HCAD 222 Final Exam Questions Answered Correctly
It is often difficult to make generalizations about the aged populations because... - Answers
differences of class, gender, and ethnicity shape the experiences of old age
To gain any positive health benefits from reducing smoking, a lifelong smoker needs to stop
completely? - Answers False
Cognitive abilities where older people are likely, on average, to preform better than younger
include those... - Answers that rely on good judgement in response to uncertain problems of
living
The Hay-flick limit refers to the... - Answers Maximum number of cell division
The oldest old refers to individuals aged... - Answers 85+
Which of the following is an example of "agism" in American culture? - Answers Not hiring a 58
year old for a job because you fear they won't understand how to use the computer software for
inventory tracking and generating reports
Research has shown that strength training helps to improve ___________ in the elderly. - Answers
Walking speed & Memory
Life satisfaction is _________ among those with high levels of religious commitment compared
to those with a sense of religious commitment. - Answers Higher
What are the 2 hallmark signs that identify Alzheimer's disease upon autopsy? - Answers
Plaques and tangels
Normal aging is best described as... - Answers a process dependent on time, distinctive for
each species, and a process separate from disease
As discussed in class, HIV+ diagnosis rates are highest... - Answers In adults over age of 50
High school graduation and retirement are both examples of... - Answers Rites of passage and
Events that will influence your social role
Extending healthy lifespan and shrinking the window of decline and disability, without
necessarily extending total life span refers to... - Answers Compression of Morbidity
Which theory is a concept of programmed aging in which aging is seen as a normal part of a
sequence leading from a conception through development to senescence and finally dealth? -
Answers Aging clock theory
Which of the following is a reversible cause of dementia? - Answers Depression
If an older man who lives alone has diabetes, a chronic medical condition, what should his
, primary physician be most concerned about if he also begins to experience depressive
symptoms? - Answers Suicide and treatment adherence (testing blood sugar, maintaining a
diabetic diet, etc)
Which of the following can be considered a useful, non-medication treatment of dementia
symptoms? - Answers Supportive and behavioral therapy
By age 60-70 most adults have minor hearing impairments in hearing ___________ sounds -
Answers High frequency
Why are woman today more likely than men to be living alone in old age? - Answers Because the
differences in life expectancy between men and woman
According to what we discussed in class, whats good for the heart is good for the _________? -
Answers Brain
Factors that contribute to longevity include... - Answers Genes, Environment and behaviors
A research study that conducted surveys with the same sample of subjects at ages 40, 50, 60
and 70 are described as a... - Answers Longitudinal research study
The function of the RAI-MDS is? - Answers To facilitate good care planning, to help set
reimbursement rates, to help the government and consumers assess quality
At least a subset of MDS items will be filled out and submitted for each nursing resident home?
- Answers True
The "Classic Aging Pattern" refers to... - Answers A decrease in performance skills, with verbal
skills staying fairly stable
Barney is cognitively intact, happy and in good physical health. He always loved to read, and in
retirement he volunteers his time reading to kindergarteners on Monday mornings, and the
visually impaired at the senior center on Thursdays, and reads the liturgy at church on Sunday
mornings. This is an example of which theories... - Answers Continuity and Activity
Older people tend to find meaning in their lives through... - Answers Relationships, leisure
activities, work
If one day a person is cognitively intact, and the next day they are disorientated, confused, and
agitated is a good possibility they may be experiencing... - Answers Delirium
malnutrition can be associated with both "under" eating and overeating. - Answers True
Which of the following is NOT recommended in management of delirium? - Answers Using
restraints
A small recent study shows promise that inhaled insulin could be useful in the treatment of -
It is often difficult to make generalizations about the aged populations because... - Answers
differences of class, gender, and ethnicity shape the experiences of old age
To gain any positive health benefits from reducing smoking, a lifelong smoker needs to stop
completely? - Answers False
Cognitive abilities where older people are likely, on average, to preform better than younger
include those... - Answers that rely on good judgement in response to uncertain problems of
living
The Hay-flick limit refers to the... - Answers Maximum number of cell division
The oldest old refers to individuals aged... - Answers 85+
Which of the following is an example of "agism" in American culture? - Answers Not hiring a 58
year old for a job because you fear they won't understand how to use the computer software for
inventory tracking and generating reports
Research has shown that strength training helps to improve ___________ in the elderly. - Answers
Walking speed & Memory
Life satisfaction is _________ among those with high levels of religious commitment compared
to those with a sense of religious commitment. - Answers Higher
What are the 2 hallmark signs that identify Alzheimer's disease upon autopsy? - Answers
Plaques and tangels
Normal aging is best described as... - Answers a process dependent on time, distinctive for
each species, and a process separate from disease
As discussed in class, HIV+ diagnosis rates are highest... - Answers In adults over age of 50
High school graduation and retirement are both examples of... - Answers Rites of passage and
Events that will influence your social role
Extending healthy lifespan and shrinking the window of decline and disability, without
necessarily extending total life span refers to... - Answers Compression of Morbidity
Which theory is a concept of programmed aging in which aging is seen as a normal part of a
sequence leading from a conception through development to senescence and finally dealth? -
Answers Aging clock theory
Which of the following is a reversible cause of dementia? - Answers Depression
If an older man who lives alone has diabetes, a chronic medical condition, what should his
, primary physician be most concerned about if he also begins to experience depressive
symptoms? - Answers Suicide and treatment adherence (testing blood sugar, maintaining a
diabetic diet, etc)
Which of the following can be considered a useful, non-medication treatment of dementia
symptoms? - Answers Supportive and behavioral therapy
By age 60-70 most adults have minor hearing impairments in hearing ___________ sounds -
Answers High frequency
Why are woman today more likely than men to be living alone in old age? - Answers Because the
differences in life expectancy between men and woman
According to what we discussed in class, whats good for the heart is good for the _________? -
Answers Brain
Factors that contribute to longevity include... - Answers Genes, Environment and behaviors
A research study that conducted surveys with the same sample of subjects at ages 40, 50, 60
and 70 are described as a... - Answers Longitudinal research study
The function of the RAI-MDS is? - Answers To facilitate good care planning, to help set
reimbursement rates, to help the government and consumers assess quality
At least a subset of MDS items will be filled out and submitted for each nursing resident home?
- Answers True
The "Classic Aging Pattern" refers to... - Answers A decrease in performance skills, with verbal
skills staying fairly stable
Barney is cognitively intact, happy and in good physical health. He always loved to read, and in
retirement he volunteers his time reading to kindergarteners on Monday mornings, and the
visually impaired at the senior center on Thursdays, and reads the liturgy at church on Sunday
mornings. This is an example of which theories... - Answers Continuity and Activity
Older people tend to find meaning in their lives through... - Answers Relationships, leisure
activities, work
If one day a person is cognitively intact, and the next day they are disorientated, confused, and
agitated is a good possibility they may be experiencing... - Answers Delirium
malnutrition can be associated with both "under" eating and overeating. - Answers True
Which of the following is NOT recommended in management of delirium? - Answers Using
restraints
A small recent study shows promise that inhaled insulin could be useful in the treatment of -
