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Philosophy Exam 2|35 Questions with Verified Answers The 3 steps of the survival lottery - CORRECT ANSWER 1. give everyone a number 2. If there are two or more people who are going to die w/o organs randomly pick one of the #'s 3. If a person's number is picked, kill that person and give their organs to the 2 or more people that need them BillyNeeds a heart SuzyNeeds a pair of lungs Randomly pick a number. Suppose that it is 517. Suppose that Tom's number is 517. Kill Tom and g...

NSG 4067 WEEK 3 QUIZ| VERIFIED SOLUTION The maximum survival potential for a member of a species is known as the: Question 1 options: Life expectancy Rectangularization of the curve Compression of morbidity Speech that is modified when a younger adult addresses an older adult that is considered demeaning, patronizing and implying competence is known as: Question 2 options: Infantilization Confabulation Circumstantiality Which factor is the most prevalent risk factor for impai...

Women and Sexuality 6 Exam Questions And Answers 100% Verified It is difficult for pharmaceutical companies to increase the cost of drugs that assist women dealing with the ramifications of menopause because it would definitely result in a loud public outcry supporting women advocating for their sex lives. - answerFalse Which of the following statements is true regarding aging and sexuality? - answerOur cultural entwinement of sexuality with youth and beauty encourages people- of all ages-...

Myths about aging are what and form what? Insidious and pervasive in society and form the foundation of ageism, which has serious detrimental effects on older adults Nurses are not only influenced by societal myths and ageist attitudes, but what else? - By their experiences with older adults in health care setting, which often reinforce the perception that older adults are frail, confused, depressed, and dependent. - These attitudes lead to a sense of pessimism or hopelessness regarding...

Gerontology Final Exam Q&A UPDATED The 50+ segment of the U.S. population controls what proportion of the total net worth and financial assets of the country? - ANSWER Three Quarters "Silver industries" include which of the following? - ANSWER Travel, Financial Services, Healthcare Market segmentation of older consumers involves dividing people up according to which of the following? - ANSWER Health Status, Transitions That Commonly Occur in Later Life, Chronological Age, Psyc...

TESTED AND CONFIRMED A+ ANSWERS Life review and reminiscence are two loosely related process that are used to promote psychosocial health in older adults. Life review focuses particularly on: Question 1 options: Dealing with a feeling of failure in life Giving up driving Unresolved conflicts Turing over your finances to family Presbycusis is consider which type of hearing loss? Question 2 options: Mixed hearing loss Conductive hearing loss Sensorineural hearing loss Obstructive he...

NSG 4067 WEEK 3 QUIZ| VERIFIED SOLUTION The maximum survival potential for a member of a species is known as the: Question 1 options: Life expectancy Rectangularization of the curve Compression of morbidity Speech that is modified when a younger adult addresses an older adult that is considered demeaning, patronizing and implying competence is known as: Question 2 options: Infantilization Confabulation Circumstantiality Which factor is the most prevalent risk factor for impai...

Gerontology Final Exam Q&A UPDATED The 50+ segment of the U.S. population controls what proportion of the total net worth and financial assets of the country? - ANSWER Three Quarters "Silver industries" include which of the following? - ANSWER Travel, Financial Services, Healthcare Market segmentation of older consumers involves dividing people up according to which of the following? - ANSWER Health Status, Transitions That Commonly Occur in Later Life, Chronological Age, Psyc...

Gerontology Final Exam Q&A UPDATED The 50+ segment of the U.S. population controls what proportion of the total net worth and financial assets of the country? - ANSWER Three Quarters "Silver industries" include which of the following? - ANSWER Travel, Financial Services, Healthcare Market segmentation of older consumers involves dividing people up according to which of the following? - ANSWER Health Status, Transitions That Commonly Occur in Later Life, Chronological Age, Psyc...

Aging is determined by: - Society and Culture - What age was considered "old" in 1935, when Social Security was created? - What age was considered "old" in 2000? - - 65 - 70 - Young old: - Middle old: - Old old: - - Young old: 65 to 70 - Middle old: 75 to 84 - Old old: 85 and above The ratio of women to men is 50/50, up until what age? - 60 Aging was devalued in what time period? - Late 1800s Supercentenarian - 110+ What are the four major factors of aging? - 1. Decade born. 2. ...