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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A optimal aging.
B stagnation.
C gerotranscendence.
D generativity.
Question #2
A Availability of self-employment
B Affordability of retirement
C Which leisure activities to pursue
D Availability of a bridge job
Question #3
A smaller; neglect
B smaller; physical abuse
C smaller; emotional abuse
D greater; elder abuse of all kinds
Question #4
A Financial abuse, emotional abuse, and physical neglect
B Sexual abuse, financial abuse, and physical abuse
C Physical abuse, sexual abuse, and physical neglect
D Physical neglect, sexual abuse, and financial abuse
Question #5
A continuity
B disengagement
C socioemotional selectivity
D activity
Question #6
A disengagement
B continuity
C socioemotional selectivity
D activity
Question #7
A encourages older people to disengage from social settings to focus their energies on family members.
B views seniors as incapable of benefiting from social engagement.
C allows the old to withdraw by freeing them from employment and family responsibilities.
D allows older adults to give up their preoccupation with their inner lives and focus on others.
Question #8
A family ties are often strained and unfulfilling.
B churches are an important source of financial support for African-American seniors.
C African-American seniors look to religion as a powerful resource for social support beyond the family.
D there are few other community resources available to them.
Question #9
A Contrary to popular belief, U.S. seniors generally become less religious with age.
B The late-life increase in religiosity is universal.
C Spirituality may advance to a higher level—away from prescribed beliefs.
D Older adults typically attach little value to religious beliefs and behaviors.
Question #10
A ego differentiation.
B stagnation.
C despair.
D isolation.
Question #11
A proud, but incomplete.
B like something is missing.
C life regrets.
D satisfied with their achievements.
Question #12
A generativity.
B crystallized intelligence.
C wisdom.
D fluid intelligence.
Question #13
A Having Down syndrome
B Having a higher education
C Taking folic acid
D Taking ginko biloba
Question #14
A Parkinson’s disease.
B Huntington’s disease.
C had a stroke.
D Alzheimer’s disease.
Question #15
A Good nutrition and physical activity are only beneficial when they are lifelong habits.
B Brain scans show that physically fit older people experience more tissue loss in the cerebral cortex.
C Weight-bearing exercise promotes muscle size and strength, even if begun as late as age 90.
D “Taking it easy” is the best treatment for many chronic diseases.
Question #16
A beef
B fruit
C fish
D vegetables
Question #17
A macular degeneration.
B glaucoma.
C monochromacy.
D cataracts.
Question #18
A secondary activities of active functioning (SAAFs).
B activities of daily living (ADLs).
C instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).
D primary activities of active functioning (PAAFs).
Question #19
A Some scientists say that 122 years is the upper bound of human longevity, while others say that it can be extended.
B The longest-lived person, whose age could be documented, was a woman who lived to 112 years.
C Scientists agree that it is more important to extend the maximum lifespan than the average healthy life expectancy.
D In the United States, the maximum lifespan for women is 81 years and for men is 76 years.
Question #20
A brain pathology, atherosclerosis, or immune-deficiency disorders.
B little or no history of community involvement.
C efficiently functioning immune systems.
D highly pessimistic personalities.
Question #21
A The gender gap in life expectancy has widened in industrialized nations since the early 1970s.
B When researchers estimate average healthy life expectancy, the United States ranks first among industrialized nations.
C Length and quality of life can be predicted by a country’s health care, housing, and social services, along with lifestyle factors.
D In the United States, an African-American child born in 2010 is likely to live 3 to 6 years longer than a Caucasian child.
Question #22
A Both Janet and Brendan have become more selective about their friendships.
B Brendan’s friends protect him against serious threats and losses.
C Brendan has more friends than he did in early adulthood.
D Janet has more friends than she did in early adulthood.
Question #23
A In all ethnic groups, responsibility for providing care to aging parents falls more on sons than on daughters.
B Employed men spend an average of 10 to 20 hours per week caring for parents or parents-in-law.
C Nearly one-fourth of American working women are caregivers; others quit their jobs to provide care.
D Sons feel more obligated than daughters to care for their aging parents.
Question #24
A Midlifers seem to adapt to divorce more easily than younger people.
B The U.S. divorce rate is lowest during midlife.
C Because adults in midlife are psychologically more stable, marital satisfaction is less relevant.
D The divorce rate of U.S. 50- to 65-year-olds has fallen over the past 20 years.
Question #25
A talkative, passive, sober, passionate, and conservative.
B calm, even-tempered, self-content, unemotional, and hardy.
C negligent, lazy, disorganized, late, aimless, and nonpersistent.
D ruthless, suspicious, stingy, critical, and irritable.
Question #26
A conscientiousness.
B agreeableness.
C neuroticism.
D openness to experience.
Question #27
A worrying, temperamental, self-pitying, and vulnerable.
B imaginative, creative, original, curious, and liberal.
C affectionate, talkative, active, and passionate.
D soft-hearted, trusting, generous, and good-natured.
Question #28
A extroversion
B agreeableness
C openness to experience
D neuroticism
Question #29
A greater confidence in handling life’s problems
B professional and financial stability
C lowered expectations for family and friends
D being perceived as wise by younger people
Question #30
A Jonathan, who volunteers at a teen crisis center
B James, who volunteers at a local children’s theater
C Allison, who is a mentor in her workplace
D Barbara, who spends little time with her grown children
Question #31
A Martin volunteers at the YMCA as a basketball coach for the youth program.
B Martin attends worship services two times per week and participates in a Bible study group.
C Martin participates in community theater and starred in a local production of Guys and Dolls.
D Martin works out at the gym three evenings a week and runs every night.
Question #32
A married women with nonsupportive partners.
B single women.
C single men.
D high-SES men and women.
Question #33
A Retrieval from long-term memory
B Inhibition
C The ability to switch between mental operations
D General factual knowledge
Question #34
A resilience.
B a Type A behavior pattern.
C a Type B behavior pattern.
D hardiness.
Question #35
A An important outcome of starting an exercise program is weight loss.
B Nearly 40 percent of U.S. middle-aged adults are sedentary.
C Overweight adults are more likely than normal-weight adults to stick to group classes.
D Regular exercise equips adults to handle stress more effectively.
Question #36
A problem-centered
B emotion-centered
C holistic
D relaxation-centered
Question #37
A socially submissive emotional style
B passive-aggressiveness
C suppressed overt anger
D expressed hostility
Question #38
A productivity
B competitiveness
C hostility
D ambition
Question #39
A Survival rates are relatively high for pancreatic cancer.
B Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy for men.
C Annual medical exams do little to reduce cancer death rates.
D Colon cancer is the leading killer of men.
Question #40
A have had two or more children.
B do not have a family history.
C die from the disease.
D do not live past age 75.
Question #41
A is the leading malignancy for both genders.
B is the most common cause of cancer deaths in both genders, worldwide.
C rates have dropped in women over the past two decades.
D rates have just begun to decrease in men after a long period of increase.
Question #42
A triples.
B quadruples.
C multiplies tenfold.
D multiplies sixfold.
Question #43
A falls; motor vehicle collisions
B falls; cardiovascular disease
C motor vehicle collisions; cancer
D cancer; cardiovascular disease
Question #44
A Motility of sperm increases
B Blood flow to the penis increases
C Testosterone production declines
D Testosterone production increases
Question #45
A depressed.
B old.
C relieved.
D ashamed.
Question #46
A Yessica, who has borne one child
B Lisa, who has not borne children
C Mei Wu, who has borne three children
D Maryann, who has borne five children
Question #47
A HRT.
B menarche.
C senescence.
D the climacteric.
Question #48
A gradually add more carbohydrates and fat to their diet.
B engage in endurance training that focuses on raising heart rate.
C engage in weight-bearing exercise that includes resistance training.
D gradually increase their caloric intake.
Question #49
A wrinkling and loosening of the skin.
B an “age spot.”
C a buildup of pressure within the eye.
D a noticeable hearing loss at high frequencies.
Question #50
A his vision is more disputed by bright light sources, such as headlights.
B the size of his pupil has shrunk and the lens has yellowed.
C the lens has lost its capacity to adjust to objects at varying distances entirely.
D the vitreous has developed opaque areas, reducing light to the retina.
