Exam 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in the Later Years

Kim found it increasingly frustrating to talk to her 76-year-old uncle about her life because she found herself having to make connections between each and every detail to help him understand what she was telling him, an indication that his __________________ was beginning to fail.

The extent to which a person can successfully accomplish the activities of daily living is an indicator of how much _______________ the aging adult has been able to maintain.

Older adults, like younger adults, may be quite interested in maintaining an active sex life. If an older adult experiences a sexual problem such as ____________________, geriatric-trained professionals will be less likely to incorrectly assume that older adults aren't sexually active and will therefore be more likely to help them access successful treatments.

The program theory of aging focuses primarily on the role of ________________ associated with decreases in optimal physical functioning of physical systems.

In later adulthood, _________________ is the leading cause of death.

Experts agree that wisdom involves a combination of:

Memory changes vary widely through the later decades of adulthood because memory is a multidimensional cognitive process.

Among older adults, those who live in Latin America have an increased risk for dementia.

The biggest nutritional issue among older adults is:

Alan was confused by all the frustrations he was having with his life. His 70-year-old wife laughed at him when he complained that "this restaurant served me bland food just to annoy me" and when he thought "someone tilted the street signs so I can't see them now." As a nurse, she knows it's normal for him to experience decreases in his:

Older adults are the age group at greatest risk for ________________ disease, a progressive form of dementia that is an outcome of plaques and tangles forming in the brain.

A cross section of an older adult's bones that show evidence of osteoporosis will look very:

At any age, but more commonly in older adults, dementia is diagnosed when an individual experiences a loss of cognitive function.

The highest probability of achieving wisdom is associated with:

Older adults who complain of pressure in the eye may be diagnosed with:

The highest boundary (in years) of a specific species is described by the term:

Life expectancy refers to the average number of years a person is expected to live.

In older adulthood, attention declines are also associated with changes in the way memories are stored and retrieved.

Visual decline begins in middle adulthood and accelerates in older adulthood.

Mineral loss, specifically ______________, is responsible for bone mass loss in older adulthood.