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The absolute human life span is considered to be______ years.

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120

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According to your text, ______ and _______ have longer life expectancies after the age of 65 than Americans.

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Japanese and French

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All of the following are observable body changes correlated with aging EXCEPT

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body cells absorb more calcuim

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Presbyopia is a condition in which______ is impaired

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near vision

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All of the following decrease with age EXCEPT

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reflex action

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Which group has a 30% higher risk of death than the white population?

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Black

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Which of the following statements more accurately depicts health status of older Americans today?

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Those over age 75 have noticeable physical declines compared with middle-age.

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___ percent of Americans 65 and over live successfully or nearly successfully in the community

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95

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The majority of non institutionalized elders in the U.S. have

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relatively minor chronic conditions

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ADLs includes what tasks?

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washing, feeding, and dressing

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The major killing disease in the U.S. and other industrialized countries is?

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Coronary artery disease

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Artheroschlerosis occurs when

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fat and cholesterol crystals accumulate on the walls of the arteries.

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Which of the following contributes to atherosclerosis?

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high cholesterol and blood pressure A diet high in refined sugars and saturated fats obesity and stress

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An infarct is

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dead heart tissues due to deficient blood supply

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Gender comparisons regarding heart attacks show

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women are more likely to die from a heart attack

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Thrombosis is closely associated with

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Atherosclerosis

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What factor causes an increased risk of developing osteoporosis?

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large body frame

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What is considered as the risk factor for developing coronary heart disease?

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Excess body fat

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The most common cause of accudental death among the elderly is

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Falls

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Treatments for osteoarthritis include

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exercise anti inflammatory drugs and steroids reduction of strain

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The type of arthritis that most often poses problems for those 65 and older is

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osteoarthritis

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Osteoarthritis that occurs late in life is most likely to be

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in the large or overused joints

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Bone loss from inadequate diet, reduced calcium absorption efficiency, and inadequate physical activity can result in a condition called

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osteoporosis

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All of the following are believed to be causes of osteoporosis EXCEPT

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testosterone deficiency

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Among older adults falls are the most common cause of accidental death. Other major causes include

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Suffocation from objects ingested and burns

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Obesity increases problems off

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heart disease diabetes hypertension

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Senescence refers to

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onset of the degenerative process associated with age

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The life expectancy for a child born today is about

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80 years

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A major study of those over 100 years of age found that they died of organic failure due to all of the following EXCEPT

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old age

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Damage theories are based on the idea that

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Aging is the result of accumulated errors

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Our \"biological clock\" beings at

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Conception

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_____ theories of aging propose that as people age they develop a greater capacity to produce antibodies that destroy even normal cells

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Autoimmune

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____ theory of agin proposes that irreplaceable body parts simply wear out

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Cellular wear and tear

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Free radicals are

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highly reactive molecules that mangle vital enzymes and membranes

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Studies of caloric restriction and longevity in animals show that

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With caloric restrictions animals live longer and have a lower incidence of heart disease and cancer

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A nutritional study of elderly sportsmen demonstrated a correlation between maximum oxygen uptake as a measure of physical fitness and

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Vitamin C

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A high fiber diet protects an individual against what ailment(s)

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Constipation and intestinal disease gallstone and cancer diverticulitis

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All of the following factors contribute to nutritional difficulties for the very old EXCEPT

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high levels of cholesterol

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Because of reduced kidney function, elders should eat less______ to avoid kidney strain

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protein

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Exercise for people in late life is

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contributes to health even if not begun until later life

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According to your text, what kind of exercise is specifically stated to benefit the elderly?

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Strength training and flexibility excercises

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A longitudinal study of health and lifestyles of Harvard men found

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humility caused them to be healthy and lived longer

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A longitudinal study of master athletes predicts that athletic performance will not decline significantly until age

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60

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Which of the following personality traits is LEAST likely to be life shortening?

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extrovertion

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A shortened life is statistically correlated with all the following EXCEPT

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divorce in women

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A study of centenarian cited in your text described them as

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having a high intake of saturated fats

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Absolute human life span is the maximum chronological age that a human can live

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T

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Presbyopia is a heart condition

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F

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With aging, the body's immune system increases in its capacity to protect a person from disease

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F

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Acute diseases decline with age

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T

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Most of the major health problems of old age result from the aging process, rather than the presence of diseases

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F

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A high waist-to-hip ratio of excess body fat was more strongly related to coronary heart disease among men than uniform excess weight over the body

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T

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Coronary disease results in deficient blood supply to the heart

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T

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Some general causes of cancer include an excess amount of fluid ingested

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F

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A recent study of elders with cancer showed cancer substantially reduced their physical function

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F

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Rheumatoid arthritis and gout are rare and more painful than just the general arthritis

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T

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New bone formation is stimulated by medication and diet

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F

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Cell damage is mainly due to changes in one dominate tissue

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F

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Scientists believe that low caloric intake helps protect the immune system

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T

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Women are more likely to live in poverty and have fewer chronic illness that men

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F

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Physicians believe strength-training is inappropriate for elderly over 75 years old

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F

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What factors cause depression in older adults?

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fear of death and constant pain lost of self esteem and confidence medications

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Metamory is

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a self appraisal or self monitoring of memory

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The five senses generally

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lose their sharpness with age

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Sensory memory

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takes in information so rapidly that most of it gets lost

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Selective attention involves

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focusing attention on certain stimuli and inhibiting responses to irrelevant information

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When comparing older and younger adults in task performances, studies have found

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older individuals are more distracted and unable to disregard clutter of irrelevant information

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_____ is the process of evaluating the sensory information carried to the brain

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Perception

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Differences in perception among age groups

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are frequently reported may be due to differences in social isolation may be caused by biological changes

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Which of the following illustrate motor performance?

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pressing a button to turn on a television

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Which of the following is LEAST likely to be affected by psychomotor speed?

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Recalling a happy event

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Reaction time

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differs depending on the task and not the age

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Cognitive pragmatics refers to

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knowledge and life experience

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Which of the following activities is most likely to increase reaction time?

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Aerobic exercise

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Which of the following is NOT a dimension of intelligence conceptualized by Guilford?

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Sensory memory, psychomotor speed, and reaction time

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Measures of intelligence have ben criticized as being ageist because they

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are inadequate to measure applied knowledge

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The Wechsler Adult Intelligence test

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compensates for increasing age

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Fluid intelligence measures

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innate ability to process information

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Crystalized intelligence is

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the measure of knowledge acquired through experience and education

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Longitudinal studies of IQ have found that_____ remain stable with time.

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Verbal skills

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Research suggests decline in intelligence begins to take on significance in the

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70s

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Evidence suggests the most age sensitive mental ability is

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perceptual speed

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Which of the following is more likely to be a problem with a cross sectional, than a longitudinal study?

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younger generations do not do as well on standardized tests.

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The theory of terminal decline or terminal drop proposes

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a precipitous decrease in cognitive functioning occurs one or two years before death.

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Which of the following is LEAST likely to hinder the learning old older adults?

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self-pacing

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Once information is transferred to _______, people of all ages are able to recall it.

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Primary memory

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Working memory refers to

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processing of sensory stimuli to give meaning and transfer to long term storage.

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Which of the following is most likely to illustrate tertiary memory?

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your sisters's birth

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_____ shows little change with age

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Primary memory

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Being unable to remember a phone number given to you orally long enough to dial the number illustrates a failure of

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Working memory

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TOT, \"Tip of the tongue\" syndrome refers to

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on the verge of recalling a name, date, or event and unable to do it

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In which kind of memory test are older people likely to do as well as if not better than younger people?

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tests of recognition

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Studies of long term memory have found age differences in

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perceptual speed of memory retrieval

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Symptoms of senility are LEAST likely to be due to

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the biological aging process

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Functional disorders

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are of psychological, not physical, origin

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When a person who fears being robbed or mugged will not leave home, gets dozens of locks, and constantly checks them, he or she is most likely to suffer from

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Generalized anxiety disorder

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Constantly washing one's hands is a symptom of

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Recent studies reveal that

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one or two percent of older adults are clinically (severely) depressed

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If a person is lethargic, has low self-esteem, and finds life confusing they may have which type of disorder?

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Affective disorder

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The ______ personality tends to be a solitary person who lacks the capacity for warm, close social relationships

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introverted

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Affective disorders

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are mood disorders

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Speaking a language that seems to be self expression of disturbance in behavior is most likely to be a symptom of

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schizophrenia

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All of the following characterize dementia EXCEPT

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it is a normal part of the aging process

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A lack of awareness of oneself or one's surroundings is called

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delirium

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Multi-infarct dementia (MID)

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rises from problems with blood flow to the brain

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Dementia from _____ may result from lack of vitamin B12

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alcoholism

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Examination of psychiatric services for the elderly in U.S. and Canada reveal all of the following EXCEPT

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psychiatric services for elders are more accessible in the United States because of universal health insurance.

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Older adults are likely to have incorporated ageist beliefs about memory

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T

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Memory starts our as a thought of recall

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F

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Sensory threshold is the minimum intensity of a stimuli required for a person to perceive it

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T

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The classic aging pattern is high verbal scores and declining performance scores of older adults

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T

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If someone can not remember something, it means learning has not adequately occured

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T

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T.O.T states for Top of the Tongue syndrome

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F

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If used, memory will be maintained or even improve as an individual grows older.

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F

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Senility is an inevitable consequence of growing old

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F

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Most people over 65 who suffer from depression are not receiving and formal psychiatric treatment

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T

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Hypochondria is an indicator of emotional problems

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T

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The most common form of chronic organic brain disease is Parkinson's disease

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F

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The incidence of Alzheimer's disease is increasing

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F

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Alcoholism can lead to dementia

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T

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Huntington's disease symptoms are very similar to Alzheimer disease symptoms

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T

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Parkinson's disease is more common among women than men

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F

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Which of the following illustrates a change in the American family today?

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The post parental stage of life lasts longer

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Bonds between___ tend to be second only to mother-child ties in intensity and complexity

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siblings

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The authors of your text predict that

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the family support system will become smaller

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A review of previous research on siblings contact reveals

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siblings generally maintain contact with each other

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Research reports the bond of siblings to be_____ than in the past

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more forgiving

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Having more sisters in a family

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increases the level of care to the parents

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Kin relationships in white-collar families differ from those of blue-collar families in which of the following ways?

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White collar families are more likely to geographically scattered

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Urban elders, in contrast to rural elders

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interact more with their children

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The _____ generation family is becoming common in the current population

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3

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Reasons grandparents become parents to grandchildren, according to the text include all of the following EXCEPT

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parents death

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Grandparents who have taken responsibility for raising their grandchildren are likely to experience all of the following EXCEPT

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stress from having little contact with the child's parent

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Research suggests that, compared to grandparents in other societies, American grandparents

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play a background, supportive role, especially in times of crisis

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Studies of grandparents whose children have divorced show

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about half were friendly with their child's former spouce

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in a study by Dorothy Apple it was learned that the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren tended to be ______ and ______ in household where grandparents retained little control

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Friendly; informal

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Legal visitation rights between grandparents and grandchildren

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are generally permitted if provisions for visiting the grandparents were made prior to the divorce

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Studies of friendship among the elderly have found

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most elderly friends keep in touch weekly

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Studies of equity and morale have found

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the equitably benefited women had the highest morale

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In elderly women's friendship networks

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the essential elements of friendship-- understanding, affection, trust, and acceptance-- endure over time

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According to your text, a confidant is described as

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someone to confide in and share personal problems

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According to your text, a companion is defined as

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someone who regularly shares in activities with you

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The elderly are most likely to join a

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lodge or fraternal organization

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Studies of voluntary particular that controlled for social class found

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being a \"joiner\" is related to middle or upper class lifestyle, and aging does not necessarily change this lifestyle

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Most senior centers operate under

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churches and unions

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Which statement is correct about senior centers

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There will soon be one in every community

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A convoy is

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a network of supportive family and friends

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Studies of convoys found

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some people drop out and others join the convoy after it has begun

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Women are most likely to be keepers of the networks of older people for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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Elders tend to be both geographically closer to the women in their networks

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The femaleness principle refers to the

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more central roles of women in the network of unmarried people

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Religiosity refers to

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interaction with organized religion

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Spiritual well being refers to

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having a psychological sense of purpose and meaning

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A study of elderly people coping with cancer found hope and more positive mood states were associated with

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high intrinsic religiosity

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Which ethnic group was found to traditionally use the church as a powerful source of social support?

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African Americans

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People age 65 or older are

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most likely of any age group to belong to church-affiliated organizations

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What are some of the factors that discourage remarriage in old age?

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pressure from children respect for the deceased spouse fear of ridicule

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Later life tends to become isolated and stagnant for most elders

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F

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Marriages are likely to last 40 to 70 years

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F

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A persons confidant in life is typically a close friend, not a family member

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F

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A persons relationship with siblings is likely to be the longest relationship in an individuals life

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T

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The baby boomers will be the first cohort in history that has less offspring than siblings

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T

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In terms of level of obligation within the family, siblings ties are more binding than that of marriage of parent to child

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F

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Females maintain closer relationships with family members than do males

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T

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The typical time for coming a grandparent is old age

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F

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Women are more likely than men to look forward to the role of grandparent

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T

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For some grandparents, stepgrandchildren are treated as biological grandchildren

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T

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Older Americans are still likely to live in the communities in which they raised their children

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T

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A companion is someone to confide in and share personal problems with

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F

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Social networks relate to how many online networks one is associated with

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F

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Elders benefit from services of religion groups that minister to the needs of the sick, frail, disables, and homebound

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T

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Religion is the fundamental motive for living of the intrinsically religious

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F

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