Chapter 4 Part 1 Flashcards
Good health =
more than just absence of infirmity
Health status comprises:
a) the presence/absence of disease
b) a person’s degree of functional disability
To assess functional health, we can
test older people on many “Activities of Daily Living (ADL)”, including: bathing, dressing, using the toilet, eating, managing money, and using the phone
Disability =
inability to fully complete multiple daily tasks
Disabled older adults have _____________________
problems completing many ADLs
Our culture may _______ being ______ and _________
overvalue, active, independent
Quality of life (QofL) =
is an important factor in gerontology
Lower QofL is reported by older adults who:
a) have chronic pain problems
b) have ADL problems
c) have limited interpersonal relationships
d) take multiple medications
To evaluate health, we need to consider:
a) MD’s assessment of patient’s condition
b) the older adult’s observable behaviors
c) the older adult’s life circumstances (i.e., multiple losses)
d) the older adult’s self-perception, which is influenced by being:
1) black or white or having any minority status
2) a woman or a man
3) high or low income
A positive self-perception ____________________
increases life satisfaction
Stress =
a combination of psychosocial stimuli that produce:
a) accelerated heart rate
b) muscle tension
c) rapid, shallow breathing
d) several uncomfortable physical symptoms
Health risk factors include:
a) being overweight
b) cigarette smoking
c) drinking alcoholic beverages
d) having a stressful lifestyle
With age, the incidence of
common cold and infections decrease, but pneumonia and influenza create many problems
Chronic conditions, often permanent in older adults (and > common in women than men), include:
a) heart disease
b) arthritis
c) hearing impairment
d) hypertension
Lower immune system functioning may create:
a) toxic conditions
b) cancer
c) anemia
Minority older adults experience
more health problems than whites
Pessimistic people….
might have worse responses to chronic health problems
Allergies from many environmental causes
Increases with age
Among people 65+, the leading cause of death (75%) are:
a) heart disease (men > women)
b) cancer
c) stroke
Hormone replacement therapy may
lower the risk of heart disease by improving the ratios of good (HDL) and bad (LDL) cholesterol
