Chapter 14 Self-Quiz

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. The average age of Americans is

Increasing correct incorrect

Decreasing correct incorrect

Staying the Same correct incorrect

It isn't possible to know correct incorrect

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. US Policies for the Elderly are (Select the Best Answer)

Comprehensive correct incorrect

Fragmented correct incorrect

Well organized correct incorrect

Non existent correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements are false?

Older people are susceptible to their environments more than are younger and middle aged adults correct incorrect

The cumulative effects of environmental degradation, toxic chemicals, water and air pollution, etc) are strongest on people who have lived with them the longest) correct incorrect

Some illnesses are the results of exposure over a lifetime, not just once one is over the age of 65) correct incorrect

If you have lived until you are old the environment has probably not affected you correct incorrect

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. Health problems that increase dramatically with age include all of those below EXCEPT

Heart Disease correct incorrect

Hypertension correct incorrect

Stroke correct incorrect

Emphysema correct incorrect

Asthma correct incorrect

Cancer correct incorrect

Diabetes correct incorrect

Arthritis correct incorrect

Acne correct incorrect

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. ________________ is the most common form of dementia among Americans sixty-five years of age and older)

Alzheimer's disease correct incorrect

Huntington's Disease correct incorrect

Korsakoff Syndrome correct incorrect

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease correct incorrect

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. The medical and mental health (including social work) systems are ____________ prepared for the growing number of elderly in the Baby Boom

Completely correct incorrect

Adequately correct incorrect

Slightly correct incorrect

No way to tell correct incorrect