A person who is designated to make treatment decisions on behalf of a dying person in the event of incapacitation is a(n) __________.

Rates of depression are especially high among older adults who __________.

The aspect of hearing that declines most significantly in midlife is the ability to __________.

Which of the following, which entails anxiety, unhappiness, and a critical reappraisal of one’s life, possibly provoking dramatic changes, is claimed to be common in middle adulthood?

In Erikson’s theory, each stage of life has a central crisis. What is the central crisis in adolescence?

Compared to other age groups, emerging adults have __________, as a result of spending a high proportion of their time in unstructured socializing.

Which of the following is the largest predictor of whether or not individuals in late adulthood are sexually active?

The following description is of an individual in the early stages of __________: “Hair continues to become grayer and thinner in both men and women. . . . Bones continue to thin, especially in women, and the thinning of the bones contributes to a stooped posture.”

__________ is the term used to describe a substantial gift of money or property from the groom and his kin to the bride and her kin.

The relation between unstructured socializing and deviance applies to __________.