What’s happening to my body?
(Middle Adult-Physical)
So what if, I bought another snowmobile?
(Middle Adult-Social)
…will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?
(Late Adult-Physical)
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
(Late Adult – Social)

Death and taxes
(Death, Dying & Bereavement)
100
Both men and women go through menopause in middle adult hood?
False
100
Middle-aged adults tend to have more friends at this stage in their life.
False
100
Sense of smell deteriorates in old age.
True
100
Shrinkage of life space is the idea that as people age, they interact with fewer and fewer other and fill fewer and fewer roles,
True
100
Young adults are most fearful of death.
False
200
Which of the following is true about health in middle aged adults: A) More than 80% rate as good or excellent decline from early adulthood B) More chronic diseases than in early adulthood C) Need more research on women and ethnic minorities D) All are true
D) All are true
200
Which life transition do half of women experience by their early 50s? A) Loss of a parent B) Becoming the family’s keeper of the meaning C) Grandparenthood D) Primary caregiver for an aging parent
C) Grandparenthood
200
Which is true in the variation in life expectancy: A) Women live longer than men B) Men live longer than women C) Women and men live the same amount of years D) There is no connection between gender and life expectancy
A) Women live longer than men
200
The idea that it is normal and healthy for older adults to try and remain as active as possible for as long as possible falls under which theory: A) Continuity Theory B) Activity Theory C) Disengagement Theory D) Programmed senescence Theory
B) Activity Theory
200
Most adults agree that it is important to make preparations for death.
True
300
_________ is the leading cause of death in the U.S.
Answer: Cardiovascular disease
300
_________ _______is the idea that middle-aged adults must care for multiple generations above and below them at the same time
Answer: Sandwich generation
300
Between 12 and 14% of adults over 65 experience persistent ringing in their ear which is also known as _____________.
Answer: Tinnitus
300
Hiring an in home health aide so that the elder can stay living in their own home is known as ______ ____ _______.
Answer: Aging in place
300
Which is not one of the stages of dying proposed by Kubler-Ross: A) Denial B) Anger C) Bargaining D) Acceptance E) Death Anxiety
E) Death Anxiety
400
Exercising regularly, using relaxation techniques, reducing anger, setting reasonable goals are all ways to manage ___________.
Answer: Stress
400
Multigenerational ___________ are middle-aged adults who provide assistance to their parents and adult children at the same time
Answer: Caregivers
400
A very severe form of dementia in which the cause is unknown.
Answer: Alzheimer’s disease.
400
Older couples report ________ levels of conflict in their relationships than do middle aged couples.
Answer: Lower
400
________ death is the point at which family member and medical personnel treat the deceased person as a corpse
Answer: Social
500
A condition in aging in which, around the age 60, the lens of the eye loses its capacity to adjust to objects at varying distances
Answer: Presbyopia
500
A theoretical perspective on middle adulthood that focuses on normative and nonnormative events and how adults in this age group respond to them
Answer: Life events approach
500
The scientific study of aging.
Answer: Gerontology
500
A move to an institution such as a nursing home that is necessitated by a disability
Answer: Institutionalized Migraine
500
The emotional response to a death, which may take months or years to complete
Answer: Grieving
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