Chp. 14

Front 1

1- By the year 2030, in the US there will be more people in the __ age category than in any other

Back 1

a- 65 and older

Front 2

2- As the over 80 pop. increases in the next 40 yrs, which will prob. be most affected in the US?

Back 2

c- social service sys

Front 3

3- The year is 2030. The place is the US. Biff is 80 yrs older. Compared to the 80yr olders of 1990, Biff is more likely to be:

Back 3

b- college educated

Front 4

4- Longeivity appears to be determined

Back 4

c- jointly by genetic and enviromental factors

Front 5

5- Average life expectancy is also known as the __ life ex.

Back 5

B- median

Front 6

6- Elijah asks his doc how long he can plan to live without any major med. problems. Elijah is asking about:

Back 6

B- useful life expectancy

Front 7

7-Based on data gathered by the Human Genome Pro, researchers have attempted to increase longevity and health through:

Back 7

C-implanting genetically corrected genes.

Front 8

8- Which of the following would you find on a list of the good news for the Third Age?

Back 8

B- high levels of personal well-being

Front 9

9- One common characteristic of the Fourth Age is:

Back 9

A- high levels of dementia

Front 10

10- A scientist who believes in the cellular theory of aging would be most interested in:

Back 10

B- how toxic conditions within a cell can lead to physical prob.

Front 11

11- What best describes the potential role of telomeres in the aging process?

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C- they are the tip of a chromosome that gets shorter each time until DNA replication is no longer poss.

Front 12

12- Dr. Mbiti belives that people ago bc their muscles and arteries become flex. as they interact with certain proteins. Her lecture is focused on:

Back 12

B- cross linking

Front 13

13- if the programmed cell theory of aging is correct

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D- humans are born with a prewired death clock

Front 14

14- While looking at slides of brain tissue in a psysiology class, you see groups of damaged neurons that have collected around the core protein. Your looking at:

Back 14

B: neuritic plagues

Front 15

15- If a nueron becomes extremely tangled

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B- info can no longer flow through the neuron

Front 16

16-What does not happen to the cardio sys as we age?

Back 16

A- the heart begins to pump more blood a minute.

Front 17

17- The defining characteristics of a cerebral vascular accident is:

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C- Interruption of blood flow to the brain

Front 18

18- A cerebral hemorrage occurs when a blood vessel in the brain

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C- ruptures

Front 19

19- After accessing Nalinis brain, her physician says she has reduced amounts of dopamine in your midbrain: Nalini would likely suspect she has:

Back 19

C- Parkinson's Disease

Front 20

20- While at her yearly med checkup, Martha is informed she has extremely high pressure in her eye. Indicats:

Back 20

C- Glacuoma

Front 21

21- The leading cause of blindness in olders is the result of

Back 21

B- Mascular Gegeneration

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22- Vigilance is best thought of as

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B- Staying on a task for long period of time

Front 23

23- THe only universal behavior change in aging that has been discovered is the fact that older adults:

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D- have slower reaction times

Front 24

24- The process of simultaneously holding and using info to solve a prob relies most heavily on ___

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A: working

Front 25

25- Jackie is playing a game in which she has to answer questions reguarding all kinds of general knowledge:

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C: semantic memory

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26- You would expect the greatest differences bw older and younger adults on task assessing ___ memory

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C-episodic

Front 27

27- Warren is interested in becoming a wise individual. After readind Baltes, he is likely to do all except ___ to accomplish goal.

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B- make every effort to avoid displaying generativity

Front 28

28- One advantage of using ___ to treat depression is they tend to have the lowest incidence of side effects

Back 28

B- SSRIs

Front 29

29- For older adults, the clear treatment for choice for anxiety disorders is

Back 29

A- psychotherapy

Front 30

30- In an attempt to diagnose Alzheimers, Dr. Moneypenny is taking a sample of cerebrospinal fluids. Shes most likely looking for protein called:

Back 30

A- Amyloid