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Multiple Choice
To help prevent osteoporosis, one should aim to ingest ____ of calcium a day:
- 400 IU
- 500 mg
- 1000 mg
- 1200 mg
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In adulthood, body-fat percentage typically
- stays the same.
- decreases.
- increases.
- stays the same or increases slightly.
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One of the most common forms of progressive brain impairment (dementia), which interferes with memory and normal intellectual functioning, is called
- Parkinson’s disease.
- Hodgkin’s disease.
- Lou Gehrig’s disease.
- Alzheimer’s disease.
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Which of the following statements about depression in the elderly is true?
- It is more common for those living in long-term facilities.
- It can be easily identified.
- The elderly are less likely to benefit from pharmaceutical treatment.
- There is less stigma associated with depression in the elderly than in other age groups.
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Match the following terms and definitions:
____ a condition of mental deterioration caused by changes in the nerve fibres of the brain
- Alzheimer’s disease
- co-morbidity
- respite care
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____ the presence of a number of diseases at the same time
- Alzheimer’s disease
- co-morbidity
- respite care
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____ the care provided by substitute caregivers to relieve primary caregivers
- Alzheimer’s disease.
- co-morbidity.
- respite care.
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____ aging is related to the amount of damage to cell DNA
- cellular theory
- autoimmune theory
- genetic mutation theory
- wear-and-tear theory
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____ aging is related to the overuse and abuse of the body
- cellular theory
- autoimmune theory
- genetic mutation theory
- wear-and-tear theory
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____ aging is related to deterioration of cells that have reached their reproductive limit
- cellular theory
- autoimmune theory
- genetic mutation theory
- wear-and-tear theory
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____ aging is related to the decline of the body’s immune system
- cellular theory
- autoimmune theory
- genetic mutation theory
- wear-and-tear theory
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True/false
Chronological age and biological age are the same thing.
- True
- False
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If a person lives long enough, he or she is likely to get Alzheimer’s disease.
- True
- False
