Human Behavior (Throughout Life) MCQ Questions Answers

1. During young adulthood, the thymus gradually reduces its production of ____.

2. During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as _____ atrophy.

3. During emerging adulthood, self-esteem and happiness _____ for most people.

4. During emerging adulthood, all body systems _____.

5. Rubella infection during early pregnancy may cause damage to the embryo's ______.

6. A blastomere is a _____ and a blastocyst is _____.

7. An infant's inborn drive to remedy deficits is called _____.

8. The phenomenon in which fathers experience symptoms of pregnancy and birth is known as _____.

9. The male produces an average of __________ sperm a day, yet only __________ reach the ovum.

10. Following fertilization, a one-celled ________ multiplies and forms a ____________.

11. During the germinal period, the first task of the zygote's outer cells is _____.

12. During the __________ month of pregnancy, the embryo responds to touch.

13. Compared to vaginal births, c-section births _____.

14. Cigarette smoking is implicated in ______ percent of all low-birthweight births worldwide.

15. A(n) __________ is created when sperm meets egg and contains all dna necessary to create a person.

16. The timss assesses _____, and the pirls assesses _____.

17. Companionate grandparents are _____.

18. There is a strong link between social and human capital and the young adult’s opportunities during the novice phase.

19. Changes caused by health-compromising behaviors such as smoking or environmental factors such as pollution refers to _____

20. Changes that are not a normal part of the aging process refers to Primary Aging.

21. Palliative Care is an active care of patients who have received a diagnosis of a serious, life-threatening illness; a form of care focusing on _____ management as opposed to curing disease.

22. The external expression of grief, also a process, influenced by the customs of one’s culture is known as _____

23. Loss is the severing of an attachment an individual has with _____

24. Living Will is a document that describes the _____ an individual would choose for himself or herself if able to do so in certain situations.

25. Activities that are not necessary for fundamental functioning but that do allow an individual to live alone, activities such as doing light housework, doing the laundry, using transportation, handling finances, using the telephone, and taking medications refer to ______Activities of daily Living.

26. Hospice is a program that provides care to the _____ ill. Patients typically receive treatment by a team of doctors, nurses, social workers, and care staff through inpatient or outpatient care.

27. _____ is a necessary period of working to sever the attachment bond to a lost person or object.

28. The normal internal reaction of an individual experiencing a loss, a complex process that is highly individualized is known as _____

29. Cenetenarian is a person who is _____ years old or older.

30. Bereavement is the state of _____

31. Documents that give instructions about desired health care if, in the future, an individual cannot speak for herself or himself refers to _____

32. ADLs are Basic self-care activities, such as _____ , shifting from a bed to a chair, using the toilet, and eating.

33. Social Gerontology is the social science that studies human_____.

34. A theory that attempts to understand the realignments of roles and values in late adulthood in light of the shifting resources that older adults bring to social exchanges is known as _____

35. Social Construction Theory is a theory that attempts to understand and explain the influence of _____ on aging process.

36. Reminiscing serves several functions: it may be an enjoyable activity, or _____

37. Theories of biological aging that start from the assumption that aging follows a biological timetable refers to _____

38. A theory that focuses on the positive changes that have occurred in the older adult population over time, including improved health and economic status; focuses on the positive side of aging rather than on the losses of aging is known as _____

39. A Power Of Attorney may be_____

40. The incidence of _____ in a population group is known as Mortality Rate.

41. Morbidity is the incidence of _____ in a population group.

42. Life Review is a process of evaluating and making sense of one’s life. It includes a reinterpretation of _____

43. Memory that relates to events that a person does not plan to remember is known as Intentional Memory.

44. Memory that relates to facts a person has learned without the intention to retain and recall is known as _____

45. _____ is a stage of psychosocial development proposed by George Vaillant to come between Erik Erikson’s stages of generativity and integrity, a stage when older adults take on the task of passing on the traditions of the past to the next generation and extend their concerns to concern for the culture as a whole.

46. Sequenced reasoning skills refers to Fluid Intelligence.

47. Feminist Theory of social gerontology suggests that, because _____ is a central organizing principle in our society, we can only understand aging by taking it into account.

48. Environmental Gerontology is a perspective on aging that focuses on the interplay between system, and _____ with particular emphasis on the place and envi-ronment in which aging occurs.

49. Ego Integrity Versus Ego Despair is the psychosocial crisis of Erik Erikson’s _____ stage of development that centers on one’s ability to process what has happened in life and accept these experiences as integral to the meaning of life.

50. Theory of social gerontology that suggests that as elderly individuals grow older, they gradually decrease their social interactions and ties and become increasingly self-preoccupied is known as _____

51. A theory of human development that postulates dynamic reciprocal interactions between the human environment and the biology of the person is known as Developmental Bioculturural Co-constructivism.

52. Dependency Ratio is demographic indicator expressing the degree of demand placed on society by the dependent _____ combined.

53. Dementia is _____ of cognitive functioning caused by damage in the brain tissue. Dementia is not part of the brain’s normal aging process, but its prevalence increases with age.

54. Delirium is an acute delusional state characterized by disturbance in _____

55. Damage or Error Theories of Aging are theories of biological aging that emphasize the role of _____ assaults that cause cumulative damage to various biological systems.

56. The ability to use knowledge from accumulated learning is known as Crystallized Intelligence.

57. Theory of social gerontology initially proposed by _____ in response to critiques of the disengagement and activity theories.

58. Assistive Technology is developed and used to assist individuals with _____ impairments to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible.

59. Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common type of dementia, a _____ deterioration of key areas of the brain.

60. Age Stratification Perspective Theory of social gerontology was proposed by _____

61. Activity Theory is a theory of aging that proposes that higher levels of activity and involvement are directly related to higher levels of _____ in older adults.

62. The final stage of James Fowler’s theory of faith development; a stage in which individuals lead selfless lives based on principles of absolute love and justice is known as_____

63. Trait Approach is a theoretical approach that proposes that personality traits are enduring characteristics rooted in early temperament and influenced by _____ factors.

64. A theory that proposes that social goals change over the adult life course based on shifts in perspectives about how much time one has left to live, and changes in social goals result in changes in one’s social network is known as Socioemotional Selectivity Theory.

65. Social Convoy theory is a theory that suggests that we each travel through life with a convoy, or a network of social rela-tionships that protect, and _____ us, with the closest relationships remaining stable over time and peripheral relationships being less stable.

66. Personal Network is a subnetwork of the global network that includes the closest _____ relationships.

67. A period of time that begins immediately prior to menopause in women, when there are biological and clinical indicators that a woman’s reproductive capac-ity is reaching exhaustion, and continues through the first _____after the last period.

68. Menopause is permanent cessation of menstruation, usu-ally defined as _____ consecutive months with absence of menstruation.

69. A theory that begins with the prem-ise that development is lifelong and is based in ongoing transactions between persons and environments; based in psychology, whereas the life course perspective has more multidisciplinary roots is known as _____

70. Life Narrative Approach is an approach to personality in middle adulthood that conceptualizes the developing per-son as a storyteller who puts together _____ to develop an evolving story of the self.

71. Kinkeepers are family members who work at keeping family members across the generations in touch with one another and make sure that _____ needs of family members are met.

72. Orientation to the external world is known as Introversion.

73. Human Agency Approach is an approach to personality in middle adulthood interested in the way motives, goals, plans, _____ and choices lead to stability and change in personality in middle adulthood.

74. The social network made up of all social relationships a person has is known as _____

75. The ability to transcend personal interests to provide _____ for generations to come is known as Generativity.

76. Orientation to the external world is known as _____

77. Strategy used to master the demands of life is known as Coping Mechanism.

78. Conjunctive Faith is the fifth faith stage in James Fowler’s theory of faith development, a stage when individuals look for _____

79. Synthetic Conventional Faith is the _____ stage of James Fowler’s six-stage model of faith development; faith rooted in external authority.

80. Spiituality means that which gives _____ to one’s life.

81. An intimate relationship that is _____ oriented is known as Romantic Love.

82. According to Daniel Levinson, the ages of _____ in which the transition into young adulthood occurs, including the tasks of leaving adolescence and making preliminary decisions about relationships, career, and belief systems is known as Novice Phase.

83. In Levinson’s seasons of adulthood theory, the patterns and central components of a person’s life at a particular point in time is known as Life Structure.

84. Intimate Voilence is the violence between romantic partners that includes _____

85. A pattern of coercive control and repeated severe battering is known as _____

86. Intimacy Versus Isolation is Erik Erikson’s description of the developmental task of young adulthood, a time when indi-viduals move from _____ of adolescence into more intimate engage-ment with significant others or become isolated.

87. Intimacy is characteristic of close interpersonal relationships, includes _____

88. Individuative reflective Faith is the _____ stage of James Fowler’s six-stage model of faith development, a stage when adults no longer rely on outside authority and look for authority within the self.

89. Human Capital refers to individual assets such as talents, skills, and_____

90. Fictive Kin refers to friends who are neither _____ related to the family but are adopted as family and given the same rights and responsibilities as family members.

91. Emerging Adulthood is a developmental phase distinct from both adolescence and young adulthood, occurring from ages _____ in industrialized societies.

92. Developmental Idividualization is a pathway in young adulthood that involves making transitions defined by personal agency and deliberately charted growth oppor-tunities in _____ domains.

93. A pathway in young adulthood that involves making transitions defined by circumstance and situation is known as _____

94. Community Assets refer to comunity resources like_____

95. Staturay Rape is a criminal offense that involves an adult engaging in sexual activities with a _____

96. Status Offences are the behaviors that would be considered criminal if committed by an adult but are not considered delinquent if committed by an adolescent.

97. The part of the self-concept that comes from knowledge of one’s membership in a social group and the emotional significance of that membership is known as _____

98. STI’s are infectious dis-eases that are most often contracted through ______sexual contact.

99. Sexual Orientation is the Erotic, romantic, and affectionate attraction to people of the

100. Sex Hormones are the hormones that affect the _____