Psych 3300 Exam 4 Questions with Correct Answers
How is death today different from death 100 years ago? Correct Answer
✓✓ Death has been removed from daily life
Where do the elderly generally prefer to live? Correct Answer ✓✓ In
their own homes
What is hospice care? Correct Answer ✓✓ Alternative to hospital care;
Seeks to minimize suffering, last day of life filled with love and
meaning; 1st hospice opened in 1950's in London by Cecily Saunders
What is assisted living? Correct Answer ✓✓ combines some privacy
and independence of home life with medical support
What is a nursing home? Correct Answer ✓✓ A place where people
who are old or who are unable to take care of themselves can live and be
taken care of
Describe the last 3 stages in Erikson's theory of development. Correct
Answer ✓✓ 1) Intimacy vs. Isolation
2) Generativity vs. Stagnation
3) Integrity vs. Despair
What happens to our attitudes about death as we enter late adulthood?
Correct Answer ✓✓ Anxiety decreases and hope rises
, What does religious involvement correlate with? Correct Answer ✓✓
Encourages health, fosters social connection
Describe the levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Correct Answer
✓✓ 1) Physiological needs -- food, water, sleep
2) Safety needs -- Need to feel safe
3) Love and belonging -- need to feel accepted
4) Success and esteem -- Achievement and competence
5) Self-Actualization -- Need to live up to one's fullest and unique
potential
When does death occur? Correct Answer ✓✓ When brain waves cease
What is a sandwich generation? Correct Answer ✓✓ Refers to caregiver
pressed on both sides, caring for kids and parents; not as wide spread as
it seems
Describe ageism. Correct Answer ✓✓ Form of prejudice in which
people are categorized and judged solely on the basis of their
chronological age
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