EDU 120 Practice Exams Questions/Answers Graded A+
2025/2026
Heartburn - Sporadic abdominal pain
Metabolic Syndrome - Non-traumatic amputation
Gallstones - Esophageal cancer
Type A behavior - A pattern of acting that includes acting competitively, impatient,
hostile, and with time-urgency
Type B behavior - A pattern of acting that lacks competitiveness, impatience, hostility,
and with responding with time-urgency
Stressor - A stimulus that causes stress
Stress - A pattern of physical and psychological responses in response to a perceived
threat
Problem-focused coping - Regulate a situation by considering which activity will resolve
it
Emotion-focused coping - Regulate the feelings that come with a problem
Cancer - A collection of related diseases in which cells begin to divide without stopping
and spread into surrounding tissue
Hypertension - Elevated pressure of blood in the arteries
Cholesterol - Waxy, fatty substance carried by lipoproteins in blood stream
Atherosclerosis - Build-up of plaque in the arteries
Presbycusis - Age-related loss of hearing
Sarcopenia - Age-related loss of muscle mass
Identify the word for unsuccessfully managed workplace stress. - Burnout
Identify the term for the personality type who acts competitively, impatient, hostile, and
with time-urgency - Type A personality
Perimenopause refers to a period of transition where a woman's ovaries ________
producing eggs and the level of estrogen and progesterone ____________. - stop;
fluctuates
,What are some factors that may increase health concerns in middle age? - Sedentary
lifestyle, poor diet, stress, hormonal changes
What term refers to loss of elasticity in the lens of the eye that makes it harder to focus
on objects up-close? - Presbyopia
Do males or females experience more problems with hearing loss? - Males
State 3 signs of presbyopia - Difficulty reading small print, eyestrain, headaches
Term used for behavior of a divorced individual who regulates information given to their
children about their new relationships - Gatekeeping
What are some health concerns that increase as you age and how do they affect your
lifespan? - Heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis; can decrease lifespan
What fatty substance is needed in your body, but too much of it can increase your
chance of stroke or a heart attack? - Cholesterol
Name the type of cholesterol that makes up the majority of the body's cholesterol, and is
referred to as "bad" cholesterol because at high levels it can form plaque in the arteries
leading to heart attack and stroke. - LDL cholesterol
Little spots or cobwebs in the field of vision that can indicate retinal tearing are called
________ - Floaters
The name for the program developed by the American Association of Community
Colleges that provides workforce training and new careers for the over-50 population is:
- Plus 50 Initiative
Identify one of the 4 cognitive tasks from the Seattle Longitudinal Study that is
performed better with age until an individual reaches 70 years of age. - Verbal ability,
inductive reasoning, verbal memory, spatial orientation
_________ refers to engaging with a formal religious group's doctrines, values,
traditions, and co-members. - Religiosity
What is NOT a risk factor for diabetes? - d. Diet
This type of memory begins to decline in middle-age - a. Episodic
What negative health effect should Tom be most worried about, also considering his
age? - c. Heart disease
What is job burnout? - Emotional exhaustion, cynicism, reduced professional efficacy
, What is Type A? - Competitive, time-conscious, aggressive, and impatient behavior
What happens to cognitive tasks as an individual reaches 70 years of age? -
Performance declines
What are some factors that can affect lifespan? - Gender, family history, diet, smoking,
excessive alcohol, stress, and poor hygiene
What is presbyopia? - Age-related farsightedness
Who is more likely to experience presbyopia? - Men
What are some symptoms of presbyopia? - Holding reading material farther away from
eyes; headaches, eye strain
What is gatekeeping? - Controlling access to resources or information
What are some health concerns that increase as you get older? - Heart disease,
smoking, poor diet, stress, poor hygiene
What is cholesterol? - A waxy substance found in the blood
What are LDL? - Low Density Lipoproteins
What are floaters? - Spots or specks that float across the visual field
What is the name of a 3-phase model of stress which includes mobilization of
physiological resources, coping, and exhaustion? - General Adaptation Syndrome
Identify the term that describes a person who keeps the family connected by promoting
solidarity and continuity - Kinkeeper
What is the answer to multiple-choice question 1? - e
What is the answer to multiple-choice question 2? - a
What is the answer to multiple-choice question 3? - c
What is the answer to multiple-choice question 4? - a
What is the answer to multiple-choice question 5? - d
What are some hearing problems that occur in middle adulthood? - Difficulty
understanding speech in noisy environments, loss of ability to hear higher frequencies
2025/2026
Heartburn - Sporadic abdominal pain
Metabolic Syndrome - Non-traumatic amputation
Gallstones - Esophageal cancer
Type A behavior - A pattern of acting that includes acting competitively, impatient,
hostile, and with time-urgency
Type B behavior - A pattern of acting that lacks competitiveness, impatience, hostility,
and with responding with time-urgency
Stressor - A stimulus that causes stress
Stress - A pattern of physical and psychological responses in response to a perceived
threat
Problem-focused coping - Regulate a situation by considering which activity will resolve
it
Emotion-focused coping - Regulate the feelings that come with a problem
Cancer - A collection of related diseases in which cells begin to divide without stopping
and spread into surrounding tissue
Hypertension - Elevated pressure of blood in the arteries
Cholesterol - Waxy, fatty substance carried by lipoproteins in blood stream
Atherosclerosis - Build-up of plaque in the arteries
Presbycusis - Age-related loss of hearing
Sarcopenia - Age-related loss of muscle mass
Identify the word for unsuccessfully managed workplace stress. - Burnout
Identify the term for the personality type who acts competitively, impatient, hostile, and
with time-urgency - Type A personality
Perimenopause refers to a period of transition where a woman's ovaries ________
producing eggs and the level of estrogen and progesterone ____________. - stop;
fluctuates
,What are some factors that may increase health concerns in middle age? - Sedentary
lifestyle, poor diet, stress, hormonal changes
What term refers to loss of elasticity in the lens of the eye that makes it harder to focus
on objects up-close? - Presbyopia
Do males or females experience more problems with hearing loss? - Males
State 3 signs of presbyopia - Difficulty reading small print, eyestrain, headaches
Term used for behavior of a divorced individual who regulates information given to their
children about their new relationships - Gatekeeping
What are some health concerns that increase as you age and how do they affect your
lifespan? - Heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis; can decrease lifespan
What fatty substance is needed in your body, but too much of it can increase your
chance of stroke or a heart attack? - Cholesterol
Name the type of cholesterol that makes up the majority of the body's cholesterol, and is
referred to as "bad" cholesterol because at high levels it can form plaque in the arteries
leading to heart attack and stroke. - LDL cholesterol
Little spots or cobwebs in the field of vision that can indicate retinal tearing are called
________ - Floaters
The name for the program developed by the American Association of Community
Colleges that provides workforce training and new careers for the over-50 population is:
- Plus 50 Initiative
Identify one of the 4 cognitive tasks from the Seattle Longitudinal Study that is
performed better with age until an individual reaches 70 years of age. - Verbal ability,
inductive reasoning, verbal memory, spatial orientation
_________ refers to engaging with a formal religious group's doctrines, values,
traditions, and co-members. - Religiosity
What is NOT a risk factor for diabetes? - d. Diet
This type of memory begins to decline in middle-age - a. Episodic
What negative health effect should Tom be most worried about, also considering his
age? - c. Heart disease
What is job burnout? - Emotional exhaustion, cynicism, reduced professional efficacy
, What is Type A? - Competitive, time-conscious, aggressive, and impatient behavior
What happens to cognitive tasks as an individual reaches 70 years of age? -
Performance declines
What are some factors that can affect lifespan? - Gender, family history, diet, smoking,
excessive alcohol, stress, and poor hygiene
What is presbyopia? - Age-related farsightedness
Who is more likely to experience presbyopia? - Men
What are some symptoms of presbyopia? - Holding reading material farther away from
eyes; headaches, eye strain
What is gatekeeping? - Controlling access to resources or information
What are some health concerns that increase as you get older? - Heart disease,
smoking, poor diet, stress, poor hygiene
What is cholesterol? - A waxy substance found in the blood
What are LDL? - Low Density Lipoproteins
What are floaters? - Spots or specks that float across the visual field
What is the name of a 3-phase model of stress which includes mobilization of
physiological resources, coping, and exhaustion? - General Adaptation Syndrome
Identify the term that describes a person who keeps the family connected by promoting
solidarity and continuity - Kinkeeper
What is the answer to multiple-choice question 1? - e
What is the answer to multiple-choice question 2? - a
What is the answer to multiple-choice question 3? - c
What is the answer to multiple-choice question 4? - a
What is the answer to multiple-choice question 5? - d
What are some hearing problems that occur in middle adulthood? - Difficulty
understanding speech in noisy environments, loss of ability to hear higher frequencies
