Question 1

Which of the following statements best characterizes cancers in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are rarely avoidable in middle adulthood. 
B)  They are benign whereas during late adulthood they become malignant. 
C)  They travel through the parasympathetic system. 
D)  They increase in risk with age. 
A)  They are rarely avoidable in middle adulthood. 
B)  They are benign whereas during late adulthood they become malignant. 
C)  They travel through the parasympathetic system. 
D)  They increase in risk with age.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the effect of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has no impact on the immune system. 
B)  It affects everyone the same way. 
C)  It leaves people more vulnerable to illness. 
D)  It activates the body's natural supply of antigens. 
A)  It has no impact on the immune system. 
B)  It affects everyone the same way. 
C)  It leaves people more vulnerable to illness. 
D)  It activates the body's natural supply of antigens.

Question 3

MATCHING
-Gradual decline in women's reproductive capacity

Accepted Answer

A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity 
A) Menopause 
B) Multidirectionality 
C) Reaction time 
D) Metastases 
E) Production of melanin declines
F)Carcinogens
G)Cohort effect
H)Arteriosclerosis
I)Interindividual variability
J)Andropause
K)Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
L)Cancer
M)Osteoporosis
N)Hormone-replacement therapy
O)3-11 months leading up to cessation of menstruation
P)Leukocytes
Q)Presbyopia
R)Adult-onset diabetes
S)Climacteric
T)Plasticity

Question 4

How is body mass index (BMI) affected by aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  BMI decreases with age. 
B)  BMI remains stable over time. 
C)  BMI changes due to loss of fat cells. 
D)  BMI changes due to loss of muscle mass. 
A)  BMI decreases with age. 
B)  BMI remains stable over time. 
C)  BMI changes due to loss of fat cells. 
D)  BMI changes due to loss of muscle mass.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best characterizes hormone-replacement therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has both benefits and risks for many women. 
B)  It is used by most perimenopausal women today. 
C)  It has been banned in Canada because it causes cancer. 
D)  It is recommended for all women for treatment of menopausal symptoms. 
A)  It has both benefits and risks for many women. 
B)  It is used by most perimenopausal women today. 
C)  It has been banned in Canada because it causes cancer. 
D)  It is recommended for all women for treatment of menopausal symptoms.

Question 6

In 2013, Cancer Care Ontario recommended women have mammograms to screen for breast cancer beginning at age 40,

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If you are a Canadian and you smoke, which of the following represents the potential effects of your cigarette smoking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cigarette smoking does NOT pose a stronger correlation to contracting cancer compared with any other negative lifestyle choices, the environment you live in, or your DNA. 
B)  You could add to the statistics as one of the 84% of lung cancer deaths that are caused by smoking. 
C)  Whether you have a family history of cancer or NOT in this variable will NOT affect on your cancer risk outcome. 
D)  Most tumours that can be traced to cigarette smoking are often benign and will be surgically removed. 
A)  Cigarette smoking does NOT pose a stronger correlation to contracting cancer compared with any other negative lifestyle choices, the environment you live in, or your DNA. 
B)  You could add to the statistics as one of the 84% of lung cancer deaths that are caused by smoking. 
C)  Whether you have a family history of cancer or NOT in this variable will NOT affect on your cancer risk outcome. 
D)  Most tumours that can be traced to cigarette smoking are often benign and will be surgically removed.

Question 8

Which of the following best characterizes physical development in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical decline is rapid for most people. 
B)  Exercise and diet can stave off aging completely. 
C)  People are at their peak physical levels. 
D)  Some theorists consider middle adulthood to be a time of peak performance. 
A)  Physical decline is rapid for most people. 
B)  Exercise and diet can stave off aging completely. 
C)  People are at their peak physical levels. 
D)  Some theorists consider middle adulthood to be a time of peak performance.

Question 9

Stress suppresses the immune system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the relationship between diet and cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diet may account for 30% of all cancers in Western cultures. 
B)  Diet is rarely related to cancer. 
C)  Diet has no effect on risk of cancer. 
D)  Diet overwhelmingly accounts for 90% of all cancers in Western cultures. 
A)  Diet may account for 30% of all cancers in Western cultures. 
B)  Diet is rarely related to cancer. 
C)  Diet has no effect on risk of cancer. 
D)  Diet overwhelmingly accounts for 90% of all cancers in Western cultures.

Which of the following statements best characterizes cancers in middle adulthood?

Which of the following best describes the effect of stress?

MATCHING -Gradual decline in women's reproductive capacity

How is body mass index (BMI) affected by aging?

Which of the following statements best characterizes hormone-replacement therapy?

In 2013, Cancer Care Ontario recommended women have mammograms to screen for breast cancer beginning at age 40,

If you are a Canadian and you smoke, which of the following represents the potential effects of your cigarette smoking?

Which of the following best characterizes physical development in middle adulthood?

Stress suppresses the immune system.

What is the relationship between diet and cancer?

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Exam 15: Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Which of the following statements best characterizes cancers in middle adulthood?

Which of the following best describes the effect of stress?

MATCHING -Gradual decline in women's reproductive capacity

How is body mass index (BMI) affected by aging?

Which of the following statements best characterizes hormone-replacement therapy?

In 2013, Cancer Care Ontario recommended women have mammograms to screen for breast cancer beginning at age 40,

If you are a Canadian and you smoke, which of the following represents the potential effects of your cigarette smoking?

Which of the following best characterizes physical development in middle adulthood?

Stress suppresses the immune system.

What is the relationship between diet and cancer?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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