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