Aging
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1. The social and physical demands placed on an individual by their environment.

2. Reasons Why people are living longer lives includes

3. Memory associated with time and place.

4. How many older adults become scam victims in the United States each year?

5. Most common mental health problem among the elderly.

6. Consists of the kidneys - urinary bladder - and ducts that combine to carry urine - Removes waste products from the blood pH - ion balance - and water balance.

7. A cognitive disorder that is characterized by temporary but acute confusion that can be caused by diseases of the heart and lungs as well as infection or malnutrition.

8. Physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity that is long term or permanent. This is a societal term.

9. Suicide among the elderly is a real concern. Which age group has the highest rate of suicide in the U.S.?

10. Two primary dimensions of stereotypes (Cuddy and Fiske - 2002)

11. Approximately 2/3 of all elder abuse is caused by

12. According to your text - in 2005 - more older adults live in _______________ then any other state?

13. 1. Extroversion 2. Neuroticism 3. Conscientiousness 4. Agreeableness 5. Openness to Experience/Intellect

14. Degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea which results in blurred vision and can cause blindness

15. A generalized image of a person or group - which does not acknowledge individual differences.

16. Measures working (economically active) and dependent (non-economically active) people: In the year 2000 - it was 8 to 1.

17. Which age group is the fastest growing among older adults?

18. Memory associated with the recollection of names - numbers - or directions.

19. How many muscles are there in the human body?

20. Which age group is most at risk of suicide?

21. Federal definitions of elder abuse - neglect - and exploitation appeared for the first time in the

22. Activities of Daily Living

23. A loss or abnormality of anatomical - physiological - mental - or psychological structure or function. One can have an impairment and not be considered disabled.

24. Progressive loss of hearing with aging - typically resulting from sensorineural hearing loss.

25. Condition of decreased bone density and increased porosity - causing bones to become brittle and liable to fracture

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