About This Chapter
This quiz bank addresses evaluating your understanding of topics including the adjustment to retirement and the alzheimer disease. Provides a range of delivers quiz items complete with correct answers, thorough explanations, and definitional references supplemented with glossary resources and detailed definitional explanations. Immediate access to correct answers and detailed explanations ensures effective learning and quick verification.
The learning objectives include:
✓ Describe adaptation to work and retirement in late adulthood.
✓ Describe mental health problems in late adulthood.
✓ Characterize changes in language skills in older adults.
Question 1
Which of the following statements about retirement is true?
- Men spend less time planning for retirement than women do.
- Older adults with a long work history adjust to retirement more easily than those who have been in the workforce for a shorter period of time.
- Higher levels of financial assets and job satisfaction are more strongly linked to men's higher psychological well-being in retirement.
- Preretirement social contacts are more strongly related to men's psychological well-being in retirement than women's.
Correct Answer:
Higher levels of financial assets and job satisfaction are more strongly linked to men's higher psychological well-being in retirement.
Question 2
What is an allele?
- an alternative form of a gene
- the specific location of a gene on the chromosome
- a particular chromosome in the human genome
- a sequence of DNA that caps the chromosome
Correct Answer:
an alternative form of a gene
Glossary:
Genotype: A person’s genetic heritage; the actual genetic material.
Question 3
Which of the following is a use of the drug Namenda?
- addressing the cause of Alzheimer disease
- regulating the activity of glutamate
- reducing progression to dementia from mild cognitive impairment
- increasing levels of acetylcholine in the brain
Correct Answer:
regulating the activity of glutamate
Question 4
Which of the following is the effect of the drug treatment given to patients with Alzheimer disease?
- It increases the amount of amyloid beta in spinal fluid.
- It treats mild cognitive impairment.
- It increases levels of acetylcholine in the brain.
- It activates the apolipoprotein E gene.
Correct Answer:
It increases levels of acetylcholine in the brain.
Glossary:
Alzheimer Disease: A progressive, irreversible brain disorder characterized by a gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and eventually, physical function.
Question 5
Which of the following is a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat Alzheimer disease?
- Ritalin
- L-dopa
- Crocin
- Aricept
Correct Answer:
Aricept
Glossary:
Alzheimer Disease: A progressive, irreversible brain disorder characterized by a gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and eventually, physical function.
Question 6
According to a recent study by De Meyer and others, every one of the older adults with mild cognitive impairment who had ________ in their spinal fluid developed Alzheimer disease within 5 years.
- the amyloid beta
- acetylcholine
- the apolipoprotein
- oxytocin
Correct Answer:
the amyloid beta
Glossary:
Alzheimer Disease: A progressive, irreversible brain disorder characterized by a gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and eventually, physical function.
Question 7
A recent study reported by De Meyer and others revealed that ________, which is a protein fragment that forms plaques in the brain, was present in the spinal fluid of approximately 75 percent of the individuals with mild cognitive impairment.
- apolipoprotein E
- amyloid beta
- acetylcholine
- serotonin
Correct Answer:
amyloid beta
Question 8
Estimates indicate that as many as ________ percent of individuals 65 years of age and older have mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- 40 to 50
- 30 to 40
- 10 to 20
- 50 to 60
Correct Answer:
10 to 20
Question 9
________ is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease.
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Low cholesterol
- Major depression
- Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
Correct Answer:
Mild cognitive impairment
Question 10
The transitional state between the cognitive changes of normal aging and very early stages of Alzheimer disease and other dementias is called
- confusion.
- mild cognitive impairment.
- attention deficit disorder.
- neurosis.
Correct Answer:
mild cognitive impairment.
Question 11
Which of the following is a cardiac risk factor that has been implicated in Alzheimer disease?
- insomnia
- obesity
- low cholesterol
- poor appetite
Correct Answer:
obesity
Question 12
A ________ plans and develops services and educational programs that address patterns of human development related to aging.
- gerontologist
- pediatrician
- gynecologist
- dermatologist
Correct Answer:
gerontologist
Question 13
A gene called ________ is linked to increasing presence of plaques and tangles in the brain.
- ApoB
- ApoE
- ApoC
- ApoX
Correct Answer:
ApoE
Glossary:
Rape: Forcible sexual intercourse with a person who does not consent to it.
Question 14
Which of the following constitute dense deposits of protein that accumulate in the blood vessels?
- cholinesterase inhibitors
- neurofibrillary tangles
- amyloid plaques
- apolipoproteins
Correct Answer:
amyloid plaques
Question 15
Neurofibrillary tangles consist mainly of a protein called ________.
- collagen
- elastin
- tau
- coronin
Correct Answer:
tau
Question 16
The brain messenger chemical ________ plays an important role in memory.
- serotonin
- acetylcholine
- noradrenaline
- oxytocin
Correct Answer:
acetylcholine
Glossary:
Memory: A central feature of cognitive development, pertaining to all situations in which an individual retains information over time.
Question 17
Alzheimer disease involves a deficiency in an important brain messenger chemical called
- dopamine.
- serotonin.
- acetylcholine.
- oxytocin.
Correct Answer:
acetylcholine.
Question 18
Alzheimer disease develops during
- early adulthood.
- adolescence.
- late adulthood.
- middle adulthood.
Correct Answer:
late adulthood.
Glossary:
Middle Adulthood: The developmental period that begins at approximately 40 to 45 years of age and extends to about 60 to 65 years of age.
Question 19
________ refers to a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that is characterized by a gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and eventually, physical function.
- Huntington's disease
- Parkinson disease
- Alzheimer disease
- Clinical depression
Correct Answer:
Alzheimer disease
Question 20
Alzheimer disease is a form of
- major depression.
- a purely psychological decline in old age.
- paranoia.
- dementia.
Correct Answer:
dementia.
Question 21
Which of the following is one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer disease?
- increased irritability and aggressiveness
- word-finding/generating difficulties
- decrease in ability to produce well-formed sentences
- decreased hand-eye coordination
Correct Answer:
word-finding/generating difficulties
Question 22
________ care refers to services that provide temporary relief for those who are caring for individuals with disabilities, individuals with illnesses, or the elderly.
- Respite
- Hospice
- Palliative
- Home health
Correct Answer:
Respite