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Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A generalized image of a person or group - which does not acknowledge individual differences.






2. The second most common (15%) type of dementia. Sporadic - progressive loss of intellectual functioning. Caused by repeated temporary obstruction of blood flow in cerebral arteries ('mini-strokes'-TIA)






3. The social and physical demands placed on an individual by their environment.






4. Approximately 2/3 of all elder abuse is caused by






5. A drug that is currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treating the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.






6. Successful aging requires replacement of lost roles with new ones.


7. Selling an older adult a product or service that s/he does not necessarily need is not considered






8. Which age group is most at risk of suicide?






9. Thickening; loss of elasticity - and calcification (hardening) or arterial walls.






10. Degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea which results in blurred vision and can cause blindness






11. Measures working (economically active) and dependent (non-economically active) people: In the year 2000 - it was 8 to 1.






12. 1. Extroversion 2. Neuroticism 3. Conscientiousness 4. Agreeableness 5. Openness to Experience/Intellect






13. Memory associated with thinking about two or more things at once.






14. According to your text - in 2005 - more older adults live in _______________ then any other state?






15. A growing introspection - a change in focus from the external environment to the person's interior world.






16. Two primary dimensions of stereotypes (Cuddy and Fiske - 2002)






17. Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC)






18. How many older adults become scam victims in the United States each year?






19. Name one drug current approved by the FDA to treat Alzheimer's Disease?






20. Physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity that is long term or permanent. This is a societal term.






21. Too little insulin or cells insensitive to insulin. Increases in late adulthood becaUse of either genetics or inactivity (abdominal fat is indicative). Risk of long-term damage in circulatory system - eyes - kidneys - nerves - and brain. Treatment is






22. Older individuals willingly withdraw from society while at the same time society is withdrawing from the individual. This is a mutually satisfying process. Individual is less concerned with social approval and more ego-centric






23. What percentage of older Americans live in nursing homes?






24. A disorder characterized by the proliferation of certain abnormalities in the cerebral cortex - called plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Approximately 4 million Americans have the disease.


25. Most common mental health problem among the elderly.






26. How many people that live in nursing homes have Alzheimer's Disease or a related disorder?






27. Consists of the kidneys - urinary bladder - and ducts that combine to carry urine - Removes waste products from the blood pH - ion balance - and water balance.






28. Activities of Daily Living






29. Memory associated with time and place.






30. Older adults indicated that their favorite leisure time activity was






31. How many of the human senses decline with age?






32. An older individual's house is considered a part of his or her _____________ environment.






33. How many muscles are there in the human body?






34. Progressive loss of hearing with aging - typically resulting from sensorineural hearing loss.






35. Which one of the following components of leisure states - 'what may be a challenge for one person - may not be for another?'






36. Permission to do as one pleases at one's own pace - to participate in an activity of one's own choice - and to abandon the activity.






37. Federal definitions of elder abuse - neglect - and exploitation appeared for the first time in the






38. Memory associated with the recollection of names - numbers - or directions.






39. A cognitive disorder that is characterized by temporary but acute confusion that can be caused by diseases of the heart and lungs as well as infection or malnutrition.






40. Reasons Why people are living longer lives includes






41. Ansley's formula for mental health involved the 'As' and the FFIGs.' The acronym 'FFIG' includes






42. Which age group is the fastest growing among older adults?






43. Who lives longer - men or women?






44. What is considered to be the largest of the body's organs?






45. A loss or abnormality of anatomical - physiological - mental - or psychological structure or function. One can have an impairment and not be considered disabled.






46. Memory of a skill or procedure






47. The design of communications - products and environments to be usable by all people to the greatest extent possible - without the need for adaptation or specialized design.






48. Suicide among the elderly is a real concern. Which age group has the highest rate of suicide in the U.S.?






49. Progressive - chronic - and usually irreversible group of conditions - like emphysema - in which the lungs have a diminished capacity for inspiration and expiration






50. Approximately how many older Americans (reported cases) are abused each year?