QUESTION 1

1. Prescription and medication mistakes in older adulthood may be made by

   		medical providers
   		pharmacists
   		caregivers
   		all of the above

1 points

QUESTION 2

1. The wish were the the person can identify a “health care agent” to make decisions about the delivery or nondelivery of care when the ill person can no longer make these decisions is

   		Wish 1
   		Wish 2
   		Wish 3
   		Wish 4

1 points

QUESTION 3

1. the incidence of obesity in older age is rising and a leading cause of atherosclerosis

   True False

1 points

QUESTION 4

1. Decline in memory in older age is likely associate with slowing of the nervous system and shrinkage of the frontal lobes of the brain

   True False

1 points

QUESTION 5

1. The stage of _______________ is when people realize their death is imminent and experience anger, resentment and envy.

   		Denial
   		Anger
   		Bargaining
   		Depression

1 points

QUESTION 6

1. middle aged old are 80-89 years old and must cope with illness, the loss of loved ones, and the social isolation this produces

   True False

1 points

QUESTION 7

1. An indirect form of suicide by engaging in high risk activities such as excessive drinking, smoking, or other drug use is

   		hospice care
   		submissive death
   		suicidal erosion
   		ideal trajectory

1 points

QUESTION 8

1. Visual changes in older age may inlcude

   		cataract
   		glaucoma
   		decrease in visual acuity
   		all of the above

1 points

QUESTION 9

1. Terror management theory argues that the anxiety we feel about our own death leads us to cope by developing self-esteem, becoming competent, attached and important to others

   True False

1 points

QUESTION 10

1. Erikson’s last developmental stage is Integrity versus Despair

   True False

1 points

QUESTION 11

1. Higher education and overall brain activity has no effect on the rate of cognitive decline in older age

   True False

1 points

QUESTION 12

1. the most prevalent chronic health condition in people age 65 and older is

   		arthritis
   		heart disease
   		hypertension
   		stroke

1 points

QUESTION 13

1. Successful aging is not affected by money or social class, it is only affected by health status

   True False

1 points

QUESTION 14

1. the ideal trajectory of death is to be healthy until the age of 85 and die in our sleep; Death conforms to this ideal trajectory

   True False

1 points

QUESTION 15

1. Half of those 65 and older have sleep problems such as sleeping less, have less time in deep sleep, and sleep disorders such as insomnia may develop

   True False