Exam 4: Longevity, Health, and Functioning

The time needed for medication to make it into the blood stream is called

The incidence rate of _________ disease decreases with age, while the incidence rate of_________ disease increases with age.

Robert is having problems with bathing and feeding himself since his stroke.These problems are known as

Diseases with a rapid onset that last a relatively short time are

Describe the differences between acute and chronic illnesses.Give one example of each.

Older adults may be more susceptible to _________ infection because of changes in the immune system.

Deciding whether a particular event is irrelevant, positive, or stressful occurs during

Older adults are more likely to engage in_________ , the taking of multiple medications, than younger adults.

The oldest age to which any individual of a species lives is called

Older adults take more medications on average than any other age group.When over-the-counter drugs are included, this averages to about ___________medications per older adult.

The age at which half the individuals born in any particular year will have died is called

Thirty years of research has shown that ________ is/are predictive of future health outcomes.

___________ is the second leading cause of death in the United States, behind cardiovascular disease.

For a number of reasons, including changes in the immune system, older adults have a greater risk of contracting

A defect in metabolizing glucose is responsible for the disease known as

____________ is one of the most common complaints of older adults, affecting more than 40% of community- dwelling adults on a regular basis.

Factors that make the situation worse than it originally was are called

Activities that require some intellectual competence and planning, such as paying bills and taking medications appropriately, are called

Computing the average longevity of people currently 50-years-old

Mrs.Smythe became first disabled when she was elderly, at 88-years-old.She then died two years later.This example illustrates