Question 1

Which of the following in general leads to poor health?

Accepted Answer

A)  low income 
B)  financial planning 
C)  an apathetic attitude 
D)  a strong sense of coherence 
A)  low income 
B)  financial planning 
C)  an apathetic attitude 
D)  a strong sense of coherence

Question 2

According to Osteoporosis Canada (2011),what is the annual cost to the healthcare system as a result of osteoporosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  $1 billion 
B)  $1.5 billion 
C)  $1.9 billion 
D)  $2.3 billion 
A)  $1 billion 
B)  $1.5 billion 
C)  $1.9 billion 
D)  $2.3 billion

Question 3

Through improved public health measures,a society manages to decrease its acute and infectious disease burden; however,this leads to an increase in the chronic disease burden.What is this society going through?

Accepted Answer

A)  a disease burden schism 
B)  an epidemiological transition 
C)  the rectangularization paradox 
D)  pleomorphism 
A)  a disease burden schism 
B)  an epidemiological transition 
C)  the rectangularization paradox 
D)  pleomorphism

Question 4

In general,how do older people make use of computer technology as compared to young people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older people use computer technology more. 
B)  Older people use computer technology less. 
C)  Older people use computer technology in a more complicated way. 
D)  Older people hardly use computer technology. 
A)  Older people use computer technology more. 
B)  Older people use computer technology less. 
C)  Older people use computer technology in a more complicated way. 
D)  Older people hardly use computer technology.

Question 5

Which of the following is an explanation that has been proposed to explain higher rates of institutionalization and healthcare expenditures for older women than older men?

Accepted Answer

A)  a pattern of healthcare use continued from their middle years 
B)  women live shorter lives than men 
C)  a more proactive approach to health problems by men 
D)  physicians' biases toward finding illnesses in women 
A)  a pattern of healthcare use continued from their middle years 
B)  women live shorter lives than men 
C)  a more proactive approach to health problems by men 
D)  physicians' biases toward finding illnesses in women

Question 6

What does Fries (2006)conclude based on a "squaring" or "rectangularization" of the survival curve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Modern populations can surpass their predicted life expectancy. 
B)  The near elimination of chronic diseases such as smallpox and polio has doubled the life span of humans. 
C)  By 2020 there will be more than twice the number of seniors predicted by most demographers. 
D)  Morbidity is postponed and compressed into fewer years in those with good health habits. 
A)  Modern populations can surpass their predicted life expectancy. 
B)  The near elimination of chronic diseases such as smallpox and polio has doubled the life span of humans. 
C)  By 2020 there will be more than twice the number of seniors predicted by most demographers. 
D)  Morbidity is postponed and compressed into fewer years in those with good health habits.

Question 7

According to a study in 2009 by Butler-Jones,which of the following statements can be made regarding chronic disease and aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chronic disease decreases with age. 
B)  Chronic disease is eliminated with access to proper medication. 
C)  Chronic disease does not necessarily increase with aging. 
D)  Chronic disease depends upon genetic predisposition. 
A)  Chronic disease decreases with age. 
B)  Chronic disease is eliminated with access to proper medication. 
C)  Chronic disease does not necessarily increase with aging. 
D)  Chronic disease depends upon genetic predisposition.

Question 8

According to Statistics Canada (2007),what trend occurs with self-reported disability rates as one ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases. 
B)  It decreases. 
C)  It remains relatively constant. 
D)  It has no correlation. 
A)  It increases. 
B)  It decreases. 
C)  It remains relatively constant. 
D)  It has no correlation.

Question 9

According to Fontana and Klein (2007),which of the following conditions is considered a negative effect of calorie restriction (CR)among humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  low muscle mass 
B)  dementia 
C)  prolonged menstruation in women 
D)  digestive problems 
A)  low muscle mass 
B)  dementia 
C)  prolonged menstruation in women 
D)  digestive problems

Question 10

Scientists believe that the human life span has remained the same for the past 100,000 years.What is this span of time in years?

Accepted Answer

A)  75 to 95 years 
B)  95 to 110 years 
C)  110 to 125 years 
D)  125 to 140 years 
A)  75 to 95 years 
B)  95 to 110 years 
C)  110 to 125 years 
D)  125 to 140 years

Question 11

Rowe and Kahn (1995)emphasize the importance of lifestyle and environmental influences.What do they believe research should now look at for further guidance?

Accepted Answer

A)  treatment of functional decline 
B)  physiological aging 
C)  successful aging 
D)  extrinsic (determinative) aging 
A)  treatment of functional decline 
B)  physiological aging 
C)  successful aging 
D)  extrinsic (determinative) aging

Question 12

What is "intrinsic aging?" Define the term,and then explain Strehler's four criteria for intrinsic aging.

Accepted Answer

Student Answer should include the follow

Question 13

Lovell,Cuneo,and Gass (2010)report that after one reaches the age of 70 years,one loses one's muscle strength by what annual percentage?

Accepted Answer

A)  3% 
B)  5% 
C)  7% 
D)  9% 
A)  3% 
B)  5% 
C)  7% 
D)  9%

Question 14

What has happened to the human life expectancy in the past 2,000 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has remained the same. 
B)  It has increased. 
C)  It has decreased. 
D)  It has fluctuated widely. 
A)  It has remained the same. 
B)  It has increased. 
C)  It has decreased. 
D)  It has fluctuated widely.

Question 15

Which of the following scenarios can occur in the body as a result of cross-linking?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor eyesight 
B)  decreased lung capacity 
C)  problems with digestive function 
D)  stiffened connective tissue 
A)  poor eyesight 
B)  decreased lung capacity 
C)  problems with digestive function 
D)  stiffened connective tissue

Question 16

Louisa finds that she has difficulty in walking and her doctor recently informed her that she has some "hardening" of the arteries and loss of kidney function.He said that pollutants like smoke and lead have caused this degeneration of her body over time.What is the name for the process of proteins binding together to cause this damage to Louisa's body?

Accepted Answer

A)  atrophy 
B)  cross-linking 
C)  somatic mutation 
D)  sarcopenia 
A)  atrophy 
B)  cross-linking 
C)  somatic mutation 
D)  sarcopenia

Question 17

What is the term for a decrease in acute and infectious diseases and an increase in chronic and degenerative diseases?

Accepted Answer

A)  urbanization 
B)  modernization 
C)  technologization 
D)  epidemiological transition 
A)  urbanization 
B)  modernization 
C)  technologization 
D)  epidemiological transition

Question 18

What percentage of older Canadians say that they have one or more chronic health problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  more than 10% 
B)  more than 40% 
C)  more than 90% 
D)  more than 100% 
A)  more than 10% 
B)  more than 40% 
C)  more than 90% 
D)  more than 100%

Question 19

What are the two primary goals of the study of biological aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  to slow senescence, and to cure the diseases of old age 
B)  to understand changes in the body that come with age and to apply this knowledge 
C)  to identify the environmental causes of super longevity, and to develop models for increasing the maximum human life span 
D)  to develop a comprehensive theory of aging and to lobby for more government funding for aging research 
A)  to slow senescence, and to cure the diseases of old age 
B)  to understand changes in the body that come with age and to apply this knowledge 
C)  to identify the environmental causes of super longevity, and to develop models for increasing the maximum human life span 
D)  to develop a comprehensive theory of aging and to lobby for more government funding for aging research

Question 20

What is hypokinesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  a physical problem due to lack of movement 
B)  a degenerative neurological disease that afflicts one in twenty seniors 
C)  the gradual lowering of the heart rate that occurs with age 
D)  improved reflexes that occur as a result of practice and increased motivation 
A)  a physical problem due to lack of movement 
B)  a degenerative neurological disease that afflicts one in twenty seniors 
C)  the gradual lowering of the heart rate that occurs with age 
D)  improved reflexes that occur as a result of practice and increased motivation

Which of the following in general leads to poor health?

According to Osteoporosis Canada (2011),what is the annual cost to the healthcare system as a result of osteoporosis?

Through improved public health measures,a society manages to decrease its acute and infectious disease burden; however,this leads to an increase in the chronic disease burden.What is this society going through?

In general,how do older people make use of computer technology as compared to young people?

Which of the following is an explanation that has been proposed to explain higher rates of institutionalization and healthcare expenditures for older women than older men?

What does Fries (2006)conclude based on a "squaring" or "rectangularization" of the survival curve?

According to a study in 2009 by Butler-Jones,which of the following statements can be made regarding chronic disease and aging?

According to Statistics Canada (2007),what trend occurs with self-reported disability rates as one ages?

According to Fontana and Klein (2007),which of the following conditions is considered a negative effect of calorie restriction (CR)among humans?

Scientists believe that the human life span has remained the same for the past 100,000 years.What is this span of time in years?

Rowe and Kahn (1995)emphasize the importance of lifestyle and environmental influences.What do they believe research should now look at for further guidance?

What is "intrinsic aging?" Define the term,and then explain Strehler's four criteria for intrinsic aging.

Lovell,Cuneo,and Gass (2010)report that after one reaches the age of 70 years,one loses one's muscle strength by what annual percentage?

What has happened to the human life expectancy in the past 2,000 years?

Which of the following scenarios can occur in the body as a result of cross-linking?

What is the term for a decrease in acute and infectious diseases and an increase in chronic and degenerative diseases?

What percentage of older Canadians say that they have one or more chronic health problems?

What are the two primary goals of the study of biological aging?

What is hypokinesia?

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Which of the following in general leads to poor health?

According to Osteoporosis Canada (2011),what is the annual cost to the healthcare system as a result of osteoporosis?

Through improved public health measures,a society manages to decrease its acute and infectious disease burden; however,this leads to an increase in the chronic disease burden.What is this society going through?

In general,how do older people make use of computer technology as compared to young people?

Which of the following is an explanation that has been proposed to explain higher rates of institutionalization and healthcare expenditures for older women than older men?

What does Fries (2006)conclude based on a "squaring" or "rectangularization" of the survival curve?

According to a study in 2009 by Butler-Jones,which of the following statements can be made regarding chronic disease and aging?

According to Statistics Canada (2007),what trend occurs with self-reported disability rates as one ages?

According to Fontana and Klein (2007),which of the following conditions is considered a negative effect of calorie restriction (CR)among humans?

Scientists believe that the human life span has remained the same for the past 100,000 years.What is this span of time in years?

Rowe and Kahn (1995)emphasize the importance of lifestyle and environmental influences.What do they believe research should now look at for further guidance?

What is "intrinsic aging?" Define the term,and then explain Strehler's four criteria for intrinsic aging.

Lovell,Cuneo,and Gass (2010)report that after one reaches the age of 70 years,one loses one's muscle strength by what annual percentage?

What has happened to the human life expectancy in the past 2,000 years?

Which of the following scenarios can occur in the body as a result of cross-linking?

What is the term for a decrease in acute and infectious diseases and an increase in chronic and degenerative diseases?

What percentage of older Canadians say that they have one or more chronic health problems?

What are the two primary goals of the study of biological aging?

What is hypokinesia?

Aging Today

Theories and Methods

Aging in Canada and the World Today

Aging and Ethnicity

The Psychology of Aging and the Social Psychology of Aging

Healthcare

Finances and Economics

Retirement and Work

Leisure, recreation, and Service

Housing and Transportation

Family Life

Social Support

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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