North Seattle Community College's

PSYCHOLOGY 200 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Instructor: Nancy Jago Finley, nfinle@sccd.ctc.edu

CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE ESSAY QUESTIONS

PLEASE CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Complete one of the case study exercises for this chapter found on the companion website for our text.

2. What is selective optimization with compensation? Provide three examples of this notion.

3. Discuss several factors that affect intergenerational relationships, specifically those between older adults and their adult children. What factors support good intergenerational relationships? What factors negatively affect them?

4. Imagine you have unlimited financial resources. Design the “ideal” nursing-home facility, including physical plant, staff, programs, residents, and policies, explaining why as well as what.