BBH 315 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

with age, do finger/toenails thicken or thin? correct answer: they thicken men lose 1 inch of height between what ages? correct answer: 30-50 how many inches do men lose between the ages 30-50? correct answer: 1 women lose 2 inches of height between what ages? correct answer: 25-75 how many inches do women lose between the ages 25-75? correct answer: 2 in middle aged adults, body fat may increase by what percentage? correct answer: 25% with age, do sleep problems increase, or decrease? correct answer: increase with age, is there increased or decreased risk of HBP, HCL, CVD, etc.? correct answer: increased rise how does age effect cognitive function? correct answer: cognitive function typically increases, with age. we become more mentally stabilized from adolescence to adults. as we transition from mid-adults to older adults, our mental capacity may decline as were are coming near out life term. how is marital status related to our health? is there a gender difference? correct answer: men seem to benefit from being married, while women do not seem to see the same effect. how are social relationships linked to health, stress, and marital dysfunction? what are the 2 factors that have its role in this? correct answer: health related decision making seems to improve with more social support. there may be marital dysfunction associated with increased rumination. 2 factors include: coping capacity, and social support ***is marriage gaining or losing its "market share"? across all SES, age, and ethnic groups? more or less, in blacks compared to whites and hispanics? correct answer: losing more so in blacks for men and women, what is the average age of getting married correct answer: men=28.7 women = 26.5 who does education effect marriage? correct answer: less education = less marriage ***what is the public opinion about marriage? correct answer: it is declining, just like the rates of marriage Since WWII, men's participation in paid work has increased or decrease? What about women's? correct answer: mens participation has decreased. women's has increased overall, work participation is increasing or decreasing? how about by age? (16-19; 25-54; 55-64) correct answer: increasing 16-19: decreasing 25-54: about the same 55-64: increasing Earning gap is largest among what age population? correct answer: older people Earning gap overall is getting smaller or larger? correct answer: smaller Only area where women earn more is single with no children is _________ correct answer: in the city Earning gap is the worst, by gender, in the _________ and _________ correct answer: Midwest and south ***Female caregivers report higher or lower levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms? correct answer: higher distinguish tumor from neoplasia. correct answer: tumor is abnormal tissue growth neoplasia is *new* abnormal tissue growth __________ tumor non-cancerous Localized so no spread Overall, better prognosis correct answer: benign __________ tumor cancerous Can metastasis correct answer: malignant ***what is the proportion of cancer cases that can be prevented through lifestyle changes? correct answer: 1 in 3 can be prevented which sex has higher incidences of cancer? correct answer: men which cancer diagnosis is most prevalent in men, and in women? correct answer: men = prostate women = breast do men, or do women have worse survival rates of cancer? correct answer: men have it worse when it comes to survival rates what is the lifetime probability for cancer in men, and in women? correct answer: men = 45% woman = 38% what is the trend in cancer rates, by gender? correct answer: men= overall, decreasing. However, this is more prevalent ethnic gaps. women= steady do men or women have stronger immune systems, as it relates to cancer? correct answer: women have stronger immune systems differences in cancer diagnoses and deaths in US, by sex and ethnicity diagnoses men: women: deaths men: women: higher and lower among what races? correct answer: diagnoses men: prostate, lung, colorectal women: breast, lung, colorectal deaths men: lung, prostate, colorectal women: lung, breast, colorectal