PSYC210 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100 PERCENT
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Which of the following are proteins found in cerebrospinal fluid
associated with Alzheimer's disease?
Answer: beta-amyloid
●● Which of these BEST describes the potential role of telomeres in the
aging process?
Answer: they are a portion of a chromosome that gets shorter until DNA
replication is no longer possible
●● An individual who is currently experiencing "the third age" is BEST
be described as one of the..?
Answer: young-old
●● The defining characteristic of a cerebral vascular accident is..?
Answer: an interruption of blood flow in the brain
●● Which of the following are chemicals produced during normal cell
metabolism that may cause cellular damage that impairs functioning?
Answer: free radicals
,●● Word games that require the player to know the meaning of random
words are utilizing..?
Answer: semantic memory
●● The key characteristic of an explicit memory is that it is..?
Answer: conscious
●● what condition is caused by the deterioration of neurons in the
midbrain that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine?
Answer: parkinson's disease
●● baltes 1993: three factors that make a person wise:
Answer: 1: general personal conditions such as mental ability
2: specific expertise conditions such as mentoring or practice
3: facilitative life contexts such as education or leadership experience
●● skeletal maturity
Answer: -the point at which bone mass is greatest and the skeleton is at
peak development, occurs at around age 18 for women and 20 in men.
●● osteoporosis
, Answer: -disease in which bones become porous and extremely easy to
break.
●● dual energy x-ray absorptiometry test (DXA)
Answer: -test of bone mineral density (BMD) at the hip and spine
●● selective estrogen receptor modulators (serms)
Answer: -compounds that are not estrogens but have estrogen-like
effects on some tissues and estrogen-blocking effects on other tissues.
●● osteoarthritis
Answer: most common form of arthritis
-marked by gradual onset of bone damage with progression of pain and
disability together with minor signs of inflammation from wear and tear.
●● rheumatoid arthritis
Answer: -more destructive disease of the joints that develops slowly
-typically affects different joints and causes different types of pain than
osteoarthritis does.
●● climacteric
Answer: -biological process during which women pass from their
reproductive to nonreproductive years.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100 PERCENT
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Which of the following are proteins found in cerebrospinal fluid
associated with Alzheimer's disease?
Answer: beta-amyloid
●● Which of these BEST describes the potential role of telomeres in the
aging process?
Answer: they are a portion of a chromosome that gets shorter until DNA
replication is no longer possible
●● An individual who is currently experiencing "the third age" is BEST
be described as one of the..?
Answer: young-old
●● The defining characteristic of a cerebral vascular accident is..?
Answer: an interruption of blood flow in the brain
●● Which of the following are chemicals produced during normal cell
metabolism that may cause cellular damage that impairs functioning?
Answer: free radicals
,●● Word games that require the player to know the meaning of random
words are utilizing..?
Answer: semantic memory
●● The key characteristic of an explicit memory is that it is..?
Answer: conscious
●● what condition is caused by the deterioration of neurons in the
midbrain that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine?
Answer: parkinson's disease
●● baltes 1993: three factors that make a person wise:
Answer: 1: general personal conditions such as mental ability
2: specific expertise conditions such as mentoring or practice
3: facilitative life contexts such as education or leadership experience
●● skeletal maturity
Answer: -the point at which bone mass is greatest and the skeleton is at
peak development, occurs at around age 18 for women and 20 in men.
●● osteoporosis
, Answer: -disease in which bones become porous and extremely easy to
break.
●● dual energy x-ray absorptiometry test (DXA)
Answer: -test of bone mineral density (BMD) at the hip and spine
●● selective estrogen receptor modulators (serms)
Answer: -compounds that are not estrogens but have estrogen-like
effects on some tissues and estrogen-blocking effects on other tissues.
●● osteoarthritis
Answer: most common form of arthritis
-marked by gradual onset of bone damage with progression of pain and
disability together with minor signs of inflammation from wear and tear.
●● rheumatoid arthritis
Answer: -more destructive disease of the joints that develops slowly
-typically affects different joints and causes different types of pain than
osteoarthritis does.
●● climacteric
Answer: -biological process during which women pass from their
reproductive to nonreproductive years.
