Question 1

Why does the death rate due to pneumonia increase so sharply during late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) Pneumonia is much more deadly today than it was several decades ago. 
B) More than 50 lung inflammations are classified as pneumonia,making it appear that the disease kills more people than it actually does. 
C) As their immune system weakens over time,many elders eventually encounter an infection that they cannot fight. 
D) Pneumonia vaccinations are rarely given to adults over age 65. 
A) Pneumonia is much more deadly today than it was several decades ago. 
B) More than 50 lung inflammations are classified as pneumonia,making it appear that the disease kills more people than it actually does. 
C) As their immune system weakens over time,many elders eventually encounter an infection that they cannot fight. 
D) Pneumonia vaccinations are rarely given to adults over age 65.

Question 2

Which of these is an example of primary aging?

Accepted Answer

A) blurred vision from macular degeneration 
B) lung cancer from smoking cigarettes 
C) weight gain from a sedentary lifestyle 
D) high blood pressure from prolonged stress 
A) blurred vision from macular degeneration 
B) lung cancer from smoking cigarettes 
C) weight gain from a sedentary lifestyle 
D) high blood pressure from prolonged stress

Question 3

The _______ lobes of the brain show greater shrinkage during aging.

Accepted Answer

A) frontal 
B) occipital 
C) temporal 
D) parietal 
A) frontal 
B) occipital 
C) temporal 
D) parietal

Question 4

Which of the following is true about gender differences in death rates from cardiovascular disease and cancer?

Accepted Answer

A) Women have higher death rates for both cardiovascular disease and cancer than men. 
B) Men have higher death rates for cardiovascular disease and women have higher death rates from cancer. 
C) There are no sex differences in the death rates from cancer or cardiovascular disease. 
D) Men have higher death rates for both cardiovascular disease and cancer than women. 
A) Women have higher death rates for both cardiovascular disease and cancer than men. 
B) Men have higher death rates for cardiovascular disease and women have higher death rates from cancer. 
C) There are no sex differences in the death rates from cancer or cardiovascular disease. 
D) Men have higher death rates for both cardiovascular disease and cancer than women.

Question 5

What are some stereotypes of late adulthood? How does stereotype threat impact elders' functioning?

Accepted Answer

Stereotypes of late adulthood,which view

Question 6

Discuss some disorders and conditions commonly misdiagnosed as dementia.

Accepted Answer

Depression is the disorder most often mi

Question 7

____________ profoundly interferes with everyday competence and leaves an older adult highly vulnerable in the face of an infection,extremely hot or cold weather,or an injury.

Accepted Answer

A) Primary aging 
B) Frailty 
C) Secondary aging 
D) Functional aging 
A) Primary aging 
B) Frailty 
C) Secondary aging 
D) Functional aging

Question 8

After retirement,older adults' problem-solving activities typically involve

Accepted Answer

A) relating to their children. 
B) management of IADLs. 
C) marital difficulties. 
D) situations that arise in the course of their volunteer work. 
A) relating to their children. 
B) management of IADLs. 
C) marital difficulties. 
D) situations that arise in the course of their volunteer work.

Question 9

When older adults engage in selective optimization with compensation,they

Accepted Answer

A) select personally valued activities to optimize their energy and develop ways to compensate for losses. 
B) tend to show gains in fluid intelligence. 
C) show losses in crystallized intelligence only. 
D) attend to only certain parts of a conversation and then try to fill in the missing pieces later. 
A) select personally valued activities to optimize their energy and develop ways to compensate for losses. 
B) tend to show gains in fluid intelligence. 
C) show losses in crystallized intelligence only. 
D) attend to only certain parts of a conversation and then try to fill in the missing pieces later.

Question 10

Which of the following is true about the risk of dietary deficiencies in the elder population?

Accepted Answer

A) Elders should reduce their caloric intake significantly in their later years,as their bodies require less energy and nutrients. 
B) Declines in taste and smell often reduce the quantity and quality of food eaten. 
C) As long as elders take appropriate vitamin supplements,they should remain physically and cognitively healthy. 
D) The aging digestive system absorbs protein and calcium more quickly and efficiently. 
A) Elders should reduce their caloric intake significantly in their later years,as their bodies require less energy and nutrients. 
B) Declines in taste and smell often reduce the quantity and quality of food eaten. 
C) As long as elders take appropriate vitamin supplements,they should remain physically and cognitively healthy. 
D) The aging digestive system absorbs protein and calcium more quickly and efficiently.

Question 11

Per day,older adults require ____________ younger adults.

Accepted Answer

A) less sleep than 
B) as much total sleep as 
C) an hour or two more sleep than 
D) several hours more sleep than 
A) less sleep than 
B) as much total sleep as 
C) an hour or two more sleep than 
D) several hours more sleep than

Question 12

According to REACH information,which caregiver of a person with dementia would benefit the most from active intervention techniques?

Accepted Answer

A) Bob,who is caring for his mother 
B) Anh,who is caring for her husband 
C) Christy,who is caring for her father 
D) Cuong,who is caring for his neighbor 
A) Bob,who is caring for his mother 
B) Anh,who is caring for her husband 
C) Christy,who is caring for her father 
D) Cuong,who is caring for his neighbor

Question 13

Difficulties with prospective memory seen in the laboratory do not appear in real life because elders often compensate for declines in working memory by

Accepted Answer

A) relying on external memory aids. 
B) resorting to strategies like rehearsal. 
C) using elaboration. 
D) focusing more on recognition than on recall. 
A) relying on external memory aids. 
B) resorting to strategies like rehearsal. 
C) using elaboration. 
D) focusing more on recognition than on recall.

Question 14

At a recent family reunion,Philip's uncle recognized him as his brother's son,but could not recall his name.Philip's uncle exhibited a(n)________ memory deficit.

Accepted Answer

A) associative 
B) implicit 
C) remote 
D) prospective 
A) associative 
B) implicit 
C) remote 
D) prospective

Question 15

The leading cause of blindness among older adults is

Accepted Answer

A) a decline in binocular vision. 
B) cataracts. 
C) macular degeneration. 
D) cell loss in the optic nerve. 
A) a decline in binocular vision. 
B) cataracts. 
C) macular degeneration. 
D) cell loss in the optic nerve.

Question 16

For most of late adulthood,cognitive declines are

Accepted Answer

A) swift. 
B) extensive. 
C) gradual. 
D) rare. 
A) swift. 
B) extensive. 
C) gradual. 
D) rare.

Question 17

Once people pass ______ years,the contribution of heredity to length of life decreases in favor of environmental factors.

Accepted Answer

A) 45 to 50 
B) 55 to 60 
C) 65 to 70 
D) 75 to 80 
A) 45 to 50 
B) 55 to 60 
C) 65 to 70 
D) 75 to 80

Question 18

Elders who ________________ adapt more favorably and feel better about it.

Accepted Answer

A) see aging as inevitable and uncontrollable 
B) generate new,problem-centered coping strategies for aging 
C) use cosmetics and surgery to combat aging 
D) ruminate about the effects of aging 
A) see aging as inevitable and uncontrollable 
B) generate new,problem-centered coping strategies for aging 
C) use cosmetics and surgery to combat aging 
D) ruminate about the effects of aging

Question 19

U.S.Medicare funds about ____ percent of older adults' medical needs.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 40 
C) 50 
D) 75 
A) 25 
B) 40 
C) 50 
D) 75

Question 20

Late adulthood is best viewed as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) break from earlier periods and a time of decreasing potential. 
B) extension of earlier periods and a time of continued potential. 
C) period of decline rather than the growth. 
D) period of improved health and increased vitality. 
A) break from earlier periods and a time of decreasing potential. 
B) extension of earlier periods and a time of continued potential. 
C) period of decline rather than the growth. 
D) period of improved health and increased vitality.

Why does the death rate due to pneumonia increase so sharply during late adulthood?

Which of these is an example of primary aging?

The _______ lobes of the brain show greater shrinkage during aging.

Which of the following is true about gender differences in death rates from cardiovascular disease and cancer?

What are some stereotypes of late adulthood? How does stereotype threat impact elders' functioning?

Discuss some disorders and conditions commonly misdiagnosed as dementia.

____________ profoundly interferes with everyday competence and leaves an older adult highly vulnerable in the face of an infection,extremely hot or cold weather,or an injury.

After retirement,older adults' problem-solving activities typically involve

When older adults engage in selective optimization with compensation,they

Which of the following is true about the risk of dietary deficiencies in the elder population?

Per day,older adults require ____________ younger adults.

According to REACH information,which caregiver of a person with dementia would benefit the most from active intervention techniques?

Difficulties with prospective memory seen in the laboratory do not appear in real life because elders often compensate for declines in working memory by

At a recent family reunion,Philip's uncle recognized him as his brother's son,but could not recall his name.Philip's uncle exhibited a(n)________ memory deficit.

The leading cause of blindness among older adults is

For most of late adulthood,cognitive declines are

Once people pass ______ years,the contribution of heredity to length of life decreases in favor of environmental factors.

Elders who ________________ adapt more favorably and feel better about it.

U.S.Medicare funds about ____ percent of older adults' medical needs.

Late adulthood is best viewed as a(n)

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Exam 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Why does the death rate due to pneumonia increase so sharply during late adulthood?

Which of these is an example of primary aging?

The _______ lobes of the brain show greater shrinkage during aging.

Which of the following is true about gender differences in death rates from cardiovascular disease and cancer?

What are some stereotypes of late adulthood? How does stereotype threat impact elders' functioning?

Discuss some disorders and conditions commonly misdiagnosed as dementia.

____________ profoundly interferes with everyday competence and leaves an older adult highly vulnerable in the face of an infection,extremely hot or cold weather,or an injury.

After retirement,older adults' problem-solving activities typically involve

When older adults engage in selective optimization with compensation,they

Which of the following is true about the risk of dietary deficiencies in the elder population?

Per day,older adults require ____________ younger adults.

According to REACH information,which caregiver of a person with dementia would benefit the most from active intervention techniques?

Difficulties with prospective memory seen in the laboratory do not appear in real life because elders often compensate for declines in working memory by

At a recent family reunion,Philip's uncle recognized him as his brother's son,but could not recall his name.Philip's uncle exhibited a(n)________ memory deficit.

The leading cause of blindness among older adults is

For most of late adulthood,cognitive declines are

Once people pass ______ years,the contribution of heredity to length of life decreases in favor of environmental factors.

Elders who ________________ adapt more favorably and feel better about it.

U.S.Medicare funds about ____ percent of older adults' medical needs.

Late adulthood is best viewed as a(n)

History, theory, and Research Strategies

Biological and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development, birth, and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

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