Deck 10: Biological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood

Question 1

The highest percentage of frequency for women age 30 to 39 engaging in sexual intercourse has been found to be:

A) 4 or more times a week
B) 2 to 3 times a week
C) A few times per month
D) A few times per year

Answer 1

B

Question 2

_____ is a reduction in hearing acuity for high frequency tones.

A) Decibelitis
B) Presbycusis
C) Amplifycis
D) Presbyopia

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Extracting some amount of tissue to examine a breast lump for cancer cells is called a:

A) Needle aspiration
B) Lumpectomy
C) Surgical biopsy
D) Partial mastectomy

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Middle-aged people:

A) Experience a decline in their creative productivity
B) May be slightly less adept at tests of short-term memory
C) Have reduced practical problem-solving capacities
D) Show a slight decrease in their IQ scores, even if they are mentally active

Question 5

As middle-aged males grow older,the following change tends to occur:

A) The testes produce increasing amounts of hormones
B) It usually takes a shorter time to achieve an erection
C) It usually takes a longer time before an erection can be regained after an orgasm
D) Male menopause is the most accurate description of this time of a man's life

Question 6

As compared to young adults,the following is true for middle-aged adults:

A) For those who begin an exercise program, it takes less time to get the body back into physical shape
B) It takes a shorter period to recover from colds and other common ailments
C) Middle-aged adults are best at tasks that require endurance rather than rapid bursts of energy
D) In the early forties, a general increase in rate of metabolism usually occurs

Question 7

The highest percentage of frequency for women age 40 to 49 engaging in sexual intercourse has been found to be:

A) 4 or more times a week
B) 2 to 3 times a week
C) A few times per month
D) A few times per year

Question 8

The highest percentage of frequency for men age 50 to 59 engaging in sexual intercourse has been found to be:

A) 4 or more times a week
B) 2 to 3 times a week
C) A few times per month
D) A few times per year

Question 9

Risk factors in getting breast cancer involve which of the following:

A) Being underweight
B) The younger you are, the greater your risk
C) Having children increases your risk
D) Race

Question 10

Which of the following is true about menopause:

A) Menopause is caused by an increase in the production of estrogen
B) During menopause there is a reduction of activity of the ovaries
C) During menopause the fallopian tubes become longer and larger
D) The majority of women who are postmenopausal develop osteoporosis

Question 11

Which of these possible symptoms is accurately associated with menopause:

A) The hair on the scalp and external genitalia may become thinner
B) The labia become much firmer
C) The breasts become larger
D) Physical symptoms usually begin when ovulation ceases

Question 12

______ percent of all breast lumps are benign.

A) 99
B) 80
C) 50
D) 30

Question 13

Which of the following is true regarding middle-age pregnancies:

A) Middle age pregnancies do not present any additional health risks than pregnancies at a younger age
B) The risk of Down syndrome is greater with older parents
C) Spontaneous abortions are more common in women who become pregnant before the age of forty years
D) Younger women are more apt to have a prolonged labor than older women

Question 14

A woman's sex drive reaches its peak in her:

A) Late teens to early 20s
B) Late 20s or early 30s
C) Late 30s or early 40s
D) Late 40s or early 50s

Question 15

The United States homicide rate is _____ times the rate in Canada.

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20

Question 16

One in ______ women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.

A) 8
B) 18
C) 28
D) 38

Question 17

The highest percentage of frequency for men age 25 to 29 engaging in sexual intercourse has been found to be:

A) 4 or more times a week
B) 2 to 3 times a week
C) A few times per month
D) A few times per year

Question 18

Which of the following is incorrect about menopause:

A) There is no clear-cut way to identify the exact time when menopause occurs
B) Most authorities agree that the climacteric can be considered definite when there has been no menstrual period for one year
C) Physical symptoms of menopause usually end when ovulation ceases
D) Hormone replacement therapy is now recommended to reduce the symptoms

Question 19

Breast self-examinations should be administered:

A) Once a month
B) Once every six months
C) Once a year
D) Once every two years

Question 20

The following is true about menopause:

A) Menopause is the event in a woman's life when she stops menstruating, and can no longer bear children
B) The median age when menopause occurs is 65 years
C) The age at which menopause occurs is unrelated to heredity
D) The time span during which a woman's body undergoes the physiological changes that bring on menopause is called menarche

Question 21

Hypertension is more prevalent among African Americans than among their white counterparts.

Question 22

The time span,ranging from two to five years,during which a woman's body undergoes the physiological changes that bring on menopause,is called the climacteric.

Question 23

The death rate in young adulthood is higher for females than for males.

Question 24

Two forms of benign breast lumps are cysts and fibroadenomas.

Question 25

Men are more apt than women to feel old before their time if they have not achieved career or financial success.

Question 26

Widows are more likely than widowers to establish a new sexual relationship.

Question 27

During the time of the male climacteric,the production of testosterone gradually increases.

Question 28

The following is true regarding sex following divorce:

A) When matched for age, divorced men have a slightly higher frequency of coitus than married men
B) When matched for age, divorced women have a slightly higher frequency of coitus than married women
C) Divorced women report a lower frequency of orgasm than they experienced in marital sex
D) It is always more satisfying than marital sex

Question 29

Creative productivity is at an optimum point in middle age.

Question 30

Eyesight and hearing tend to be sharpest at age 30.

Question 31

AIDS has definitely been found to be transmitted by:

A) Mosquito bites
B) Casual kissing
C) Swimming in a pool where someone who is HIV positive is also swimming
D) Receiving contaminated blood transfusions

Question 32

Presbycusis is a reduction in hearing acuity for high-frequency tones.

Question 33

Most women experience such serious psychological reactions to menopause that they seek professional counseling.

Question 34

Regarding sex in widowhood,which of the following is accurate:

A) Cultural patterns encourage widows to establish new sexual relationships
B) In middle and later adulthood, there are substantially more single women than single men
C) Widows are more likely than widowers to establish a new sexual relationship
D) Widowers tend to receive more emotional support from friends and family and may feel less need to form a new sexual relationship

Question 35

Periods of celibacy may be important for self-exploration and recovery from broken romances.

Question 36

Mammography is the only means for detecting breast cancer.

Question 37

The "duty to warn" principle was established by the 1974 case of _____ v.Regents of the University of California.

A) Bakke
B) Brown
C) Tarasoff
D) Dimetrikoff

Question 38

Most women age 50 to 59 report engaging in sexual intercourse a few times per year.

Question 39

_____ is now more heavily affected by AIDS and HIV than any other region of the world.

A) United States
B) China
C) India
D) Southern Africa

Question 40

Spontaneous abortions are more common in women who become pregnant after the age of 40 years.

Question 41

Summarize the physical changes that occur in middle age.

Question 42

People infected by HIV (including those having AIDS)are covered by the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.

Question 43

Once a client has been diagnosed as being HIV infected,that client's social worker is now legally obligated to inform the partner of the client of the diagnosis.

Question 44

What are the risk factors involved in getting breast cancer?

Question 45

Describe the various surgical procedures involved in the treatment of breast cancer.

Question 46

Compare the death rate for young adults of color (aged 15 to 24)in the United States with white people of the same age group. Explain the reason.

Question 47

Describe osteoporosis and list possible means of prevention.

Question 48

The text cited research on women's experiences of menopause in various cultures. Compare the experiences reported in this research between Japanese women and Canadian women. How is menopause viewed among Native American women?

Question 49

If you were an employer,would you be reluctant to hire someone who was 50 or older? Why or why not?

Question 50

Describe the changes in physical strength and reaction time for people in middle adulthood.

Question 51

Summarize the physical changes that occur in young adulthood.

Question 52

Explain the different types of tests used to detect breast cancer.

Question 53

Many people who are infected by HIV will eventually develop AIDS.

Question 54

Cite the difference in the death rate for African American males 15 to 24 in the United States compared to their white counterparts. Explain the reason.

Question 55

What changes in intellectual functioning occurs in middle adulthood?

Question 56

Describe the possible changes that occur during male climacteric.

Question 57

The HIV virus reverses the usual order of reproduction within the cells they infect.

Question 58

Regarding midlife,compare stage theories to the contemporary life events approach.

Question 59

The HAART treatment has been found to be effective in curing patients of HIV.

Question 60

At what age does a man's sex drive reach its peak? Is it the same for women? If not,what age is it for women?

Question 61

Summarize how AIDS is impacting Africa.

Question 62

How are people who are HIV positive,or who have AIDS,being discriminated against?

Question 63

Cicely has AIDS. She's two months old and got it from her mother who also has it. Cicely is very weak and probably won't live long. In what ways could you,as a social worker,be helpful?

Question 64

What are the primary ways in which HIV is transmitted from one person to another?

Question 65

What is AIDS-dementia complex? How can social workers help people who are living with this?

Question 66

If you were married and your spouse had an extramarital affair,would you seek a divorce? Why or why not?

Question 67

Describe the findings regarding sex in widowhood and sex among the never married.

Question 68

Once a person has been positively diagnosed as having antibodies to HIV and is contagious,who should have access to this information?

Question 69

After divorce,is there any difference regarding sex for men and women? If so,what are the differences?

Question 70

How can the transmission of HIV best be curtailed?