HDFS 129					Name __________________________
Fall 1996
Section 1

Quiz #13-Chapter 13-Bigner (1996)

Section A.  Multiple choice.  Choose the best answer.  (2 points each).

1.  Possibly the most significant loss in sensory perception during late adulthood deals with ______________, because that loss sometimes leads to complete social withdrawal of the elderly individual.

a.  vision loss.
b.  hearing loss.
c.  memory loss.
d.  social processing skills.

2.  The quality of the relationship between the caretaker of an elderly parent and the parent is primarily a function of:

a.  the past history of the parent-child relationship.
b.  the current status of the parent-child relationship.
c.  the disposition of the elderly parent.
d.  the amount of imposition felt by the caretaker.

Section B.  Short essay.  Use complete sentences.  (6 points).

3.  How do the activity theory and disengagement theory disagree about aging?  


HDFS 129					Name __________________________
Fall 1996
Section 1

Quiz #14-Chapter 14-Bigner (1996)

Section A.  Multiple choice.  Choose the best answer.  (2 points each).

1.  Relative to the terminally ill, the ___________________ is a crisis accompanied by high personal stress, associated with an increasing awareness of the inevitability of dying.

a.  acute phase.
b.  chronic living-dying phase.
c.  terminal period.
d.  critical phase.

2.  Opponents of rational suicide base their objections on:

a.  the individual's obligation to others.
b.  the sanctity of life.
c.  the disruption of the life span.
d.  the outlook of the future.

Section B.  Short essay.  Use complete sentences.  (6 points).

3.  What are the five stages of dying, according to Kübler-Ross?