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Quiz: Late Adulthood
Due Dec 10 at 11:59pm Points 50 Questions 20
Time Limit 60 Minutes Allowed Attempts 2
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Score for this attempt: 50 out of 50
Submitted Dec 10 at 3:31pm
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The quiz:
Covers the Learnmaterial from Module 7: Week 7.
Contains 20 multiple-choice and true/false questions.
Islimitedto 1 hour.
Allows 2attempts and the highest attempt will count towards the grade.
Is worth 50 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 7: Week 7.
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2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 1
Individualistic clients focus on intimacy, aliation,
and contributions to the moral community.
True
False
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 2
______ involves identifying opportunities or domains
of activity that are of greatest value or importance.
Selection
Optimization
Compensation
Adaptation
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 3
______ is the innate capacity of the individual, the
relevant environmental characteristics, and the
interaction between them.
Optimization
Intrinsic ability
Functional ability
Selection
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 4
Some individuals are more ______ in their goal
striving, which is having the capacity to make
choices.
communal
assertive
agentic
adaptive
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 5
In the United States, women over age 80 are the
largest and oldest population within the late
adulthood population.
True
False
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 6
______ comprises all the mental and physical
capabilities that a person can draw on, and includes
their ability to think, see, here, and remember.
Selection
Functional ability
Intrinsic capacity
Optimization
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 7
Clear communication with individuals in late
adulthood must be prioritized. Which of the following
is one of Giordano’s (2000) principles for
communicating with elederly clients while preserving
their self-esteem?
use simple language
shift topics consistently, to ensure that a client
understands a portion of vital information
avoid awkward silence by ensuring that there is no
pause in conversation
pay attention to body language as well as spoken
lanaguage
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 8
In the process of accepting one’s life, older adults
who integrate their goals and their goal-related
activities, typically experience a sense of ______.
alienation
alignment
fulllment
stagnation
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 9
Flawed medication management is a common and
serious issue that affects the wellbeing of
individuals in late adulthood. In addition to medical
professionals, nonmedical professionals may
become involved and it is the counselor’s role to
______.
reinforce the advice of doctors, even if the client is
experiencing new symptoms as a result
become their client’s advocate
serve as a translator for clients who do not speak
English as a rst language
contact relatives and arrange for client’s
transportation
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 10
Individuals in late adulthood who are more ______ in
their goal striving focus on intimacy, aliation, and
contribution to the moral community.
self-preservational
agentic
communal
stagnated
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 11
How people function in the present is usually ______
how they performed in the past.
consistent with
divergent from
a diminished form of
unrelated with
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 12
When counselor and client are able to closely match
client’s activities with ______, the client’s life
satisfaction most likely will improve.
valued goals
family responsibilities
decisions
other-perception
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 13
Most counseling techniques, aids, and programs are
designed for use with younger groups, covering a
much shorter individual lifespan than that of the
older adult.
True
False
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 14
The objective of counseling is not only to prevent
future conicts, but to assist the client ______.
in managing their emotional outbursts
in nding solutions
in understanding that aging is a joyful experience
through access to medication
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 15
______ is the capacity for new growth and can be
strengthened through training.
Continuity
Generativity
Plasticity
Senility
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 16
In recent years, studies have shown a signicant
decrease in the number of individuals in late
adulthood that are staying healthier longer and are
functioning well at more advanced ages.
True
False
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 17
Severe, progressive memory and intellectual decline
is universally experienced toward the end of late
adulthood.
True
False
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 18
Individuals currently in late adulthood experience a
higher prevalence of depression and other mental
disorders when compared to other cohorts.
True
False
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 19
Resolution of life’s crises, according to Erikson,
results in ______.
temporary alienation
increased self-esteem
development of identity
psychosocial regression or growth
2.5 / 2.5 pts
Question 20
Optimization involves identifying strategies to
counteract loss and minimize the negative impacts
on functioning.
True
False
Quiz Score: 50 out of 50
