Quiz 20: A Lifetime of Health

Nutrition

How are your parents or other mentors staying fit and alert as they age? Do you think you might use similar strategies?

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As an individual gets older, he can remain in good health by exercising, maintaining connections with the people and the things that are important to him, implementing precautionary measures for age-related safety hazards, expressing feelings of stress to friends and family, and having regular medical examinations, among others. These are the different strategies made by our parents to be fit and alert. Similar strategies can be followed for our fitness also.

Q 2

Steps for protecting against bone loss include a. having at least two drinks per day. b. getting moderate exposure to sunlight. c. avoiding heavy exercise. d. having a diet low in calcium.

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Q 3

Do you think that coming to terms with mortality allows an individual to live each day to its fullest, rather than putting off what he or she would like to do until tomorrow? How does this concept affect your own life? Explain. Do you believe in a next life? How does this affect your view of life and death?

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An individual may see living life to its fullest as the appropriate response. This might think that way as a result of believing that his daily actions and his daily thoughts give meaning to life. Some may see putting off until tomorrow as the appropriate response as a result of believing that there is enough time to get everything done. People believe in an afterlife for a number of reasons, including religious beliefs and personal experiences.

Q 4

The risk factors for Alzheimer's disease include all of these except a. age. b. exposure to environmental toxins. c. female sex. d. family history of Alzheimer's.

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Q 5

Have your living parents and grandparents written advance directives or a living will? Have you discussed with them their preferences regarding treatment in the event of a medical crisis? If you haven't had this discussion with your family, how can you begin the process of helping your parents or grandparents communicate their wishes?

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Q 6

You can best help a friend who is bereaved by a. encouraging him to have a few drinks to forget his pain. b. simply spending time with her. c. avoiding talking about his loss because it is awkward. d. reminding her about all she still has in her life.

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Q 7

As many as 10,000 people in this country are chronically unconscious, kept alive by artificial respirators and feeding tubes. If you were in an accident that left you in a vegetative state, would you want doctors to do everything possible to fight for your life? Would you want to spend months or even years totally unaware of your surroundings? Should health-care professionals have the right to declare that anyone is too old, too ill, or too frail to try to save? Should they have the right to insist that someone live on even if that person isn't experiencing much of a life?

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Q 8

Physically fit people over age 60 a. have lower risk of dying from chronic heart disease. b. can regain the fitness level of a 25-year-old. c. show no difference in levels of anxiety and depression. d. have higher health-care expenses.

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Q 9

Which statement about aging is false ? A) The most common nutritional disorder in the elderly is obesity. B) In men, sexual activity and longevity are linked. C) Hormone therapy reduces the risk of heart disease in menopausal women. D) Seniors who take up new hobbies late in life may slow aging within the brain.

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Q 10

The gender gap related to longevity A) is due to deficiencies in the Y chromosome. B) results from the presence of a mutant gene. C) may be due to the X chromosome and its hormonal influences on the immune system. D) is about 13 years in the United States.

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Q 11

Which of the following is a change associated with aging that is slowed by exercise? a. loss of connective tissue in skin b. decrease in certain hormone levels c. loss of lean muscle tissue d. decreased interest in food

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Q 12

Factors that contribute to staying healthy longer include all of the following except A) avoiding illness. B) moderate smoking. C) regular exercise. D) lifelong learning.

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Q 13

Which statement about the aging brain is false ? A) When brain cells die, surrounding cells can fill the gaps to maintain cognitive function. B) Remembering names and recalling information may take longer. C) "Use it or lose it." D) Mental ability and physical ability both decline with age.

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Q 14

An advance directive A) indicates who should have your property in the event you die. B) may authorize which individuals may not participate in your health care if you are unable to care for yourself. C) can specify your desires related to the use of medical treatments and technology to prolong your life. D) should specify which physician you designate to be your health-care proxy.

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