Deck 3: Theories of Aging

Question 1

Gerotranscendence borrows from disengagement theory but does not accept its idea that social disengagement is a necessary and natural development.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Selective optimization with compensation is one example of a theory that emerged from the Stages of Personality Development Theory.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Because a free radical molecule is unpaired, it is able to enter reactions with other membranes, especially along membranes and with nucleic acids.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What theory proposes that aging would not occur if destructive factors such as radiation did not exist and cause mutations and regulatory disorders?

A) Orgel/error theory
B) Free radical theory
C) Human needs theory
D) Life span development theory

Question 5

What enzyme, also called the "cellular fountain of youth," allows human cells grown in the laboratory to continue to replicate long past the time they normally stop dividing?

A) Amylase
B) Catalase
C) Telomerase
D) Peroxidase

Question 6

Melatonin, considered to be the hormone linked to sleep and wake cycles because there are large numbers of melatonin receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, is secreted by what gland?

A) Pineal gland
B) Parotid gland
C) Pituitary gland
D) Parathyroid gland

Question 7

There is decreased immune function in the elderly due to altered lymphocyte function, decreased cell-mediated and humoral immune response, and what gland shrinking to 15% of its capacity?

A) Pineal gland
B) Pituitary gland
C) Thymus gland
D) Thyroid gland

Question 8

As women grow older, which of the following becomes the major source of estrogen?

A) Adipose tissue
B) Muscle tissue
C) Epithelial tissue
D) Connective tissue

Question 9

What pigment, commonly referred to as the age pigment, is considered to be a threat to multiple cellular systems including the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway, which leads to cellular death?

A) Eumelanin
B) Betalain
C) Lipofuscin
D) Anthocyanin

Question 10

What theory highlighted the importance of cohorts and the associated socioeconomic and political impact on how individuals age?

A) Gerotranscendence theory
B) Age Stratification theory
C) Person-Environment-Fit theory
D) Continuity theory

Question 11

Older adults are more vulnerable to free radical damage because free radicals are attracted to cells that have transient or interrupted perfusion.

Question 12

It is thought that people who limit calories, fat, and specific proteins in their diet may increase the formation of free radicals.

Question 13

The stochastic theories of aging are founded on a programmed perspective that is related to genetics or one's biological clock.

Question 14

What theory assumes that quality of life, functional capacity, and dependency are connected and that positive consequences are possible despite age-related limitations?

A) Theory of thriving
B) Theory of successful aging
C) Functional consequences theory
D) Gene/biological clock theory

Question 15

What theory proposes that aging would not occur if destructive factors such as radiation did not exist and cause mutations and regulatory disorders?

A) Wear and tear theory
B) Orgel/error theory
C) Free radical theory
D) Connective tissue theory

Question 16

What theory has been described as "the only aging theory to have stood the test of time"?

A) Wear and tear theory
B) Orgel/error theory
C) Free radical theory
D) Connective tissue theory

Question 17

Borrowing from what branch of social science, Havighurst and colleagues created Continuity Theory, which hypothesizes that personality influences the roles we choose and how we enact them?

A) Sociology
B) Psychology
C) Anthropology
D) Linguistics

Question 18

What theory borrows from disengagement theory but does not accept its idea that social disengagement is a necessary and natural development?

A) Gerotranscendence theory
B) Age Stratification Theory
C) Person-Environment-Fit Theory
D) Continuity Theory

Question 19

What theory states that people tend to view life through either their own "lens" (introverts) or the lens of others (extroverts)?

A) Gerotranscendence theory
B) Age Stratification Theory
C) Person-Environment-Fit Theory
D) Theory of Individualism