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Question 1

biological aging

Answer 1

is associated with a reduction in the body’s potential to repair and regenerate tissue.

Question 2

Gerontology

Answer 2

is the scientific study of the physical changes that occur with aging.

Question 3

social aging

Answer 3

refers to the shifts in our relationships and societal roles as we age.

These changes are often the result of major life events such as retirement, changes in income, deaths of family members and friends, or moving to a new location. These changes may occur abruptly and sometimes result in rapid deterioration in self-identity and social functioning.

Question 4

Psychological aging

Answer 4

refers to the cognitive, emotional, and behavioural changes that naturally occur in humans over time.

These include a gradual decline in cognitive processing speed, memory, and other mental functions, which occurs in most healthy older people.

Question 5

3 Perspectives on Aging

Answer 5

1. biological aging
2. social aging
3. Psychological aging

Question 6

Regular exercise is a key to successful, healthy aging

Question 7

Life Enhancing Measures

Answer 7

Challenge your mind

Don’t smoke

Move your body
- Exercise interventions reduce the odds of mortality

Practice healthy sleep hygiene

Maintain a healthy weight

Control drinking and overdependence on medication

Schedule physical examinations to detect treatable diseases

Recognize and reduce stress

Nurture social connections

Question 8

150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous aerobic physical activity

Question 9

Limiting sedentary time to 8 hours or less that includes no more than 3 hours of screen time

Question 10

Changing Roles and Relationships

Answer 10

Increased leisure time

Economics of retirement

Vulnerability to crime

Question 11

Adapting to Physical Changes

Answer 11

Hearing loss

Vision changes

Arthritis

Osteoporosis

Changes in sexual functioning

Question 12

Psychological and Cognitive Changes

Answer 12

Cognitive impairment:

Dementia
Alzheimer’s Disease
Vascular dementia
Lewy-body dementia
Mixed dementia

Grief

Depression

Question 13

Life Expectancy has increased due to

Answer 13

a reduction of infant mortality

Question 14

Reimagining Aging

Answer 14

There are many advantages of aging:
——–As we age, we acquire skills, wisdom, a sense of history and perspective that only time can provide

Knowledge and wisdom make up for a loss of cognitive speed

Need to appreciate the knowledge, productivity and wisdom of the growing numbers of older citizens

Happiness follows a U-shaped curve
Least happy in middle age and happiest in youth and older years

Question 15

Defining Death

Answer 15

Cessation of the flow of vital body fluids

—–Heart stops beating and breathing ceases

Cellular death is a gradual process after the breathing and heart stops
—–Irreversible changes in cell metabolism

Question 16

Death has potential legal and social consequences

Answer 16

1. Prosecution
2. Inheritance
3. Taxation
4. Treatment of the corpse

Question 17

Learning About Death

Answer 17

1. Universality
   —–All living things die
2. Irreversibility
   ——Organisms that die cannot be made alive again
3. Non-functionality
   ——Involves the cessations of all physiological functioning
4. Causality
   ——There are biological reasons
   for the occurrence of death.

Question 18

The sick and old
are often isolated in hospitals and nursing homes

Answer 18

Relatively few people have
been present at the death of a loved one.

Question 19

Instead of facing death directly, we tend to be inundated (flooded) with unrealistic portrayals in movies, television, and video games.

Question 20

Many people seek to avoid any thought or mention of death.

Question 21

Attitudes toward death are changing

Answer 21

Dying at home fulfills the wishes of many patients

Can be a great comfort to family and friends

Question 22

Some cultures embrace the reality of death

Answer 22

Mexican culture honours the (Day of the Dead) - ex. cocco movie

In Canada and US – Halloween

Question 23

Indigenous peoples differ in terms of their belief of life and death

Answer 23

Creation stories explain the relationship to the creator and Mother Earth

Ceremonies to transition from the physical to spirit world

Dying is Considered a sacred time

Elders and community members are present