PN 2004 HEALTH PROMOTION FINAL EXAM
SCORED A+
Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs Answer - - Five categories of human
needs that motivate human behavior
- physiologic, security and safety, love and belonging, self esteem, self
actualization
Cohort effect Answer - enables us to understand older adults from different
cultures and different geographical areas
In Eriksons older adults will experience what? Answer - Ego integrity vs.
despair-evaluating one's life/accomplishments for meaning
Biological Theories Answer - explain the physiological processes that change
with aging, how is aging manifested on the molecular level in the cells, tissues,
and body system.
Stochastic (statistical) perspective Answer - Identifies episodic events that
happen throughout one's life that cause random cell damage and accumulate
over time, causing aging
Includes: Free radical, cross linking theory, wear and tear
Free radical theory Answer - proposes that aging is due to oxidative
metabolism and the effects of free radicals.
Wear and tear theory Answer - Cumulative changes as cells age and damage
cellular metabolism (Example-inability to repair damaged DNA -- heart,
, neurons, striated muscle, brain cant replace after they are destroyed by wear
and tear.
Nonstochastic perspective Answer - Aging occurs because of pre-programmed
genetic attributes or biological clock
Nursing theories of aging Answer - developed to address the need for
providing framework to guide caregivers in nursing homes how to care for the
older people and how to support them in the development process of aging
Is a big decline in memory and cognitive ability a part of the normal aging
process? Answer - No; our brains should remain relatively healthy as we age;
this could be a separate disease process
What are some things that the natural process of aging includes? Answer -
involves subtle changes in brain structure, chemistry, and function that
commonly begin in midlife
What is decline in bone mass accelerated by? Answer - Immobility*
Poor diet
Smoking
Excess alcohol intake
Decreased estrogen
Steroids
Hyperthyroidism
(Trauma)
Physiological changes of aging: collagenous tissues Answer - Loss of water
from matrix, loss of elastic fibers
SCORED A+
Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs Answer - - Five categories of human
needs that motivate human behavior
- physiologic, security and safety, love and belonging, self esteem, self
actualization
Cohort effect Answer - enables us to understand older adults from different
cultures and different geographical areas
In Eriksons older adults will experience what? Answer - Ego integrity vs.
despair-evaluating one's life/accomplishments for meaning
Biological Theories Answer - explain the physiological processes that change
with aging, how is aging manifested on the molecular level in the cells, tissues,
and body system.
Stochastic (statistical) perspective Answer - Identifies episodic events that
happen throughout one's life that cause random cell damage and accumulate
over time, causing aging
Includes: Free radical, cross linking theory, wear and tear
Free radical theory Answer - proposes that aging is due to oxidative
metabolism and the effects of free radicals.
Wear and tear theory Answer - Cumulative changes as cells age and damage
cellular metabolism (Example-inability to repair damaged DNA -- heart,
, neurons, striated muscle, brain cant replace after they are destroyed by wear
and tear.
Nonstochastic perspective Answer - Aging occurs because of pre-programmed
genetic attributes or biological clock
Nursing theories of aging Answer - developed to address the need for
providing framework to guide caregivers in nursing homes how to care for the
older people and how to support them in the development process of aging
Is a big decline in memory and cognitive ability a part of the normal aging
process? Answer - No; our brains should remain relatively healthy as we age;
this could be a separate disease process
What are some things that the natural process of aging includes? Answer -
involves subtle changes in brain structure, chemistry, and function that
commonly begin in midlife
What is decline in bone mass accelerated by? Answer - Immobility*
Poor diet
Smoking
Excess alcohol intake
Decreased estrogen
Steroids
Hyperthyroidism
(Trauma)
Physiological changes of aging: collagenous tissues Answer - Loss of water
from matrix, loss of elastic fibers
