Question 1

Wanting to be younger than one's actual age is associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling younger 
B)  living longer 
C)  more positive well-being 
D)  less positive well-being 
A)  feeling younger 
B)  living longer 
C)  more positive well-being 
D)  less positive well-being

Question 2

Which statement is true about cognitive functioning in late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental abilities that rely on biologically based information-processing skills are sustained longer. 
B)  Research reveals less individual variation in cognitive functioning in late adulthood than at any other time of life. 
C)  Older adults who sustain high levels of cognitive functioning engage in selective optimization with compensation. 
D)  Generally, cognitive improvement and maintenance outweigh cognitive loss as people approach the end of life. 
A)  Mental abilities that rely on biologically based information-processing skills are sustained longer. 
B)  Research reveals less individual variation in cognitive functioning in late adulthood than at any other time of life. 
C)  Older adults who sustain high levels of cognitive functioning engage in selective optimization with compensation. 
D)  Generally, cognitive improvement and maintenance outweigh cognitive loss as people approach the end of life.

Question 3

Discuss some nondrug protective factors that help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Accepted Answer

Consuming a "Mediterranean diet" emphasi

Question 4

Several large-scale studies indicate that over the past several decades,__________ has occurred in industrialized nations.

Accepted Answer

A)  a decrease in life expectancy 
B)  a decrease in maximum lifespan 
C)  compression of morbidity 
D)  expansion of morbidity 
A)  a decrease in life expectancy 
B)  a decrease in maximum lifespan 
C)  compression of morbidity 
D)  expansion of morbidity

Question 5

Mr.Torres had a series of strokes that left areas of dead brain cells,causing step-by-step degeneration of his mental ability.Mr.Torres is experiencing __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  familial Alzheimer's disease 
B)  sporadic Alzheimer's disease 
C)  vascular dementia 
D)  Parkinson's disease 
A)  familial Alzheimer's disease 
B)  sporadic Alzheimer's disease 
C)  vascular dementia 
D)  Parkinson's disease

Question 6

The abnormal APOE ℰ4 gene is the most widely known risk factor for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  familial Alzheimer's disease 
B)  vascular dementia 
C)  Parkinson's disease 
D)  sporadic Alzheimer's disease 
A)  familial Alzheimer's disease 
B)  vascular dementia 
C)  Parkinson's disease 
D)  sporadic Alzheimer's disease

Question 7

How do men and women compare in their physical health after age 85?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women have fewer health problems overall. 
B)  Men have more non-life-threatening disabling conditions. 
C)  Women are better able to remain independent and engage in society. 
D)  Men are less likely to be impaired because only the sturdiest have survived. 
A)  Women have fewer health problems overall. 
B)  Men have more non-life-threatening disabling conditions. 
C)  Women are better able to remain independent and engage in society. 
D)  Men are less likely to be impaired because only the sturdiest have survived.

Question 8

__________ affect(s)25 percent of people in their seventies and 50 percent of those in their eighties.

Accepted Answer

A)  Blindness 
B)  Cataracts 
C)  Retina detachments 
D)  Macular degeneration 
A)  Blindness 
B)  Cataracts 
C)  Retina detachments 
D)  Macular degeneration

Question 9

__________ facilitate(s)respiratory functioning in the older years.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced dietary fat 
B)  Exercise 
C)  T cells 
D)  Stress hormones 
A)  Reduced dietary fat 
B)  Exercise 
C)  T cells 
D)  Stress hormones

Question 10

Which statement is true about physical changes in late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flexibility of the joints and ligaments increases. 
B)  By age 60, 30 to 50 percent of muscle power has been lost. 
C)  Muscle strength generally declines at a faster rate than in middle age. 
D)  Weight gain is common after age 60 due to lean body mass. 
A)  Flexibility of the joints and ligaments increases. 
B)  By age 60, 30 to 50 percent of muscle power has been lost. 
C)  Muscle strength generally declines at a faster rate than in middle age. 
D)  Weight gain is common after age 60 due to lean body mass.

Question 11

Aimee is coordinating a continuing education program for older adults.Which of the following pieces of advice should she follow?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do not provide handouts because they are often cumbersome. 
B)  Present the information in one session to aid mastery of new material. 
C)  Present information at a fairly rapid pace so it is not quickly forgotten. 
D)  Relate new material to what older adults have already learned by drawing on their experiences. 
A)  Do not provide handouts because they are often cumbersome. 
B)  Present the information in one session to aid mastery of new material. 
C)  Present information at a fairly rapid pace so it is not quickly forgotten. 
D)  Relate new material to what older adults have already learned by drawing on their experiences.

Question 12

An accelerating falloff in cognitive performance or in emotional investment in life is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unusual in healthy older adults 
B)  a sign of loss of vitality and impending death 
C)  expected in adults soon after age 100 
D)  due to disuse of skills rather than biological aging 
A)  unusual in healthy older adults 
B)  a sign of loss of vitality and impending death 
C)  expected in adults soon after age 100 
D)  due to disuse of skills rather than biological aging

Question 13

Compared with younger married couples,older couples more often __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  live independent daily lives 
B)  make independent decisions 
C)  collaborate in problem solving 
D)  use ineffective problem-solving strategies 
A)  live independent daily lives 
B)  make independent decisions 
C)  collaborate in problem solving 
D)  use ineffective problem-solving strategies

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of an event-based memory task?

Accepted Answer

A)  taking medicine when an alarm goes off 
B)  taking medicine every 4 to 6 hours 
C)  remembering to set the alarm at night 
D)  remembering a special event from the past, like high school graduation 
A)  taking medicine when an alarm goes off 
B)  taking medicine every 4 to 6 hours 
C)  remembering to set the alarm at night 
D)  remembering a special event from the past, like high school graduation

Question 15

In a series of studies,when older adults were assigned to theater-arts training,singing lessons,or no-intervention control groups,__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  theater-training participants showed greater gains on tests of working-memory capacity 
B)  there were no discernable differences in scores on tests of instrumental activities of daily living 
C)  singing-lesson participants showed greater gains on tests of word and prose recall and verbal fluency 
D)  theater-training participants showed smaller gains than singing-lesson participants in problem solving 
A)  theater-training participants showed greater gains on tests of working-memory capacity 
B)  there were no discernable differences in scores on tests of instrumental activities of daily living 
C)  singing-lesson participants showed greater gains on tests of word and prose recall and verbal fluency 
D)  theater-training participants showed smaller gains than singing-lesson participants in problem solving

Question 16

Which statement is true about sleep apnea?

Accepted Answer

A)  It affects more women than men. 
B)  Those who are underweight are especially prone to it. 
C)  It affects an estimated 45 percent of older adults. 
D)  It affects more people in early than in late adulthood. 
A)  It affects more women than men. 
B)  Those who are underweight are especially prone to it. 
C)  It affects an estimated 45 percent of older adults. 
D)  It affects more people in early than in late adulthood.

Question 17

A blood vessel hemorrhaged in Ms.Rosenthal's brain,causing late-life physical disability.This is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a stroke 
B)  emphysema 
C)  hypertension 
D)  coronary pneumonia 
A)  a stroke 
B)  emphysema 
C)  hypertension 
D)  coronary pneumonia

Question 18

Normal age-related cell death in the brain __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  leads to serious deterioration of motor functions 
B)  leads to serious deterioration of mental functions 
C)  causes older people to lose the ability to perform everyday activities 
D)  does not lead to loss of ability to engage in everyday activities 
A)  leads to serious deterioration of motor functions 
B)  leads to serious deterioration of mental functions 
C)  causes older people to lose the ability to perform everyday activities 
D)  does not lead to loss of ability to engage in everyday activities

Question 19

A form of dementia that involves deterioration in subcortical brain regions is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer's disease 
B)  vascular dementia 
C)  reversible dementia 
D)  Parkinson's disease 
A)  Alzheimer's disease 
B)  vascular dementia 
C)  reversible dementia 
D)  Parkinson's disease

Question 20

Centenarians __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are more likely to be male than female 
B)  are less likely than other older adults to have all or most of their own teeth 
C)  have a high incidence of genes associated with immune-deficiency disorders 
D)  usually have grandparents, parents, and siblings who reached very old age 
A)  are more likely to be male than female 
B)  are less likely than other older adults to have all or most of their own teeth 
C)  have a high incidence of genes associated with immune-deficiency disorders 
D)  usually have grandparents, parents, and siblings who reached very old age

Wanting to be younger than one's actual age is associated with __________.

Which statement is true about cognitive functioning in late adulthood?

Discuss some nondrug protective factors that help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Several large-scale studies indicate that over the past several decades,__________ has occurred in industrialized nations.

Mr.Torres had a series of strokes that left areas of dead brain cells,causing step-by-step degeneration of his mental ability.Mr.Torres is experiencing __________.

The abnormal APOE ℰ4 gene is the most widely known risk factor for __________.

How do men and women compare in their physical health after age 85?

__________ affect(s)25 percent of people in their seventies and 50 percent of those in their eighties.

__________ facilitate(s)respiratory functioning in the older years.

Which statement is true about physical changes in late adulthood?

Aimee is coordinating a continuing education program for older adults.Which of the following pieces of advice should she follow?

An accelerating falloff in cognitive performance or in emotional investment in life is __________.

Compared with younger married couples,older couples more often __________.

Which of the following is an example of an event-based memory task?

In a series of studies,when older adults were assigned to theater-arts training,singing lessons,or no-intervention control groups,__________.

Which statement is true about sleep apnea?

A blood vessel hemorrhaged in Ms.Rosenthal's brain,causing late-life physical disability.This is known as __________.

Normal age-related cell death in the brain __________.

A form of dementia that involves deterioration in subcortical brain regions is __________.

Centenarians __________.

History, theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic 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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Exam 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Wanting to be younger than one's actual age is associated with __________.

Which statement is true about cognitive functioning in late adulthood?

Discuss some nondrug protective factors that help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Several large-scale studies indicate that over the past several decades,__________ has occurred in industrialized nations.

Mr.Torres had a series of strokes that left areas of dead brain cells,causing step-by-step degeneration of his mental ability.Mr.Torres is experiencing __________.

The abnormal APOE ℰ4 gene is the most widely known risk factor for __________.

How do men and women compare in their physical health after age 85?

__________ affect(s)25 percent of people in their seventies and 50 percent of those in their eighties.

__________ facilitate(s)respiratory functioning in the older years.

Which statement is true about physical changes in late adulthood?

Aimee is coordinating a continuing education program for older adults.Which of the following pieces of advice should she follow?

An accelerating falloff in cognitive performance or in emotional investment in life is __________.

Compared with younger married couples,older couples more often __________.

Which of the following is an example of an event-based memory task?

In a series of studies,when older adults were assigned to theater-arts training,singing lessons,or no-intervention control groups,__________.

Which statement is true about sleep apnea?

A blood vessel hemorrhaged in Ms.Rosenthal's brain,causing late-life physical disability.This is known as __________.

Normal age-related cell death in the brain __________.

A form of dementia that involves deterioration in subcortical brain regions is __________.

Centenarians __________.

History, theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic 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

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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