According to the Osterbur article entitled "Upbeat Baby Boomers Say They're Not Old Yet," when considering getting older, what is one of the most common worries of baby boomers?
a. Looking older
b. Losing their memory
c. Dying correct answers b. losing their memory
According to the Osterbur a...
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According to the Osterbur article entitled "Upbeat Baby Boomers Say They're Not Old Yet," when considering getting older, what is one of the most common worries of baby boomers?
a. Looking older
b. Losing their memory
c. Dying correct answers b. losing their memory
According to the Osterbur article entitled "Upbeat Baby Boomers Say They're Not Old Yet," how do most boomers rate their overall health?
a. Good to excellent
b. Fair to poor
c. Most are worried about it.
d. They don't think about it. correct answers a. good to excellent
Research indicates that ___________ adults have a more ____________ view of aging in comparison to ______________ adults, a finding that holds cross-culturally.
a. younger, positive, older
b. older, positive, younger
c. older, negative, younger correct answers b. older, positive, younger
According to the Osterbur article entitled "Building the Foundation for Active Aging," in the media, older adults:
a. Account for the majority of marketing dollars
b. Are practically invisible
c. Portrayed with real life challenges
d. Portrayed with positive communications about aging correct answers b. are practically invisible
No area is more susceptible to negative stereotyped attributions of aging than:
a. memory competence
b. physical disabilities
c. driving abilities
d. Crankiness correct answers a. memory competence
which of the following is an example of primary aging?
a. alzheimer's disease
b. osteoporosis
c. arthritis
d. wrinkles correct answers d. wrinkles
which of the following would be considered "good news" for individuals as they age?
a. secondary aging
b. tertiary aging
c. plasticity d. cohort influences correct answers c. plasticity
according to the osterbur article, "The Booming Dynamics of Aging," among those 65 years and older, which age group is growing at the fastest rate in the US?
a. 65-75
b. 75-85
c. 85+
d. centenarians correct answers c. 85+
among those 65 years old and older, which ethnic group is growing at the fastest rate in the US?
a. european americans
b. african americans
c. hispanic americans correct answers c. hispanic americans
according to the osterbur article entitled, "Long Live...Us" an author by the name of Howard Friedman noted that conscientious people live longer. What are the reason Friedman gave for this trend?
a. conscientious people have genetic markers of longevity
b. Conscientious people tend to take medications more accurately
c. Conscientious people tend to choose healthier situations and relationships
d. Conscientious people have lower rates of dementia correct answers c. conscientious people tend to choose healthier situations and relationships
From the Osterbur article entitled, "Healthy Aging in the 22nd Century", which of
the following was a focus of the article?
a.With longer lives, people will experience multiple cycles across time
b.The importance of diet and exercise
c.The impact of declining testosterone and estrogen levels in males and females respectively
d.The importance of sleep correct answers a. with longer lives, people will experience multiple cycles across time
Cellular theories suggest that there may be a limit on how often cells may divide
before dying which may partially explain aging. The shortening of telomeres may be
the major factor in this cellular theory known as:
a. Cross-linking theory
b. Free radical theory
c. The Hayflick limit
d. Life span theory correct answers c. the hayflick limit
Which of the following identifies the "primary aging" process of stiffening
muscles around the eye lenses that leads to people having difficulty seeing close
objects?
a. Glaucoma
b. Presbyopia
c. Somesthesia
d. Emphysema correct answers b. presbyopia
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