Question 1

In Canada,people over 75 years of age have the highest rate of depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Cohen's four-stage theory of mid- to late-life creativity,the 80-year-old musician who works to finish musical compositions begun 50 years earlier is in the ________ phase of a creative life.

Accepted Answer

A)  summing-up 
B)  liberation 
C)  re-evaluation 
D)  encore

Question 3

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A greater number of older men than older women are in nursing homes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Among the old,there are average declines in

Accepted Answer

A)  speed of information-processing, but not in recall memory skills. 
B)  virtually all measures of intellectual skills. 
C)  memory skills, but not in most other intellectual skills. 
D)  all intellectual skills except vocabulary.

Question 8

The theoretical proposal that each species is subject to a genetically programmed time limit after which cells no longer have any capacity to replicate themselves accurately is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the Telomere Theory. 
B)  the Functional Status. 
C)  the Hayflick Limit. 
D)  the Telomere Limit Theory.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The skin of elderly adults is less responsive to cold and heat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a typical hearing difficulty experienced by older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  irregular amplification of deep or bass-like sounds 
B)  tinnitus 
C)  difficulties in word discrimination 
D)  loss of ability to hear high-frequency sounds

Question 12

The redundancy that is built into the human brain to permit nerve impulses to move from one neuron to another even if dendrites have been lost is

Accepted Answer

A)  synaptic plasticity 
B)  the action potential 
C)  programmed senescence 
D)  the Hayflick process

Question 13

Summarize the defining features,symptoms,and progression of Alzheimer's disease.Identify the incidence,prevalence,risk factors,and treatments associated with the disorder

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Discuss sexual activity and aging.What factors affect sexual activity? What are the trends and patterns?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

What term is used to describe older adults whose physical and/or mental impairments are so extensive that they cannot care for themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  oldest old 
B)  fragile elderly 
C)  frail elderly 
D)  feeble elderly

Question 16

Among older adults,the strongest predictor for depression is poor health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is currently the most widely accepted explanation for declines in memory among older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  their lack of motivation to use memory strategies 
B)  loss of speed in central nervous system processes related to information-processing and memory function 
C)  low-level dementia that interferes with memory but not with other aspects of functioning 
D)  drug interactions that interfere with the physiological basis of memory formation and retrieval

Question 18

The ________ theory of aging suggests that physical aging is caused when atoms or molecules with unpaired electrons enter into damaging chemical reactions that cause irreparable and cumulative cellular damage.

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-linking 
B)  programmed senescence 
C)  antioxidation 
D)  free radicals

Question 19

The feeling of fullness that follows a meal is referred to as "satiety" and tends to be impaired in late adulthood,causing possible weight gain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Researchers have established that elderly adults generally outperform young and middle-aged adults on tests of prospective memory (tasks that require an individual to remember an event into the future,such as remembering a doctor's appointment).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

In Canada,people over 75 years of age have the highest rate of depression.

According to Cohen's four-stage theory of mid- to late-life creativity,the 80-year-old musician who works to finish musical compositions begun 50 years earlier is in the ________ phase of a creative life.

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.

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

A greater number of older men than older women are in nursing homes.

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

Among the old,there are average declines in

The theoretical proposal that each species is subject to a genetically programmed time limit after which cells no longer have any capacity to replicate themselves accurately is called

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

The skin of elderly adults is less responsive to cold and heat.

Which of the following is NOT a typical hearing difficulty experienced by older adults?

The redundancy that is built into the human brain to permit nerve impulses to move from one neuron to another even if dendrites have been lost is

Summarize the defining features,symptoms,and progression of Alzheimer's disease.Identify the incidence,prevalence,risk factors,and treatments associated with the disorder

Discuss sexual activity and aging.What factors affect sexual activity? What are the trends and patterns?

What term is used to describe older adults whose physical and/or mental impairments are so extensive that they cannot care for themselves?

Among older adults,the strongest predictor for depression is poor health.

What is currently the most widely accepted explanation for declines in memory among older adults?

The ________ theory of aging suggests that physical aging is caused when atoms or molecules with unpaired electrons enter into damaging chemical reactions that cause irreparable and cumulative cellular damage.

The feeling of fullness that follows a meal is referred to as "satiety" and tends to be impaired in late adulthood,causing possible weight gain.

Researchers have established that elderly adults generally outperform young and middle-aged adults on tests of prospective memory (tasks that require an individual to remember an event into the future,such as remembering a doctor's appointment).