Question 1

Progressive,irreversible changes to the body that result from the passage of time are called _______ aging.

Accepted Answer

A)  sociological
B)  psychological
C)  biological
D)  chronologicalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

A person appointed by a patient to make medical decisions for the patient if the patient is unable to do so is

Accepted Answer

A)  an attorney.
B)  a proxy.
C)  a spouse.
D)  a parent.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Compared to other groups,African Americans are at increased risk for glaucoma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following groups has the highest rate of suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  older black women
B)  older Asian men
C)  older white men
D)  older white womenE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The most definitive determination of death is cessation of respiration and heartbeat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All of the following are stages of dying as defined by Kübler-Ross EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  denial.
B)  vulnerability.
C)  bargaining.
D)  depression.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

A good lifelong strategy for reducing the effects of osteoporosis is to avoid

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol use.
B)  exercise.
C)  tobacco use.
D)  overexposure to the sun.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

When a physician administers medication to relieve severe pain in a terminally ill patient,and the medication also hastens the patient's death,the situation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  physician-assisted suicide.
B)  passive euthanasia.
C)  double effect.
D)  active euthanasia.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Clinical death and cellular death are defined using the same criteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)is the leading cause of blindness in people over 75.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Passed by Oregon voters in 1994,the Death with Dignity Act permits the use of

Accepted Answer

A)  physician-assisted suicide.
B)  active euthanasia.
C)  a health care proxy.
D)  an advance directive.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Aging is the normal process of change throughout life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The term that means "having made no legal will" is

Accepted Answer

A)  intestate.
B)  testator.
C)  probate.
D)  surrogacy.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Most terminally ill patients experience Kübler-Ross's stages of dying in sequence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Medicare pays most of the costs associated with nursing home care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One of the characteristics of brain death can be revealed by a flat tracing on an electroencephalogram.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Gayle's activity level will help protect her from experiencing all of the following as she ages EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of fluid intelligence.
B)  type 2 diabetes.
C)  osteoporosis.
D)  declines in vision and hearing.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Mourning refers to the process by which one adjusts to loss.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Describe at least two tasks relating to dying and death that should be carried out in early adulthood.

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Question 20

The practice of withholding treatment that could potentially sustain life is termed active euthanasia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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One of the characteristics of brain death can be revealed by a flat tracing on an electroencephalogram.

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Compared to other groups,African Americans are at increased risk for glaucoma.

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All of the following are stages of dying as defined by Kübler-Ross EXCEPT

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The practice of withholding treatment that could potentially sustain life is termed active euthanasia.

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Aging is the normal process of change throughout life.

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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)is the leading cause of blindness in people over 75.

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A person appointed by a patient to make medical decisions for the patient if the patient is unable to do so is

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The most definitive determination of death is cessation of respiration and heartbeat.

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Which of the following groups has the highest rate of suicide?

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Clinical death and cellular death are defined using the same criteria.

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A good lifelong strategy for reducing the effects of osteoporosis is to avoid

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Gayle's activity level will help protect her from experiencing all of the following as she ages EXCEPT

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Mourning refers to the process by which one adjusts to loss.

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Most terminally ill patients experience Kübler-Ross's stages of dying in sequence.

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When a physician administers medication to relieve severe pain in a terminally ill patient,and the medication also hastens the patient's death,the situation is called

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Progressive,irreversible changes to the body that result from the passage of time are called _______ aging.

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Medicare pays most of the costs associated with nursing home care.

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