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1
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The maximum number of years an individual can live

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Lifespan

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2
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What is the general maximum lifespan?

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120-125

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Number of years the average person born in a particular year will probably live

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Life expectancy

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4
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What is the average life expectancy in the US?

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78.6

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Which country has the lowest life expectancy

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South Africa

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6
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Which country has the highest life expectancy?

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Monaco

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What is the name for the fact that Latinos live 3.3 years longer than non-Latinos

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Latino health paradox

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What are possible causes of the Latino health paradox?

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Extended family connections, lower rates of smoking

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What is the overall life expectancy of US women?

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81.2

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What is the overall life expectancy of US men?

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75.2

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Which country has the highest aged than individuals anywhere else in the world?

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Okinawa

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12
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What factors contribute to longevity in Okinawa?

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Diet, low stress, active caring community, spirituality

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Who has lower risk of dying from cancer than United States and Japan

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Okinawa

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14
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What are super centenarians?

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110+

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15
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What countries have the highest rate of super centenarians?

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US
Japan
China
England
Wales

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16
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What are possible reasons for longevity?

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Genes
Coping skills
Diet

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17
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What age is considered young – old

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65-84

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18
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What age is old-old

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85+

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19
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What percent of the brains weight is lost between ages 20 and 90

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5-10%

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20
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What part of the brain shrinks the most?

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Prefrontal cortex

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What part of the prefrontal cortex do young adults primarily use for memory?

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Right side

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What part of the prefrontal cortex do older adults use for memory?

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Left and right sides

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What is linked to decreased working memory and slower motor behavior?

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Prefrontal cortex, shrinking and reduction in dopamine

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What is another word for using both hemispheres as a compensatory roles in memory

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De lateralization

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25
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T/F research shows that exercise and environment can generate new nerve cells

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True

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26
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Why does weight decrease after 60?

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Muscle loss

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27
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The thickening of eye lens, causing vision to become cloudy or distorted

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Cataracts

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28
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Damage to optic nerve because of pressure created by fluid buildup in the eye

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Glaucoma

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29
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Deterioration of the retinas macula

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Macular degeneration

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30
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At what age do smell and taste start to decrease

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60

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31
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What percentage of lung capacity decreases from age 20 to 80

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40%

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32
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What percent of 65 to 74-year-old died of cancer or cardiovascular disease

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60%

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33
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What is the leading cause of death in middle-aged adults?

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Cancer

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34
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What is the leading cause of death in those 75 and older

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Cardiovascular disease

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35
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What population have high death rates for most diseases?

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African-Americans

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36
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Inflammation of the joints, accompanied by pain, stiffness, and movement problems

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Arthritis

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37
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Extensive loss of bone tissue

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Osteoporosis

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38
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What is the leading cause of injury death for adults age 65 and older

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Falling

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39
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At what age does late onset alcoholism happen?

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After 65

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40
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T/F being overweight, may be associated with lower all cause mortality

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True

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41
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Hardware of the mind involved in speed and accuracy of processing

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Cognitive mechanics

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42
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Software of the mind involved in writing language, education, and coping mechanisms

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Cognitive pragmatics

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43
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Which may improve with age, mechanics, or pragmatics

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Pragmatics

44
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Cognitive mechanics have what type of foundation

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Biological or genetic

45
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Cognitive pragmatics have what type of foundation

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Cultural and experiential

46
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At what age does reaction time begin to slow

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40s

47
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When does reaction time decline accelerate?

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60-70

48
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Facts and experiences that individuals consciously know and can state

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Explicit memory

49
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What happens to explicit memory with age?

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Declines

50
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Memory involving skill and routine without conscious recollection

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Implicit memory

51
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Does implicit memory decline with age?

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Less likely

52
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Retention of information about the where and what of life’s happenings

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Episodic memory

53
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Older adults remember more events from their 20s and 30s

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Reminiscence bump

54
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A persons knowledge about the world

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Semantic memory

55
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Does semantic memory decline as much as episodic memory?

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No, it does not

56
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Phenomenon where individuals are unable to retrieve information despite feeling that they should be able to

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Tip of the tongue phenomenon

57
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The ability to remember where one learned something

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Source memory

58
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Ability to remember to do something in the future

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Prospective memory

59
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Two techniques that can improve memory and increase aerobic, physical activity duration

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Mindfulness and meditation

60
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Expert knowledge about aspects in life that allows excellent judgment about important matters

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Wisdom

61
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What is a better predictor of wisdom, personality, or cognitive?

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Personality

62
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True or false: older adults, maintain, or improve their word knowledge

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True

63
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Two language problems that may appear in late adulthood

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Retrieve words
Understand speech

64
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The study between brain and cognitive function

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Cognitive neuroscience

65
Q

Bilingualism may delay what

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Alzheimer’s

66
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What percentage of life is spent in retirement in the US

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10 to 15%

67
Q

How many return to work after retirement?

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7 million

68
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Average age of retirement for men and women

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64 and 62

69
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What country has the earliest retirement?

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France

70
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What country has the oldest retirement?

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Korea

71
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What are predictors of a successful retirement

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Healthy
Educated
Connected
Satisfied, before retiring

72
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Two main worries of individuals as they approach retirement

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Income
Healthcare expense

73
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Global term for irreversible decline in mental function

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Dementia

74
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What percent of dementia does Alzheimer’s account for

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60 to 80%

75
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Sixth cause of death in the US

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Alzheimer’s

76
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How many people over 65 have Alzheimer’s

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1 in 10

77
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Women account for______ cases of Alzheimer’s

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2/3

78
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African Americans are how many times more likely to have Alzheimer’s

A

Two times

79
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Latinos are how many times more likely to have Alzheimer’s

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1.5

80
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What is the brain messenger chemical deficiency in Alzheimer’s

A

Acetyl choline

81
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Gene linked to increased presence of plaques and tangles in the brain with Alzheimer’s

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ApoE

82
Q

True or false: Alzheimer’s drugs slow the disease but do not address the cause

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True

83
Q

Disease characterized by muscle, tremors, slowing of movement and partial facial paralysis

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Parkinson’s

84
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Neuro transmitter deficiency in Parkinson’s

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Dopamine

85
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Drug used to treat Parkinson’s

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L-dopa

86
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Theory that more active older adults are more likely to be satisfied with their lives

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Activity theory

87
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Theory that motivation changes as a function of time being short

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Socio emotional selectivity theory

88
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Two important classes of goals individuals are motivated to achieve

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Knowledge and emotional

89
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At what stages is emotional satisfaction the most important

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Infancy and old age

90
Q

When does pursuit of knowledge peak

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Adolescence, early adulthood

91
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When does the pursuit of emotional satisfaction begin to rise again in adulthood?

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Middle age

92
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Theory that successful aging is related to selection, optimization and compensation

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Selective optimization with compensation theory

93
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Less dementia is connected to high level of

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Agreeableness

94
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Low mortality and Alzheimer’s, increased lifespan connected to high

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Conscientiousness

95
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When does self-esteem tend to significantly decline?

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70s-80s

96
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Widowed, institutionalized, declining health and low spirituality are linked with a decline in

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Self-esteem

97
Q

Percent of US adults married over 65

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58%

98
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True/False: marital satisfaction is greater in older adults

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True

99
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Percent of older adults that have living children

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80%

100
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The extent to which individuals are involved in social exchanges with others

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Social integration

101
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Physical, cognitive, and emotional development is maintained longer with

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Successful aging

102
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Confidence in one’s ability to produce positive outcomes

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Self efficacy

103
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Two most important factors of successful aging

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Active lifestyle
Social relationships

104
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What Erikson stage conflict is in old age?

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Integrity vs Despair

105
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What is the resolution for Integrity vs Dispair

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Wisdom

106
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What is culmination of Integrity vs Despair in old age?

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Existential identity

107
Q

Top 4 health issues for 65+

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Arthritis
BP
Hearing
Heart

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