PSYC TEST 4: mod 16

a 65-year-old retina receives only about ___ as much light as its former 20-year old self

1/3

Alzheimer's disease strikes ___ percent of the world's population by age 75

3

Late adulthood begins at age

65

Ellen began forgetting where she put her purse, how to balance a checkbook, and where she left the car in the parking lot. She is experiencing the signs and symptoms of:

Alzheimer's disease.

Allan is 35. Beryl is 50. Callie is 63. Which of these individuals is middle-aged?

Beryl and Callie, not Allan

telomeres

DNA at the tips of chromosomes

midlife transition

a period in middle adulthood when a person's perspective on his or her life may change significantly

Alzheimer's disease

a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning

By age 65, a person would be most likely to experience a cognitive decline in the ability to

a recall and list all the important terms and concepts in a module

terminal decline

acceleration in deterioration of cognitive functioning prior to death

a neural processing center for emotions

amygdala

generativity

being productive and supporting future generation

during memory task, the left frontal lobes are especially active in young adult brains, while older adult brains use

both left and right frontal lobes

Amygdala responds less actively to negative events ...

but not to positive events

The elderly are more susceptible to _____________ than when they were younger.

cancer

cross-sectional study

comparing people of different age

neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) formerly called

dementia

mason is 25, he is in ___ adulthood

early

Freud defined the healthy adult as one who is able to love and work. erikson agreed, observing that the adult struggles to attain intimacy and

generativity

reggie is now in his mid 50's, so he can expect to experience a

gradual decrease in testosterone

Two basic aspects of our lives dominate adulthood

intimacy and generativity

the years after age 65 are known as ___ adulthood

late

People differ the most in their learning and memory abilities during:

late adulthood

freud defined the adult as one who is able to ___ and to ___

love; work

neurotransmitter acetylcholine is vital to

memory and thinking

Bernice is 62. She is in a life stage known as _____ adulthood.

middle

Aja is worried that as her husband approaches his 40th birthday he will become depressed and unhappy with his life, and that he will begin to seek out other women to help compensate for these feelings. Studies cited in your text indicate that very few men go through this sort of:

midlife crisis

contrary to what many people assume

positive feelings tend to grow after midlife

An example of _____ memory is remembering to buy bread at the store.

prospective

Remembering to do a specific task is called _____ memory

prospective

Rose is 60 years old. She is starting to forget appointments. She has started to put reminders in her phone. Rose is trying to jog her:

prospective memory

Seventy-six-year-old Harry has an optimistic outlook on life, plays golf several times a week, and teaches English to non-English-speaking people. These activities and attitude demonstrate the role _____ factors play in helping older people live longer and flouris

psychological

neurocognitive disorders

psychopathologies due to various forms of damage to the nervous system not arising until adulthood

All of these are difficult for older adults EXCEPT: recognizing words, memorizing nonsense syllables, remembering skills, recalling words

recognizing words

prospective memory

remembering to do things in the future

longitudinal study

research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period

an autopsy reveals two telltale abnormalities in these acetylcholine-producing neurons:

shriveled protein filaments in the cell body, and clumps of free-floating fragment that accumulate as plaque at neuron tips where synaptic communication normally occurs

In the three or four years preceding death, negative emotions become more prevalent and intellectual declines accelerate. This is called _____

terminal decline

neurogenesis

the birth of new nerve cells

social clock

the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement

as with muscles and brain

those who use it less often lose it

Judy has leukemia and has been prescribed a series of medications to help treat the condition. However, she regularly forgets to take her medication. What could she do to help remember to take her medication on time?

write a note to herself