Final

Question 0

What is the definition of “young old”

Answer 0

Healthy and active

Question 1

What is the age of the onset of late adulthood?

Answer 1

65 and continues till death

Question 2

What is the definition of “old old”?

Answer 2

Have some health problems and difficulties

Question 3

What is the definition of “oldest old”

Answer 3

Frail and need care

Question 4

Sophia is a 98 year old woman who lives independently and has no major illness and walks daily. What is Sophia’s functional age?

Answer 4

Young old

Question 5

Wilma is a 65 year old woman who has chronic pulmonary disease, osteoporosis, and recently suffered a stroke. What is her functional age?

Answer 5

Oldest old

Question 6

What age does research indicate is the fastest-growing segment of the population?

Answer 6

85 and older

Question 7

In which of the following cultures would ageism most likely be seen?

Answer 7

Western cultures

Question 8

Aging that involves universal and irreversible change that due to genetic programming occur as people get older

Answer 8

Primary aging

Question 11

The notion that the nerves that branch out from the spinal cord and brain become less efficient with age

Answer 11

Peripheral slowing hypothesis

Question 12

Which of the following is the term for cloudy or opaque areas on the lens of the eye that interfere with the passing of the light

Answer 12

Cataracts

Question 13

Which of the following is the term for when pressure in the fluid of the eye increases either because it cannot be drained properly or too much fluid is produced

Answer 13

Glaucoma

Question 14

Which vision disease, if diagnosed early, can be treated with medication, lasers, and in some cases, a diet rich antioxidant vitamins

Answer 14

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Question 15

What percentage of adults over the age of 75 have some degree of hearing loss?

Answer 15

50%

Question 16

According to surveys conducted in the US, almost ______ of people 65 years old and older rate their health as good, very good, or excellent

Answer 16

3 quarters

Question 17

What percentage of of people over the age of 65 show symptoms of a psychological disorder?

Answer 17

15% 25%

Question 18

Which of the following is the most common mental disorder of the elderly, covering several diseases, each of which includes serious memory loss accompanied by declines in other mental functioning

Answer 18

Dementia

Question 19

Which of the following people is most likely to show the symptoms of dementia?

Answer 19

African Americans and Hispanics

Question 20

What percentage of people 85 and older have alzhemiers disease?

Answer 20

Nearly half of people 85+

Question 21

Approximately how many deaths are a result of Alzheimer’s disease annually in the US?

Answer 21

100,000

Question 22

Donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine, and tacrine are among the common drugs prescribed to treat….

Answer 22

Alzheimer’s

Question 23

Alzheimer’s patients makeup ______ of the people living in nursing homes

Answer 23

Two-thirds

Question 24

Theories that suggest that our body’s DNA genetic code contains a built in time limit for the reproduction of human cells are called

Answer 24

Genetic programming theories of aging

Question 25

Which of the theories promotes the idea based on the survival of the species that a long life after the reproductive years is unnecessary

Answer 25

Genetic programming theories of aging

Question 26

The wear and tear theories of aging argues that the body constantly manufactures energy and creates _______ which eventually reach such high levels as to impair the body's normal functioning

Answer 26

By products

Question 27

Research shows that _______ declines with age while _______ remains steady and sometimes improves

Answer 27

Fluid intelligence ; crystallized intelligence

Question 28

The researcher Timothy Salthouse suggest that if people are mentally active all of their lives they enter late adulthood with

Answer 28

Cognitive reserve

Question 29

In which of the following countries are the elderly likely to show less memory loss?

Answer 29

China

Question 30

Memories that are related to specific life experiences such as recalling the events of a vacation are

Answer 30

Episodic memories

Question 31

Memories that are related to general fact such as the names of the capitals of stats or addition facts are

Answer 31

Semantic memories

Question 32

Memories that are related to unconscious information such as now to ride a bike or boil water are

Answer 32

Implicit memories

Question 33

A large generational divide involves the use of technology. People over 65 are less likely to use technology than younger individuals. Which would be considered a barriers as to why....

Answer 33

Less interest and less motivated and cognitive decrease and decrease in fluid intelligence

Question 34

According to Paul costs and Robert McCrae the big five personality traits are

Answer 34

Openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism,

Question 35

What is the source of financial vulnerability for people in late adulthood?

Answer 35

A fixxed income

Question 36

予算

Answer 36

ヨサン- proce of room? いくらの部屋?

Question 36

Which of the following may soon be considered an incentive to hiring the elderly

Answer 36

As baby boomers retire causing workforce to drastically shrink

Question 37

How does a person experience ego transcendence?

Answer 37

If they see contributions which can take the form of children, work and civic activities, lasting beyond their own lives

Question 38

When does research suggest that a man is most likely to leave his wife for a younger woman?

Answer 38

After retirement

Question 39

Which of the following stages for adjusting to widowhood relates to the immediate reaction to death of a spouse including shock, pain of loss, grief, and reality testing?

Answer 39

Grief and mourning

Question 40

Which group of grandparents tends to be more involved with their grandchildren

Answer 40

African American

Question 41

The physical or psychological mistreatment or neglect of the elderly individuals is called...

Answer 41

Elder abuse

Question 42

The absence of a heart beat and breathing is called

Answer 42

functional death

Question 43

適切

Answer 43

テキセツ- appropriate

Question 43

A person may be resuscitated and suffer little damage if his/her heart has stopped beating and breathing has stopped for ____ minute

Answer 43

5

Question 44

When electrical brain waves ceased, this is called

Answer 44

Brain death

Question 45

Some medical experts argue that a person who suffers irreversible brain damage who is in a coma and who will never experience anything approaching a human life...

Answer 45

Psychological ramifications

Question 46

How many other countries in the world have a lower infant mortality rate for the first year of life than the United States?

Answer 46

35 countries

Question 47

The definition of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is

Answer 47

The unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby

Question 48

(SIDS) usually occurs in babies ages

Answer 48

2-4 months

Question 49

What is the most frequent cause of death during childhood?

Answer 49

Moto vehicle accidents, fires, and drowning

Question 50

What method of death for children ages 1 through 9 has nearly tripled since 1960

Answer 50

Homicides

Question 51

By what age do children accept death as universal and final?

Answer 51

Age 9

Question 52

What is the occurrence in adolescents where they tend not to think that death can happen to them, and, therefore, they get involved in risky behavior

Answer 52

Death

Question 53

The most frequent cause of death of adolescents is

Answer 53

Accidents

Question 54

In early adulthood the leading cause of death is

Answer 54

Accidents, suicide, homicide, and cancer

Question 55

By the end of early adulthood the most common reason for death is

Answer 55

Disease

Question 56

In middle adulthood, the leading cause of death is

Answer 56

Life- threatening disease

Question 57

At what age are fears about death the greatest

Answer 57

Middle adulthood

Question 58

What is the most frequent cause of death in middle adulthood

Answer 58

Heart attack and stroke

Question 59

What are the most likely causes of death in late adulthood?

Answer 59

Cancer stroke and heart disease

Question 60

If cancer stroke and heart disease were eliminated demographers estimate that life of an average 70 year old would be extended approximately

Answer 60

7 years

Question 61

The acceleration of decline in cognitive functioning related to impending death is called

Answer 61

Terminal decline

Question 62

The suicide rate for men in late adulthood is

Answer 62

High for men over 85

Question 63

All of the following are reasons identified in your textbook why elderly men commit suicide except

Answer 63

Severe depression or some for of dementia or loss of spouse

Question 64

Psychiatrist Kübler-Ross developed a theory of death and dying that involves ______ steps

Answer 64

5

Question 65

According to Kübler-Ross what is the first step people pass through as they move towards death

Answer 65

Denial

Question 66

According to Kübler-Ross what is the second step people pass through as they move towards death

Answer 66

Anger

Question 67

According to Kübler-Ross what is the fourth step people pass through as they move towards death

Answer 67

Acceptance

Question 68

Gloria is 85 year old woman who has long history of strokes that debilitated her and left her bed ridden. Now she has just experienced another stroke and she knows her death is impending. She has no emotional reaction to this occurrence; however she wants to be left alone. What stage is she experiencing?

Answer 68

Acceptance

Question 69

The legal document designating what medical treatments people want or do not want if they cannot express their wishes

Answer 69

Living will

Question 70

When a person designates a specific person to act as their representative in making healthcare decisions, that designee is called

Answer 70

Health care proxy

Question 71

In which of the following legal documents is the healthcare proxy authorized?

Answer 71

Durable power of attorney

Question 72

Which state in the United States passed a right to die law in 1999

Answer 72

Oregon

Question 73

The care provided for the dying in institutions devoted to those who a terminally ill is called

Answer 73

Hospice care

Question 74

The main purpose for hospice care is

Answer 74

Emphasis on making patients lives as full as possible, not on squeezing out every possible moment of life at any cost

Question 75

The acknowledgement of the objective fact that one has experienced a death is called

Answer 75

Bereavement

Question 76

The emotional response to ones loss is called

Answer 76

Grief

Question 77

In the final stage of grief, people tend to

Answer 77

Accommodation stage

Question 78

Research contradicts the common assumption that depression aft death of a loved one is widespread; only _____ % of people show relatively deep depression following the loss of a loved one

Answer 78

15-30

Question 79

True or false: It is clear that the fathers sperm does not determine the gender of the child

Answer 79

False

Question 80

True or false: dizygotic twins are a good example of the fact that more genetically similar two people are, the more likely they are to share physical characteristics

Answer 80

False

Question 81

True or false: Brain plasticity in infants is relatively low

Answer 81

False

Question 82

True or false: The term gender means the same as sex

Answer 82

False

Question 83

True or false: Vygotsky's long life enabled him to advance his theories and become influential in the field of child development

Answer 83

False

Question 84

True or false: Most parents demonstrate a consistent panting mode/style

Answer 84

False

Question 85

True or false: During early childhood children's thinking becomes fully mature

Answer 85

False

Question 86

True or false: Kohlbergs theory contends that students with higher levels of moral reasoning are less likely to engage in antisocial behavior at school

Answer 86

False

Question 87

True or false: boys and girls sexual maturation follows the same time course Jon development

Answer 87

False

Question 88

True or false: When the us students math and science scores are compared to other students in the world their math scores fall within the top third in the world

Answer 88

False

Question 89

True or false: some stress can be positively handled through exercise and or meditation

Answer 89

True

Question 90

True or false: more men than woman attend college

Answer 90

False

Question 91

True or false:Strength actually increases during middle adulthood

Answer 91

False

Question 92

True or false: menopause by itself does not produce psychological symptoms

Answer 92

False

Question 93

Most legal and illegal immigrants become financially successful in the US because they are highly motivated

Answer 93

True

Question 94

What age does research indicate is the fastest growing segment of population

Answer 94

Oldest old

Question 95

What's true about regarding brain development and aging

Answer 95

Brain becomes smaller and lighter, uses less oxygen and glucose and blood flow is reduced, the number of neurons decline in some parts of the brain.

Question 96

The theory that processing in all parts of the nervous system including the brain is less efficient is called...

Answer 96

Generalized slowing hypothesis

Question 97

When a cells ______ have just about disappeared the cell stops replicating making it susceptible to damage and producing signs of aging.

Answer 97

Telomeres

Question 98

People who study death and dying are called

Answer 98

Thanatologists

Question 99

Which of the following countries supports and has legalized assisted suicide performance by physicians

Answer 99

Netherlands

Question 100

What's included in the first stage of grief

Answer 100

Shock, numbness, disbelief, denial