 True or False? Solving puzzles
and other “mental gymnastics” keeps the aging brain
healthy.
- a) False. Mental
exercises won't keep your brain sharp in later life.
b) True. Intellectual
and creative pursuits help adults avoid dementing diseases.
c) Scientists have yet to
demonstrate one way or the other that mental exercises are of
value in maintaining health.
- the correct
answer to question #11
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 Personality changes in later
life are:
- a) rare in healthy people.
People stay pretty much the same throughout life.
b) normal because experience
makes people very different than they were as children and young
adults.
c) inevitable because people
become cranky and difficult as they age.
- the correct
answer to question #12
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 True or False? Dreading death
is a common preoccupation among older adults.
- a) True. As they
see their friends die, older adults increasingly fear death.
b) False. Fear of
death is not typical for this age group.
- the correct
answer to question #13
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 The risk of suicide for older
Americans is:
- a) extremely low.
b) disproportionately high.
c) not a major concern for
those older than age 85.
- the correct
answer to question #14
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 When an older person frequently
worries or has nervous tension:
- a) it may be a sign of
depression.
b) it is typical for the
age.
- the correct
answer to question #15
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