Successful Aging

Question 1

First longitudinal study on elderly aging

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MacArthur research network on successful aging

Question 2

Three elements of successful aging according to Rowe and Kahn

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Physical health, cognitive functioning, social and productive functioning

Question 3

Successful aging is

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Adaptation of age associated changes- being able to balance gains and losses

Question 4

Psychosocial informed practice

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A mix between the biomedical model and mental health practice

Question 5

Disability is

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Restriction or limitation of activity that results from impairment

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Stimulus based perspective

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Life change units assigned to critical events

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Cognitive transactional perspective

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Stress as an ongoing process - standard

Question 8

What is the social readjustment scale testing

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Stress

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Coping theory

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Cognitive, emotional and behavioral effects to deal with stressful events

Question 10

In Primary appraisal of a stressor

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You either don’t perceive it as a threat, you perceive it as a threat or challenge the threat

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What is secondary appraisal of a stressor

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Asking if you have the resources to handle this stress, perception of the inability to cope with stress - negative stress , and reciprocal

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Problem focused coping entails

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Modifying problems that lie at the root of the stress, it is the best way to handle a situation

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Emotion focused coping is

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Changing the way you act toward a stimulus , used when the situation is not changeable.

Question 14

Fear avoidance model states

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A perceived threat causes patient to avoid it, so not moving the joint because it hurts will cause more pain later.

Question 15

What is learned helpless ness

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A loss of self efficacy, you let other do things for you

Question 16

In sarcopenia what type of Muscle fibers are lost

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Type 2 has greater loss than one

Question 17

In menopause there is a ___% loss in trabecular bone and a ___% loss in cortical bone

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20-30 and 5-10

Question 18

Components of the senior fitness test

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30 sec chair stand test, 30 second arm curl, 6 MWT, 2 minute step test, chair sit and reach, back scratch test, 8 foot up and go test, height and weight

Question 19

For overload you must be at at least _% of Max

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60

Question 20

What is the gold standard to measure strength

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RM

Question 21

RPE scale says a 5/6 is

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Moderate intensity

Question 22

Older adults are better with ____ memory

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Implicit, because it is unconscious and automatic

Question 23

Information for long term memory consolidates in the ______ so this is especially important fact for those with _____

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Hippocampus, Alzheimer’s

Question 24

Prospective memory is a type of

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Explicit memory

Question 25

Average life span of following AD

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7-10

Question 26

The second most common form Of dementia

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Vascular

Question 27

Vascular dementia risk factor

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Stroke

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Vascular dementia is progressive or non progressive

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Non

Question 29

Lewy body dementia effects the

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Basal ganglia

Question 30

Risk factors for Lewy body dementia

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None

Question 31

Core features of lew body dementia

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Visual hallucinations, fluctuations, aggression, spontaneous Parkinsonism

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Frontotemporal dementia is also called

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Picks disease

Question 33

Life expectancy following diagnosis of picks disease

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4-6 years

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Most common presentation In those with picks disease

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Profound change In personality and social conduct

Question 35

How do you diff erentiate Parkinson’s from lewy body

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Parkinson’s patient will have motor symptoms for 3 years until they develop cognitive symptoms but Lewy body will have motor systems for a few months and then have cognitive symptoms