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Question 1 of 52

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After seeing a cat run over by a car, Felix says, "That thing is as dead as a cooked pig." This provides an example of death as a(n)

A. boundary.

B. image.

C. analogy.

D. event.

Question 2 of 52

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Ball et al. developed a Useful Field of View test. This test:

A. measures how much visual information a person can get without moving her head or eyes.

B. must be administered while sitting in a real automobile on the street.

C. fails to predict actual driving ability.

D. shows that the UFOV is impossible to enlarge through training.

Question 3 of 52

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Which statement indicates that Joel is engaging in assimilative activity (primary control)?

A. "I just let things happen naturally."

B. "I always make my environment match my desires."

C. "I first identify environmental demands and then try to meet them."

D. "I rely on faith and prayer to guide my actions."

Question 4 of 52

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Bethany is now living in an environment where her life-threatening medical condition is monitored 24 hours a day. Bethany is most likely in a(n) ____ facility.

A. age-integrated housing

B. intermediate care

C. skilled nursing care

D. assisted living

Question 5 of 52

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Which of these factors seems least related to satisfaction with retirement?

A. personal health

B. financial security

C. education

D. personal competence

Question 6 of 52

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Which of the following is a physiological response to stress?

A. trying to fix or remove the problem that gave you stress

B. the effect your cultural background has on your stress reaction

C. appraising the situation as stressful or not

D. sweaty palms and fast heartbeat

Question 7 of 52

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The greatest personality resource that enables an individual to avoid a midlife crisis is called

A. encapsulation.

B. Type A behavior.

C. introversion.

D. ego resilience.

Question 8 of 52

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Fictive grandparenting is a style intended to

A. replace missing or dead biological grandparents.

B. indulge a grandchild.

C. overcome poor parenting.

D. encourage the imagination of the grandchild.

Question 9 of 52

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While some would call what Dr. Jack Kevorkian does murder, it is also thought by others to represent an example of

A. passive euthanasia via physician-assisted suicide.

B. passive euthanasia via spouse-assisted suicide.

C. active euthanasia via physician-assisted suicide.

D. active euthanasia via spouse-assisted suicide.

Question 10 of 52

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Which statement concerning rheumatoid arthritis is true?

A. Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis need to avoid aspirin.

B. Rheumatoid arthritis is inherited.

C. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis come and go.

D. Rheumatoid arthritis affects large joints (e.g., hips) but not small joints (e.g., fingers).

Question 11 of 52

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A flat electroencephalogram for ten minutes is one of the criteria for

A. clinical death.

B. euthanasia.

C. whole-brain death.

D. death as a mystery.

Question 12 of 52

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Which pattern has been seen in the United States since the early 1980s?

A. an increase in the number of people in nursing homes

B. a decrease in the number of people in nursing homes

C. a steady amount of people in nursing homes.

D. a decrease then a sharp increase in amount of people in nursing ...