Lesson 8 NUR 208 (Middle and Older
Adulthood) Exam Questions And
Complete Solutions.
Health maintenance during middle adulthood should be directed toward: - Answer preventing illnesses
due to lifestyle and physiological changes.
According to Erikson, the primary task of middle adulthood is contributing positively to family and
community, also known as _________________. Failure to achieve this task may result in stagnation. -
Answer generativity
A 50-year-old woman visits the women's health clinic stating her last menstrual period was 6 months
ago. Since that time, she has been experiencing palpitations and hot flashes. The health-care worker
should suspect that her symptoms are related to: - Answer menopause.
Many middle-aged adults desire to return to school to continue an education interrupted by career,
family, and childrearing. When counseling these adults, an important factor to consider is that: - Answer
maintaining optimum cognitive functioning is necessary to prevent a decrease in problem-solving skills
When assessing a middle-aged person, the health-care worker should be sensitive to the fact that these
persons are uniquely challenged by: - Answer attempting to meet the needs of both their children and
their parents.
While discussing health promotion and maintenance to a group of middle-aged men, the health-care
worker advises that men should make as a priority to have an annual: - Answer screen for prostate
cancer.
To enhance success for health teaching to middle-aged adults, the health-care worker should: - Answer
provide information related to health concerns and stressors common to the age-group.
A middle-aged man says that he is taking up a strenuous exercise program to increase his testosterone
level and his libido. The best response to this information would be: - Answer "Excessive exercise may
actually decrease your testosterone level."
, The term climacteric refers to a time in life in which: - Answer men have a decrease in libido.
A 52-year-old woman who is recently divorced and has just sent her last child to college says she just
does not understand why she is feeling so "low and alone." She states she is not sleeping well and has no
energy for anything. These most likely are symptoms of: - Answer the "empty nest" syndrome related
to the children being gone from home and stress from the recent divorce.
A middle-aged man is considering testosterone replacement therapy to increase his strength and sense
of well-being. A deficit of testosterone therapy is that the therapy: - Answer does not correct erectile
dysfunction.
A 55-year-old man has recently purchased a sports car, had a hair transplant, and taken up skydiving as a
hobby. The term for this behavior as an attempt to challenge the inevitability of the future is known as: -
Answer midlife crisis.
Middle adulthood is considered the period of development after young adulthood but before retirement
and is categorized as age 40 to _____ years. - Answer 60
The health-care worker clarifies that the concept of generativity means that the middle adult: - Answer
contributes positively to family and community.
As adults move from middle adulthood into older and late adulthood, a productive level of functioning is
more likely to be maintained if the person feels: - Answer useful and loved.
A middle-aged woman says that her husband does not seem to want to make love to her anymore. She
says he makes excuses every night and she is afraid he no longer loves her. The health-care worker
recognizes that most likely: - Answer he is concerned about his sexual performance and is afraid to try
for fear of failure.
The health-care worker assesses for the physiological changes in the middle-aged person, which include:
(Select all that apply.)
A.) redistribution of fat.
B.) increased muscle tone.
Adulthood) Exam Questions And
Complete Solutions.
Health maintenance during middle adulthood should be directed toward: - Answer preventing illnesses
due to lifestyle and physiological changes.
According to Erikson, the primary task of middle adulthood is contributing positively to family and
community, also known as _________________. Failure to achieve this task may result in stagnation. -
Answer generativity
A 50-year-old woman visits the women's health clinic stating her last menstrual period was 6 months
ago. Since that time, she has been experiencing palpitations and hot flashes. The health-care worker
should suspect that her symptoms are related to: - Answer menopause.
Many middle-aged adults desire to return to school to continue an education interrupted by career,
family, and childrearing. When counseling these adults, an important factor to consider is that: - Answer
maintaining optimum cognitive functioning is necessary to prevent a decrease in problem-solving skills
When assessing a middle-aged person, the health-care worker should be sensitive to the fact that these
persons are uniquely challenged by: - Answer attempting to meet the needs of both their children and
their parents.
While discussing health promotion and maintenance to a group of middle-aged men, the health-care
worker advises that men should make as a priority to have an annual: - Answer screen for prostate
cancer.
To enhance success for health teaching to middle-aged adults, the health-care worker should: - Answer
provide information related to health concerns and stressors common to the age-group.
A middle-aged man says that he is taking up a strenuous exercise program to increase his testosterone
level and his libido. The best response to this information would be: - Answer "Excessive exercise may
actually decrease your testosterone level."
, The term climacteric refers to a time in life in which: - Answer men have a decrease in libido.
A 52-year-old woman who is recently divorced and has just sent her last child to college says she just
does not understand why she is feeling so "low and alone." She states she is not sleeping well and has no
energy for anything. These most likely are symptoms of: - Answer the "empty nest" syndrome related
to the children being gone from home and stress from the recent divorce.
A middle-aged man is considering testosterone replacement therapy to increase his strength and sense
of well-being. A deficit of testosterone therapy is that the therapy: - Answer does not correct erectile
dysfunction.
A 55-year-old man has recently purchased a sports car, had a hair transplant, and taken up skydiving as a
hobby. The term for this behavior as an attempt to challenge the inevitability of the future is known as: -
Answer midlife crisis.
Middle adulthood is considered the period of development after young adulthood but before retirement
and is categorized as age 40 to _____ years. - Answer 60
The health-care worker clarifies that the concept of generativity means that the middle adult: - Answer
contributes positively to family and community.
As adults move from middle adulthood into older and late adulthood, a productive level of functioning is
more likely to be maintained if the person feels: - Answer useful and loved.
A middle-aged woman says that her husband does not seem to want to make love to her anymore. She
says he makes excuses every night and she is afraid he no longer loves her. The health-care worker
recognizes that most likely: - Answer he is concerned about his sexual performance and is afraid to try
for fear of failure.
The health-care worker assesses for the physiological changes in the middle-aged person, which include:
(Select all that apply.)
A.) redistribution of fat.
B.) increased muscle tone.
