Exam 14: The Physical Challenges of Aging

Generalizing from the text, when family members want to convince an elderly loved one to give up driving:

Which is a biomarker of early Alzheimer's?

Maria is a low-income Latina; Marcia is a low-income White woman. Statistically speaking, which of these two U.S. residents is likely to live longer?

In order, list an example of an instrumental ADL (activities of daily living) and a basic ADL (activities of daily life) impairment.

An elderly uncle has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and your aunt has decided to care for him at home. What advice might help this person?

Which chronic eye disease makes it difficult to see out of the center of the eye?

Outline some forces explaining the socioeconomic health gap during adult life by putting yourself in the place of a hypothetical low-income person and citing concrete examples to illustrate your points.

Seamus works out for hours at his local fitness center with his iPod blasting. Seamus:

In 2015, U.S. life expectancy_____.

Ritkriti is an elderly woman who is having trouble standing and dressing herself. These tasks are called:

Yolanda has always been a great cook. However, at the age of 90, she is unable to cook for herself, although she can still walk and dress herself. Yolanda has a problem with:

Which group lives longer but gets more illnesses during adult life?

Considering accidents per miles driven, the MOST dangerous drivers are _____.

Based on the text, Alzheimer's caregivers:

Morton, at 85, had to give up his own home when he could no longer cook or keep his house clean. His children helped him move his most prized furniture into his own room at the facility where he now lives. He rides the facility bus to church and eats his meals in the communal dining room. The staff comes to his room each morning to make sure he has taken his medications. Morton is living in a(n):

A bottom line message of this chapter is that the United States has:

The age-related sensory change that is MOST likely to cause interpersonal problems is hearing loss.

Dr. Rust is an Alzheimer's researcher. As of 2018, what statement is he LEAST apt to make?

Who is LEAST likely to survive to their nineties?

Low socioeconomic-status adults age faster and die at a younger age than their wealthier counterparts. This is true: