Module 17

Older adults account for fewer than _____ percent of all automobile crashes.

10

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

3

Clay has always had a strong sexual desire for his wife. Recently, though, his desire has reduced. What age range is Clay likely in?

75-80

a neurocognitive disorder marked by neural plaques, often with a onset after age 80, and entailing a progressive decline in memory and other cognitive abilities

Alzheimer's disease

Why is it that older people account for fewer than 10% of all automobile crashes when they have a slower reaction time and attend less to other vehicles on the road when compared to younger adults?

Because they drive less than younger adults.

Mary is 65 years old and is not very active. She is concerned about her declining health. What suggestion would you give her?

Become more physically active.

Bill is 65 years old and is worried about the upcoming winter months. He is very worried that he will catch a cold that would escalate to something worse due to his age. What would you tell Bill?

Try not to worry too much. Children and younger adults are more susceptible to short-term ailments due to older adults having more antibodies in their system.

George often feels tired and sluggish. Which of the following is his physician likely to recommend?

become more physically active

a study in which people of different ages are compared with one another

cross-sectional study

Terminally ill and bereaved people do not go through predictable stages of grief such as _____ before anger.

denial

Freud's ideas of love and work correspond to Erikson's stages of _____ and generativity.

intimacy

Birdie frequently experiences the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon where she knows either a word or a memory she is looking for but is unable to recall it at the moment. It is literally at the tip of her tongue. Birdie is most likely in which of the following stages of development?

late adulthood

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

longitudinal study

the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines

menopause

acquired (not lifelong) disorders asked by cognitive deficits; often related to Alzheimer's disease, brain injury or disease, or substances abuse. In older adults neuwrocognitve disorders were formerly called dementia

neurocognitve disorders (NCDs)

Casey and Juan have been dating for over a year and are now engaged. In comparison to their parents, they are more likely to have met _____.

online

An example of prospective memory is:

remembering to buy bread at the store

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

social clock

Martin was 25 years old when he moved to a new city. It is highly likely that when Martin is in late adulthood this will be a visible memory of his. This is because older adults tend to remember things that happened during their _____ and twenties well.

teens

Reggie is in his mid-fifties. Reggie can expect that he will experience a gradual decrease in _____.

testosterone