life span final exam jeopardy

Question 1

What is a shift in the center of

gravity?

Answer 1

This happens to the elderly
population and can be a cause of
falls

Question 2

What is the leading cause of death in

middle aged adults?

Answer 2

Heart disease

Question 3

What is bargaining?

Answer 3

Sometimes patients and families will
try to do this to get more days or
months before death occurs

Question 4

What is during middle adulthood

Answer 4

The psychosocial stage of

generativity

Question 5

What is between the ages of 45 and

55?

Answer 5

Menopause occurs in women

Question 6

What happens biologically to

joints in the elderly?

Answer 6

Loss of elasticity in tendons and

ligaments in joints

Question 7

what occurs in women after the age of 35?

Answer 7

gradual decline in bone mass

Question 8

the reaction to an expected loss

such as that with a terminal illness

Answer 8

Anticipatory grief

Question 9

When it comes to sleep: these persons need

more rest than sleep

Answer 9

older adults of late

adulthood

Question 10

What are biological theories of

aging?

Answer 10

Clockwork theory, free-radical theory, wear-
and-tear theory, immune-system-failure
theory, autoimmune theory

Question 11

What do you need to read for the

Life Span exam?

Answer 11

Chapter 2 Communication

Question 12

What is something you need to know for the

Life Span exam?

Answer 12

Maslow’s Hierarchy of

needs (the pyramid)

Question 13

Durable power
of attorney for
healthcare

Answer 13

Is the person 
that can make 
decisions for the 
unconscious dying 
patient

Question 14

Stages of grief according to

Elisabeth Kubler Ross

Answer 14

denial,
anger, bargaining,
depression and
acceptance

Question 15

Erikson’s idea of the
foundation of a healthy
personality

Answer 15

trust

Question 16

What is the 
process of 
reviewing life 
and giving 
meaning to life?

Answer 16

Reminiscing

Question 17

What are factors that can contribute to depression and suicide in the older adult

Answer 17

Multiple losses, chronic disease, and polypharmacy

Question 18

Classic signs of

delirium

Answer 18

emotional lability (drastic changes in mood), hallucinations, and delusions

Question 19

Erikson’s psychosocial stage of development for

late adulthood

Answer 19

ego integrity

Question 20

What are
characteristics
of dementia?

Answer 20

Gradual in onset, chronic, progressive over years, disorientation later in illness, psychomotor
changes late in disease

Question 21

What is Gerontology?

Answer 21

The study of
older aged adults
or late adulthood

Question 22

What are signs

of drug abuse?

Answer 22

Secretiveness, increased lethargy, change in appetite, lack of care for appearance

Question 23

what is the major role
change during
middle age

Answer 23

when grown
children are
leaving the
home

Question 24

What should be 
performed by 
women every 
month, one week 
after menses

Answer 24

Self-breast

exam

Question 25

The psychosocial task of early adulthood

Answer 25

intimacy

Question 26

What is | compensation?

Answer 26

``` Excelling at something in order to make up for a perceived inadequacy ```

Question 27

Self-awareness

Answer 27

the ability to have insight into one’s own personal feelings?

Question 28

Early Adulthood

Answer 28

from 20 to early 40s

Question 29

What are the phases of therapeutic communication?

Answer 29

Orientation phase, working phase, and the termination phase

Question 30

What is the ability to understand a person’s feelings and viewpoints

Answer 30

Empathy

Question 31

What is skin cancer?

Answer 31

Over-exposure to ultraviolet light

Question 32

What is the speed at which adults | respond to a stimulus?

Answer 32

Reaction time

Question 33

What is early adulthood?

Answer 33

During this time there is peak | physical efficiency

Question 34

What is considered the time when middle adults experience “empty nest syndrome”

Answer 34

Grown children are leaving the | home

Question 35

``` What occurs in middle adulthood if the individual doesn’t achieve generativity ```

Answer 35

Stagnation

Question 36

What are hot | flashes?

Answer 36

The capillaries near the skin surface dilate in menopausal women to cause this

Question 37

The nurse educates menopausal women to do this

Answer 37

seek out medical advice regarding hormone therapy

Question 38

What happens during middle adulthood?

Answer 38

individuals look inside themselves to reassess values and beliefs

Question 39

``` What are hot flashes followed by chills, palpitations, nervousness, headache, loss of muscle strength, decreased elasticity of skin, increased facial hair, decreased vaginal lubrication, sleep disturbances, and fatigue ```

Answer 39

They are signs of menopause in middle age women

Question 40

What is the oral | contraceptive?

Answer 40

this one can achieve 100% effectiveness if used properly

Question 41

What is difficulty seeing up close and loss of hearing acuity?

Answer 41

Presbyopia is this | and presbycusis

Question 42

``` avoiding eating a large meal before bedtime, planning regular exercise in the early afternoon, following a bedtime routine, practicing relaxation before bedtime, not watching TV or reading while in bed, waking up at the same time every day ```

Answer 42

These suggestions should help you get better sleep

Question 43

What is early | adulthood?

Answer 43

This age frame experiences PEAK efficiency

Question 44

``` Individuals that are unemployed for long periods of time can experience this ```

Answer 44

social | isolation

Question 45

What is found on | page 174

Answer 45

The definition of | sexism

Question 46

What should be performed 1 week after menstruation?

Answer 46

Women and breast self- examination

Question 47

``` Healthy bones need calcium...the body begins to lose bone mass starting at what age? ```

Answer 47

age 35