A Longitudinal Study of Widowhood Found That

question 5

Multiple Choice

A longitudinal study of widowhood found that

• A) long-widowed men and women were as satisfied with their lives as married elders.
• B) it was more stressful to be bereaved.
• C) both married elders and long term widowed men and women suffered more loneliness than married individuals.
• D) it took the young­old longer than the old­old to adjust to their spouse's death.

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Definitions:

Motivation

A psychological force that drives individuals to achieve goals and fulfill needs.

Maslow

Refers to Abraham Maslow, a psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory in psychology regarding human motivation.

Alderfer

Refers to Clayton Alderfer's ERG theory, which categorizes human needs into existence, relatedness, and growth categories.

Process Theories

Are motivation theories that focus on how people become motivated and what they are motivated to do rather than on what motivates them.