Discrimination against old people is called ageism.
Type: FIB
Topic: Define aging, and explain the related concepts of biologic, psychological, social, legal and functional age.
94) The age that refers to a person's adaptive capacities is called psychological age.
Type: FIB
Topic: Define aging, and explain the related concepts of biologic, psychological, social, legal and functional age.
95) The amount of blood the pumped per heartbeat is known as stroke volume and decreases with age.
Type: FIB
Topic: Discuss the biological and psychosocial theories of aging along with the major physiological and psychological changes that occur as a result of the aging process.
96) A disorder in which the lens of the eye becomes clouded is called cataracts.
Type: FIB
Topic: Discuss the biological and psychosocial theories of aging along with the major physiological and psychological changes that occur as a result of the aging process.
97) The most common OTC medications used by the elderly are aspirin and laxatives.
Type: FIB
Topic: Discuss the biological and psychosocial theories of aging along with the major physiological and psychological changes that occur as a result of the aging process.
98) Death of an entire organism is called somatic death.
Type: FIB
Topic: Define the various types of death.
99) Brain death is confirmed by a(n) EEG.
Type: FIB
Topic: Define the various types of death.
100) The loss a person feels when someone close to them dies is called bereavement.
Type: FIB
Topic: Describe the grief process, grief work, and strategies for coping more effectively.
101) Apparent in many elderly people, bereavement overload is the cumulative effect of sorrow from multiple losses.
Type: FIB
Topic: Describe the grief process, grief work, and strategies for coping more effectively.
102) Culturally prescribed display of grief for a person's death is called mourning.
Type: FIB
Topic: Describe the grief process, grief work, and strategies for coping more effectively.
103) Palliative care can be provided at home, in hospital, in long-term care facilities, or hospices.
Type: FIB
Topic: Identify the ethical concerns that arise from the concepts of the right to die and rational suicide.
104) Many families consider a living will to be morally binding.
Type: FIB
Topic: Identify the ethical concerns that arise from the concepts of the right to die and rational suicide.
105) The final stage of coping with death is called acceptance.
Type: FIB
Topic: Describe the grief process, grief work and strategies for coping more effectively.
106) Euthanasia is the active form of “mercy" killing.
Type: FIB
Topic: Identify the ethical concerns that arise from the concepts of the right to die and rational suicide.
107) The autoimmune theory attributes aging to the decline of the body's immunological system.
Type: FIB
Topic: Discuss the biological and psychosocial theories of aging along with the major physiological and psychological changes that occur as a result of the aging process.
108) As we age, lines develop on the forehead and these lines, also called, “crow’s feet", become more pronounced.
Type: FIB
Topic: Discuss the biological and psychosocial theories of aging along with the major physiological and psychological changed that occur as a result of the aging process.
109) Match the following. (Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.)
1. kidney failure is an example of this type of death a. local
2. Kubler-Ross's first stage of dying b. denial
3. type of age comparing to others of same age c. functional
4. active mercy-killing d. euthanasia
5. a written document stating health care wishes e. living will
6. rigor mortis is associated with this type of death f. cell
7. having weak, porous bones prone to fracture g. osteoporosis
8. having two or more diseases at the same time h. comorbidity
9. most common mental disorder in elderly i. depression
10. affects nerve communication in the brain j. Alzheimer's
11. type of aging which refers to a person's habits and roles relative to society's expectations k. social
12. passive form of mercy killing l. dyathanasia
13. a bone condition in which there is a progressive breakdown of joint cartilage m. osteoarthritis
14. the inability to control urination n. urinary incontinence
Type: Match
110) Describe the four biological theories of aging.
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