Course Overview

The Psychology of Adulthood and Aging ECE exam covers the material that would typically be taught in an undergraduate upper-level course on adult development and aging. InstantCert's course for this subject looks at not just the cognitive and psychological aspects of aging but the biological, physiological and social aspects.

Topics Covered in This Course

Concepts of Age and Demographics

Research Methods and Designs

Personality

Trait theories
Personality styles
Stage theories

Biology, Physiology, Health, and Chronic Conditions

Physiological capabilities and system changes in early, middle, and later adulthood
Biological theories of aging
Factors affecting health and chronic conditions

Cognitive Aspects

Age changes in information processing from early to middle and middle to late
Intelligence, creativity, and wisdom from early to middle and middle to late

Work, Retirement, Leisure, and Relationships

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Ethical, medical, and legal issues
Reactions to death
Grief and mourning

Mental Health, Adjustment, and Psychopathology

Mental health
Social theories
Psychopathology
Treatments that are unique to the older population

Customer Submitted Test Results

34 users submitted test results since January, 2009
33 of those users reported a passing score (97%)


The following are a sample of the test results submitted by members who’ve taken the Psychology of Adulthood and Aging ECE exam after using InstantCert’s study program. These are unfiltered, unedited results and this list is automatically updated to show the ten most recent results:

August 17, 2010 User  passed with a score of A
August 10, 2010 User  passed with a score of A
August 4, 2010 User  passed with a score of B
July 19, 2010 User  passed with a score of A
July 16, 2010 User  passed with a score of A
July 12, 2010 User  passed with a score of B
May 4, 2010 User  passed with a score of A
April 14, 2010 User  passed with a score of B
March 31, 2010 User  passed with a score of B
January 1, 2010 User  passed with a score of A

Free Sample Of Psychology Of Adulthood And Aging Questions

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Question 1 of 5

The _____________ perspective views people as if they are machines.


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Related Exams with Overlapping Subject Matter

The Psychology of Adulthood and Aging ECE exam has significant overlap with the Foundations of Gerontology exam, so you should consider taking the two back-to-back or studying for them at the same time.