Older Adult Health Exam 1 questions and answers
T gor gF: gthe gmajority gof gold gpeople gare gsenile g(have gdefected gmemory, gare gdisoriented, gor
gpsychologically gchallenged) g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
Less gthan g10% gof golder gpeople ghave g_______ gor g_________, ghowever git gbumps gup gto g40% gor
geven g80% gfor gpeople gin g________ g_________ g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gdementia
severe gillness
nursing ghomes
T gor gF: gthe gfive gsenses g(hearing, gsight, gtaste, gtouch, gsmell) gtend gto gweaken gwith gold gage g-
gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
Research gshows g____ gcontinues gto gplay gvery gimportant grole gas gpeople gage gand gthat gtheir gideas
gof g_________ g______ gdo gnot gdecrease gbut gtheir g___________ gdo gas gwell gas gthe gmedications
gtaken gmay ghave grisk gfactors gdecreasing git. g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gsex
sexual gactivity
opportunities
Remember: gUse git gor glose git gapplies ghere
T gor gF: gLung gvital gcapacity gtends gto gdecline gin gold gage g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
T gor gF: gThe gmajority gof gold gpeople gtend gto gbe gmiserable gall gthe gtime g- gCorrect g gAnswer g-
gFalse
National gsurveys gshow gthat gat gleast g50% gof golder gpeople gsurveyed gare gas ghappy gor ghappier
gthan gwhen gthey gwere gyoung, gin ga gsurvey g90% gof golder gpeople gsaid gthey gwere ghappiest gright
gat gthe gage gthey gwere gat
_________ gaged gpeople gseem gto gbe gthe gmost gunhappy g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gMidlife
Caregiver gof gparents gwhile galso graising gchildren gand gtrying gto gsave gmoney gfor gretirement gand
gcollege gand gsurvival
,T gor gF: gPhysical gstrength gtends gto gimprove gwith gold gage g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse g- gdecline
T gor gF: gAt gleast gone gtenth gof golder gadults gare gliving gin glong-stay ginstitutions g(nursing ghomes,
gmental ghospitals, ghomes gfor gthe gaged getc.,) g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
Only g5% gare gin glong gstay ginstitutions gAnother g10% gwould galso glive gin glong gterm gcare, gbut gthey
gare ggetting gthe gcare gthey gneed gat ghome. gOver gthe gcourse gof gone's glifetime, ghowever, gfrom
g40% gspend gsome gtime gin ga gskilled gnursing gfacility, geven gif git gis gonly g2 gweeks gafter gknee
gsurgery gor gfor gseveral gmonths gof ghospice gcare gat glife's gend.
T gor gF: gAged gdrivers ghave gfewer gaccidents gper gdriver gthan gthose gunder g65 g- gCorrect g gAnswer g-
gTrue g
When gfactoring ghow gmany gmiles gthey gdrive gon gthe groad gwhich gis gfewer, golder gpeople
gtechnically ghave gthe gsame gamount gof gaccidents gof gthose gabove g30 gbut gfew gthan gthose gbelow
g30; gthe gonly gdifference gis gwhen gthey ghave gaccidents gthey gtend gto gbe ga glot gmore gfatal
Although gthere gare gdeclines gin greaction gspeed gamong golder gadults, gstudies gshow gthat golder
gadults gperform gwork g_____ g________ gor g_______ gthan gyounger gpeople gon gmost gmeasures.
gConsistency gof goutput gtends gto g________ gwith gage, gand golder gworkers ghave gless gjob gturnover,
g_________ gand g_______, gand gfewer gaccidents gthan gother gworkers g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gas gwell
better
increase
absenteeism gand gtardiness
T gor gF: gOver gthree-fourths gof golder gadults gare ghealthy genough gto gcarry gout gtheir gnormal
gactivities gwithout ghelp. g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue g
Over g85% gof gelders gare gable gto gtake gcare gof gtheir gdaily gactivities glike geating gbathing gdressing,
ghowever, gespecially gafter g85 gthey gneed ghelp gdriving, gdoctors gappointments, gfiling gtaxes getc.
T gor gF: gthe gmajority gof gold gpeople gare gunable gto gadapt gto gchange g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
Common gmyth, golder gadults gare gtypically gexperts gat gchange
T gor gF: golder gpeople gusually gtake glonger gto glearn gsomething gnew g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
Though golder gadults gare gas gcapable gof glearning gnew gthings gas gyounger gpeople, gthey gdo gtend gto
gtake glonger gto glearn gnew gthings, gcompared gto gboth gyounger gpeople gand gthemselves gat
gyounger gages. gHowever, ghealthy golder gadults gshow gno gdecline, gand gperhaps gimprove, gin gsome
gcognitive gskills gsuch gas gwisdom, gjudgment, gcreativity, gcommon gsense, gcoordination gof gfacts gand
gideas, gand gbreadth gof gknowledge gand gexperience.
, Major g_____________ gis gless gcommon gin golder gage ggroups gthan gyounger gage ggroups, ghowever,
gwith gchronic gillnesses gsuch gas g_________, gthis gfigure grises. gAlso, golder gpeople gactually ghave ga
ghigher g________ g______ gthan gyounger gpeople g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gDepression
Dementia
Suicide grate
T gor gF: gOlder gpeople gtend gto greact gslower gthan gyounger gpeople g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
Reaction gtimes gare gslower gthe golder gwe gget
T gor gF: gIn ggeneral, gold gpeople gtend gto gbe gpretty gmuch galike g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
T gor gF: gThe gmajority gof gold gpeople gsay gthey gare gseldom gbored g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
2/3 gof gold gpeople g______ gwith g_______/_________. gOnly g4% gare gextremely g____________ gand
gmost gof gthe gtime gthat's gin gcontinuation gof ga glifelong gpattern g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- glive
spouse/family
isolated
T gor gF: gOlder gworkers ghave gfewer gaccidents gthan gyounger gworkers g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gtrue
T gor gF: gOver g20% gof gthe gpopulation gare gnow gaged g65 gor gover g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
It's gclose gto g13%, gthey gpredict git gwill ghit g20% garound g2030
The gmajority gof gmedical gpractitioners gtend gto ggive g_____ g_________ gto gthe gaged g- gCorrect g
gAnswer g- glow gpriority
T gor gF: gthe gmajority gof gold gpeople ghave gincomes gbelow gthe gpoverty gline g- gCorrect g gAnswer g-
gFalse
Generation g65-75 ghas gthe glargest gdisposable gincome gin gsociety gtoday
T gor gF: gthe gmajority gof gold gpeople gare gworking gor gwould glike gsome gkind gof gwork gto gdo
g(including ghousework/volunteer gwork) g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
T gor gF: gold gpeople gtend gto gbecome gmore greligious gas gthey gage g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
T gor gF: gmajority gof gold gpeople gsay gthey gare gseldom girritated gor gangry g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
Self greports gof ganger gdecrease gover gthe gyears
T gor gF: gThe ghealth gand geconomic gstatus gof golder gpeople gwill gbe gabout gthe gsame gor gworse
gthan gyounger gpeople gof gnext gyear g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse. g
T gor gF: gthe gmajority gof gold gpeople gare gsenile g(have gdefected gmemory, gare gdisoriented, gor
gpsychologically gchallenged) g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
Less gthan g10% gof golder gpeople ghave g_______ gor g_________, ghowever git gbumps gup gto g40% gor
geven g80% gfor gpeople gin g________ g_________ g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gdementia
severe gillness
nursing ghomes
T gor gF: gthe gfive gsenses g(hearing, gsight, gtaste, gtouch, gsmell) gtend gto gweaken gwith gold gage g-
gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
Research gshows g____ gcontinues gto gplay gvery gimportant grole gas gpeople gage gand gthat gtheir gideas
gof g_________ g______ gdo gnot gdecrease gbut gtheir g___________ gdo gas gwell gas gthe gmedications
gtaken gmay ghave grisk gfactors gdecreasing git. g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gsex
sexual gactivity
opportunities
Remember: gUse git gor glose git gapplies ghere
T gor gF: gLung gvital gcapacity gtends gto gdecline gin gold gage g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
T gor gF: gThe gmajority gof gold gpeople gtend gto gbe gmiserable gall gthe gtime g- gCorrect g gAnswer g-
gFalse
National gsurveys gshow gthat gat gleast g50% gof golder gpeople gsurveyed gare gas ghappy gor ghappier
gthan gwhen gthey gwere gyoung, gin ga gsurvey g90% gof golder gpeople gsaid gthey gwere ghappiest gright
gat gthe gage gthey gwere gat
_________ gaged gpeople gseem gto gbe gthe gmost gunhappy g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gMidlife
Caregiver gof gparents gwhile galso graising gchildren gand gtrying gto gsave gmoney gfor gretirement gand
gcollege gand gsurvival
,T gor gF: gPhysical gstrength gtends gto gimprove gwith gold gage g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse g- gdecline
T gor gF: gAt gleast gone gtenth gof golder gadults gare gliving gin glong-stay ginstitutions g(nursing ghomes,
gmental ghospitals, ghomes gfor gthe gaged getc.,) g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
Only g5% gare gin glong gstay ginstitutions gAnother g10% gwould galso glive gin glong gterm gcare, gbut gthey
gare ggetting gthe gcare gthey gneed gat ghome. gOver gthe gcourse gof gone's glifetime, ghowever, gfrom
g40% gspend gsome gtime gin ga gskilled gnursing gfacility, geven gif git gis gonly g2 gweeks gafter gknee
gsurgery gor gfor gseveral gmonths gof ghospice gcare gat glife's gend.
T gor gF: gAged gdrivers ghave gfewer gaccidents gper gdriver gthan gthose gunder g65 g- gCorrect g gAnswer g-
gTrue g
When gfactoring ghow gmany gmiles gthey gdrive gon gthe groad gwhich gis gfewer, golder gpeople
gtechnically ghave gthe gsame gamount gof gaccidents gof gthose gabove g30 gbut gfew gthan gthose gbelow
g30; gthe gonly gdifference gis gwhen gthey ghave gaccidents gthey gtend gto gbe ga glot gmore gfatal
Although gthere gare gdeclines gin greaction gspeed gamong golder gadults, gstudies gshow gthat golder
gadults gperform gwork g_____ g________ gor g_______ gthan gyounger gpeople gon gmost gmeasures.
gConsistency gof goutput gtends gto g________ gwith gage, gand golder gworkers ghave gless gjob gturnover,
g_________ gand g_______, gand gfewer gaccidents gthan gother gworkers g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gas gwell
better
increase
absenteeism gand gtardiness
T gor gF: gOver gthree-fourths gof golder gadults gare ghealthy genough gto gcarry gout gtheir gnormal
gactivities gwithout ghelp. g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue g
Over g85% gof gelders gare gable gto gtake gcare gof gtheir gdaily gactivities glike geating gbathing gdressing,
ghowever, gespecially gafter g85 gthey gneed ghelp gdriving, gdoctors gappointments, gfiling gtaxes getc.
T gor gF: gthe gmajority gof gold gpeople gare gunable gto gadapt gto gchange g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
Common gmyth, golder gadults gare gtypically gexperts gat gchange
T gor gF: golder gpeople gusually gtake glonger gto glearn gsomething gnew g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
Though golder gadults gare gas gcapable gof glearning gnew gthings gas gyounger gpeople, gthey gdo gtend gto
gtake glonger gto glearn gnew gthings, gcompared gto gboth gyounger gpeople gand gthemselves gat
gyounger gages. gHowever, ghealthy golder gadults gshow gno gdecline, gand gperhaps gimprove, gin gsome
gcognitive gskills gsuch gas gwisdom, gjudgment, gcreativity, gcommon gsense, gcoordination gof gfacts gand
gideas, gand gbreadth gof gknowledge gand gexperience.
, Major g_____________ gis gless gcommon gin golder gage ggroups gthan gyounger gage ggroups, ghowever,
gwith gchronic gillnesses gsuch gas g_________, gthis gfigure grises. gAlso, golder gpeople gactually ghave ga
ghigher g________ g______ gthan gyounger gpeople g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gDepression
Dementia
Suicide grate
T gor gF: gOlder gpeople gtend gto greact gslower gthan gyounger gpeople g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
Reaction gtimes gare gslower gthe golder gwe gget
T gor gF: gIn ggeneral, gold gpeople gtend gto gbe gpretty gmuch galike g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
T gor gF: gThe gmajority gof gold gpeople gsay gthey gare gseldom gbored g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
2/3 gof gold gpeople g______ gwith g_______/_________. gOnly g4% gare gextremely g____________ gand
gmost gof gthe gtime gthat's gin gcontinuation gof ga glifelong gpattern g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- glive
spouse/family
isolated
T gor gF: gOlder gworkers ghave gfewer gaccidents gthan gyounger gworkers g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gtrue
T gor gF: gOver g20% gof gthe gpopulation gare gnow gaged g65 gor gover g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
It's gclose gto g13%, gthey gpredict git gwill ghit g20% garound g2030
The gmajority gof gmedical gpractitioners gtend gto ggive g_____ g_________ gto gthe gaged g- gCorrect g
gAnswer g- glow gpriority
T gor gF: gthe gmajority gof gold gpeople ghave gincomes gbelow gthe gpoverty gline g- gCorrect g gAnswer g-
gFalse
Generation g65-75 ghas gthe glargest gdisposable gincome gin gsociety gtoday
T gor gF: gthe gmajority gof gold gpeople gare gworking gor gwould glike gsome gkind gof gwork gto gdo
g(including ghousework/volunteer gwork) g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
T gor gF: gold gpeople gtend gto gbecome gmore greligious gas gthey gage g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse
T gor gF: gmajority gof gold gpeople gsay gthey gare gseldom girritated gor gangry g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gTrue
Self greports gof ganger gdecrease gover gthe gyears
T gor gF: gThe ghealth gand geconomic gstatus gof golder gpeople gwill gbe gabout gthe gsame gor gworse
gthan gyounger gpeople gof gnext gyear g- gCorrect g gAnswer g- gFalse. g
