11/3 Adulthood and Aging

Ch. 5 RG—Adulthood/ Aging and Dying

1.  What are two theories about why we age?

2.  What are some of the effects of aging?

3.  What is menopause?

4.  What are two factors that decide whether marriages will succeed or fail?

5.  Does intelligence go down as you age?  Why is that stereotype an exaggeration?

6.  Describe Levinson’s Theory of Male Development (p. 134).

7.  Define generativity and stagnation.

8.  What is the “empty nest” syndrome?

9.  What are misconceptions and myths about aging?

10.                   What is senile dementia?

11.                   What is Alzheimer’s Disease?

12.                   What is thanatology?

13.                   What are the 5 psychological stages of dealing with dying?

14.                   What is hospice?

15.                   Who was Jack Kevorkian?  What is euthanasia?  Why was Jack Kevorkian convicted by a jury?