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Introduction
Biology of Aging explores the molecular, cellular, genetic, and physiological mechanisms that underlie the aging process in humans and model organisms. The course examines the theories and hallmarks of aging, age-related changes in various biological systems, and the factors influencing longevity and healthspan. Students also investigate the interplay between genetics, environment, and lifestyle in the context of aging, as well as current research focused on age-associated diseases and emerging interventions aimed at promoting healthy aging.
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Aging the Individual and Society 9th Edition by Susan M. Hillier
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Chapter 1: Aging in America
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Q1) Social policy is most likely to be directed toward the young if the nation's population pyramid
A) is box-like.
B) has a small base and large top.
C) has a large base and small top.
D) has a large middle but small base and top.
Answer: C
Q2) Women have a longer life expectancy than men.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A boxlike shaped population pyramid for a nation would indicate a A) small proportion of elderly.
B) high proportion of elderly.
C) high birthrate.
D) high death rate.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Stereotypes and Images
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Q1) Which of the following age groups watch the most television?
A) elementary school children
B) teenagers
C) women age 25-49
D) the elderly
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following illustrates a biomedical stereotype of older adults?
A) neglected
B) slow-thinking
C) afraid
D) sad
Answer: B
Q3) All of the following make it difficult to define "old age" precisely EXCEPT
A) retirement is no longer a life-course transition in the U.S.
B) people age differently due to the many influences on aging.
C) different cohorts enter later life with different life experiences and attitudes.
D) medical science has improved longevity and health of older people.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Social and Psychological Theories in Later Life Development
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Q1) According to developmental psychologists,as individuals mature
A) their attitudes and behaviors dramatically change in an orderly fashion from stage of life to another.
B) all humans show the same human tendency of change in attitudes and behaviors. C) during different periods of adulthood, we have different levels of awareness of our own aging.
D) the unconscious plays a role in determining behaviors.
Answer: A
Q2) Psychologist,David Gutmann believes that
A) women become nurturing during midlife
B) males become more nurturing during midlife
C) both men and women become nurturing later in life
D) males become more like wardens later in life.
Answer: B
Q3) Current research regarding the midlife crisis indicates
A) it is inevitable for virtually all men and women.
B) if it occurs, it does so between the ages of 35 and 40, seldom later.
C) the midlife experience is more a normal life transition than a crisis.
D) the midlife crisis is a female, not a male, phenomenon.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Physical Health and Well Being
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Q1) Cell damage is mainly due to changes in one dominate tissue.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Treatments for osteoarthritis include
A) exercise.
B) antiinflammatory drugs and steroids.
C) reduction of strain.
D) all of these choices
Q3) The majority of noninstitutionalized elders in the U.S.have
A) no chronic conditions.
B) relatively minor chronic conditions.
C) some form of mental disability.
D) physical disabilities of some sort.
Q4) All of the following factors contribute to nutritional difficulties for the very old EXCEPT
A) slowing digestive processes
B) high levels of cholesterol
C) reduced keenness of taste and smell
D) arthritis
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Chapter 5: Mental Health
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Q1) T.O.T.stands for Top of the Tongue Syndrome
A)True
B)False
Q2) Longitudinal studies of IQ have found that __________remain stable with time.
A) inference from past experiences
B) verbal skills
C) crystallized intelligence
D) knowledge
Q3) Which of the following is more likely to be a problem with a cross-sectional,than a longitudinal study?
A) Sample sizes are small.
B) Repeated presentation of material creates learning.
C) Younger generations do not do as well on standardized tests.
D) The final measures are obtained from survivors-those who are most robust and healthy.
Q4) The Wechsler Adult Intelligence test
A) emphasizes skills of everyday problem solving.
B) compensates for increasing age.
C) consists of open-ended questions to which respondents write essay answers.
D) has seldom been used in clinical settings.
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Chapter 6: Friends,family,and Community
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Q1) Women are more likely to be keepers of the networks of older people for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) longevity differences between men and women.
B) the caregiving role of daughters to aging parents.
C) women are more engaged than men in network support across the life span.
D) elders tend to be both geographically closer to the women in their networks.
Q2) For some grandparents,stepgrandchildren are treated as biological grandchildren. A)True
B)False
Q3) Women are more likely than men to look forward to the role of grandparent. A)True
B)False
Q4) Females maintain closer relationships with family members than do males. A)True
B)False
Q5) Research reports the bond of siblings to be ____________ than in the past.
A) more distant
B) more negative
C) less interested in one another
D) more forgiving
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Chapter 7: Intimacy and Sexuality
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Q1) The Widowed Persons Service (WPS)is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
A) it offers outreach services to widows and widowers.
B) it is a program of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
C) it is made up mostly of college student volunteers.
D) it conducts special outreach to minorities and other groups.
Q2) Greater knowledge about sexuality and later life is associated with more permissive sexual attitudes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Studies show no elderly live together without being married.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following illustrates gender differences upon the loss of a spouse?
A) Males become more aware and appreciative of friends and relationships.
B) Males are more likely than females to be "in search of themselves."
C) Females are more likely than males to be "in search of others."
D) Females become less confident and more dependent.
Q5) How does sexuality of men and women change with aging according to the research reported in your text?
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Q6) What factors make aging a particularly difficult time for gay men and lesbians?
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Chapter 8: Work and Leisure
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Q1) In a comparison of their older and younger workers,Days Inn found
A) younger workers were better salespeople.
B) it took longer to teach older workers to operate sophisticated computer software.
C) older workers stayed on the job longer than younger workers.
D) older workers were less willing to work all three shifts.
Q2) Which of the following are reasons employers discriminate against older workers?
A) Younger workers will accept lower wages.
B) To protect a company's pension funds.
C) Older, tenured workers tend to receive higher salaries and more vacation time.
D) All of these choices.
Q3) Retirees with strong work values
A) are among the least satisfied retirees.
B) participate more in social activities.
C) are drawn to political activism.
D) tend to redirect their energies toward highly competitive leisure activities.
Q4) What innovative ideas are being introduced for gradual retirement,job sharing,flexible work hours,and retraining of older workers? Do you have other ideas?
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Chapter 9: Finances and Lifestyles
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Q1) Rural elders in poverty
A) are more likely to live in the northeastern U.S.
B) tend to have higher incomes than the urban elders.
C) are more satisfied with their lives than urban elders.
D) have more access to medical services.
Q2) Social Security began in
A) 1920 to provide income for elderly farmers who could no longer work their farms.
B) 1935 to counteract the effects of the Great Depression.
C) 1945 to guarantee income for elderly war veterans.
D) 1972 to provide income for elderly widows.
Q3) In a reverse mortgage,the borrower
A) pays only interest, not principle, for the years of the loan.
B) increases indebtness while drawing down the equity in the home.
C) makes smaller interest payments in the last years of the loan.
D) makes a lump sum payment to pay off the loan.
Q4) Aging has been considered to be a dimensional phenomenon,
A)True
B)False
Q5) Why are elderly women more likely to be in poverty than elderly men?
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Chapter 10: Living Environments
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Q1) According to empirical evidence,The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA)has failed to significantly improve the quality of nursing homes because
A) it does not require training for nurses' aides.
B) it does not require certified social workers to be employed.
C) it did not strengthened patients' rights in their treatment decisions.
D) nursing homes are only occasionally audited because of understaffed health departments.
Q2) According to your text,stress has to do with A) estrangement.
B) loss of control.
C) inefficiency.
D) disillusionment.
Q3) Describe the various housing options outside of nursing homes for the elderly and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Q4) Among older Americans,single men have the poorest housing. A)True B)False
Q5) Why are their homes important to the elderly? What problems do the elderly face when they have to relocate?
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Chapter 11: The Oldest Old and Caregiving
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Q1) All of the following are psychosocial interventions for caretakers EXCEPT
A) individual counseling.
B) a vacation for the caregiver.
C) caregiver support groups.
D) social worker visits.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the three most common stressors for those caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease?
A) memory defects of the infirmed
B) physical care requirements
C) the unrelenting decline of Alzheimers
D) the patient's loss of ability to communicate
Q3) The number of years of caregiving a married person with children might plan for is around 18 years for children and ______ for elderly parents.
A) 7
B) 10
C) 14
D) 20
Q4) Why is parental caregiving so difficult for middle-age daughters?
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Chapter 12: Special Problems
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Q1) Most individuals who are court appointed guardians steal from the person they are looking after.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The elderly are more at risk of abuse in their own homes than in institutional settings.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Suicide rates throughout the world are generally higher for people over 65 years of age.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Elders have been victims of fraud by
A) religious cults.
B) estate planning services.
C) real estate developers.
D) All of these choices
Q5) What are the arguments for and against protecting the elderly from crime by segregating them into walled and guarded retirement communities?
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Chapter 13: Women and Ethnic Groups
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Q1) The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 made the Chinese immigrants illegals.
A)True
B)False
Q2) By any social or economic indicator,_____________ are possibly among the most deprived of all ethnic groups in the U.S.
A) Native Americans
B) Cuban Americans
C) Chinese Americans
D) Mexican Americans
Q3) Ethnic minorities are distinguished from other ethnic groups by
A) a culture and internalized heritage not shared by outsiders.
B) social status.
C) unequal treatment due to their physical or cultural characteristics.
D) the composition and function of support systems.
Q4) ______ percent of women receive retired worker benefits.
A) 23
B) 32
C) 48
D) 55 or more
Q5) What could be done to upgrade the financial status of older women?
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Chapter 14: Death and Dying
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Q1) The broken-heart syndrome refers to the findings that
A) most widows and widowers suffer severe clinical depression.
B) most widows and widowers mask their reactions of grief.
C) the survivor feels severe sorrow for years after the loss.
D) some bereaved people die soon after their loved one.
Q2) Fear of death appears to be greatest in A) young adulthood.
B) early middle-age.
C) late middle-age.
D) old age.
Q3) According to Kübler-Ross's theory,
A) the dying person completes each stage in an orderly fashion.
B) a stage of initial shock is dysfunctional but inevitable.
C) depression must be avoided if the dying person is to die in peace.
D) most people move into a state of submission that is devoid of emotion.
Q4) All fifty states have legislation allowing for living wills.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe hospice care and services rendered under this form of care.
Q6) What are the arguments for and against physician assisted suicide?
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Chapter 15: Politics, policies, and Programs
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Q1) The Great Depression left ________ in the most desperate poverty of any age group.
A) children
B) young adults
C) middle-aged adults
D) the elderly
Q2) Elderhostel,now known as Exploritis,
A) hires rural people age 55 and over to work in public projects involving landscaping, horticulture, and highway maintenance.
B) focuses on life long learning opportunities for older adults.
C) is an organization of low-cost dormitory-type hotels for elderly people that offer communal cooking and laundry facilities.
D) is a national park program that hires the elderly as guides, educators, and actors in living history dramas.
Q3) Cost sharing of services to the elderly
A) would exempt low-income individuals from having to pay.
B) would reduce the popularity of current programs.
C) is a bigger tax burden on most households than personal income tax.
D) would involve a flat-rate that varies by type of service.
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