Adult Development and Aging Test 2

kidney

the nephron is the cell responsible for the efficiency of which organ in the body

default network

while you are at rest the brain's _______ is at work processing information that you generate internally

having an accident

research from the institute of highway safety shows that older drivers in the US faced with the challenge of making left hand turns while driving in a busy intersection are most likely to experience which outcome

attention control

research on videogame training in young adults shows that these games have the effect of improving

muscles

sarcopenia is associated with age-related changes in the

growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors

the somatopause of aging involves changes in which hormones

eat a diet that includes a relative balance among nutrients

the text recommends that the best advice for an older adult trying to maintain his or her digestive functioning is to

The Sun

the two most important facts in aging skin are genetics and exposure to

treatable

unlike memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease, the symptoms of vascular dementia may be

pancreas

diabetes can be traced to the abnormal functioning of which bodily organ

overuse of earphones in portable listening devices

experts worry that future generations of older adults will experience more age-related hearing loss due to which preventable behavior

cigarette smoking

older adults with a history of ____ are more likely than others to experience loss of smell and taste sensitivity

parallel processing

on simple search tasks where targets stand out relatively easily from distractors older adults perform at high levels because these tasks require

back pains

psychologists who treat older adults for memory problems need to be aware of the possibility that their clients suffer from ____ known to be associated with cognitive problems

Different Types of memory and what memory is (short answer question)

Abilities that decline - Episodic memory - source memory -false memory - Tip-of-the-tongue (names) - Perspective memory Abilities that do not decline - flashbulb memory -semantic memory - procedural memory - implicit memory - Autobiographical memory ("reminiscence bump")

ADLs (short answer question)

Bathing Dressing Transferring Using the toilet Eating

Communication Strategies for Talking to older adults

Look while speaking to person Minimize background noise Don't chew gum while talking Keep voice pitch low Enunciate carefully Don't talk as if the person isn't there, or is a child Provide context Remain positive and patient

working memory

Taps information in "consciousness"

IADLs (short answer question)

Use the telephone Go shopping Prepare meals Complete housekeeping tasks Do the laundry Use private or public transportation Take medications Handle finances

hair loss

a 55 year old man has a common age-related condition known as androgenic alopecia. this means that he is experiencing

hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

a 66 year old woman well past her menopause is considering treatment to help offset cardiovascular changes and weakening of her bones. which of the following is the most controversial of available approaches she might tryin terms of overall health risks

Osteoarthritis

a 72 year old woman has been told by her physician that, because she is obese, she is putting increased weight on her joints, thus increasing her risk of developing the musculoskeletal disease known as

know how to react in an emergency

a factor in the driving behavior of older adults is that compared to younger adults they are more likely to

lung cancer is far more deadly than skin cancer

a young woman is arguing with her grandmother about the risks associated with cigarette smoking as the grandmother refuses to quit. on of the points the grandmother makes is that at least she doesn't use tanning booths, which the granddaughter does. although bot are putting themselves at risk, if you were ask to intervene on the granddaughter's behalf, what is a valid claim that could make

flashbulb

according to research on _________ memory older adults are able to remember distinctive historical events as well as do younger adults

flexibility training

an 80 year old woman is suffering from limited range of motion due to degenerative changed in her knees, shoulders, and wrists. if you were her physical therapist, you might suggest that she offset these changes by engaging primarily in

awareness of time, place, and person

because it focuses on the degree of independence an older adult is able to maintain it is important to healthcare practitioners to measure instrumental activities of daily living. this measure includes which type of criteria

neuronal fallout

because neurons do not replace themselves when they die proponents of the ____ model believe that aging inevitably involves declines in brain structures and functions

andropause

changes in the male sex hormone testosterone are referred to as

Collagen

changes with age in the dermis layer of the skin are associated with age-related alterations in which protein also found in connective tissue throughout the body

smoking

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is almost always caused by

other disorders that look like Alzheimer's may be reversible if treated early on

clinicians seek to distinguish Alzheimer's disease from other neurocognitive disorders as soon as possible in their patients primarily because

reduce fear of falling

gerontologists recommend that older adults at risk of falling receive which type of intervention

congestive heart failure

in the disease known as _______ the heart cannot distribute enough blood throughout the body to reach the major organs, causing the tissues to swell with fluid

aerobic capacity

normal changes in the cardiovascular system with age in adulthood are reflected in a lowering of which measure

circadian rhythm

older adults may be more alert in the morning, and younger adults in the evening, reflecting age differences in

self-efficacy

older adults who have low sense of memory ________ the feeling that cannot perform well on a memory test are likely to have poorer scores when their memory is actually tested

everyone performs more poorly after multitasking,though older adults are more affected than you g adults

students don't always like it when their professors ask them not to text or go on facebook during class saying it doesn't affect their comprehension of class material however based on the research its fair to say that

useful field of view

the ability to respond to stimuli in the periphery, relevant to the driving skills of older adults is called

thyroid

the basal metabolic rate (BMR) is controlled by which set of hormones in the endocrine system

mental and physical exercise can offset age-related changes

the concept of plasticity in the nervous system refers to the fact that

hippocampus

the effect of aging on working memory mat be due to changes in which structure of the brain

they cannot maintain their core body temperature

the main reason that older adults are more likely to die during extreme periods of cold weather is that

self-confidence and need for independence

the model of self-regulation and driving predicts that an older adult will continue to drive depends on the psychological factors of

sarcopenia

your friend great aunt share with you the fact that she seems to be less able to lift weight than she could when in her 40s. she is experiencing which normal age-related change?

thickening and hardening of the arteries

your the health care professional treating a 72 year old woman who you determine suffers from arteriosclerosis. in explaining this condition to her, you inform her that this condition specifically is defined as involving