True or False: Cardiovascular Disease is the leasing cause of death in the U.S.
What is True
100
True or False: Everyone experiences a mid-life crisis
What is False
100
True or False: The oldest old subgroup of the elderly experiences the greatest amount of physical issues
What is True
100
True or False: An older adult can help maintain their cognitive abilities by keeping an active mind.
What is True
100
True or False: The majority of deaths occur in hospitals.
What is False
200
What helps reduce the risk of developing cancer?
What is maintain good heath habits into adulthood
200
Caregivers of aging parents experience:
A: Depression
B: less marital satisfaction
C: Both A & B
D: None of the above
What is C
200
What does ADL stand for?
What is Activity of Daily Living
200
A sense of _______ increases an older adult’s personal well being because they are maintaining some independence.
What is Control
200
________ care focuses on controlling pain and maximizes comfort levels.
A: Hands-off
B: Direct
C: Curative
D: Palliative
What is D
300
_____ ______ is the best predictor of health outcomes during middle age than any other age
What is social class
300
The _________ __________ is when adults give help to their parents and their adult children in both directions of the generational chain.
What is Sandwich Generation
300
Which of the following is an example of an ADL?
A: Managing Money
B: Scheduling
C: Recording a T.V. show
D: Dressing
What is D
300
________ is defined as modifying private homes to accommodate needs.
A: Aging in Place
B: Renovation
C: Remodeling
D: Aging at Home
What is A
300
When diagnosed with 6 months left to live, which ethnic group increases the time they spend with their family?
What is Mexican Americans
400
_____ is the ability to remember an object you have seen for a few seconds, and this declines with age.
A: Visual Acuity
B: Visual Memory
C: Visual Field
D: Vision
What is B
400
A __________ relationship is when grandparents have warm, pleasurable relationships with their grandchildren, but they do not have daily responsibilities to care for them.
A: Remote
B: Companionate
C: Involved
D: Removed
What is B
400
What is an IADL?
What is: IADL stands for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. An example would be managing your money.
400
Name a factor that influences older adults ability to live on their own.
What is Health
400
A ______ death is when an individual experiences the stoppage of their heartbeat and is no longer breathing. There is no evidence of brain activity but they could be resuscitated.
What is Clinical
500
Describe what selective optimization with compensation is
What is: This is the process of balancing the gains and losses that accompany aging.
500
What are the big 5 personality traits
What is Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism
500
Vision loss has a _______ negative effect on an elderly adult’s sense of well-being. The condition where their lens becomes cloudy is called______.
What is Greater; Cataracts
500
Describe 2 residential options for older adults.
What is 1. independent living: in an apartment with no health care assistance, but helps increase social activities
2. Assisted living home: receive some help with ADLs and nurses are on staff
500
What are Kubler-Ross’s 5 stages of dying?
What is Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance