RST 230 Exam 2 Questions And Answers|Latest
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Distribution of Poverty in US southeast (b/c African Americans live there), along the
mississippi (b/c African Americans), new magnet states (b/c recent immigrants), along
US/Mexico border (b/c Mexican Americans), around four corners (b/c Native Americans),
appalachian mountains (b/c caucasian), Alaska (b/c Native Americans), counties in North/South
Dakota
benefits of leisure in unemployed -Inclusion
-Keeps them busy
-Reduces severity of mental disease
-Helps substance abuse
characteristics of homelessness - Single men (largest group)
- Families with children (fastest growing)
- Single women
- Runaways
old-age dependency ratio Population aged 65 years and over divided by population aged
20-64 multiplied by 100 *22-28*
sources of income in older adults 1). Social security
2). earnings
3). pensions
4). asset income
functional age ability to carry out activities of daily living, ability to live independently
chronological age actual age
, RST 230 Exam 2 Questions And Answers|Latest
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Physical Changes (Age): Sensory System smell, hearing, vision, touch, taste
Physical Changes: Musculoskeletal System bones, muscles, ligaments, cartilage, elasticity
of connective tissues declines, bones lose calcium-- osteoporosis: posture will change, women
suffer most during menopause, decline in muscle mass and strength
Physical Changes: Respiratory System loss of elasticity, hardening and stiffening of
support tissues and airways, decreased amount of air in and out of the lungs, reserve capacity of
lungs declines, lower ability to cope with air pollutants
Physical Changes: Cardiovascular System heart muscle becomes less elastic, walls of
heart thicken--high blood pressure, arteries become less elastic-- atherosclerosis
Physical Changes: Nervous System brain: reduction in weight and size, loss of neuron
cells-- longer reaction time
Crystalized Intelligence based on learning, accumulative knowledge, increases with age
Fluid Intelligence biologically/genetically determined, highest at 20s then goes down,
how sharp/quick you act, mixture of average and higher of parents IQ
Sensory Memory stimuli that we see, hear or feel they are received by our sensory
memorybas
Short Term Memory primary, where the information is organized and temporarily held,
ability to retain impression of sensory information after the original have ended
Update
Distribution of Poverty in US southeast (b/c African Americans live there), along the
mississippi (b/c African Americans), new magnet states (b/c recent immigrants), along
US/Mexico border (b/c Mexican Americans), around four corners (b/c Native Americans),
appalachian mountains (b/c caucasian), Alaska (b/c Native Americans), counties in North/South
Dakota
benefits of leisure in unemployed -Inclusion
-Keeps them busy
-Reduces severity of mental disease
-Helps substance abuse
characteristics of homelessness - Single men (largest group)
- Families with children (fastest growing)
- Single women
- Runaways
old-age dependency ratio Population aged 65 years and over divided by population aged
20-64 multiplied by 100 *22-28*
sources of income in older adults 1). Social security
2). earnings
3). pensions
4). asset income
functional age ability to carry out activities of daily living, ability to live independently
chronological age actual age
, RST 230 Exam 2 Questions And Answers|Latest
Update
Physical Changes (Age): Sensory System smell, hearing, vision, touch, taste
Physical Changes: Musculoskeletal System bones, muscles, ligaments, cartilage, elasticity
of connective tissues declines, bones lose calcium-- osteoporosis: posture will change, women
suffer most during menopause, decline in muscle mass and strength
Physical Changes: Respiratory System loss of elasticity, hardening and stiffening of
support tissues and airways, decreased amount of air in and out of the lungs, reserve capacity of
lungs declines, lower ability to cope with air pollutants
Physical Changes: Cardiovascular System heart muscle becomes less elastic, walls of
heart thicken--high blood pressure, arteries become less elastic-- atherosclerosis
Physical Changes: Nervous System brain: reduction in weight and size, loss of neuron
cells-- longer reaction time
Crystalized Intelligence based on learning, accumulative knowledge, increases with age
Fluid Intelligence biologically/genetically determined, highest at 20s then goes down,
how sharp/quick you act, mixture of average and higher of parents IQ
Sensory Memory stimuli that we see, hear or feel they are received by our sensory
memorybas
Short Term Memory primary, where the information is organized and temporarily held,
ability to retain impression of sensory information after the original have ended
