DEP 2004 FINAL EXAM KEISER UNIVERSITY
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE OUTLINED
ANSWERS
\Q\.Menopause - ANSWER-✔a woman permanently stops ovulating and
menstruating
Drop in estrogen & progesterone
\Q\.Alzheimer's disease - ANSWER-✔robs person of intelligence,
awareness, ability to control bodily functions, & finally kills them
\Q\.Hypertension - ANSWER-✔(high blood pressure) risk factor for cardiovascular
and kidney diseases.
\Q\.Diabetes - ANSWER-✔cells lose ability to use insulin produced
\Q\.Primary Aging - ANSWER-✔- Gradual, inevitable process
of aging - Occurs throughout years, despite efforts to slow it
, \Q\.Secondary Aging - ANSWER-✔- Results from disease, abuse,
and disuse - Factors within a person's control
\Q\.Seattle Longitudinal Study - ANSWER-✔Cognitively, middle-aged people are in
their prime
- Most participants showed no significant
reduction in ability until late 60s
\Q\.Sandwich Generation - ANSWER-✔A grown up person who's caring for both
their elderly parents and their own children
\Q\.Fluid Intelligence - ANSWER-✔ability to solve novel problems with speed &
efficiency tends to decline with age; ability to solve problems in one's expertise
increases
\Q\.Crystalized Intelligence - ANSWER-✔ability to remember & use information
acquired over a lifetime continues to increase with age
\Q\.Ageism - ANSWER-✔prejudice or discrimination based on age
\Q\.Adult children leaving and returning home - ANSWER-✔Failure
to launch - adult children delay leaving home
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE OUTLINED
ANSWERS
\Q\.Menopause - ANSWER-✔a woman permanently stops ovulating and
menstruating
Drop in estrogen & progesterone
\Q\.Alzheimer's disease - ANSWER-✔robs person of intelligence,
awareness, ability to control bodily functions, & finally kills them
\Q\.Hypertension - ANSWER-✔(high blood pressure) risk factor for cardiovascular
and kidney diseases.
\Q\.Diabetes - ANSWER-✔cells lose ability to use insulin produced
\Q\.Primary Aging - ANSWER-✔- Gradual, inevitable process
of aging - Occurs throughout years, despite efforts to slow it
, \Q\.Secondary Aging - ANSWER-✔- Results from disease, abuse,
and disuse - Factors within a person's control
\Q\.Seattle Longitudinal Study - ANSWER-✔Cognitively, middle-aged people are in
their prime
- Most participants showed no significant
reduction in ability until late 60s
\Q\.Sandwich Generation - ANSWER-✔A grown up person who's caring for both
their elderly parents and their own children
\Q\.Fluid Intelligence - ANSWER-✔ability to solve novel problems with speed &
efficiency tends to decline with age; ability to solve problems in one's expertise
increases
\Q\.Crystalized Intelligence - ANSWER-✔ability to remember & use information
acquired over a lifetime continues to increase with age
\Q\.Ageism - ANSWER-✔prejudice or discrimination based on age
\Q\.Adult children leaving and returning home - ANSWER-✔Failure
to launch - adult children delay leaving home
