Deck 15: Looking to the Future

Question 1

In this chapter's Senior View, the person interviewed was

A) one of the authors
B) both of the authors
C) still a child
D) me

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Surveys of adults of different ages have generally found that older adults compared to very old or younger adults report higher levels of

A) anxiety
B) depression
C) life satisfaction
D) loneliness

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The paradox of well-being refers to the finding of high levels of _____ among older adults.

A) illness
B) happiness
C) unhappiness
D) paradox

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The presence and level of unpleasant emotions like guilt and anger is associated with which of the following personality traits?

A) openness
B) optimism
C) extraversion
D) neuroticism

Question 5

In examinations of the presence of negative emotions, the lowest levels have been found for

A) older married men
B) older married women
C) younger married men
D) younger married women

Question 6

One possible reason for the relatively high levels of positive emotions among older adults is that

A) older adults do not know what's going on
B) older adults are often in denial
C) less positive people didn't live that long
D) people who are old lie on surveys

Question 7

People with a more positive outlook may live longer in part because they are better able to handle

A) serious illness
B) chronic conditions
C) financial pressures
D) stress

Question 8

Some longitudinal studies found that those who died early were less _____ than those who lived long.

A) pessimistic
B) optimistic
C) extraverted
D) neurotic

Question 9

Which of the following is expected to increase over the next four decades?

A) morbidity
B) ageism
C) deaths from heart disease and cancer
D) life expectancy

Question 10

Declining health and increasing disability are referred to as

A) gerontology
B) geriatrics
C) morbidity
D) mortality

Question 11

Researchers are now working to prevent some illnesses from ever starting by activating a class of genes called

A) sirtuins
B) belnekoffs
C) resveratrols
D) primogats

Question 12

The compression of morbidity hypothesis says that

A) as we live longer the amount of time spent in illness and disability will also increase
B) humans will never live beyond a specified age and as that age is approaches health will steadily decline
C) older adults will remain fairly healthy until a certain age and then decline rapidly and die
D) illness and disabilities will become more frequent among younger and middle-aged adults as people live longer

Question 13

By the year 2050 it is expected that the age differences that are found today on tests of memory will

A) no longer be found
B) still be present
C) be even bigger
D) exist only for certain cohorts

Question 14

A recent study found that cognitive functioning in adults 70 years and older was strongly related to their high school levels of

A) physical activity
B) social activity
C) intelligence
D) all of the above

Question 15

It is expected that by the year 2050 the social networks of most people will

A) still be composed of family and friends
B) contain many more androids than today
C) be significantly smaller that present networks
D) be nonexistent as everyone will be connected to everyone else

Question 16

Which of the following is making it possible for families to dine together and visit even when separated by great distances?

A) much quicker air travel
B) the use of satellites to convey instant messages
C) the Internet and email
D) the presence of recording and display equipment in homes

Question 17

The houses of the future may allow you to operate virtually everything in the house form a central location or from terminals in various rooms and in your workplace too; such a house is already in production and is referred to as

A) Technohouse
B) Compuhouse
C) Smarthouse
D) FutureHouse

Question 18

Some researchers are now designing _______ to assist with the health care provided in nursing homes.

A) robots
B) computers
C) video cameras and monitors
D) new assistive devices

Question 19

It is expected that in the future older adults may be taking fewer medications than they do today because

A) medicine will become more and more electronic
B) links will be discovered among various diseases
C) there will be far fewer diseases
D) robots will take the place of grandparents

Question 20

A burial site where the body is allowed to decompose naturally without a casket is called a _____ cemetery.

A) eco-friendly
B) naturalistic
C) biodegradable
D) green

Question 21

Name the research issues covered in this book and give examples of each.

Question 22

Why is it better to think of most of these research issues as being on a continuum rather than a choice between extremes? Give some examples for each issue to illustrate the advantage of a continuum.

Question 23

Why might older adults be happier than younger adults?

Question 24

Describe the relationships between well-being/happiness in old age and gender, marital status, personality, health, and mortality.

Question 25

Describe what you think aging will be like in the future.

Question 26

Don't you feel better about aging now?