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Coach Thompson, a 65 year-old man, retired from a successful career as a high school basketball coach. He had a wonderful month, when people sent him cards and gifts and everything seemed very exciting. At first, he was enthusiastic about his retirement and had plans to travel with his wife. After finding his leisure time less exciting and fulfilling than his old job, Coach Thompson became depressed and began to drink too much alcohol. After about six months of AA, he quit drinking; decided to write a book about high school basketball; and contacted the local YMCA to determine if he could assist with their sports programs. The phase of retirement Coach has entered is called the ___________________phase of retirement?

An igneous rock with coarse-grained (phaneritic) texture is exposed at the surface. How did the phaneritic rock make it to the surface?

Maria, a two year old girl, focuses on the furryness of objects to the neglect of other important qualities about them. Her dog is furry and she identifies all animals and furry objects as doggy. For this reason the family cat is doggy, as is her stuffed bear. This is the quality of what?

According to Erickson’s epigenetic principle, which of the following are correct?

If igneous rock A has larger, more visible minerals than rock B, it means rock A cooled over a longer period of time

The oil window:

Charles is a businessman who made a great deal of money over the past 20 years. Throughout his life, he has always been self-absorbed and competitive in his business dealings and in social settings. He is now 48 years old and has no spouse or children. Charles has decided to start a charitable foundation for the benefit of needy children. Charles is most likely in which of Erik Erikson’s stages?

Lavender Brown was treated for breast cancer last year and she is now researching theories of how cancer happens. One theory she finds says that as some of the body’s cells die, the proteins they leave behind to create new cells sometimes have “mistakes” in their programming. This would match the theory of aging called what?    

Alissa, a 42-year-old African American woman, has been informed that her youngest daughter has developed breast cancer. She states, “I feel so out of it. Everything feels so vague, like I am in a dream. I am just going thru the motions at work and I feel so disconnected with everything. But there are times that I feel I could just “burst” with the fear and anger that I feel for my baby girl.” According to the Parkes/Bowlby Attachment Model of Bereavement, Alissa is feeling the  ____________ stage of bereavement.  

Mr. Abbot is a 70-year-old man who has intentional tremors of his hands. He has difficulty walking and difficulty initiating movements. Cognitively, he has memory deficits and problems with abstract reasoning. The dopamine receptors in his brain have degenerated and are not producing enough dopamine. He was treated with L-Dopa for this condition. His brain disorder is likely which of these conditions?