Exam 14: Biological Aspects of Later Adulthood

Which of the following is true about glaucoma:

The young-old group of people includes those who are 75 to 85 years old.

All stress is bad and destructive,and should be avoided.

Define the following: (a)cataracts,(b)glaucoma,(c)macular degeneration.

Many 70-year-olds think,act,and feel as 50-year-olds did two decades ago.

Males in our country have a longer life expectancy than females.

The second stage of the general adaptation syndrome is the _____ phase.

List and explain the three-stage reaction to stress.

The process of vaginal lubrication in women is analogous to erection in males.

In older people there may be a small reduction in overall height due to a progressive thinning of the discs between the spinal vertebrae.

Explain the terms young-old and old-old.

_____ asserts that a person's thoughts dictate the reality of that person's life,whether or not he or she is aware of it.

Aging aspects of sexual response in males include:

What are the vestibular senses,and what changes occur as people age?

Gerontologists have labeled people aged 75 and above as:

In primitive societies,as is the same in our society,old age is defined in terms of chronological age.

The _____ asserts that aging results when DNA molecules are used up in cells,so that the cells gradually die.

_____ occurs when fluid pressure in the eye builds up.

Older people have higher accident rates than do middle-age adults.

At age 88,_____ was the Chancellor of Germany.