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

Gina is recalling the time last year that she hiked up a big hill in the rain with a group of her friends. This memory would be best described as a(n)____ memory. ​

A friend of yours wonders out loud, "I wonder why we grow older?" Enlighten them by comparing and contrasting the rate-of-living, cellular, and programmed cell death theories of aging. In your discussion, be sure to describe the role of telomeres, cross-linking, and free radicals in the process.

Alzheimer's disease is marked by changes in memory, difficulty in communicating, inappropriate social behavior, and changes in personality.

Older adults perform just as well as younger adults on most tasks measuring psychomotor speed.

The term _______________ used by psychologists to mean feeling sad or down is a prominent symptom of depression.

According to the text, the guiding principle behind setting up an effective family care program for dealing with Alzheimer's patients should be ​

SPECT is a type of functional imaging technique.

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

Storing a new acquaintance's picture in your iPhone so that you can recall what he looks like provides a good example of an ____ memory aid. ​

Concerning memory, implicit is to explicit as ​

While at her yearly medical checkup, Martha is informed that she has extremely high pressure in her eye. This indicates that Martha likely has ​

Blake's doctor has just prescribed relaxation therapy and benzodiazepines to help solve Blake's problem. What is his problem most likely to be? ​

If you believe that your memory will decline in old age, it is more likely to happen.

When viewed through a microscope, a ____ would most resemble a spiral-shaped mass. ​

Dr. Mbiti believes that people age because their muscles and arteries become less flexible as they interact with certain proteins. Her lecture describing this position is most likely to focus on ​

The leading cause of functional blindness in older adults is the result of ​

Alzheimer's disease is to dementia as ​

Based on data gathered from the Human Genome Project, researchers have attempted to increase longevity and health through ​

What is not used as a diagnostic test for vascular dementia? ​

Salvatore is a typical older adult who eats a well-balanced diet. Chances are he will ​