Exam 14: The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues

Concerning brain imaging, MRI is to fMRI as ____ is to ____.

Hlengiwe is buying a bulb that will light up when someone rings her doorbell. She is buying this because although she can hear people fairly well during normal conversations, she has a very difficult time hearing the high-pitched sound of the doorbell. Hlengiwe is most likely experiencing

The 'Fourth Age' is best thought of as the 'oldest-old'.

Age differences in divided attention tasks depend on the level of difficulty; on easy tasks there are ____ differences, but on hard tasks ____ adults do better

Define wisdom. Define creativity. How are each related to age?

When Rethabile's husband dies, she thinks, 'I can't live without my husband. God is punishing me.' These types of thoughts about events are called

To determine whether 80-year-old Maggie's brain is active while she is reading, ____ should be used.

While being treated for depression, 70-year-old Ahmed is encouraged to avoid situations that lead to negative consequences and to reward himself when something good happens to him. Ahmed appears to be being treated by a ____ therapist.

The only universal behaviour change in ageing that has been discovered is the fact that older adults

Presbycusis is characterised by reduced sensitivity to high-pitched sounds.

Which headline concerns maximum longevity?

More than half of the elderly population live in _____ households.

Telomeres are found exclusively on

For maximum visual acuity to occur, light must be focused directly on the