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Question 1

life span or longevity (what could be)

Answer 1

length of time an organism can live whe conditions are optimal

Question 2

life expectancy(what actually is)

Answer 2

the # of years a person in each population group can live

Question 3

ageism

Answer 3

predictor against older people

Question 4

cataracts|glaucoma

Answer 4

clouding the lens of the eye| fluid pressure in eye

Question 5

presbycusis

Answer 5

decline in hearing that accelerated faster for men than for women

Question 6

osteoporosis

Answer 6

a disease where so much calcium is leached from bones that they become brittle and break easily

Question 7

sleep apnea

Answer 7

condition where people repeatedly stop breathing and is awakened throughout the night

Question 8

telomeres

Answer 8

are the protective pieces of DNA at edge of chromosome

Question 9

wear and tear theories

Answer 9

suggests that things wear out over time

Question 10

free radical theory

Answer 10

stipulates that unstable molecules called free radicals damage cells

Question 11

cross linking theory

Answer 11

postulated that the stiffening of the body’s proteins impacts aging

Question 12

normal aging| pathological aging

Answer 12

gradual decline| attributed to chronic disease

Question 13

Medicare

Answer 13

a government program helps older people and people w disability help play medical expenses

Question 14

medicaid

Answer 14

helps people of all ages who cant afford treatment

Question 15

arthritis|ossteoarthritis

Answer 15

joint inflammation that is more common w age| impacts knees, hips, fingers, neck, lower back

Question 16

rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 16

chronic inflammation of the membranes that line joints

Question 17

Dementia

Answer 17

may be characterized by a decline in cognitive abilities, including thinking,
memory, judgement, and reasoning.

Question 18

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 18

the most common cause
of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease (AD). AD affects four to five million older
Americans each year

Question 19

Retrospective memory

Answer 19

helps people retrieve memories, and prospective memory helps
people keep track of what they have to do in the future.

Question 20

working memory

Answer 20

for older adults holds less information than that of younger adults

Question 21

ego integrity versus despair

Answer 21

involves believing that life is meaningful amid decline and eventual death.

Question 22

ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation

Answer 22

People in late adulthood need to
find new ways to define their self-worth after retirement.

Question 23

Body transcendence versus body preoccupation:

Answer 23

It is about coming to terms with a
failing body and highlighting other areas of the self.

Question 24

Ego transcendence versus ego preoccupation

Answer 24

This involves preparing for death,
leaving a legacy, and make one’s final mark