year-old man, quit his medical practice two years ago when he realized his work schedule was taking a toll on his health. He now occasionally lectures in colleges and spends most of his time volunteering at the local church. This example illustrates the concept of _____.
A) mutual withdrawal
B) ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation
C) ego preoccupation versus body preoccupation
D) disengagement
Question 6_____ is putting oneself at the center of things such that one is unable to perceive the world from another person's point of view.
A) Egocentrism
B) Sociocentrism
C) Symbolic thinking
D) Cognitive flexibility
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