PSYC 140 Module 8 Exam Review
True or false? Alzheimer's Disease can cause personality changes.
Answer:
TRUE
Seventy-year-old Elizabeth has trouble remembering how to use her DVR and
relies on her daughter to occasionally help her. Is this most likely a sign of
Alzheimer's Disease or an age-related change?
Answer:
age-related change
True or false? If an individual lives long enough with a terminal illness, he will
eventually reach a point of acceptance of the illness.
Answer:
FALSE
For the following example, indicate which stage of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's Stage
theory is being depicted. Mandy is very irritable and feels like yelling all of the
time.
Answer:
Anger
Which of the following individuals is NOT in late adulthood?
, Answer:
55-year-old-man
Describe 2 symptoms that may indicate that an individual is experiencing
memory loss that is greater than normal.
Answer:
Two symptoms that indicate that an individual is experiencing memory loss that is
greater than normal include: having difficulty getting to a location that an
individual has been to many times over their life and losing track of the concept of
time (dates and seasons).
What is hospice? Be sure to discuss the various services given through hospice.
Answer:
Hospice is a program that provides services for the terminally ill. These services can
occur at an actual hospice location or event at the patient's house. The services
typically provided include: managing of physical symptoms and allowing for the
patient to have social interaction. Patients are also provided with spiritual/religious
services if required.
Describe two reasons that experts give to explain why women typically outlive
men?
Answer:
Two reasons that experts give for women outliving men include: genetics, women
typically take better care of their health than men, and women don't partake as
frequently as men do in behaviors that may cause harm (such as drug abuse,
drinking, thrill-seeking activities).
True or false? Alzheimer's Disease can cause personality changes.
Answer:
TRUE
Seventy-year-old Elizabeth has trouble remembering how to use her DVR and
relies on her daughter to occasionally help her. Is this most likely a sign of
Alzheimer's Disease or an age-related change?
Answer:
age-related change
True or false? If an individual lives long enough with a terminal illness, he will
eventually reach a point of acceptance of the illness.
Answer:
FALSE
For the following example, indicate which stage of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's Stage
theory is being depicted. Mandy is very irritable and feels like yelling all of the
time.
Answer:
Anger
Which of the following individuals is NOT in late adulthood?
, Answer:
55-year-old-man
Describe 2 symptoms that may indicate that an individual is experiencing
memory loss that is greater than normal.
Answer:
Two symptoms that indicate that an individual is experiencing memory loss that is
greater than normal include: having difficulty getting to a location that an
individual has been to many times over their life and losing track of the concept of
time (dates and seasons).
What is hospice? Be sure to discuss the various services given through hospice.
Answer:
Hospice is a program that provides services for the terminally ill. These services can
occur at an actual hospice location or event at the patient's house. The services
typically provided include: managing of physical symptoms and allowing for the
patient to have social interaction. Patients are also provided with spiritual/religious
services if required.
Describe two reasons that experts give to explain why women typically outlive
men?
Answer:
Two reasons that experts give for women outliving men include: genetics, women
typically take better care of their health than men, and women don't partake as
frequently as men do in behaviors that may cause harm (such as drug abuse,
drinking, thrill-seeking activities).
