QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT WELL
In the elderly population, the current fastest growing grp is the age range:
A. 71 to 75 yrs
B. 76 to 80 yrs
C. 81 to 84 yrs
D. 85 yrs and older - answer d. 85 yrs and older
The age range referred to as "young old" is:
A. 60 to 65 yrs
B. 66 to 70 yrs
C. 65 to 74 yrs
D. 70 to 80 yrs - answer c. 65 to 74 yrs
The age range referred to as "old old" is:
A. 60 to 65 yrs
B. 66 to 70 yrs
C. 65 to 74 yrs
D. 75 to 84 yrs - answer d. 75 to 84 yrs
The age range referred to as "oldest old" is:
A. 60 to 65 yrs
B. 66 to 70 yrs
C. 85 to 100 yrs
D. 100+ yrs - answer c. 85 to 100 yrs
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,The age range referred to as "elite old" is:
A. 60 to 65 yrs
B. 66 to 70 yrs
C. 65 to 74 yrs
D. 100 + yrs - answer d. 100 + yrs
Which of the following is most commonly reported as the largest single source of
income for elderly people?
A. Social security
B. Public/private pension earnings
C. Asset income
D. Family financial support - answer a. Social security
The poverty rate among elderly people residing in the us can best be described as:
A. At approximately the same level across ethnic and age grps
B. Highest among the old old
C. Greatest among married couples
D. Highest among older adults depending on investment income as a substantial part
of their finances - answer b. Highest among the old old
During a routine assessment of a 73 y/o man with back pain, he reveals that he has
become increasingly concerned about the physical changes related to aging. He misses
the ability to do physical and recreational activities that he once enjoyed. He feels
that this realization has made him "cranky" which his children have mentioned to him
on several occasions. You realize that this pt may be having difficulty accepting the
inevitability of physical decline and death as described by:
A. Erickson
B. Peck
C. Butler
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,D. Levinson - answer a. Erickson
Match the following biological theories with the key aspect:
Gene theory
A. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and rigidity
B. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
C. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
D. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
E. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging -
answer c. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
Match the following biological theories with the key aspect:
Error theory
A. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and rigidity
B. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
C. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
D. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
E. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging -
answer e. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging
Match the following biological theories with the key aspect:
Programmed theory
A. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and rigidity
B. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
C. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
D. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
E. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging -
answer b. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
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, Match the following biological theories with the key aspect:
Cross-linked theory
A. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and rigidity
B. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
C. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
D. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
E. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging -
answer a. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and
rigidity
Match the following biological theories with the key aspect:
Somatic mutation theory
A. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and rigidity
B. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
C. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
D. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
E. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging -
answer d. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
Match the following age-related changes in the senses with the problem reported by
the older adult:
Results in near vision blurriness
A. Hyposmia
B. Presbycusis
C. Presbyopia
D. Age-related maculopathy
E. Chronic glaucoma - answer c. Presbyopia
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In the elderly population, the current fastest growing grp is the age range:
A. 71 to 75 yrs
B. 76 to 80 yrs
C. 81 to 84 yrs
D. 85 yrs and older - answer d. 85 yrs and older
The age range referred to as "young old" is:
A. 60 to 65 yrs
B. 66 to 70 yrs
C. 65 to 74 yrs
D. 70 to 80 yrs - answer c. 65 to 74 yrs
The age range referred to as "old old" is:
A. 60 to 65 yrs
B. 66 to 70 yrs
C. 65 to 74 yrs
D. 75 to 84 yrs - answer d. 75 to 84 yrs
The age range referred to as "oldest old" is:
A. 60 to 65 yrs
B. 66 to 70 yrs
C. 85 to 100 yrs
D. 100+ yrs - answer c. 85 to 100 yrs
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,The age range referred to as "elite old" is:
A. 60 to 65 yrs
B. 66 to 70 yrs
C. 65 to 74 yrs
D. 100 + yrs - answer d. 100 + yrs
Which of the following is most commonly reported as the largest single source of
income for elderly people?
A. Social security
B. Public/private pension earnings
C. Asset income
D. Family financial support - answer a. Social security
The poverty rate among elderly people residing in the us can best be described as:
A. At approximately the same level across ethnic and age grps
B. Highest among the old old
C. Greatest among married couples
D. Highest among older adults depending on investment income as a substantial part
of their finances - answer b. Highest among the old old
During a routine assessment of a 73 y/o man with back pain, he reveals that he has
become increasingly concerned about the physical changes related to aging. He misses
the ability to do physical and recreational activities that he once enjoyed. He feels
that this realization has made him "cranky" which his children have mentioned to him
on several occasions. You realize that this pt may be having difficulty accepting the
inevitability of physical decline and death as described by:
A. Erickson
B. Peck
C. Butler
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,D. Levinson - answer a. Erickson
Match the following biological theories with the key aspect:
Gene theory
A. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and rigidity
B. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
C. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
D. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
E. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging -
answer c. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
Match the following biological theories with the key aspect:
Error theory
A. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and rigidity
B. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
C. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
D. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
E. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging -
answer e. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging
Match the following biological theories with the key aspect:
Programmed theory
A. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and rigidity
B. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
C. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
D. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
E. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging -
answer b. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
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, Match the following biological theories with the key aspect:
Cross-linked theory
A. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and rigidity
B. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
C. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
D. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
E. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging -
answer a. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and
rigidity
Match the following biological theories with the key aspect:
Somatic mutation theory
A. Collagen molecules bind to each other to produce stiffness and rigidity
B. A senescence factor accumulates in the cell
C. One or more latent harmful genes become activated
D. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
E. Proteins produced in the cell accumulate more errors during aging -
answer d. An essential gene is destroyed and causes the cell to stop dividing
Match the following age-related changes in the senses with the problem reported by
the older adult:
Results in near vision blurriness
A. Hyposmia
B. Presbycusis
C. Presbyopia
D. Age-related maculopathy
E. Chronic glaucoma - answer c. Presbyopia
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