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Question 101

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Your neighbor is quite upset.She is 82 years old and has been having some serious vision problems.You have suggested quite a few times that she needs to see her doctor.She finally went and was told that she has cataracts.She feels like she is the only one her age that has this problem.What could you tell her regarding the percentage of adults her age that have cataracts?

A) 90%
B) 70%
C) 60%
D) 30%

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Question 102

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Adults older than 75 have automobile fatality rates higher than those of __________.

A) 16- to 20-year-olds
B) 20- to 30-year-olds
C) 30- to 40-year-olds
D) 75- and 40- to 50-year-olds

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Question 103

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What behavior has an astonishing range of damaging health effects, including causing cancer of the lungs, mouth, throat, esophagus, larynx, bladder, kidney, cervix, pancreas, and stomach? It causes cardiovascular disease and leads to heart attacks.It also causes strokes and causes vision, hearing, taste, and smell to decline more quickly and causes more deaths than any kind of cancer.

What is source memory? How do individuals in late adulthood compare to their younger counterparts on tasks that require source memory?

In many traditional cultures, village elders are known to have insight into human nature and knowledge of human social relations and emotions, and they apply strategies from insight and knowledge to help with everyday life.It is clear that village elders possess __________.

What to developmental psychologists call adults ages 75 to 84?

In what countries are older adults more likely to live in nursing homes, assisting living, or other institutional care facilities?

Other than natural aging, which of the following is a known to increase the risk for hearing loss?

If your relationship with your grandparents is like most people's, your grandparents think the relationship they have with you is __________.

Several aspects of aging in late adulthood contribute to sleep disturbances.For men, what leads to frequent urination and can disrupt sleep?

Which statement best describes changes to attention and memory in late adulthood?

In the United States, which ethnic group has the lowest life expectancy?

You ask Fred, who is in late adulthood, a hypothetical question: If he could go back to any age in his life and change anything, which age would it be? Fred replies that he is content, that his life has been good, and that he would rather not change anything about it, even his mistakes.According to Erikson, it is clear that Fred possesses __________.

Various surveys report that __________ of Americans older than 65 attend religious services weekly.

A century ago, the elderly were the __________ segment of the population; however, currently, in developed countries, they are now the __________ segment.

Where is the most recent research in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease going?

According to Erikson, ego __________ involves looking back on one's life and accepting the outcome of it, and ego __________ entails regrets and bitterness about the course of one's life, and a conclusion that it has not gone well and now cannot be changed.

During late adulthood, across cultures and countries, __________ are more religious than __________, in both beliefs and practices.

Winona is in late adulthood and was diagnosed with a disease in which she is susceptible to major bone breakage if she falls.Winona most likely has which of the following diseases?

The old-age dependency ratio (OADR) is calculated as __________.