Chapter 15 - Aging Flashcards
“I’m no fool, no sirree! I’m gonna live to be 103 . . . . “ sang the Disney character Jiminy Cricket decades ago. If Jiminy Cricket had been a human (most crickets live only a few weeks), what’s the BEST advice you could have given him to live a very long life?
“Accept life’s challenges with optimism, have good health habits, and inherit ‘longevity’ genes.”
What is the relationship between age and anxiety in the elderly?
As age increases, the rate of anxiety disorders increases.
An 80-year-old hospitalized individual is recovering from surgery but now has gotten an infection. Over the course of a few days, the person shows increasing confusion and consistently misinterprets what others are trying to communicate. The MOST probable diagnosis for this condition would be
delirium.
An individual with Alzheimer’s disease is able to function independently. The MOST appropriate label for this person’s condition is:
mild neurocognitive disorder.
Alzheimer’s is a brain ______, while stroke is a brain ______.
disease; injury
Triple jeopardy, as an issue affecting the mental health of the elderly, refers to:
being old, a minority member, and a woman
If a young person is taking a health-maintenance approach to aging, the person would be:
doing things that promote physical and mental health
Your elderly grandfather is deteriorating. At first he seemed only mildly forgetful, but lately he has had trouble recalling the names of close relatives and cannot remember where he is. He used to be very loving and patient, but now he is very unpleasant and his condition is worsening. He is MOST likely experiencing:
Alzheimer’s disease.
The molecules that are found in sphere-shaped deposits in spaces between neurons in the hippocampus in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease are called:
beta-amyloid protein.
An individual suffering from a neurological disorder shows no evidence of infection or poisoning, but experiences tremors, rigidity, and unsteadiness. The MOST probable diagnosis is:
Parkinson’s disease.
Which of the following statements regarding the use of drug therapy to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease is MOST accurate?
Drug therapy slows down the disease in patients treated early in the course of a milder form of the disease.
Of the following alternatives, what would be the BEST advice to give someone who wants to retain good cognitive functioning as long as possible in old age?
Exercise your body and your mind—use it or lose it.”
Among the elderly, psychotic cognitive symptoms are usually due to:
delirium and dementia
Research on the cause of Alzheimer’s disease has led to the conclusion that:
there appears to be a significant hereditary component, but this does not fully explain its onset.
When an autoimmune response occurs, the body attacks:
its own tissue.
