Chapter 14 MIndtap with
questions and answers
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working memory - answer set of processes and structures involved in
holding information in mind and simultaneously using it for other
functions
implicit memory - answer unconscious recollection of information learned
at some earlier time
explicit memory - answer deliberate and conscious remembering of
information that is learned and remembered at a specific time
episodic memory - answer class of recollection associated with the
conscious recollection of information from a specific time
semantic memory - answer class of recollection associated with
recollection of information not tied to a specific time
autobiographical memory - answer recollection of events that occur
during one's life
average longevity - answer age at which half of the people born in a
particular year will have died
maximum longevity (life expectancy) - answer oldest age to which any
individual lives
active life expectancy - answer number of years that a person is free
from debilitating chronic disease and impairment
, atherosclerosis - answer disease caused by calcification and blockages in
the arteries
strokes, or cerebral vascular accidents (CVAs) - answer interruption of
the blood flow in the brain due to blockage or a hemorrhage
transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) - answer interruption of blood flow to
the brain; often an early warning sign of stroke
vascular dementia - answer disease caused by numerous small cerebral
vascular accidents
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - answer most common
form of incapacitating respiratory illness among older adults
presbyopia - answer difficulty seeing close objects clearly
cataracts - answer opaque spot on the lens of the eye that limits the
amount of light transmitted
glaucoma - answer disease in which damaging eye pressure occurs from
lack of fluid drainage
age-related macular degeneration - answer progressive and irreversible
destruction of receptors from any of a number of causes
presbycusis - answer reduced sensitivity to high-pitched tones
diabetes mellitus - answer disease that occurs when the pancreas
produces insufficient insulin
circadian rhythm - answer sleep-wake cycle
questions and answers
(download to pass)
working memory - answer set of processes and structures involved in
holding information in mind and simultaneously using it for other
functions
implicit memory - answer unconscious recollection of information learned
at some earlier time
explicit memory - answer deliberate and conscious remembering of
information that is learned and remembered at a specific time
episodic memory - answer class of recollection associated with the
conscious recollection of information from a specific time
semantic memory - answer class of recollection associated with
recollection of information not tied to a specific time
autobiographical memory - answer recollection of events that occur
during one's life
average longevity - answer age at which half of the people born in a
particular year will have died
maximum longevity (life expectancy) - answer oldest age to which any
individual lives
active life expectancy - answer number of years that a person is free
from debilitating chronic disease and impairment
, atherosclerosis - answer disease caused by calcification and blockages in
the arteries
strokes, or cerebral vascular accidents (CVAs) - answer interruption of
the blood flow in the brain due to blockage or a hemorrhage
transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) - answer interruption of blood flow to
the brain; often an early warning sign of stroke
vascular dementia - answer disease caused by numerous small cerebral
vascular accidents
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - answer most common
form of incapacitating respiratory illness among older adults
presbyopia - answer difficulty seeing close objects clearly
cataracts - answer opaque spot on the lens of the eye that limits the
amount of light transmitted
glaucoma - answer disease in which damaging eye pressure occurs from
lack of fluid drainage
age-related macular degeneration - answer progressive and irreversible
destruction of receptors from any of a number of causes
presbycusis - answer reduced sensitivity to high-pitched tones
diabetes mellitus - answer disease that occurs when the pancreas
produces insufficient insulin
circadian rhythm - answer sleep-wake cycle
