Test 1

A  Immunological Theory

B  Free Radical Theory

C  Wear-and-Tear Theory

D  Cellular Aging Theory

A  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

A  The wear-and-tear theory focuses on the body as a machine, while the cellular aging theory focuses on damage from free radicals

B  The wear-and-tear theory focuses on environmental factors, while the cellular aging theory focuses on pathogens and infections

C  The wear-and-tear theory focuses on external factors, while the cellular aging theory focuses on an internal biological clock

D  The wear-and-tear theory focuses on internal factors such as antioxidants, while the cellular aging theory focuses on external stresses

A  Falls

B  Heart Disease

C  Car Accidents

D  Strokes

A  activity

B  functional

C  instrumental

D  health

A  True

B  False

A  Researchers are not sure 

B  It declines with age, but can be less severe with regular exercise

C  It increases with age, especially with regular exercise

D  It remains stable without any exercise

A  A rapid deterioration of cognition and physicality

B  A slow loss of senses and abilities

C  A combination of disease and dying

D  A gradual accumulation of irreversible functional losses

A  the immune system becoming defective

B  decreased cellular replication

C  the oxidative damage to cells

D  environmental factors such as stress, poverty, and nutrition

A  Comorbidity

B  Hypertension

C  Chronic Condition Syndrome

D  Acute Conditions

A  False

B  True

A  global aging

B  maximum life span

C  population pyramids

D  compression of morbidity

A  Researchers have not examined this yet

B  U.S.-born older adults have approximately twice the poverty rates than immigrant older adults

C  Immigrant older adults and U.S.-born older adults have the same poverty rates

D  Immigrant older adults have approximately twice the poverty rates than U.S.-born older adults

A  Traditional societies typically treat older adults with more disregard than modern societies

B  Traditional societies typically treat older adults with more respect than modern societies

C  Modern societies and traditional societies treat older adults the same

A  A decrease in filial piety toward older adults

B  An increase in opportunities for older adult workers

C  An increase in youth willing to care for older adults

D  A decrease in older adults in those societies

A  False

B  True

A  filial

B  biculturalism

C  immigration

D  multiculturalism

A  Traditional

B  Segregation

C  Stratification

D  Modernization

A  Parental Honor System

B  Filial Code

C  Filial Piety

D  Maternal Care

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

A  The crossover effect

B  Survival curves

C  The hardiness rule

D  Compression of morbidity

A  Maximum life span is actual, while life expectancy is hypothetical

B  Maximum life span is theoretical, while life expectancy is a statistical average

C  Maximum life span is relative, while life expectancy is universal

D  Maximum life span is dependent on genetics, while life expectancy is dependent on environmental factors

A  Population Pyramid

B  Survival Curve

C  Generation Cohort

D  Demographic Trend Chart

A  How long people live if proper anti-aging methods are employed

B  How long people live taking into consideration personal factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, etc…

C  How long people live if all global life expectancy averages are considered

D  How long people could live if environmental hazards and diseases were eliminated (theoretical limit to human life)

A  There would be more people over the age of 65 than children under the age of 5.

B  There would be the same number of people over the age of 65 as children under the age of 5.

C  There would be fewer people over the age of 65 than children under the age of 5.

A  Middle Children

B  Baby Boomers

C  Generation Xers

D  Boomerang Children