Question 1

Distinguish between activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL).

Accepted Answer

ADL refers to basic personal care tasks necessary for self-maintenance.These include eating,dressing,bathing,using the bathroom,and transferring in and out of a bed or chair.IADL refers to the more complex activities required for carrying out the business of daily life.These include taking medication,preparing meals,managing personal finances,doing housework,using the telephone,and shopping.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a federal health insurance program administered by individual states. 
B) It is a means-tested health insurance program. 
C) It covers lengthy nursing home stays in some cases. 
D) All of the above. 
A) It is a federal health insurance program administered by individual states. 
B) It is a means-tested health insurance program. 
C) It covers lengthy nursing home stays in some cases. 
D) All of the above. D

Question 3

Genetic make-up can fully account for how long a person will live.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Some researchers think that ______,which are protective caps at the tail ends of chromosomes located in each cell,lose some of their length.When they become too short the cell cannot divide any longer,and this could affect the longevity of the organism.

Accepted Answer

A) collagen 
B) telomeres 
C) cross-links 
D) lipofuscin 
A) collagen 
B) telomeres 
C) cross-links 
D) lipofuscin

Question 5

Men who reach the ninth decade of life are often better off mentally and physically than women are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the United States,female babies have ______ life expectancy at birth compared to male babies.

Accepted Answer

A) a shorter 
B) a longer 
C) the same 
A) a shorter 
B) a longer 
C) the same

Question 7

What is reserve capacity? How does it change with increasing age?

Accepted Answer

Reserve capacity is the extra capacity n

Question 8

Morbidity refers to ________,whereas mortality refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) illness; death 
B) longevity; disease 
C) length of life; quality of life 
D) chronic illness; acute illness 
A) illness; death 
B) longevity; disease 
C) length of life; quality of life 
D) chronic illness; acute illness

Question 9

What is meant by life span? For humans,has it changed over the past number of decades?

Accepted Answer

Life span refers to the maximum longevit

Question 10

Harris surveyed adults from a wide range of ages on their attitudes toward the use of age concealment techniques such as coloring hair or getting a facelift.Harris found that the people in her survey were least likely to be favorably viewed when such techniques were used by _______.

Accepted Answer

A) men 
B) women 
C) themselves 
D) They were equally disapproving of all of the above 
A) men 
B) women 
C) themselves 
D) They were equally disapproving of all of the above

Question 11

With compression of morbidity,more and more people __________.

Accepted Answer

A) will be ill only immediately prior to death 
B) will suffer from illness early in life but not later 
C) will no longer suffer from illness at all 
D) will suffer from illness throughout life 
A) will be ill only immediately prior to death 
B) will suffer from illness early in life but not later 
C) will no longer suffer from illness at all 
D) will suffer from illness throughout life

Question 12

Reserve capacity is the extra capacity needed when stressful or demanding situations require more than the normal capacity.With increasing age,the level of this reserve capacity __________.

Accepted Answer

A) is lower 
B) is higher 
C) stays the same 
A) is lower 
B) is higher 
C) stays the same

Question 13

According to the Scaffolding Theory of Aging and Cognition (STAC),__________.

Accepted Answer

A) the extent of scaffolding in the brain is not affected by environmental factors 
B) scaffolding in the brain compensates for age-related decline in the brain's neural circuitry 
C) new circuitry resulting from scaffolding is commonly associated with a greater degree of differentiation in brain activation 
D) All of the above 
A) the extent of scaffolding in the brain is not affected by environmental factors 
B) scaffolding in the brain compensates for age-related decline in the brain's neural circuitry 
C) new circuitry resulting from scaffolding is commonly associated with a greater degree of differentiation in brain activation 
D) All of the above

Question 14

What does the rectangular survival curve signify about life expectancy,life span,and the compression of mortality?

Accepted Answer

Despite the dramatic increase in human l

Question 15

One study described in Chapter 3 found that individuals who have faster reaction times in their 50s live ______________ compared to individuals who have slower reaction times.

Accepted Answer

A) more years 
B) fewer years 
C) the same number of years 
A) more years 
B) fewer years 
C) the same number of years

Question 16

Describe some of the changes that take place in the aging brain?

Accepted Answer

Beginning in the 40s,and more so after t

Question 17

What is meant by life expectancy at birth and how has it changed in the United States from 1900 to the present time?

Accepted Answer

Life expectancy at birth is the average

Question 18

What is the difference between primary aging and secondary aging?

Accepted Answer

Primary aging refers to the unavoidable

Question 19

"Terminal drop" specifically refers to the fact that ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) there is a decline in cognitive ability test scores prior to death 
B) older adults often experience falls prior to death 
C) older adults often experience a drop in blood pressure 
D) some older adults experience a decline in life satisfaction 
A) there is a decline in cognitive ability test scores prior to death 
B) older adults often experience falls prior to death 
C) older adults often experience a drop in blood pressure 
D) some older adults experience a decline in life satisfaction

Question 20

Tucker and her colleagues studied the relationship between marital status at midlife and longevity in a sample of men and women in the Terman Life-Cycle longitudinal study initiated in 1921.They found that _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) those who had never married had a higher mortality risk than those who were married 
B) those married to the same person at midlife years had a lower mortality risk than those married more than once 
C) those who were separated or divorced at midlife had a higher mortality rate than those who were married 
D) marital status at midlife had no relationship to mortality risk 
A) those who had never married had a higher mortality risk than those who were married 
B) those married to the same person at midlife years had a lower mortality risk than those married more than once 
C) those who were separated or divorced at midlife had a higher mortality rate than those who were married 
D) marital status at midlife had no relationship to mortality risk

Distinguish between activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL).

Which of the following is true about Medicaid?

Genetic make-up can fully account for how long a person will live.

Some researchers think that ______,which are protective caps at the tail ends of chromosomes located in each cell,lose some of their length.When they become too short the cell cannot divide any longer,and this could affect the longevity of the organism.

Men who reach the ninth decade of life are often better off mentally and physically than women are.

In the United States,female babies have ______ life expectancy at birth compared to male babies.

What is reserve capacity? How does it change with increasing age?

Morbidity refers to ,whereas mortality refers to .

What is meant by life span? For humans,has it changed over the past number of decades?

Harris surveyed adults from a wide range of ages on their attitudes toward the use of age concealment techniques such as coloring hair or getting a facelift.Harris found that the people in her survey were least likely to be favorably viewed when such techniques were used by _______.

With compression of morbidity,more and more people __________.

Reserve capacity is the extra capacity needed when stressful or demanding situations require more than the normal capacity.With increasing age,the level of this reserve capacity __________.

According to the Scaffolding Theory of Aging and Cognition (STAC),__________.

What does the rectangular survival curve signify about life expectancy,life span,and the compression of mortality?

One study described in Chapter 3 found that individuals who have faster reaction times in their 50s live ______________ compared to individuals who have slower reaction times.

Describe some of the changes that take place in the aging brain?

What is meant by life expectancy at birth and how has it changed in the United States from 1900 to the present time?

What is the difference between primary aging and secondary aging?

"Terminal drop" specifically refers to the fact that ___________.

Tucker and her colleagues studied the relationship between marital status at midlife and longevity in a sample of men and women in the Terman Life-Cycle longitudinal study initiated in 1921.They found that _______________.

Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood

Theory and Method in Studying Aging and Older Adulthood

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Memory

Intellectual Functioning

Cognition and Problem Solving in the Everyday World

Personality and Coping

Social Interaction and Social Ties

Employment, Retirement, and Living Arrangements

Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Therapy

Coping With Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Looking Ahead: Aging in the Future

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Exam 3: Biological Aging and Health

Distinguish between activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL).

Which of the following is true about Medicaid?

Genetic make-up can fully account for how long a person will live.

Some researchers think that ______,which are protective caps at the tail ends of chromosomes located in each cell,lose some of their length.When they become too short the cell cannot divide any longer,and this could affect the longevity of the organism.

Men who reach the ninth decade of life are often better off mentally and physically than women are.

In the United States,female babies have ______ life expectancy at birth compared to male babies.

What is reserve capacity? How does it change with increasing age?

Morbidity refers to ________,whereas mortality refers to ________.

What is meant by life span? For humans,has it changed over the past number of decades?

Harris surveyed adults from a wide range of ages on their attitudes toward the use of age concealment techniques such as coloring hair or getting a facelift.Harris found that the people in her survey were least likely to be favorably viewed when such techniques were used by _______.

With compression of morbidity,more and more people __________.

Reserve capacity is the extra capacity needed when stressful or demanding situations require more than the normal capacity.With increasing age,the level of this reserve capacity __________.

According to the Scaffolding Theory of Aging and Cognition (STAC),__________.

What does the rectangular survival curve signify about life expectancy,life span,and the compression of mortality?

One study described in Chapter 3 found that individuals who have faster reaction times in their 50s live ______________ compared to individuals who have slower reaction times.

Describe some of the changes that take place in the aging brain?

What is meant by life expectancy at birth and how has it changed in the United States from 1900 to the present time?

What is the difference between primary aging and secondary aging?

"Terminal drop" specifically refers to the fact that ___________.

Tucker and her colleagues studied the relationship between marital status at midlife and longevity in a sample of men and women in the Terman Life-Cycle longitudinal study initiated in 1921.They found that _______________.

Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood

Theory and Method in Studying Aging and Older Adulthood

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Memory

Intellectual Functioning

Cognition and Problem Solving in the Everyday World

Personality and Coping

Social Interaction and Social Ties

Employment, Retirement, and Living Arrangements

Mental Health, Psychopathology, and Therapy

Coping With Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Looking Ahead: Aging in the Future

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Morbidity refers to ,whereas mortality refers to .