Question 1

Arthritis

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A)  is caused by a steep drop in estrogen.
B)  affects more men than women.
C)  has no cure.
D)  is less common than other chronic illnesses in late adulthood,such as hypertension or osteoporosis.

Question 2

Amyloid plaques are an indicator of Alzheimer's disease,and are best described as ____.

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A)  small deposits of iron and calcium in the brain
B)  large areas of dead and low density neurons
C)  deposits of proteins along with clumps of dead neurons
D)  bundles of twisted neurons that are tangled with each other

Question 3

The risk of cardiovascular disease is higher in adults who are:

Accepted Answer

A)  widows/widowers
B)  sedentary
C)  alcoholics
D)  obese

Question 4

Sleep apnea is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  substantially more common in men than among women
B)  substantially more common in women than among men
C)  slightly more common in men than among women
D)  slightly more common in women than among men

Question 5

What percentage of people past age 85 are afflicted with losses in cognitive functioning severe enough to interfere with daily life?

Accepted Answer

A)  30%
B)  40%
C)  50%
D)  60%

Question 6

Erikson proposed that late adulthood is when the central challenge is:

Accepted Answer

A)  identity versus role confusion
B)  intimacy versus isolation
C)  generativity versus stagnation
D)  integrity versus despair

Question 7

Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are two of the main characteristics of what disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hodgkins disease
B)  Lou Gehrig's disease
C)  Hunington's disease
D)  Alzheimer's disease

Question 8

About ____ of adults over age 65 report some degree of impairment in taste and smell.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-fourth
B)  one-half
C)  two-thirds
D)  three-fourths

Question 9

Which of the following best describes changes to attention and memory in late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  decline to some degree
B)  decline to a vast degree
C)  increase to some degree
D)  increase to a vast degree

Question 10

Which of the following brain structures helps to transfer information into the long-term memory system?

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus
B)  cerebellum
C)  frontal lobe
D)  reticular formation

Question 11

What concept signifies the actual competence and performance of older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  functional age
B)  chronological age
C)  competency age
D)  geriatric age

Question 12

Your grandfather works on the New York Times crossword puzzle every day.He has been very good at solving the puzzle and nearly always does.His ability to remember the meaning of words has shown no decline as he has aged,and really shows very little decline for most older adults.What type of memory is this?

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A)  semantic memory
B)  procedural memory
C)  episodic memory
D)  lexical memory

Question 13

Tawanda is a typical American who is in the stage of late adulthood and has 3 children.Statistically speaking one can assume that she lives:

Accepted Answer

A)  within a 30 minute drive of one of her children and speaks with him or her at least once a week.
B)  1 hour away from one of her children and speaks to him or her once a month.
C)  further than 3 hours away from any of her children and speaks with at least one of them once a week.
D)  within an hour's drive of all of her children and speaks with all of them at least once a month.

Question 14

What percentage of older adults aged 75 and older develops macular degeneration?

Accepted Answer

A)  10%
B)  15%
C)  20%
D)  25%

Question 15

Older adults in developed countries

Accepted Answer

A)  are the group most likely to be receiving public assistance.
B)  are the wealthiest segment of the population.
C)  are now more likely to be living in extended-family households than in the past.
D)  usually perform a ritual celebrating the person's freedom from previous responsibilities.

Question 16

In late adulthood,the amount of time spent in Stage 1,the lightest sleep,____,and time in the deepest sleep of Stage 4 and REM sleep ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases; decreases
B)  decreases; increases
C)  remains the same; decreases
D)  decreases; remains the same

Question 17

____ is memory for how to perform tasks or activities involving motor skills,such as playing a musical instrument,typing on a keyboard,or sewing a button.

Accepted Answer

A)  Procedural memory
B)  Long-term memory
C)  Episodic memory
D)  Sensory memory

Question 18

How often does the average older adult and a child visit or talk to each other? At least once a:

Accepted Answer

A)  day
B)  week
C)  month
D)  year

Question 19

Which of the following is the most common disease that causes dementia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer's disease
B)  Huntington's disease
C)  AIDS
D)  Parkinson's disease

Question 20

What did Baltes define as "expertise in the conduct and meaning of life?"

Accepted Answer

A)  ethics
B)  wisdom
C)  existentialism
D)  enlightenment

Exam 12: Late Adulthood

What percentage of older adults aged 75 and older develops macular degeneration?

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Which of the following brain structures helps to transfer information into the long-term memory system?

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What percentage of people past age 85 are afflicted with losses in cognitive functioning severe enough to interfere with daily life?

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Which of the following best describes changes to attention and memory in late adulthood?

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About ____ of adults over age 65 report some degree of impairment in taste and smell.

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Which of the following is the most common disease that causes dementia?

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Tawanda is a typical American who is in the stage of late adulthood and has 3 children.Statistically speaking one can assume that she lives:

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Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are two of the main characteristics of what disease?

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The risk of cardiovascular disease is higher in adults who are:

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How often does the average older adult and a child visit or talk to each other? At least once a:

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In late adulthood,the amount of time spent in Stage 1,the lightest sleep,,and time in the deepest sleep of Stage 4 and REM sleep .

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Amyloid plaques are an indicator of Alzheimer's disease,and are best described as ____.

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____ is memory for how to perform tasks or activities involving motor skills,such as playing a musical instrument,typing on a keyboard,or sewing a button.

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What did Baltes define as "expertise in the conduct and meaning of life?"

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Older adults in developed countries

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Sleep apnea is ____.

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What concept signifies the actual competence and performance of older adults?

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Arthritis

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Erikson proposed that late adulthood is when the central challenge is:

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Exam 12: Late Adulthood

What percentage of older adults aged 75 and older develops macular degeneration?

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Which of the following brain structures helps to transfer information into the long-term memory system?

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What percentage of people past age 85 are afflicted with losses in cognitive functioning severe enough to interfere with daily life?

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Which of the following best describes changes to attention and memory in late adulthood?

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About ____ of adults over age 65 report some degree of impairment in taste and smell.

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Which of the following is the most common disease that causes dementia?

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Tawanda is a typical American who is in the stage of late adulthood and has 3 children.Statistically speaking one can assume that she lives:

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Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are two of the main characteristics of what disease?

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The risk of cardiovascular disease is higher in adults who are:

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How often does the average older adult and a child visit or talk to each other? At least once a:

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In late adulthood,the amount of time spent in Stage 1,the lightest sleep,____,and time in the deepest sleep of Stage 4 and REM sleep ____.

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Amyloid plaques are an indicator of Alzheimer's disease,and are best described as ____.

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____ is memory for how to perform tasks or activities involving motor skills,such as playing a musical instrument,typing on a keyboard,or sewing a button.

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What did Baltes define as "expertise in the conduct and meaning of life?"

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Older adults in developed countries

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Sleep apnea is ____.

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What concept signifies the actual competence and performance of older adults?

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Arthritis

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Erikson proposed that late adulthood is when the central challenge is:

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