Exam 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Which of the following is NOT a known risk factor for depression and dysthymia among the elderly?

Falls often result from an older adult's loss of physical stamina.

All of the following are recommended activities to improve cognitive functioning EXCEPT

Which of the following statements is true about Alzheimer's disease?

Burns are far more common in late adulthood because the neurological message travels more slowly than in young or middle-aged adults.

Older adults' difficulty in learning computer mouse skills, such as clicking and dragging objects across the screen, is related to ________ declines.

As adults get older, their life expectancy decreases.

Which theory of aging suggests that aging occurs when undesirable bonds form between proteins or fats, resulting in molecules that cannot assume the correct shape for their proper function?

In Canada, the fastest-growing segment of the population is the oldest old.

Older adults in their sixties may be more liberated to create because most have retired from everyday work.

The general slowing down that older adults experience will impact all of the following EXCEPT

What is the most likely cause of slower reaction time for everyday tasks and activities for an older individual?

The number of telomeres remaining in a 70-year-old is considerably lower than the number found in a 5-year-old.

Recent studies indicate that the majority of elderly adults in Canada have no difficulty performing instrumental activities of daily living.

According to Cohen's four-stage theory of mid- to late-life creativity, a creative person's desire to pool her accomplishments together into a cohesive, meaningful story is called

Older women tend to attempt suicide more often than older men, and they tend to complete the act more often because they choose more violent methods.

According to Cohen's four-stage theory of mid- to late-life creativity, at what age does one progress through the liberation phase?

Those with hearing loss, whether mild or more severe, tend to be perceived as being disoriented or suffering from poor memory.

Free radicals occur less frequently in older than in young persons' bodies.

Health status is the strongest predictor of depression in older adults.