Ch14 - CH15 (Exam 4)

Question 1

​As a demographer, Sherwood would be most interested in studying

Answer 1

​how the number of young people in a population has changed over the past 50 years.

Question 2

Useful life expectancy is defined as the number of years an individual​

Answer 2

​lives free from debilitating chronic disease or impairment.

Question 3

In explaining why people age and eventually die, Dr. Filipovsky talks about “free radicals” and how their buildup produces tissue damage. Dr. Filipovsky is promoting a ____ theory of aging.​

Answer 3

​cellular

Question 4

If the programmed cell theory of aging is correct,​

Answer 4

​humans are born with a “prewired death clock.”

Question 5

Fifty-year-old Keith is informed by his doctor that his brain is showing signs of the initial development of neuritic plaques and a few neurofibrillary tangles. This is​

Answer 5

normal

Question 6

The defining characteristic of a cerebral vascular accident is​

Answer 6

​an interruption of blood flow to the brain.

Question 7

The leading cause of functional blindness in older adults is the result of

Answer 7

​macular degeneration.

Question 8

If you want to determine whether 80-year-old Maggie’s brain is active while she is reading, you should use​

Answer 8

functional MRI

Question 9

In order to find a ballpark in a strange town, a player stops at a local gas station to get directions. The attendant tells the player, “Go to the stoplight, take a right, go two blocks, take a left, and the park will be a mile down the road on the left.” The player then gets in her car and tries to remember the directions while driving to the park. The player is demonstrating the use of​

Answer 9

​working memory.

Question 10

Jackie is playing a game in which she has to answer questions regarding the meaning of 10 random words. This sort of game would be most challenging to Jackie’s​

Answer 10

​semantic memory.

Question 11

Which statement about depression is true?​

Answer 11

not breathe

Question 12

Which statement about depression is true?​

Answer 12

​Physical symptoms may include loss of appetite and insomnia

Question 13

Blake’s doctor has just prescribed relaxation therapy and benzodiazepines to help solve Blake’s problem. What is his problem most likely to be?​

Answer 13

​An anxiety disorder

Question 14

What is the only definitive diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s disease?​

Answer 14

​Autopsy of the brain

Question 15

​Which of the following factors is not related to subjective well-being?

Answer 15

culture