Hcad 222 questions and answers graded A+ 2023/2024

Hcad 222rites of passage - correct answers Social rituals that mark the transition between developmental stages, especially between childhood and adulthood. continuity theory - correct answers a theory focusing on how people adjust to retirement by continuing aspects of their earlier lives compression of mobility - correct answers a public health goal to increase quality of life and decrease diminished functioning before death Hayflick limit - correct answers The number of times a human cell is capable of dividing into two new cells. The limit for most human cells is approximately 50 divisions, an indication that the life span is limited by our genetic program. polygenetic characteristics - correct answers personal traits or physical properties that are influenced by many genes working in combination aphasia - correct answers impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding). Apraxia - correct answers inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage. Apraxia - correct answers Decrement with compensation - correct answers declines in cognitive ability among older people can often be compensated for by the expertise acquired from living a long time compression of morbidity - correct answers MDS (minimum data set) - correct answers a detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents in long-term care facilities; also details what to do if resident problems are identified normal aging - correct answers •diseases and impairments of elderly •people age differently •diabetes may be a common disease of adulthood, but is not experienced by all aging adults longitudinal study - correct answers a study that observes the same participants on many occasions over a long period of time Biomarkers of Aging - correct answers pu Epigenetics - correct answers the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change wear-and-tear theories of aging - correct answers theories that suggest that the mechanical functions of the body simply stop working efficiently Aging Clock Theory - correct answers the idea that aging results from a preprogrammed sequence, as in a clock, built into the operation of the nervous or endocrine system of the body