Exam 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

The leading cause of death of Canadians in middle and old age is cardiovascular disease.

According to the research on creativity,when are individuals most likely to be creative? What factors contribute to creative productivity among creative people?

Hearing loss is a result only of primary aging.

In general,most middle to older adults maintain or even gain in skill on any task that they practice often.

Although diet and exercise help prevent osteoporosis,once the disease is actually diagnosed treatments have proven ineffective.

The lifetime probability of developing cancer is 45% for men and 42% for women.

The onset of premenopausal phase occurs at what age?

Weight-bearing exercises have no effect on the onset of osteoporosis.

Research demonstrates that many individuals in the field of science produce their best work around the age of 40,not because the mind works better at that age,but because productivity is at its highest.

Changing diet and exercise habits can improve erectile dysfunction in middle-aged men.

Describe the changes that take place in the brain and the nervous system as we age.How do these changes affect cognitive skills?

Many Canadians have one or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

The recollection of personal events uses semantic memory.

Studies have found that women who use hormone replacement therapy have no elevated risks for breast cancer or ovarian cancer.

Nancy Denney uses the concepts of "exercised" and "unexercised" skills to propose a model of physical and cognitive change in adulthood.Which of the following is most consistent with Denney's view of age-related change in physical and cognitive functioning?

Which of the following is NOT a known risk factor for cancer?

Which of the following is not a known risk for cancer?

Maria has always had excellent vision,but after her forty-fifth birthday she found herself unable to read the morning newspaper at her habitual focal distance.Maria should be checked for

Which of the following is a risk factor for both heart disease and cancer?

Paul Baltes and Margaret Baltes proposed a theory about coping with the cognitive and physical declines of aging and also identified strategies by which we cope.Name and describe the Balteses' theory.Identify the two primary strategies associated with the theory,and give applied examples for each strategy.