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