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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A stagnation.
B gerotranscendence.
C optimal aging.
D generativity.
Question #2
A Availability of a bridge job
B Availability of self-employment
C Which leisure activities to pursue
D Affordability of retirement
Question #3
A smaller; emotional abuse
B smaller; physical abuse
C greater; elder abuse of all kinds
D smaller; neglect
Question #4
A Physical neglect, sexual abuse, and financial abuse
B Financial abuse, emotional abuse, and physical neglect
C Physical abuse, sexual abuse, and physical neglect
D Sexual abuse, financial abuse, and physical abuse
Question #5
A continuity
B disengagement
C activity
D socioemotional selectivity
Question #6
A continuity
B disengagement
C socioemotional selectivity
D activity
Question #7
A allows older adults to give up their preoccupation with their inner lives and focus on others.
B allows the old to withdraw by freeing them from employment and family responsibilities.
C views seniors as incapable of benefiting from social engagement.
D encourages older people to disengage from social settings to focus their energies on family members.
Question #8
A churches are an important source of financial support for African-American seniors.
B African-American seniors look to religion as a powerful resource for social support beyond the family.
C there are few other community resources available to them.
D family ties are often strained and unfulfilling.
Question #9
A Contrary to popular belief, U.S. seniors generally become less religious with age.
B Older adults typically attach little value to religious beliefs and behaviors.
C The late-life increase in religiosity is universal.
D Spirituality may advance to a higher level—away from prescribed beliefs.
Question #10
A stagnation.
B ego differentiation.
C isolation.
D despair.
Question #11
A satisfied with their achievements.
B like something is missing.
C proud, but incomplete.
D life regrets.
Question #12
A fluid intelligence.
B crystallized intelligence.
C generativity.
D wisdom.
Question #13
A Taking folic acid
B Having Down syndrome
C Having a higher education
D Taking ginko biloba
Question #14
A Huntington’s disease.
B had a stroke.
C Parkinson’s disease.
D Alzheimer’s disease.
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 Brain scans show that physically fit older people experience more tissue loss in the cerebral cortex.
D Good nutrition and physical activity are only beneficial when they are lifelong habits.
Question #16
A vegetables
B beef
C fish
D fruit
Question #17
A glaucoma.
B macular degeneration.
C monochromacy.
D cataracts.
Question #18
A primary activities of active functioning (PAAFs).
B instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).
C secondary activities of active functioning (SAAFs).
D activities of daily living (ADLs).
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 In the United States, the maximum lifespan for women is 81 years and for men is 76 years.
C Scientists agree that it is more important to extend the maximum lifespan than the average healthy life expectancy.
D The longest-lived person, whose age could be documented, was a woman who lived to 112 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 Length and quality of life can be predicted by a country’s health care, housing, and social services, along with lifestyle factors.
B In the United States, an African-American child born in 2010 is likely to live 3 to 6 years longer than a Caucasian child.
C When researchers estimate average healthy life expectancy, the United States ranks first among industrialized nations.
D The gender gap in life expectancy has widened in industrialized nations since the early 1970s.
Question #22
A Janet has more friends than she did in early adulthood.
B Both Janet and Brendan have become more selective about their friendships.
C Brendan has more friends than he did in early adulthood.
D Brendan’s friends protect him against serious threats and losses.
Question #23
A In all ethnic groups, responsibility for providing care to aging parents falls more on sons than on daughters.
B Nearly one-fourth of American working women are caregivers; others quit their jobs to provide care.
C Sons feel more obligated than daughters to care for their aging parents.
D Employed men spend an average of 10 to 20 hours per week caring for parents or parents-in-law.
Question #24
A The U.S. divorce rate is lowest during midlife.
B Midlifers seem to adapt to divorce more easily than younger people.
C The divorce rate of U.S. 50- to 65-year-olds has fallen over the past 20 years.
D Because adults in midlife are psychologically more stable, marital satisfaction is less relevant.
Question #25
A negligent, lazy, disorganized, late, aimless, and nonpersistent.
B talkative, passive, sober, passionate, and conservative.
C ruthless, suspicious, stingy, critical, and irritable.
D calm, even-tempered, self-content, unemotional, and hardy.
Question #26
A neuroticism.
B agreeableness.
C openness to experience.
D conscientiousness.
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 openness to experience
B agreeableness
C neuroticism
D extroversion
Question #29
A lowered expectations for family and friends
B greater confidence in handling life’s problems
C being perceived as wise by younger people
D professional and financial stability
Question #30
A Jonathan, who volunteers at a teen crisis center
B Allison, who is a mentor in her workplace
C James, who volunteers at a local children’s theater
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 participates in community theater and starred in a local production of Guys and Dolls.
C Martin attends worship services two times per week and participates in a Bible study group.
D Martin works out at the gym three evenings a week and runs every night.
Question #32
A single women.
B married women with nonsupportive partners.
C high-SES men and women.
D single men.
Question #33
A General factual knowledge
B The ability to switch between mental operations
C Retrieval from long-term memory
D Inhibition
Question #34
A a Type A behavior pattern.
B resilience.
C hardiness.
D a Type B behavior pattern.
Question #35
A Overweight adults are more likely than normal-weight adults to stick to group classes.
B Nearly 40 percent of U.S. middle-aged adults are sedentary.
C An important outcome of starting an exercise program is weight loss.
D Regular exercise equips adults to handle stress more effectively.
Question #36
A emotion-centered
B holistic
C problem-centered
D relaxation-centered
Question #37
A socially submissive emotional style
B suppressed overt anger
C expressed hostility
D passive-aggressiveness
Question #38
A ambition
B productivity
C hostility
D competitiveness
Question #39
A Survival rates are relatively high for pancreatic cancer.
B Annual medical exams do little to reduce cancer death rates.
C Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy for men.
D Colon cancer is the leading killer of men.
Question #40
A do not live past age 75.
B do not have a family history.
C have had two or more children.
D die from the disease.
Question #41
A is the most common cause of cancer deaths in both genders, worldwide.
B is the leading malignancy for both genders.
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 multiplies sixfold.
B multiplies tenfold.
C triples.
D quadruples.
Question #43
A falls; cardiovascular disease
B cancer; cardiovascular disease
C falls; motor vehicle collisions
D motor vehicle collisions; cancer
Question #44
A Testosterone production increases
B Motility of sperm increases
C Testosterone production declines
D Blood flow to the penis increases
Question #45
A relieved.
B ashamed.
C depressed.
D old.
Question #46
A Mei Wu, who has borne three children
B Maryann, who has borne five children
C Lisa, who has not borne children
D Yessica, who has borne one child
Question #47
A senescence.
B menarche.
C the climacteric.
D HRT.
Question #48
A gradually increase their caloric intake.
B engage in endurance training that focuses on raising heart rate.
C engage in weight-bearing exercise that includes resistance training.
D gradually add more carbohydrates and fat to their diet.
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 his vision is more disputed by bright light sources, such as headlights.
B the vitreous has developed opaque areas, reducing light to the retina.
C the lens has lost its capacity to adjust to objects at varying distances entirely.
D the size of his pupil has shrunk and the lens has yellowed.