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University of Maryland, Baltimore County AGNG 200 Quiz 5 Basic Concepts II

Health Science

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

AGNG 200

Quiz 5 Basic Concepts II. Aging, Health Care, and Society

1)Which of the following is an important question concerning our values about aging, old age, and later life?

      1. Are the old less valued than the young?
      2. Where will we find the resources to take care of frail older adults?
      3. Could medical breakthroughs have unforeseen consequences for society—either for good or for ill?
      4. All of the above

 

    1.                . Which of the following is NOT a major challenge that people tend to face as they grow older?
      1. Coping with an aging body
      2. Determining about how to do better on IQ tests
      3. Maintaining a valued place in society while aging
      4. As individuals grow older, they do so in a society that is itself undergoing a process of population aging

 

    1.                . Activities of daily living (ADLs) include all of the following EXCEPT:
      1. Attending church
      2. Bathing
      3. Dressing
      4. Preparing meals

 

    1.                . The medical specialty of old age is called                .
      1. Pediatrics
      2. Ophthalmology
      3. Oncology
      4. Geriatrics

 

    1.                . The use of statistical techniques to study the distribution of diseases in human populations is called                         .
      1. Neurology
      2. Epidemiology
      3. Sociology
      4. Psychology

 

    1.                . Three quarters of all deaths among people over age 65 are caused by which of the following?
      1. Heart disease
      2. Cancer
      3. Stroke
      4. All of the above

 

    1.                . Chronic conditions, or conditions that persist for a long time regardless of whether they cause death, include which of the following?
      1. Arthritis
      2. Osteoporosis
      3. Heart disease
      4. All of the above

 

    1.        . Half of all cancers in the United States occur in people over age                   .
      1. 45
      2. 65
      3. 85

D. 105

 

    1.      . The chief federal government program that pays for health care for Americans over age 65 is

               .

      1. Medicare
      2. Welfare
      3. Social Security
      4. Medicaid
      5. All of the above

 

5.10             . The most expensive and service-intensive type of housing for the older adults is the

               .

  1. Nursing Home
  2. Board-and-care home
  3. Section 8 housing program
  4. Domiciliary care facility

 

 

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