Human Growth and Development Final NEMCC
questions with verified answers
__________ ______________refers to information processing abilities,
such as logical reasoning, remembering lists, spatial ability, and reaction
time. Ans✓✓✓Fluid Intelligence
__________ euthanasia involves no longer feeding someone or giving
them food. Ans✓✓✓passive
__________ involves learning how to carry on and incorporate this
aspect of the life span into daily existence. Ans✓✓✓Acceptance
___________ ____________ ____________ means that time is a
valuable commodity requiring careful consideration and investment
Ans✓✓✓Selection, optimization, compensation (SOC)
___________ care involves palliation without curative intent and is
typically used by people without further options or who have decided
not to pursue further options Ans✓✓✓Hospice
_____________ ______________encompasses abilities that draw upon
experience and knowledge. Ans✓✓✓Crystallized Intelligence
______________ ______________ ____________emphasized focusing
on the patient rather than the disease and introduced the notion of "total
pain". Ans✓✓✓Dame Cicely Saunders
,______________ involves trying to think of what could be done to turn
the situation around. Ans✓✓✓Bargaining
______________ is focused on establishing and guiding the next
generation. Ans✓✓✓Generativity
_______________ _______________reflects the belief that most of us
have our character set like plaster by the age of 30. However, more
recent research shows that while some people maintain stable
personalities over time, others do not. Ans✓✓✓Plaster hypothesis
________________ is the feeling of lethargy and a lack of enthusiasm
and involvement in both individual and communal affairs.
Ans✓✓✓Stagnation
________________ vs. _____________is Erikson's seventh conflict in
his 8 stages, and it is a characterization of the fundamental conflict of
adulthood. Ans✓✓✓Generativity versus stagnation
_________________ describes the experience of men during the
climacteric where they have a decrease in libido and lower testosterone
(androgen) levels. Ans✓✓✓Andropause
_________________ is the most common cause of hearing loss,
afflicting one out of four persons between ages 65 and 74, and one out of
two by age 75. Ans✓✓✓Presbycucis
, _________________ is the outward expressions of grief and mourning
and funeral rites are expressions of loss reflecting personal and cultural
beliefs. Ans✓✓✓Bereavement
______________________________of adult cognition began in 1956
and has found that cognitive abilities decrease beginning in the sixth
decade and gain increasing significance from that point forward.
Ans✓✓✓The Seattle Longitudinal Study
____________________________occurs when the vital organs no
longer function. The digestive and respiratory systems begin to shut
down during the gradual process of dying. Ans✓✓✓Physiological death
_______________________is a cognitive system with a limited capacity
responsible for
temporarily holding information available for processing.
Ans✓✓✓Working memory
______________________is the most common form of dementia and is
incurable, but there are also nonorganic causes of dementia which can be
prevented. Ans✓✓✓Alzheimer's disease
_____________________is a long-term degenerative disorder of the
central nervous system which mainly affects the motor system. Early in
the disease, the most obvious symptoms are shaking, rigidity, slowness
of movement, and difficulty with walking. Ans✓✓✓Parkinson's disease
questions with verified answers
__________ ______________refers to information processing abilities,
such as logical reasoning, remembering lists, spatial ability, and reaction
time. Ans✓✓✓Fluid Intelligence
__________ euthanasia involves no longer feeding someone or giving
them food. Ans✓✓✓passive
__________ involves learning how to carry on and incorporate this
aspect of the life span into daily existence. Ans✓✓✓Acceptance
___________ ____________ ____________ means that time is a
valuable commodity requiring careful consideration and investment
Ans✓✓✓Selection, optimization, compensation (SOC)
___________ care involves palliation without curative intent and is
typically used by people without further options or who have decided
not to pursue further options Ans✓✓✓Hospice
_____________ ______________encompasses abilities that draw upon
experience and knowledge. Ans✓✓✓Crystallized Intelligence
______________ ______________ ____________emphasized focusing
on the patient rather than the disease and introduced the notion of "total
pain". Ans✓✓✓Dame Cicely Saunders
,______________ involves trying to think of what could be done to turn
the situation around. Ans✓✓✓Bargaining
______________ is focused on establishing and guiding the next
generation. Ans✓✓✓Generativity
_______________ _______________reflects the belief that most of us
have our character set like plaster by the age of 30. However, more
recent research shows that while some people maintain stable
personalities over time, others do not. Ans✓✓✓Plaster hypothesis
________________ is the feeling of lethargy and a lack of enthusiasm
and involvement in both individual and communal affairs.
Ans✓✓✓Stagnation
________________ vs. _____________is Erikson's seventh conflict in
his 8 stages, and it is a characterization of the fundamental conflict of
adulthood. Ans✓✓✓Generativity versus stagnation
_________________ describes the experience of men during the
climacteric where they have a decrease in libido and lower testosterone
(androgen) levels. Ans✓✓✓Andropause
_________________ is the most common cause of hearing loss,
afflicting one out of four persons between ages 65 and 74, and one out of
two by age 75. Ans✓✓✓Presbycucis
, _________________ is the outward expressions of grief and mourning
and funeral rites are expressions of loss reflecting personal and cultural
beliefs. Ans✓✓✓Bereavement
______________________________of adult cognition began in 1956
and has found that cognitive abilities decrease beginning in the sixth
decade and gain increasing significance from that point forward.
Ans✓✓✓The Seattle Longitudinal Study
____________________________occurs when the vital organs no
longer function. The digestive and respiratory systems begin to shut
down during the gradual process of dying. Ans✓✓✓Physiological death
_______________________is a cognitive system with a limited capacity
responsible for
temporarily holding information available for processing.
Ans✓✓✓Working memory
______________________is the most common form of dementia and is
incurable, but there are also nonorganic causes of dementia which can be
prevented. Ans✓✓✓Alzheimer's disease
_____________________is a long-term degenerative disorder of the
central nervous system which mainly affects the motor system. Early in
the disease, the most obvious symptoms are shaking, rigidity, slowness
of movement, and difficulty with walking. Ans✓✓✓Parkinson's disease
