Hcad 222 exam Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HCAD 222 Exam 2Epidemiology of Aging - correct answers • Aging is not a disease, but it does increase susceptibility to disease • ¾ > 65 die from heart disease, cancer, and stroke • Chronic conditions: persist for a long period regardless of whether they cause death o Arthritis, osteoporosis, Parkinson's disease, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Dementia, and Alzheimer's disease What is the challenge of longevity? - correct answers • There are also many challenges that people ...

HCAD 222- Exam #1Normal Aging: Vision - correct answers Vision problems (loss & cataracts) begin mid-life and stabilize at 70-80. To Compensate: - Increase illumination -Reduce Glare -Use large, clear visual images -Increase contrast Normal Aging: Hearing - correct answers Begins mid-life, mild 60-70. Reduced ability to hear low intensity and high-frequency sounds. To improve communication: -Lower your pitch and speak slowly -Rephrase sentence -Avoid background noise -Face to Fa...

HCAD 222 FINAL EXAM

HCAD 222 Exam 2Epidemiology of Aging - correct answers • Aging is not a disease, but it does increase susceptibility to disease • ¾ > 65 die from heart disease, cancer, and stroke • Chronic conditions: persist for a long period regardless of whether they cause death o Arthritis, osteoporosis, Parkinson's disease, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Dementia, and Alzheimer's disease What is the challenge of longevity? - correct answers • There are also many challenges that people ...

HCAD 222 Exam #2Is aging a disease? - correct answers Aging is not a disease, but it does increase susceptibility to disease What do 75% of people greater than 65 die from? - correct answers heart disease (men and women), cancer, and stroke What is the definition of chronic conditions? - correct answers -persist for a long period, regardless of whether they cause death (some will be progressive and lead to death) What are examples of chronic conditions? - correct answers -arthritis, ost...

HCAD 222 Exam 2 Chronic Disease -% of 65+ and examples -3/4 deaths are from three chronic diseases: - correct answers -persist for a long period, regardless of whether they cause death -46% 65+ have chronic disease -heart disease, cancer, stroke -arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular, Alzheimer's, dementia 3 Longevity Challenges - correct answers 1. Coping with aging body 2. Maintaining a valued place in society while aging 3. Individuals grow older in wider context of an entire society...

HCAD 222 - Exam #1 Normal Aging The time-dependent biological process that involves functional loss and susceptibility to disease and death Cohort A population group unified by a specific common characteristic, such as age, and subsequently treated as a statistical unit. Brainpower Read More Young-Old 65-74 Old-Old 75-84 Oldest-Old 85 and older Population Shift a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population ...

HCAD 222 FINAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024. lifespan - correct answers the number of years someone lives life course - correct answers what goes on during someone’s life young-old - correct answers 65-74 old-old - correct answers 75-84 oldest-old - correct answers 85+ - order and predictability - time and the life course - "successful aging" - correct answers influences on the life course 78 - correct answers what is the life expectancy - 65 have additional 20.5 ...

HCAD 222 Exam 1 Normal Aging - correct answers Impairments increase with age Ways to compensate for vision again - correct answers - increase light - reduce glare - use large, clear images - increase contrast Hearing changes - correct answers - Reduced ability to hear low-intensity and high frequency sounds To improve hearing communication - correct answers - lower your pitch and speak slowly - rephrase sentence - avoid background noise - face to face !!! Mobility changes - co...

HCAD 222 CORRECTLY ANSWERED EXAM QUESTIONS 2024. Motor and sensory changes - correct answers -Impairments tend to increase with age Basic Stimulation Impairments - correct answers -Vision -Hearing -Mobility Vision - correct answers -Begin mid-life (30-40) stabilize at 70-80 -Then further changes increase by 95% when you are 70 years or older. Like cataracts (The lens of the eye get cloudy and less curved) or other vision problems -To compensate: -Increase illumination -Reduce gla...