HGD Chapter 14 – Flashcards
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Presbycusis is the most common age-related
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type of hearing problem.
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Candida has had Alzheimer's disease for over a decade. In an effort to help slow her memory loss, therapists have begun asking her simple questions, waiting for 10 seconds, then, if Candida gets the item correct, re-asking the question after a slightly longer time delay. Candida's intervention is based on
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spaced retrieval.
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The most normative hearing-related change in adulthood involves the inability to hear
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high-pitched tones.
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Which sleep complaint would you least expect from an older adult?
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"Once I go to sleep, I sleep way too long."
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While being treated for depression, 70-year-old Ian is encouraged to avoid situations that lead to negative consequences and to reward himself when something good happens to him. Ian appears to be being treated by a ____ therapist.
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behavioral
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In preparing for a date in court, Angeline commits to memory the details of the case. This sort of conscious preparation and remembering of information is an example of ____ memory.
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explicit
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What is not used as a diagnostic test for vascular dementia?
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Measurement of neurotransmitter levels
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After Winston has been diagnosed with Parkinson's, his doctor would be most likely to suggest that he begin a treatment involving
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implanting a neurostimulator to act as a brain pacemaker.
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Prior to entering a restaurant, Amy starts to shake, hyperventilate, and feel light-headed. She is too terrified to enter the restaurant. She turns around immediately and catches the first taxi back home. This behavior is most consistent with
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an anxiety disorder.
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Who is most likely to develop cancer within the next year?
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Efra, who is 88 years old
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Telomeres are found exclusively on
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the tips of chromosomes.
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Which of the following is not an aspect of wisdom described from the psychological perspective?
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Cross-linking
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What is a more common term used to describe a cerebral vascular accident?
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Stroke
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When someone hands Russ a menu to read, he has to hold it at arm's length in order to be able to see the words well enough to read them. This behavior indicates that Russ is experiencing
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presbyopia.
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Which type of therapy for depression would be most interested in altering internal belief systems?
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Cognitive therapy
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Mickey is currently experiencing "the third age." He could best be described as one of the
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young-old.
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Gina is recalling the time last year that she hiked up a big hill in the rain with a group of her friends. This memory would be best described as a(n) ____ memory.
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episodic
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Because he is a cognitive therapist, Dr. Spence is most likely to suggest that the underlying cause of depression involves
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a thought process that focuses only on negative memories.
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Dementia as defined as a serious impairment of
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cognitive and behavioral functioning.
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After assessing Nalini's brain, her physician comments, "You have significantly reduced amounts of dopamine in your midbrain." Since she is a nurse, Nalini would most likely suspect that she has
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Parkinson's disease.
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The key characteristic of an explicit memory is that it is
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deliberate.
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Genetic factors appear to play _____ role in determining whether people reach centenarian status.
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a major
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The key question in determining whether or not Kwan should be concerned about her memory is,
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"Does the memory problem interfere in Kwan's life?"
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In order to depict the number of people of different ages in the population, Dr. Gillen would be best served using a graphing technique called a(n)
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population pyramid.
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____ are chemicals produced during normal cell metabolism that may cause cellular damage that impairs functioning.
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Free radicals
