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Geriatrics Exam 2 2023 /103Questions And Answers (A+)
Quiz :What are the typical changes that occur in a person's
vision and hearing over time?
a. Sarcopenia and inflammation
b. Presbycusis and presbyopia
c. Glaucoma and macular degeneration
d. Andropause and menopause - √Answer :b
Quiz ;What is the difference between aging in place and self-
management?
a. Aging in place involves staying in one's community and self-
management is taking charge on one's own health care.
b. Aging in place always refers to staying in the same room in a
LTC facility once place and self-management is the training
given to nursing assistants.
c. Aging in place is breaking down barriers in the community
and self-management mostly focuses on managing finances.
d. Aging in place refers to people who have never moved
residences and self-management usually involves diet and
nutrition. - √Answer :a
Quiz ;What are typical changes to the skin as a person ages?
a. The skin gets softer and smoother
b. The skin loses collage, the skin is drier, less elastic, and
more wrinkled
c. Because the skin loses its fat layer, the skin is drier, less
elastic, and more wrinkled
d. Because the skin has less hair, the skin is drier, less elastic,
and more wrinkled - √Answer :b
Quiz ;As a part of typical aging, the ability to taste declines
because
a. The taste buds are less effective
b. The teeth do not work as efficiently
c. The muscle in the esophagus is slowed down
,d. Only the sweet sensing taste buds work - √Answer :a
Quiz ;The changes that occur in the urinary system as a result
of aging are:
a. The kidneys become less effective and kidney disease is
inevitable
b. The volume of urine that the bladder can hold is decreased
c. Everyone's kidneys become less efficient at filtering blood
d. Incontinence (inability to control urine flow) develops -
√Answer :b
Quiz ;Compression of morbidity suggests
a. People are living longer
b. With the baby boomer generation, there will not be many
people with disabilities
c. Policy should work toward shortening the amount of time that
older adults live with chronic illness
d. Trying to lengthen the lifespan (live as long as you can) is
the most important thing - √Answer :c
Quiz ;Brain health is an initiative that seeks to
a. Educate people about nutrition
b. Focuses people on aspects that will support a healthy brain
such as bypass surgery
c. Change lifestyle by new neural connections, physical activity,
nutrition and social interaction
d. Senior education sessions (elder hostel, colleges) - √Answer
:c
Quiz ;Caregiver quality of life is an issue for older adults
because
a. Caregivers make up about 1% of the support services
b. Caregivers (almost 40%) report high emotional stress
c. Caregivers are using it as an opportunity to make money
d. Caregivers are always paid - √Answer :b
, Quiz ;One of the most frequent forms of civic engagement for
older adults is
a. Shopping
b. Employment
c. Voting
d. Volunteering - √Answer :c
Quiz ;What is the recommended does of physical activity per
week for adults?
a. 150 minutes of moderate to rigorous intensity with at least
20-minute bouts
b. 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity with at least
10-minute bouts
c. 50 minutes of moderate intensity
d. 100 minutes of moderate intensity - √Answer :b
Quiz ;Life span is defined as:
a. The theoretical limit on the length of life, given ideal
conditions
b. The years of illness subtracted from life expectancy
c. The number of years a person is expected to live
d. Geographical areas around the world where people have
lived to 100 years old at greater rate - √Answer :a
Quiz ;1. Jeanne Louise Calment is:
a. The longest recorded living person
b. A super-centenarian
c. A Frenchwoman
d. All of the above - √Answer :d
Quiz ;The factors that influence longevity are:
a. Heredity and gender
b. Race and ethnicity
c. Marital status and socioeconomic factors
d. Healthy habits (e.g. tobacco, drug, and alcohol use, physical
activity)
e. A & D
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