HBSE Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
Gerontologists have labeled people aged 75 and above as .
Answer: Old-old
Q2
At age 89, gave one of his greatest recitals in New York's Carnegie Hall.
Answer: Arthur Rubinstein
Q3
At age 88, was the Chancellor of Germany.
Answer: Konrad Adenauer
Q4
At age 89, headed a hospital in Africa.
Answer: Alber Schweitzer
Q5
At age 87, founded the Christian Science Monitor.
Answer: Mary Baker Eddy
Q6
Describe macular degeneration.
Answer: Age-related: leading cause of functional blindness in older people Occurs
when the center of the retina gradually loses the ability to sharply distinguish fine
details Smokers are about two and a half times as likely to develop this condition
Q7
Older people are not equally as prone to fall as adults.
Answer: Younger
, Q8
People who have a terminal illness tend to display a sudden drop in a few weeks or a few
months before death.
Answer: Terminal drop - intellectual performance drops
Q9
For many older adults, the rhythm of the heart becomes and more .
Answer: Slower and more irregular
Q10
Aging aspects of sexual response in males include a decreased ability to maintain before _.
Answer: Erection before ejaculation
Q11
Aging aspects of sexual response in females include the may become smaller.
Answer: Clitoris
Q12
The theory asserts that aging results when DNA molecules are used up in cells, so that the cells
gradually die is called the .
Answer: Running-Out-Of-Program Theory
Q13
The accumulation theory is described in the text as a theory.
Answer: Nongenetic Cellular
Q14
Describe factors that apparently accelerate the aging process.
Answer: Decreased exercise Unknown biochemical changes Greater stress
Q1
Gerontologists have labeled people aged 75 and above as .
Answer: Old-old
Q2
At age 89, gave one of his greatest recitals in New York's Carnegie Hall.
Answer: Arthur Rubinstein
Q3
At age 88, was the Chancellor of Germany.
Answer: Konrad Adenauer
Q4
At age 89, headed a hospital in Africa.
Answer: Alber Schweitzer
Q5
At age 87, founded the Christian Science Monitor.
Answer: Mary Baker Eddy
Q6
Describe macular degeneration.
Answer: Age-related: leading cause of functional blindness in older people Occurs
when the center of the retina gradually loses the ability to sharply distinguish fine
details Smokers are about two and a half times as likely to develop this condition
Q7
Older people are not equally as prone to fall as adults.
Answer: Younger
, Q8
People who have a terminal illness tend to display a sudden drop in a few weeks or a few
months before death.
Answer: Terminal drop - intellectual performance drops
Q9
For many older adults, the rhythm of the heart becomes and more .
Answer: Slower and more irregular
Q10
Aging aspects of sexual response in males include a decreased ability to maintain before _.
Answer: Erection before ejaculation
Q11
Aging aspects of sexual response in females include the may become smaller.
Answer: Clitoris
Q12
The theory asserts that aging results when DNA molecules are used up in cells, so that the cells
gradually die is called the .
Answer: Running-Out-Of-Program Theory
Q13
The accumulation theory is described in the text as a theory.
Answer: Nongenetic Cellular
Q14
Describe factors that apparently accelerate the aging process.
Answer: Decreased exercise Unknown biochemical changes Greater stress
