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Test Bank For Adult Development and Aging 8thEdition By John C. Cavanaugh; Fredda Blanchard-Fields
In what order are college students close to their various grandparents? - ANSWER:
19
What is the 'grandmother effect', what approach to psychology does this arise from?
- ANSWER: presence of grandmothers predicts children's survival and have more
help in birthing, caregiving, and knowledge base- evolutionary psychology
How does the study that generated the following graph lend some support to this
'grandmother effect' view? - ANSWER: 19
At what age range does the caregiving role get added to a lot of adults' lives? -
ANSWER: middle age (40-69)
Who generally provides care for aging parents, what is the task division? - ANSWER:
daughters and daughter-in-laws; husbands take care of finances
What are caregiver burdens? What is generational squeeze? How does the caregiver
role influence health, marital satisfaction? - ANSWER: financial, emotional, health,
effect marriage
when adults have to take care of both their children and parents
it can be a burden or add fullness to your life
What are the two views on the effect of being in many roles? What factor that we
discussed in class has an influence over which one of the views seems more
applicable? - ANSWER: 19
Intergenerational solidarity theory says that the quality of a family relationship
depends on associational, affectional, consensual, functional and normative
solidarity as well as the intergenerational family structure. What are all these things?
- ANSWER: 19
What are the general findings with respect to emotional closeness between siblings
as it develops over the adult lifespan? - ANSWER: strongest in late adulthood;
changes related to life events
, What are the two main changes that take place in late adulthood? - ANSWER: living
alone and becoming the receiver of care
What percentages of men and women live alone in late adulthood? (20%/37% over
65) - ANSWER: 19% of men and 39% of women live alone in late adulthood
What are the difficulties with becoming a care receiver in late adulthood? - ANSWER:
elder abuse, losing, independence, losing confidence in abilities
What different forms of elder abuse were mentioned in class? - ANSWER: physical,
verbal, sexual, neglect
What is the trend in the incidence of late life divorce? What are some reasons that
late life divorce poses a problem for the children of divorce? - ANSWER: incidence is
rising; financial and emotional problems for children
What are lifelong singles? What are issues for lifelong singles? How in general do
they fare in comparison to others? - ANSWER: people who never marry; finding a
supportive network can be an issue-> MORE
What is the trend in childlessness in the US? What are thought to be the causes of
these trends? What are the effects on careers and marriages if people remain
childless? - ANSWER: the trend is increasing (about 19% of women over 40 are
childless); more focus can be put on work and relationships; no longer pitied-->
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What 4 'theories' of social relationships did we talk about in class? - ANSWER:
convoy model, attachment theory, socioemotional theory, evolutionary psychology
Explain how attachment theory relates children's early attachments in life to those
later in life. What is the internal working model? What is the caregiver orientation? -
ANSWER: attachment initially formed between baby and caregiver is carried into
adult life and projected onto future relationships
set of beliefs and assumptions about the nature of all relationships
system activated in adults when they interact with infants and young children
(providing security, comfort, and protection)
Describe the convoy model of social relationships. What is a social network? -
ANSWER: ever-changing network of social relationships made up of an inner, middle,
and outer circle
a network of social interactions and personal relationships
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