HGD - Unit 4

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The concept of _____ emphasizes that changes in cognitive activity patterns might result in disuse and consequent atrophy of cognitive skills.

"use it or lose it"

Remembering how to ride a bike without having to consciously think about it is a part of an individual's _____ memory.

implicit

One study by Kim revealed that finding meaning in the death of a spouse was linked to:

a lower level of anger during bereavement

In 2012, _____ percent of U.S. adults over 65 years of age were married.

58

Which of the following constitute dense deposits of protein that accumulate in the blood vessels?

Amyloid plaques

Which of the following is especially important to successful aging?

Being active

Which of the following biological reasons explains women's increased resistance to infections and degenerative diseases?

Estrogen production and the additional X chromosome

_____ is a program committed to making the end of life as free from pain, anxiety, and depression as possible.

Hospice

Which of the following is a drug that is used in the treatment of Parkinson disease?

L-dopa

_____ is the number of years that the average person born in a particular year will probably live.

Life expectancy

_____ involves an extensive loss of bone tissue.

Osteoporosis

Alzheimer disease is a form of:

dementia.

Jace has been diagnosed with _____, a condition characterized by damage to the optic nerve due to buildup of fluid in the eye.

glaucoma.

According to the socioemotional selectivity theory, individuals are motivated by two types of goals—emotional and:

knowledge-related.

Hospices are a relatively recent approach developed to:

make the end of life as free from pain and anxiety as possible.

Surviving spouses in the early stages of spousal bereavement are especially vulnerable:

on their anniversary.

Approximately _____ of the total health bill of the United States is for the care of adults 65 and over, who comprise only 12 percent of the population.

one-third

Turning off a respirator or a heart-lung machine is an example of _____ euthanasia.

passive

Recent studies have led researchers to conclude that the emotional life of older adults is more _____ than once thought.

positive


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