HCAD 222 Exam 1 fully solved graded A+ 2023/2024

HCAD 222 Exam 1 Normal Aging - correct answers Impairments increase with age Ways to compensate for vision again - correct answers - increase light - reduce glare - use large, clear images - increase contrast Hearing changes - correct answers - Reduced ability to hear low-intensity and high frequency sounds To improve hearing communication - correct answers - lower your pitch and speak slowly - rephrase sentence - avoid background noise - face to face !!! Mobility changes - correct answers - arthritis, strokes, pulmonary disease - finding new ways to complete ADLs (activities of daily living) Stages of life: - correct answers young-old: 65-74 old-old: 75-84 oldest-old: 85+ Rites of passage - correct answers special events that mark the transition from one role to another (examples: wedding, graduations etc) Religion and aging - correct answers - positive effects on well-being - religious habits remain stable - multiple roles for fulfillment lifespan vs. life course - correct answers understanding old age as a part of the entire course of human life-- meaningful (life course) vs. life span is how long you live aging population is - correct answers a population in which the percentage that is age 65 and older is increasing relative to other age groups modernization theory of aging - correct answers The status of older adults declines as societies become more modern (Cockerham 1997) disengagement theory - correct answers Looks at old age as a time when both the older person and society engage in mutual separation in the case of retirement from work--can be an inner attitude or behavior (Cumming and Henry 1961) activity theory - correct answers the more active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives continuity theory - correct answers as people grow older they're inclined to maintain the same habits, personality and lifestyle they've always had cognitive theory - correct answers based on empirical results of the Bonn Longitudinal study of aging: the perception of change is most impact on behavior (Hans Thomal) life expectancy - correct answers 78.74 years old Life review - correct answers natural, universal process stimulated by awareness of approaching death Senescence - correct answers process by which the capacity for cell division, growth and function is lost overtime Telomeres - correct answers Repeated DNA sequences at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes.