FAD CH 9 EXAM NEWEST 2025 EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
gerontologists - Answers - ✔✔specialists who study aging
how old are the young old? - Answers - ✔✔65 to 74 years old
how old are the old old? - Answers - ✔✔75 to 84
how old are the oldest old? - Answers - ✔✔85 and older
ageism - Answers - ✔✔prejudice and discrimination directed at older people
primary aging (or senescence) - Answers - ✔✔aging that involves universal and
irreversible changes that are due to genetic programming
secondary aging - Answers - ✔✔changes in physical and cognitive functioning that are
due to illness, health habits, and other individual differences, but are not due to
increased age itself and are not inevitable
what is the most obvious sign of aging? - Answers - ✔✔the hair turning grey, and
eventually white and thinning out
what are some things that happen with internal aging? - Answers - ✔✔the brain
becomes smaller and lighter, as it shrinks it pulls away from the skull so less oxygen
and glucose is used.
T/F: A 75-year-old man pumps less than three- quarters of the blood that he could pump
during early adulthood - Answers - ✔✔true
osteoporosis - Answers - ✔✔a condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and
thin, often brought about by a lack of calcium in the diet
cataracts - Answers - ✔✔cloudy or opaque areas on the lens of the eye that interfere
with the passage of light. They bring blurred vision and glare in bright light.
, glaucoma - Answers - ✔✔occurs when pressure in the fluid of the eye increases, either
because the fluid cannot drain properly or because too much fluid is produced. It can be
treated by drugs or surgery if it is detected early enough.
what is the most common cause of blindness in people over 60? - Answers - ✔✔age
related macular degeneration
age related macular degeneration - Answers - ✔✔affects the macula, a yellowish area
near the retina at which visual perception is most acute. When a portion of the macula
thins and degenerates, the eyesight gradually deteriorates. If treated early, can be
treated w medication or lasers.
what are some problems with hearing aids? - Answers - ✔✔They amplify background
noises as much as conversations, making it difficult for wearers to separate what they
want to hear from other sounds. Furthermore, many people feel that hearing aids make
them appear even older and encourage others to treat them as if they were disabled
hypertension - Answers - ✔✔high blood pressure, one of the most common health
problems of old age
What sorts of physical changes occur in old age? - Answers - ✔✔- Older people are
often subject to ageism
- Old age brings many physical transitions, internal changes, and changes in sensory
perception.
- Many of the physical changes associated with aging can cause social and
psychological difficulties for older people.
How are the senses affected by aging? - Answers - ✔✔- Old age brings declines in
vision, hearing,
taste, and smell.
- The declines in the senses can have major psychological consequences.
T/F: The fastest growing segment of the elderly population is the oldest old, or people
who are 85 and older. - Answers - ✔✔true
______________ aging involves universal and irreversible changes that, due to genetic
program- ming, occur as people get older. - Answers - ✔✔Primary
According to the ______________ slowing hypothesis, for elderly individuals processing
in all parts of the nervous system, including the brain, is less efficient. - Answers -
✔✔generalized
dementia - Answers - ✔✔the most common mental disorder
of the elderly, it covers several diseases, each of which includes serious memory loss
accompanied by declines in other mental functioning
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
gerontologists - Answers - ✔✔specialists who study aging
how old are the young old? - Answers - ✔✔65 to 74 years old
how old are the old old? - Answers - ✔✔75 to 84
how old are the oldest old? - Answers - ✔✔85 and older
ageism - Answers - ✔✔prejudice and discrimination directed at older people
primary aging (or senescence) - Answers - ✔✔aging that involves universal and
irreversible changes that are due to genetic programming
secondary aging - Answers - ✔✔changes in physical and cognitive functioning that are
due to illness, health habits, and other individual differences, but are not due to
increased age itself and are not inevitable
what is the most obvious sign of aging? - Answers - ✔✔the hair turning grey, and
eventually white and thinning out
what are some things that happen with internal aging? - Answers - ✔✔the brain
becomes smaller and lighter, as it shrinks it pulls away from the skull so less oxygen
and glucose is used.
T/F: A 75-year-old man pumps less than three- quarters of the blood that he could pump
during early adulthood - Answers - ✔✔true
osteoporosis - Answers - ✔✔a condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and
thin, often brought about by a lack of calcium in the diet
cataracts - Answers - ✔✔cloudy or opaque areas on the lens of the eye that interfere
with the passage of light. They bring blurred vision and glare in bright light.
, glaucoma - Answers - ✔✔occurs when pressure in the fluid of the eye increases, either
because the fluid cannot drain properly or because too much fluid is produced. It can be
treated by drugs or surgery if it is detected early enough.
what is the most common cause of blindness in people over 60? - Answers - ✔✔age
related macular degeneration
age related macular degeneration - Answers - ✔✔affects the macula, a yellowish area
near the retina at which visual perception is most acute. When a portion of the macula
thins and degenerates, the eyesight gradually deteriorates. If treated early, can be
treated w medication or lasers.
what are some problems with hearing aids? - Answers - ✔✔They amplify background
noises as much as conversations, making it difficult for wearers to separate what they
want to hear from other sounds. Furthermore, many people feel that hearing aids make
them appear even older and encourage others to treat them as if they were disabled
hypertension - Answers - ✔✔high blood pressure, one of the most common health
problems of old age
What sorts of physical changes occur in old age? - Answers - ✔✔- Older people are
often subject to ageism
- Old age brings many physical transitions, internal changes, and changes in sensory
perception.
- Many of the physical changes associated with aging can cause social and
psychological difficulties for older people.
How are the senses affected by aging? - Answers - ✔✔- Old age brings declines in
vision, hearing,
taste, and smell.
- The declines in the senses can have major psychological consequences.
T/F: The fastest growing segment of the elderly population is the oldest old, or people
who are 85 and older. - Answers - ✔✔true
______________ aging involves universal and irreversible changes that, due to genetic
program- ming, occur as people get older. - Answers - ✔✔Primary
According to the ______________ slowing hypothesis, for elderly individuals processing
in all parts of the nervous system, including the brain, is less efficient. - Answers -
✔✔generalized
dementia - Answers - ✔✔the most common mental disorder
of the elderly, it covers several diseases, each of which includes serious memory loss
accompanied by declines in other mental functioning
