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101. Education improves our lives by  a. giving us the skills to make informed choices. b. helping us to be better equipped to monitor our physical condition. c. encouraging us to assume more stimulating jobs and leisure activities. d. doing all of these. 102. For 15 years, Cindy has been caring for her son, who has severe disabilities. One would expect  a. Cindy to have a lower BMI and higher LDLs. b. the telomeres of Cindy’s white blood cells to be significantly shorter. c. the telomeres of Cindy’s white blood cells to be significantly longer. d. Cindy to have a higher BMI and lower LDLs. 103. Chronic stress tends to cause the telomeres of chromosomes to   a. shorten. b. lengthen. c. multiply. d. mutate. 104. Andrea has been a negative person all of her life, always complaining and expecting the “worse.” Her sister Carol is an optimist and believes that “ever cloud as a silver lining.” Now that both sisters are middle-aged, Andrea worries about her wrinkles and gray hair, while Carol says these physical changes just make it easier for her to get the “senior citizen discount.” Knowing these sisters’ personality, one can predict that    a. Andrea will take better care of her health than Carol because she expects the worst and fears aging. b. Andrea will have less cognitive decline than Carol because she views life more realistically. c. Andrea produces more stress hormones than Carol. d. Carol will die 7.5 years earlier than Andrea. 105. A person that tends to be negative about life and aging and feels that “life controls them rather than them controlling life”    a. are less likely to take steps to improve their health. b. are more likely to experience cognitive decline. c. are more likely to die earlier than positive people. d. show all of these characteristics. 106. A person that tends to be positive about life and aging and feels that they are in control   a. are more likely to take steps to improve their health. b. are less likely to experience cognitive decline. c. die later than people who are negative. d. show all of these characteristics. 107. A “geriatric mother”      a. was a rare event generations ago. b. is a rare event in contemporary society. c. is a woman who has a child in her late 30s or older. d. is characterized by all of these. 108. Sometime after 50, most married couples face which of the following adjustments?  a. children leaving home b. one or both spouses retiring c.  health issues d. all of these 109. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the relationships of people over age 50?  a. Most people over 50 live with a spouse. b. Older women are more likely to be married than older men. c. In longitudinal studies, marital satisfaction declines sharply during the first 10 years of marriage. d. Couples married over 35 years disagree less than middle-aged couples married 15 years. 110. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the relationships of people over age 50?  a. Most people over 50 live with a spouse. b. Older men are more likely to be married than older women. c. In longitudinal studies, marital satisfaction declines sharply during the first 10 years of marriage. d. Couples married over 35 years disagree with each other as much as middle-aged couples married 15 years.