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MULTIPLE
!!CHOICE
1. How !!does !!a !!theory !!differ !!from !!a !!fact?
a. A !!theory !!proves !!how !!different !!influences !!affect !!a !!particular !!phenomenon.
b. A !!theory !!attempts !!to !!explain !!and !!give !!some !!logical !!order !!to !!observations.
c. A !!theory !!is !!a !!collection !!of !!facts !!about !!a !!particular !!phenomenon.
d. A !!theory !!shows !!a !!relationship !!among !!facts !!about !!a !!particular !!phenomenon.
ANS: !!B
2. The !!biological !!theory !!of !!aging !!uses !!a !!genetic !!perspective !!and !!suggests !!that !!aging !!is !!a
!!programmed!process !!in !!which .
a. each !!person !!will !!age !!exactly !!like !!those !!in !!the !!previous !!generation
b. a !!biological !!timeline !!predetermines !!number !!of !!cell !!divisions
c. genetic !!traits !!can !!overcome !!environmental !!influences
d. age-related !!physical !!changes !!are !!controlled !!only !!by !!genetic !!factors
ANS: !!B
3. The !!Gene !!Theory !!of !!aging !!suggests !!which !!of !!the !!following !!?
a. The !!presence !!of !!a !!“master !!gene” !!prolongs !!youth.
b. Genes !!interact !!with !!each !!other !!to !!resist !!aging.
c.d. ! ! Specific !!genes !!target !!specific !!body !!systems !!to !!initiate !!system !!deterioration. !!The
!!activation !!of!harmful !!genes !!initiates !!the !!aging !! process.
ANS: !!D
4. The !!theory !!that !!identifies !!an !!unstable !!molecule !!as !!the !!causative !!factor !!in !!aging !!is !!the theory.
a. free !!radical
b. molecular
c. neuroendocrine
d. crosslink
ANS: !!A
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5. A !!patient !!uses !!good !!health !!maintenance !!practices. !!What !!aging !!theory !!most !!accurately
!!relates !!to !!the!patient’s !!practices? !!a. !!Wear-and-tear
b. Free !!radical
c. Neuroendocrine
d. Molecular
ANS: !!A
6. The !!patient !!asks !!the !!nurse !!to !!describe !!the !!neuroendocrine !!theory !!of !!aging. !!What
!!would !!be !!an!appropriate !!response !!by !!the !!nurse?
a. It !!relates !!thyroid !!function !!to !!age-related !!changes.
b. Adrenal !!corticosteroids !!inhibit !!the !!aging !!process.
c. The !!stimulation !!and/or !!inhibition !!of !!the !!hypothalamus !!causes !!age-related !!changes.
d. The !!adrenal !!medulla !!inhibits !!epinephrine, !!causing !!age-related !!changes.
ANS: !!C
7. What !!is !!true !!of !!the !!psychosocial !!theories !!of !!aging?
a. They !!focus !!on !!methods !!to !!delay !!the !!aging !!process.
b. They !!are !!directed !!at !!decreasing !!depression !!in !!the !!older !!adult.
c. They !!are !!organized !!to !!enhance !!the !!perception !!of !!aging.
d. They !!attempt !!to !!explain !!responses !!to !!the !!aging !!process.
ANS: !!D
8. What !!is !!the !!major !!objection !!to !!the !!disengagement !!theory?
a. The !!theory !!justifies !!ageism.
b. The !!theory !!addresses !!the !!diversity !!of !!older !!adults.
c. The !!theory !!does !!not !!clarify !!the !!aging !!process.
d. The !!theory !!diminishes !!the !!self-esteem !!of !!the !!older !!adult.
ANS: !!A
9. An !!80-year-old !!teaches !!Sunday !!school !!each !!week !!and !!delivers !!food !!for !!Meals !!on
!!Wheels. !!What!theory !!of !!aging !!would !!apply? !!a. !!Newman’s !!developmental
b. The !!life !!course
c. The !!activity
d. The !!disengagement
ANS: !!C
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10. The !!nurse !!would !!recognize !!successful !!aging !!according !!to !!Jung’s !!theory !!when !!a !!long-
term !!care!facility !!resident !!demonstrates !!which !!of !!the !!following !!behaviors?
a. The !!resident !!takes !!special !!care !!to !!dress !!for !!dinner !!in !!a !!manner !!that !!pleases !!his
!!tablemates.
b. The !!resident !!asks !!permission !!to !!sit !!on !!the !!patio !!with !!other !!residents.
c. The !!resident !!asks !!persons !!in !!his !!hall !!if !!his !!television !!is !!bothering !!them.
d. The !!resident !!wears !!a !!large !!cowboy !!hat !!at !!all !!times !!because !!he !!likes !!it.
ANS: !!D
11. How !!would !!an !!elderly !!female !!be !!most !!likely !!to !!reduce !!the !!amount !!of !!the !!free !!radical
!!lipofuscin?
a. Avoid !!animal !!fat
b. Take !!antioxidants !!daily
c. Build !!muscle !!mass
d. Perform !!outdoor !!exercise !!three !!times !!weekly
ANS: !!B
12. A !!recently !!widowed !!woman !!moved !!to !!an !!assisted !!living !!community !!because !!of !!her
!!hypertension !!and!joined !!a !!group !!to !!learn !!how !!to !!do !!water !!color !!painting !!with !!other !!women
!!her !!age. !!Which !!theory !!of !! aging !!does !!the !!nurse !!assess !!the !!patient !! to !!be !!following? !!a. !!Jung
b. Havighurst
c. Erikson
d. Newman
ANS: !!B
MULTIPLE !!RESPONSE
1. What !!age-related !!illnesses !!are !!thought !!to !!cause !!the !!accumulation !!of !!free !!radicals?
!!(Select !!all!that !!apply.)
a. Arthritis
b. Colon !!cancer
c. Osteoporosis
d. Diabetes
e. Atherosclerosis
ANS: !!A, !!D, !!E
2. The !!nurse !!emphasizes !!that !!the !!relatively !!new !!theory !!that !!correlates !!restricted !!caloric
!!intake!to !!slowing !!of !!the !!aging !!process !!would !!probably !!extend !!the !!life !!span !!of !!the
!!person, !!provided !!that !!the !!person . !!(Select !!all !!that !!apply.)
a. consistently !!eats !!high-nutrient, !!low-calorie !!foods
b. maintains !!a !!regular !!exercise !!program ! ! consumes !!2000–3000 !!mL !!of !!fluid !!a !!day
c. supports !!the !!diet !!with !!adequate !!fat-soluble !!vitamins
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MULTIPLE
!!CHOICE
1. How !!does !!a !!theory !!differ !!from !!a !!fact?
a. A !!theory !!proves !!how !!different !!influences !!affect !!a !!particular !!phenomenon.
b. A !!theory !!attempts !!to !!explain !!and !!give !!some !!logical !!order !!to !!observations.
c. A !!theory !!is !!a !!collection !!of !!facts !!about !!a !!particular !!phenomenon.
d. A !!theory !!shows !!a !!relationship !!among !!facts !!about !!a !!particular !!phenomenon.
ANS: !!B
2. The !!biological !!theory !!of !!aging !!uses !!a !!genetic !!perspective !!and !!suggests !!that !!aging !!is !!a
!!programmed!process !!in !!which .
a. each !!person !!will !!age !!exactly !!like !!those !!in !!the !!previous !!generation
b. a !!biological !!timeline !!predetermines !!number !!of !!cell !!divisions
c. genetic !!traits !!can !!overcome !!environmental !!influences
d. age-related !!physical !!changes !!are !!controlled !!only !!by !!genetic !!factors
ANS: !!B
3. The !!Gene !!Theory !!of !!aging !!suggests !!which !!of !!the !!following !!?
a. The !!presence !!of !!a !!“master !!gene” !!prolongs !!youth.
b. Genes !!interact !!with !!each !!other !!to !!resist !!aging.
c.d. ! ! Specific !!genes !!target !!specific !!body !!systems !!to !!initiate !!system !!deterioration. !!The
!!activation !!of!harmful !!genes !!initiates !!the !!aging !! process.
ANS: !!D
4. The !!theory !!that !!identifies !!an !!unstable !!molecule !!as !!the !!causative !!factor !!in !!aging !!is !!the theory.
a. free !!radical
b. molecular
c. neuroendocrine
d. crosslink
ANS: !!A
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5. A !!patient !!uses !!good !!health !!maintenance !!practices. !!What !!aging !!theory !!most !!accurately
!!relates !!to !!the!patient’s !!practices? !!a. !!Wear-and-tear
b. Free !!radical
c. Neuroendocrine
d. Molecular
ANS: !!A
6. The !!patient !!asks !!the !!nurse !!to !!describe !!the !!neuroendocrine !!theory !!of !!aging. !!What
!!would !!be !!an!appropriate !!response !!by !!the !!nurse?
a. It !!relates !!thyroid !!function !!to !!age-related !!changes.
b. Adrenal !!corticosteroids !!inhibit !!the !!aging !!process.
c. The !!stimulation !!and/or !!inhibition !!of !!the !!hypothalamus !!causes !!age-related !!changes.
d. The !!adrenal !!medulla !!inhibits !!epinephrine, !!causing !!age-related !!changes.
ANS: !!C
7. What !!is !!true !!of !!the !!psychosocial !!theories !!of !!aging?
a. They !!focus !!on !!methods !!to !!delay !!the !!aging !!process.
b. They !!are !!directed !!at !!decreasing !!depression !!in !!the !!older !!adult.
c. They !!are !!organized !!to !!enhance !!the !!perception !!of !!aging.
d. They !!attempt !!to !!explain !!responses !!to !!the !!aging !!process.
ANS: !!D
8. What !!is !!the !!major !!objection !!to !!the !!disengagement !!theory?
a. The !!theory !!justifies !!ageism.
b. The !!theory !!addresses !!the !!diversity !!of !!older !!adults.
c. The !!theory !!does !!not !!clarify !!the !!aging !!process.
d. The !!theory !!diminishes !!the !!self-esteem !!of !!the !!older !!adult.
ANS: !!A
9. An !!80-year-old !!teaches !!Sunday !!school !!each !!week !!and !!delivers !!food !!for !!Meals !!on
!!Wheels. !!What!theory !!of !!aging !!would !!apply? !!a. !!Newman’s !!developmental
b. The !!life !!course
c. The !!activity
d. The !!disengagement
ANS: !!C
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10. The !!nurse !!would !!recognize !!successful !!aging !!according !!to !!Jung’s !!theory !!when !!a !!long-
term !!care!facility !!resident !!demonstrates !!which !!of !!the !!following !!behaviors?
a. The !!resident !!takes !!special !!care !!to !!dress !!for !!dinner !!in !!a !!manner !!that !!pleases !!his
!!tablemates.
b. The !!resident !!asks !!permission !!to !!sit !!on !!the !!patio !!with !!other !!residents.
c. The !!resident !!asks !!persons !!in !!his !!hall !!if !!his !!television !!is !!bothering !!them.
d. The !!resident !!wears !!a !!large !!cowboy !!hat !!at !!all !!times !!because !!he !!likes !!it.
ANS: !!D
11. How !!would !!an !!elderly !!female !!be !!most !!likely !!to !!reduce !!the !!amount !!of !!the !!free !!radical
!!lipofuscin?
a. Avoid !!animal !!fat
b. Take !!antioxidants !!daily
c. Build !!muscle !!mass
d. Perform !!outdoor !!exercise !!three !!times !!weekly
ANS: !!B
12. A !!recently !!widowed !!woman !!moved !!to !!an !!assisted !!living !!community !!because !!of !!her
!!hypertension !!and!joined !!a !!group !!to !!learn !!how !!to !!do !!water !!color !!painting !!with !!other !!women
!!her !!age. !!Which !!theory !!of !! aging !!does !!the !!nurse !!assess !!the !!patient !! to !!be !!following? !!a. !!Jung
b. Havighurst
c. Erikson
d. Newman
ANS: !!B
MULTIPLE !!RESPONSE
1. What !!age-related !!illnesses !!are !!thought !!to !!cause !!the !!accumulation !!of !!free !!radicals?
!!(Select !!all!that !!apply.)
a. Arthritis
b. Colon !!cancer
c. Osteoporosis
d. Diabetes
e. Atherosclerosis
ANS: !!A, !!D, !!E
2. The !!nurse !!emphasizes !!that !!the !!relatively !!new !!theory !!that !!correlates !!restricted !!caloric
!!intake!to !!slowing !!of !!the !!aging !!process !!would !!probably !!extend !!the !!life !!span !!of !!the
!!person, !!provided !!that !!the !!person . !!(Select !!all !!that !!apply.)
a. consistently !!eats !!high-nutrient, !!low-calorie !!foods
b. maintains !!a !!regular !!exercise !!program ! ! consumes !!2000–3000 !!mL !!of !!fluid !!a !!day
c. supports !!the !!diet !!with !!adequate !!fat-soluble !!vitamins
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