…will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
Death and taxes
100
The thickening of the eyes lens and the muscles in the eyes ability to change shape is called?
What is presbyopia
100
True or False: The term for multigenerational caregivers is called “The Sandwich Generation”.
What is true
100
True or False: If your grandparents lived into their 90s, you have a 70% chance of having a chronic illness by the time you are 65.
What is false
100
True or False: Life satisfaction is an important component of successful aging.
What is true
100
What is the stage of death where resuscitation is still possible?
What is clinical death
200
True or False:
Women start to experience major estrogen declines starting in their late 30’s?
What is false
200
Friendships in the middle adulthood stages are:
What is lower
200
______ is the persistent ringing in the ears.
What is Tinnitus
200
The greatest obstacle facing older adults who wish to continue working I that many potential employer’s express concerns about older adults’ ability to _______.
What is learn new job skills
200
Which age group is the most fearful of death?
What is middle adults
300
The quantity of viable sperm produced declines at age ____ and the volume of seminal fluid declines after age ____.
What is 40 & 60
300
Boomers have devoted a great deal of ______ into retirement but few have devoted as much ______ to prepare for the financial aspects
What is thought & energy
300
What is the suggested maximum lifespan in humans?
What is 120
300
What is the largest source of income of income?
What is social security
300
According to Wortman & Silver, _______ is where a person’s distress continues at a high level for over several years.
What is chronic
400
What is the skeletal change that effects white women who are thinner and who have poor calcium intake?
What is osteoporosis
400
Name the five distinct approaches to non-work pursuits in middle age.
What is Wealth builders
Anxious idealists, empowered trailblazers, stretched and stresses boomers and leisure lifers
400
Define the word disability.
What is limitation in an individual’s ability to perform certain roles and tasks, particularly self-help tasks and other chores of daily living
400
Name four different living situations for older adults who are no longer able to live independently.
What is: independent living communities, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities and continuing-care retirement communities
400
In the year following bereavement of a spouse, _______ rises substantially, though rates of _____ and ______ rise only slightly.
What is depression, death & disease
500
Name the three phases of Menopause.
What is premenopausal, perimenopause, postmenopausal
500
What are the four work dissatisfactions in middle age?
What is time pressure, difficult co-workers, boring tasks, fear of losing one’s job
500
The disengagement theory proposes that aging has three aspects, what are they?
What is shrinkage of life span, increases individuality and acceptance of these changes
500
Name the 5 stages of dying as proposed by Kubler-Ross.
What is denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance