Cellular Clock Concept Quiz

What is the concept of a cellular clock primarily associated with?

What is the Hayflick limit?

What is the primary function of telomeres?

Research has shown that telomeres                .

What are free radicals?

Which of the following statements about antioxidants is true?

What is the primary function of human growth hormone (HGH) in the body?

What is DHEA commonly known for in the body?

In developed countries,                 were the dominant cause of death until the early 20th century.

The Hayflick limit is best described as                .

Within Australia,                 have the highest rates of death from heart disease.

Mike eats a healthy diet that includes lots of fruit and vegetables, hoping to benefit from their naturally occurring                , which promote longevity.

Edna is a healthy, active 103-year-old. Considering the findings in a recent study on healthy centenarians, Edna likely has longer                 than her centenarian peers who have heart disease, cancer, stroke or diabetes.

What is the primary purpose of hospice care?

What is the primary goal of palliative care?

In developed countries today, most people die                .

Which of the following is TRUE?

Research on hospice care has found that                .

Kathy was taking care of her husband, who has been battling colon cancer for 5 years, and had resisted the recommendation of family members to contact a hospice. Based on research, what is the most likely reason she would not accept this help?

Assisted suicide is legal in which of the following?

What is prolonged grief disorder (PGD)?

Research on grief has shown that                .

The feelings of intense and prolonged symptoms of grief, coupled with some form of functional impairment beyond 6 months, is referred to as                .

When individuals die, there is a period of grief. The most grief is experienced with the loss of parents, spouses and                .

Following the death of a spouse,                .

When death is expected, such as a death that occurs after a long illness,                .

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, which of the following is the correct order of emotions that people go through as a response to death?

Elliot was recently given the news that his cancer has spread rapidly and that he does not have much longer to live. Elliot responds with a calm inner peace and seeks to be close to those he cares about most. Elliot is clearly in Kübler-Ross’s                 stage, the final stage of her five proposed stages of responses to imminent death.

Which of the following is a critique of Kübler-Ross’s theory?

One critique of Kübler-Ross’s theory is that it overlooks                 as a response to a diagnosis of terminal illness.

Some research has shown that a person from                 would be most likely to respond to terminal illness and grief by focusing on the ways the prospect of death will change relationships with others.

What is Robert Butler's concept of life review?

Ruby, a teenager, and her sister, who is only 8 years old, recently lost their grandmother. Ruby is more likely than her sister to                .

For children to fully understand the concept of death, they need to understand that death is                .

Frank is 80 years old and is likely to conduct a                , thinking back on his life and accepting both the good and the bad.

Research on death anxiety has shown that                .

Research has shown that anxiety about death is highest among those who                .

What does the term 'reincarnation' refer to?

Which of the following statements best reflects afterlife beliefs within Australia and New Zealand?

One of your friends tells you that her mother died and she will be sitting shiva. In addition, she must recite a prayer called the Kaddish every day for 11 months. Your friend most likely follows which religion?

During the Chinese period of the Ghost Month,                .

What is Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead?

is/are the dominant cause of death in developing countries today.

Within Australia, which ethnic group has the highest rates of death from heart disease?

Researchers comparing telomeres of healthy centenarians to a comparison group of their peers with two or more chronic health conditions found that the telomeres of those who were healthy were                .

has/have sometimes yielded dramatic results in slowing the ageing process, but with some unpleasant side effects including growth of excess hair, liver damage and abnormal growth of facial bones.

In developed countries today, what percentage of people die at home?

The focus of hospice care is to                .

Prolonged grief disorder is characterised by                .

Parents who experience the death of a child                .

Which of the following is NOT considered a critique of the theory of Kübler-Ross?

Death anxiety is highest in which stage of life?

Children realise that death is permanent but it is not until middle childhood that they realise it is                .

Which statement best describes the results of the International Social Survey Programme survey on afterlife beliefs?

In which religion is cremation forbidden?

Robert’s sister Angela is very ill and near death. She has asked that a Catholic priest come to her bedside in order to perform what ritual?