CFS 14,15,16

Approximately _____ percent of hospice patients are discharged alive

16%

Who would have the thinnest prefrontal cortex region and volume of gray matter?

75-year-old Peter

Which is an example of physician-assisted suicide?

A man is given a lethal dose of a drug from a doctor to take when he decides to end his life.

Kenneth has been found to have the ApoE4 gene. This means that he has about a 50/50 chance of developing:

Alzheimer disease

Someone who has a larger-than-normal amount of plaques and tangles in the cerebral cortex may have:

Alzheimer's disease

Victor, 66, is dying of lung cancer. He promises God that, if he lives, he will help others stop smoking and live a better life. According to Kübler-Ross, Victor is in the stage of dying called:

Bargaining

Which statement is NOT a reason for the traditional pyramidal shape of the demographic pyramid?

Environmental factors ensured that each cohort was reduced consistently after age 50

Which statement about the changes related to death in the past 100 years is NOT accurate?

Fewer deaths occur in hospitals

Lindsay is 6 years old, has stopped growing, and has no hair and very wrinkled skin. Lindsay may have a condition known as:

Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome (progeria)

_____, which is a common vision impairment among the elderly, causes blindness about five years after it begins.

Macular degeneration

Which statement about late adulthood and emotions is TRUE?

Most elderly people are content with their lives

In _____, the dead person is bathed by his or her next of kin.

Muslim and Hindu cultures

According to the text, in what culture or country does no one touch the dead body?

Native American

Who is MOST likely to believe a person should die on the floor surrounded by family?

Sabita, who believes in Hinduism

According to a study by Staudinger and Gluck (2011) on wisdom, which statement is TRUE?

Some adults as young as 25 can be wise

According to a study by Staudinger and Gluck (2011) on wisdom, which statement is FALSE?

Someone who is 80 years old would be considered the most wise

In which way is Traci, 17, MOST likely to die today?

a car accident

Carolyn is 65 years old and is eligible for the senior discount at a local restaurant. This discount is an example of:

ageism

What is life review?

an examination of one's own role in the history of human life, engaged in by many elderly people

Which activity would NOT help with learning among elders?

attending one-day workshops

A thickening of the lens of the eye is a condition referred to as:

cataracts

Dr. Washington believes that aging is a product of how molecules are damaged over time due to environmental stress and toxins. Dr. Washington is a proponent of the _____ theory.

cellular-aging

Repeated blows to the head, even without concussions, can cause:

chronic traumatic encephalopathy

It appears that, over the past decade, the risk of major neurocognitive disorder has _____ in wealthy countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom.

decreased

Morris has just been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. He refuses to believe the diagnosis and has seen several doctors who have confirmed it. Morris continues to insist that his diagnosis is impossible. Morris is in Kübler-Ross's stage of dying called:

denial

Mary, who is 75 years old, is trying to integrate her unique experiences with her vision of community. She is in Erikson's psychosocial stage called integrity versus:

despair

Hank has Alzheimer's disease and has recently become unresponsive, recognizing no one, and having no idea who he is. He is MOST likely in which stage of the disease?

fifth

Anson is 75 years old and has recently been experiencing a change in his personality. He is acting more impulsively and does not seem to care about his loved ones, to whom he has always been very devoted. While he was always frugal with his money, he is now gambling frequently and losing much of his retirement savings. He does not seem to be experiencing any physical symptoms. From which is Anson MOST likely suffering?

frontotemporal NCD

The statement "I am still my same happy self, but I look a little different now" is an example of:

holding on to one's identity

A multicultural life-span perspective reveals that one emotion is constant in the experience of death, namely:

hope

Which is NOT a characteristic of neurocognitive disorders?

improved memory

Seventy-seven-year-old Martha was surprised to learn that her daughter, Isabel, was angry at her all day for saying something rude to Isabel's husband. When Isabel said, "Mom I have been angry at you all day," Martha said, "I had no idea you were upset with me." Studies indicate that the reason Martha could not detect her daughter's anger is because many older adults have a reduced ability to read emotions by looking at the eyes of others. With respect to the information-processing approach, this inability reflects a problem in:

input

Erikson's eighth stage of psychosocial development is called _____ versus despair.

integrity

A self theory originating from Erikson is called:

integrity versus despair

The life review and the acceptance of death are crucial aspects of Erikson's _____ stage.

integrity versus despair

If adults are not honest with children about death, the result may be a child who:

is terrified of death

Nikolas and Andrea are both 85 years old, have been married for over 50 years, and are extremely happy in their long-lasting relationship. According to the text, which behavior(s) would likely predict their happiness?

kissing and hugging

Over the past century, death has become _____ familiar and _____ feared.

less; more

Among the reasons cited by Oregon residents seeking physician-assisted suicide, which one was the MOST common?

loss of autonomy

According to the socioemotional selectivity theory, recently retired Joyce will likely seek familiar social contacts that reinforce all of the following EXCEPT:

memory

In 2015, Renee turned 64 and her granddaughter, Victoria, turned 15. According to United Nations' predictions of worldwide population, there will be:

more people younger than Victoria

According to the text, _____ older adults maintain adequate intellectual power.

most

Six-year-old Jeffery knew that his grandmother was sick and was told by his parents that she died peacefully in hospice with grandpa at her side. Jeffery is likely to:

not be anxious about death and dying

Vascular disease can occur in all of these situations EXCEPT when a(n):

person has a brain tumor

Based on the textbook's instruction, it is MOST reasonable to expect a _____ association between wisdom and age

positive but modest

Gray matter in the brain, which is reduced as we age, is responsible for:

processing new experiences

Preserving the self is crucial to older adults. This explains such behaviors as:

refusing to have a necessary surgery.

Patricia is 81 years old. Like many others her age, Patricia _____ that intercourse is the only measure of sexual experience.

rejects the idea

An aspect of impaired control processes is evidenced when an older adult:

relies on preconceived ideas rather than considering new evidence when making decisions.

During which stage of Alzheimer's disease does speech typically become aimless and repetitive?

second

When Rosemary accused her daughter-in-law of stealing the spatula that she herself misplaced, she was MOST likely in the _____ stage of Alzheimer's disease

second

Even though Evelyn has just retired, she still continues to set personal goals, assess her abilities and figure out how to accomplish her goals despite limitations in her physical abilities. Evelyn's actions are an example of:

selective optimization with compensation

Theories of late adulthood that focus on an individual's perceptions of themselves and their ability to meet challenges to their identity are called _____ theories.

self

Which choice correctly depicts the information-processing sequence?

sensation -> perception -> comprehension

Cognitive changes in late adulthood:

show "a great divergence" with increasing variation with age

Neurocognitive disorders that are reversible can be related to each of these factors EXCEPT:

shrinkage of the frontal lobe

What did Erik Erikson call the people he interviewed who were in their 90s to reflect their awareness of the interdependence of the generations and the human experience?

social witnesses

Julia heard a rumor about her neighbors and quickly went to tell her daughter. However, she was unable to tell her daughter where the rumor started. Which form of amnesia is Julia exhibiting?

source

Seventy-eight-year-old Emily is asked to participate in a study on aging and memory. When she enters the room to take the memory test she sees that all of the other subjects are 25 years younger. Emily's scores end up being significantly lower than the scores of others despite having no symptoms of dementia. Emily's scores were affected by:

stereotype threat

Theories of late adulthood that describe the ways in which societies place people on a particular life path are called _____ theories

stratification

All of Nik's cells have reached the Hayflick limit. This means that for each cell, the _____ gone, _____ stops, and Nik will die.

telomere is; duplication

Most adults will be the MOST accepting of death in which scenario?

the death of a grandparent who was 92 and died of natural causes

Ancient Chinese, Mayan, Indian, and African cultures shared all of these beliefs and rituals about death EXCEPT that:

the deceased should not be buried

Contrary to the common opinion that most of the elderly are infirm, only about _____ percent of the over-64 population live in nursing homes and hospitals.

three

Blockage of a blood vessel in the brain that keeps sufficient oxygen from getting into the brain tissue can be the result of:

transient ischemic attacks

Phyllis has experienced repeated TIAs, most of which she has not even been aware of. Phyllis will MOST likely develop:

vascular disease