Question 1

All of these careers tend to produce hearing problems at younger ages EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) a rock musician. 
B) a construction worker. 
C) an airline baggage handler. 
D) a lawyer. 
A) a rock musician. 
B) a construction worker. 
C) an airline baggage handler. 
D) a lawyer.

Question 2

A person who is having difficulty with tasks needed for living independently has _____ ADL (activities of daily life)problems,while someone who cannot perform fundamental self-care activities has basic ADL (activities of daily life)impairments.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A person who is having difficulty with...

Question 3

People with Alzheimer's disease cannot live a fulfilling life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Describe the two major alternative U.S.living arrangements for the elderly with ADL (activities of daily life)impairments who do not need nursing-home care.Discuss these settings' pluses and minuses.

Accepted Answer

(1)Continuing-care retirement communitie

Question 5

Which of the following does NOT explain why scientists are pessimistic about extending the human maximum lifespan?

Accepted Answer

A) Aging has complex causes,so a single anti-aging intervention won't work. 
B) People love to eat more than they should. 
C) Evolution programmed the human body not to survive beyond the grandparent years. 
D) What applies to rats may not apply to humans. 
A) Aging has complex causes,so a single anti-aging intervention won't work. 
B) People love to eat more than they should. 
C) Evolution programmed the human body not to survive beyond the grandparent years. 
D) What applies to rats may not apply to humans.

Question 6

Chronic diseases affect:

Accepted Answer

A) only people who do not take care of their health. 
B) every person if he or she lives long enough. 
C) only people in the old-old years. 
D) most people in middle age. 
A) only people who do not take care of their health. 
B) every person if he or she lives long enough. 
C) only people in the old-old years. 
D) most people in middle age.

Question 7

An elderly uncle has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease,and a family member has decided to care for him in his home.What advice might help this caregiver?

Accepted Answer

Join an Alzheimer's support group;do not

Question 8

Poor Latino Americans outlive poverty-level white Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Women experience _____ health problems than do men during adult life.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Women experience _____ health problems than do...

Question 10

Huynh is devising a questionnaire to predict an elderly person's risk of entering a nursing home.Which question should NOT appear on Huynh's list?

Accepted Answer

A) If you become impaired,do you have family members and or a friend willing to take you in? 
B) Are you female and in your eighties or above? 
C) Have you broken your hip,and/or are you developing symptoms of major neurocognitive disease (dementia)? 
D) Are you middle class? 
A) If you become impaired,do you have family members and or a friend willing to take you in? 
B) Are you female and in your eighties or above? 
C) Have you broken your hip,and/or are you developing symptoms of major neurocognitive disease (dementia)? 
D) Are you middle class?

Question 11

Are there effective anti-Alzheimer's drugs? As of 2015,the answer is:

Accepted Answer

A) "No." 
B) "Yes,if the medicines are taken at the middle stages of the illness." 
C) "Yes,if the medicines are taken at high doses." 
D) "Yes,if the medicines are taken in the last stages." 
A) "No." 
B) "Yes,if the medicines are taken at the middle stages of the illness." 
C) "Yes,if the medicines are taken at high doses." 
D) "Yes,if the medicines are taken in the last stages."

Question 12

Imara,at age 55,complains that the headlights of approaching cars are more blinding,and it's difficult for her to see when driving at night.These problems are:

Accepted Answer

A) normal age-related changes caused by a cloudier lens. 
B) signs that Imara is probably going blind. 
C) normal age-related changes caused by an impaired retina. 
D) signs that Imara needs stronger glasses. 
A) normal age-related changes caused by a cloudier lens. 
B) signs that Imara is probably going blind. 
C) normal age-related changes caused by an impaired retina. 
D) signs that Imara needs stronger glasses.

Question 13

Ilana,an avid knitter,noticed recently that,for the first time,she was having trouble seeing the hole through which to pull the knitting needle.Ilana is most likely in her:

Accepted Answer

A) late 20s or 30s. 
B) late 40s or 50s. 
C) 60s or 70s. 
D) 70s or early 80s. 
A) late 20s or 30s. 
B) late 40s or 50s. 
C) 60s or 70s. 
D) 70s or early 80s.

Question 14

When Jana is with her Ph.D.-level grandma and people address this 90-year-old woman in elderspeak,Jana and her grandma will probably feel:

Accepted Answer

A) relieved. 
B) patronized and insulted. 
C) deeply cared about. 
D) depressed. 
A) relieved. 
B) patronized and insulted. 
C) deeply cared about. 
D) depressed.

Question 15

Ubaldo is discussing how to change roads to make them safer for elderly drivers.He might recommend all of these strategies EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) increasing lighting on roads,exit ramps,and signs. 
B) minimizing the need to make left turns into traffic by installing more traffic lights. 
C) limiting the number of traffic lights so older drivers do not have to stop and start often. 
D) installing bike lanes in cities so riders don't have to dart in front of cars. 
A) increasing lighting on roads,exit ramps,and signs. 
B) minimizing the need to make left turns into traffic by installing more traffic lights. 
C) limiting the number of traffic lights so older drivers do not have to stop and start often. 
D) installing bike lanes in cities so riders don't have to dart in front of cars.

Question 16

A severely clouded lens causes which chronic eye condition?

Accepted Answer

A) glaucoma 
B) a cataract 
C) macular degeneration 
D) diabetic retinopathy 
A) glaucoma 
B) a cataract 
C) macular degeneration 
D) diabetic retinopathy

Question 17

Fred is 82.He refuses to stop driving because "Giving up my wheels would mean I couldn't take care of myself anymore.I would have to go into a home or depend on my children to take me everywhere." Based on this chapter,Fred's response is:

Accepted Answer

A) normal,but somewhat dangerous. 
B) unusual;most older adults give up driving. 
C) appropriate,as Fred should be completely safe. 
D) inappropriate;Fred can ask his family for help. 
A) normal,but somewhat dangerous. 
B) unusual;most older adults give up driving. 
C) appropriate,as Fred should be completely safe. 
D) inappropriate;Fred can ask his family for help.

Question 18

Research suggests that older people _____ to use hearing aids.

Accepted Answer

A) love 
B) are often reluctant 
C) are thrilled 
D) never want 
A) love 
B) are often reluctant 
C) are thrilled 
D) never want

All of these careers tend to produce hearing problems at younger ages EXCEPT:

A person who is having difficulty with tasks needed for living independently has _____ ADL (activities of daily life)problems,while someone who cannot perform fundamental self-care activities has basic ADL (activities of daily life)impairments.

People with Alzheimer's disease cannot live a fulfilling life.

Describe the two major alternative U.S.living arrangements for the elderly with ADL (activities of daily life)impairments who do not need nursing-home care.Discuss these settings' pluses and minuses.

Which of the following does NOT explain why scientists are pessimistic about extending the human maximum lifespan?

Chronic diseases affect:

An elderly uncle has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease,and a family member has decided to care for him in his home.What advice might help this caregiver?

Poor Latino Americans outlive poverty-level white Americans.

Women experience _____ health problems than do men during adult life.

Huynh is devising a questionnaire to predict an elderly person's risk of entering a nursing home.Which question should NOT appear on Huynh's list?

Are there effective anti-Alzheimer's drugs? As of 2015,the answer is:

Imara,at age 55,complains that the headlights of approaching cars are more blinding,and it's difficult for her to see when driving at night.These problems are:

Ilana,an avid knitter,noticed recently that,for the first time,she was having trouble seeing the hole through which to pull the knitting needle.Ilana is most likely in her:

When Jana is with her Ph.D.-level grandma and people address this 90-year-old woman in elderspeak,Jana and her grandma will probably feel:

Ubaldo is discussing how to change roads to make them safer for elderly drivers.He might recommend all of these strategies EXCEPT:

A severely clouded lens causes which chronic eye condition?

Fred is 82.He refuses to stop driving because "Giving up my wheels would mean I couldn't take care of myself anymore.I would have to go into a home or depend on my children to take me everywhere." Based on this chapter,Fred's response is:

Research suggests that older people _____ to use hearing aids.

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Exam 14: The Physical Challenges of Aging

All of these careers tend to produce hearing problems at younger ages EXCEPT:

A person who is having difficulty with tasks needed for living independently has _____ ADL (activities of daily life)problems,while someone who cannot perform fundamental self-care activities has basic ADL (activities of daily life)impairments.

People with Alzheimer's disease cannot live a fulfilling life.

Describe the two major alternative U.S.living arrangements for the elderly with ADL (activities of daily life)impairments who do not need nursing-home care.Discuss these settings' pluses and minuses.

Which of the following does NOT explain why scientists are pessimistic about extending the human maximum lifespan?

Chronic diseases affect:

An elderly uncle has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease,and a family member has decided to care for him in his home.What advice might help this caregiver?

Poor Latino Americans outlive poverty-level white Americans.

Women experience _____ health problems than do men during adult life.

Huynh is devising a questionnaire to predict an elderly person's risk of entering a nursing home.Which question should NOT appear on Huynh's list?

Are there effective anti-Alzheimer's drugs? As of 2015,the answer is:

Imara,at age 55,complains that the headlights of approaching cars are more blinding,and it's difficult for her to see when driving at night.These problems are:

Ilana,an avid knitter,noticed recently that,for the first time,she was having trouble seeing the hole through which to pull the knitting needle.Ilana is most likely in her:

When Jana is with her Ph.D.-level grandma and people address this 90-year-old woman in elderspeak,Jana and her grandma will probably feel:

Ubaldo is discussing how to change roads to make them safer for elderly drivers.He might recommend all of these strategies EXCEPT:

A severely clouded lens causes which chronic eye condition?

Fred is 82.He refuses to stop driving because "Giving up my wheels would mean I couldn't take care of myself anymore.I would have to go into a home or depend on my children to take me everywhere." Based on this chapter,Fred's response is:

Research suggests that older people _____ to use hearing aids.

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Death and Dying

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