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Question 1

What subgroups exist in the group late adulthood

Answer 1

Young old (65-74)
Old old (75-84)
Oldest old (85+)

Question 2

What segment of the population is fastest growing?

Answer 2

The oldest old

Question 3

Ageism

Answer 3

Prejudice and discrimination directed at older people

Question 4

T/F The same behavior is interpreted different when performed by a younger vs. an older adult

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What ageism is faced by the elderly

Answer 5

People in senior homes spoken to in baby talk

Told i job interviews they don’t have the stamina

Question 6

Primary aging

Answer 6

Senescence

Universal and irreversible changes due to genetic programming

Question 7

Secondary aging

Answer 7

Changes that are due to illness, health hauts, other individual factors
Potentially avoidable and reversible

Question 8

What are outward signs of aging

Answer 8

grey/white, thinning hair
Skin loses collagen and elasticity, wrinkles
Can become shorter

Question 9

T/F women are more pressured to hide signs of aging than men

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What are outward signs of aging

Answer 10

Brain smaller and lighter
Brain uses less oxygen and glucose, Blood flow reduced
Neurons decrease

Question 11

What are the theories that try and explain why people get increased reaction time

Answer 11

Peripheral slowing hypothesis

Generalized slowing hypothesis

Question 12

Peripheral slowing hypothesis

Answer 12

The PNS becomes less effective with age

Question 13

Generalized slowing hypothesis

Answer 13

Processing in all parts of nervous system become less efficient as we age

Question 14

T/F the perception of time increase with age

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What changes in the physical apparatus of the eye occur in late adulthood

Answer 15

Lens less transparent
Optic nerve less efficient
Distance perception decrease
Need more light

Question 16

What eye diseases become more common in late adulthood

Answer 16

Cataracts
Glaucoma
AMD

Question 17

Cataracts

Answer 17

cloudy/opaque areas and lens

If untreated, blindness occurs

Question 18

AMD

Answer 18

Age related macular degeneration
Macula thins and degenerates
Eyesight gradually degenerates

Question 19

Macula

Answer 19

Yellowish area near retina where visual perception is best

Question 20

What is the most common cause of blindness in people over 60?

Answer 20

AMD

Question 21

Why don’t older adults wear hearing aids

Answer 21

They amplify background noise as well

It makes them look older

Question 22

How does hearing loss affect social life

Answer 22

May not respond cuz they didn’t hear
May feel left out or lonely
Can lead to paranoia as conversational blanks are filled according to fear

Question 23

How does hearing loss affect cognitive development?

Answer 23

May hasten cognitive decline

Struggle to understand what’s being said may shunt mental resources away from processing information

Question 24

What happens to taste and smell in late adulthood

Answer 24

Decline
Tongue loses taste buds
Olfactory bulbs in brain shrivel

Question 25

What are the leading causes of death in older adults

Answer 25

Heart disease cancer, stroke

Question 26

What are common psychological and mental disorders in late adulthood

Answer 26

Major depression Psychological disorder brought on by meds Dementia

Question 27

Dementia

Answer 27

Broad category of diseases involving memory loss and decline in mental functioning

Question 28

Alzheimer's disease

Answer 28

Progressive brain disorder that produces memory loss and confusion

Question 29

What are the signs of alzheimers

Answer 29

Forgetfulness Production of a protein causes growth of large clumps of cells that trigger inflammation and deterioration of nerve cells Brain shrinks

Question 30

What are risk factors for dementia

Answer 30

Genetic predisposition

Question 31

What factors determine whether an older adult will engage in sexual activity

Answer 31

Good physical and mental health | Previous regular sexual activity

Question 32

T/F the percentage of people who find their sexual partners physically attractive increases with age

Answer 32

True

Question 33

What are the two theories that try to explain why we undergo deterioration and death

Answer 33

Genetic programming theories of aging | Wear and tear theories of aging

Question 34

Genetic programming theories of aging

Answer 34

Our bodies DNA contains built in time limit for the reproduction of human cells

Question 35

Wear and tear theories of aging

Answer 35

The mechanical functions of body wear out with age | The body's constant manufacture of fuel creates by products which can impair body's normal functioning

Question 36

Life expectancy

Answer 36

Average age of death for members of a population

Question 37

What are potential solutions to aging

Answer 37

``` Telomere therapy Unlocking longevity genes Reducing free radicals with antioxidant drugs Restricting calories Replacing worn out organs ```

Question 38

Telomere therapy

Answer 38

Telomeres are the ends of linear dna, after every round of cell replication they get shorter, eventually they disappear, ending cell replication If we could lengthen telomeres, aging might be slowed

Question 39

Longevity genes

Answer 39

Genes that control body's ability to cope with environmental challenges and physical adversity