Question 1

What is the most likely serious consequence of older adults' loss of balance?
A) isolation
B) misjudged as impaired, intoxicated, or demented
C) an increase in depressed mood as a result of impaired mobility
D) an increase in falls and broken bones

Accepted Answer

an increase in falls and broken bones

Question 2

How are sleep patterns typically affected by age?
A) Older adults tend to become "night people" by going to bed later at night and getting up later in the morning.
B) Older adults must nap more during the day in order to accumulate the sleep they need.
C) Older adults typically sleep very soundly for longer periods through the night than they did when they were younger.
D) Older adults commonly have longer periods of REM sleep, or dream sleep.

Accepted Answer

Older adults must nap more during the day in order to accumulate the sleep they need.

Question 3

The term ________ is used to describe the neurological disorder that includes problems with memory and thinking that affect an individual's emotional,social,and physical functioning.
A) "senility"
B) "amnesia"
C) "Alzheimer's disease"
D) "dementia"

Accepted Answer

"dementia"

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an accurate conclusion about institutional care during late adulthood?
A) The duration of stay in a nursing home is longer for an older woman than for an older man.
B) The duration of institutional care is most often fairly brief.
C) Both voluntary and involuntary nursing-home placement are known to cause rapid decline and death.
D) Institutional care in late adulthood is common but is not universal.

Accepted Answer

Both voluntary and involuntary nursing-home placement are known to cause rapid decline and death.

Question 5

The ability to taste the five basic flavours
A) seems to decline over the years of adulthood.
B) does not seem to decline over the years of adulthood.
C) seems to increase over the years of adulthood.
D) seems to intensify in late adulthood.

Accepted Answer

does not seem to decline over the years of adulthood.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to the decline in the frequency of sexual interaction across late adulthood?
A) decline in testosterone levels among men
B) social expectation that old age is an asexual period of life
C) menopause
D) use of blood pressure medication

Accepted Answer

menopause

Question 7

Older adults who are experiencing hearing loss are most likely to
A) be clinically depressed.
B) have psychological problems.
C) be perceived as disoriented or forgetful.
D) be socially isolated and unhappy.

Accepted Answer

be perceived as disoriented or forgetful.

Question 8

The ________ theory of aging suggests that physical aging is caused when atoms or molecules with unpaired electrons enter into damaging chemical reactions that cause irreparable and cumulative cellular damage.
A) cross-linking
B) programmed senescence
C) antioxidation
D) free radicals

Accepted Answer

free radicals

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about the way aging affects the senses of taste,smell,or touch?
A) The ability to taste the four basic tastes of salty, bitter, sweet, and sour declines across adulthood.
B) Elderly adults lose their sensitivity to heat and cold in a reverse-proximodistal pattern, which causes sensation to be lost first in the extremities.
C) The loss of the sense of smell can lead to inadequate nutrition or dietary imbalances.
D) Reduced secretion of saliva causes a sensation of "woolly mouth."

Accepted Answer

The ability to taste the four basic tastes of salty,bitter,sweet,and sour declines across adulthood.

Question 10

Which theory of aging suggests that aging occurs when undesirable bonds form between proteins or fats,resulting in molecules that cannot assume the correct shape for their proper function?
A) DNA recombination
B) cross-linking
C) free radicals
D) Hayflick limit

Accepted Answer

cross-linking

Question 11

If you were to serve a platter of freshly baked chocolate-chip cookies to a group of older individuals,which of the following comments would you be most likely to hear?
A) "The flavours of food seem to be so strong, so I really don't care for anything sweet."
B) "I can't smell a thing, dear."
C) "These smell so good. They really make my mouth water!"
D) "These cookies smell and taste delicious!"

Accepted Answer

"I can't smell a thing,dear."

Question 12

Which of the following is a symptom of Alzheimer's disease in the early stages?
A) failure to recognize family members
B) loss of memory for long-ago events
C) repetitive conversation
D) loss of memory for recent events

Accepted Answer

repetitive conversation

Question 13

A persistent ringing in the ears is called
A) auditory loss.
B) tinnitus.
C) perception loss.
D) presbycusis.

Accepted Answer

tinnitus.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of dementia?
A) multiple small strokes
B) genetics
C) multiple blows to the head
D) stress

Accepted Answer

stress

Question 15

Why are burns more common in late adulthood than earlier?
A) Loss of sensitivity to heat and a slower reaction time lead to increases in accidental burns.
B) Impaired ability to concentrate or focus on complex tasks leads to an increased incidence of various injuries, including burns.
C) An older person's skin is more heat-responsive and less able to withstand a level of temperature that would have been tolerated earlier.
D) Older persons cook for themselves more often and thus have more opportunity to be injured.

Accepted Answer

Loss of sensitivity to heat and a slower reaction time lead to increases in accidental burns.

Question 16

Which of the following is not an example of the way in which age-related physical changes could affect an individual's ability to drive an automobile?
A) trouble reading the instrument panel or road signs at night
B) increased difficulty adjusting to the glare of oncoming headlights
C) difficulty with drowsiness when driving long distances
D) requiring more time to respond when a vehicle or obstacle appears unexpectedly

Accepted Answer

difficulty with drowsiness when driving long distances

Question 17

Auditory problems typically are experienced
A) only with advanced aging.
B) by more men than women.
C) with equal frequency by women and men.
D) by more women than men.

Accepted Answer

by more men than women.

Question 18

Your family is reluctant to place your very frail great-aunt into a nursing home because they have heard that nursing-home placement inevitably shortens the life of an elderly person.Which of the following is the most accurate advice for your family?
A) There is no scientific evidence of a relationship between nursing-home placement and mortality.
B) If the setting provides opportunities for individuality and personal control, even an involuntary move does not accelerate physical or mental decline.
C) Nursing-home care inevitably means a reduced life expectancy.
D) Involuntary placement into any form of institutional care inevitably results in rapid decline and death.

Accepted Answer

If the setting provides opportunities for individuality and personal control,even an involuntary move does not accelerate physical or mental decline.

Question 19

What is the biggest single behavioural effect of age-related physical change in late adulthood?
A) increased irritability
B) lack of sexual desire
C) loss of energy
D) a general slowing down

Accepted Answer

a general slowing down

Question 20

The general slowing down that older adults experience will impact all of the following EXCEPT
A) writing a grocery list.
B) translating thoughts into action.
C) driving an automobile.
D) having an optimistic personality.

Accepted Answer

having an optimistic personality.

Quiz 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

What is the most likely serious consequence of older adults' loss of balance?

How are sleep patterns typically affected by age?

The term ________ is used to describe the neurological disorder that includes problems with memory and thinking that affect an individual's emotional,social,and physical functioning.

Which of the following is NOT an accurate conclusion about institutional care during late adulthood?

The ability to taste the five basic flavours

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to the decline in the frequency of sexual interaction across late adulthood?

Older adults who are experiencing hearing loss are most likely to

The ________ theory of aging suggests that physical aging is caused when atoms or molecules with unpaired electrons enter into damaging chemical reactions that cause irreparable and cumulative cellular damage.

Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about the way aging affects the senses of taste,smell,or touch?

Which theory of aging suggests that aging occurs when undesirable bonds form between proteins or fats,resulting in molecules that cannot assume the correct shape for their proper function?

If you were to serve a platter of freshly baked chocolate-chip cookies to a group of older individuals,which of the following comments would you be most likely to hear?

Which of the following is a symptom of Alzheimer's disease in the early stages?

A persistent ringing in the ears is called

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of dementia?

Why are burns more common in late adulthood than earlier?

Which of the following is not an example of the way in which age-related physical changes could affect an individual's ability to drive an automobile?

Auditory problems typically are experienced

Your family is reluctant to place your very frail great-aunt into a nursing home because they have heard that nursing-home placement inevitably shortens the life of an elderly person.Which of the following is the most accurate advice for your family?

What is the biggest single behavioural effect of age-related physical change in late adulthood?

The general slowing down that older adults experience will impact all of the following EXCEPT