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0 + * * <br />National Institute on Aging <br />What's Y <br />01MAOT <br />I.Q.? <br />True False <br />1. <br />Baby boomers are the fastest growing segment of the population. <br />O <br />❑ <br />2. <br />Families don't bother wiih their older relatives. <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />3. <br />Everyone becomes confused or forgetful if they live long enough. <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />4. <br />You can be too old to exercise. <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />5. <br />Heart disease is a much bigger problem for older men than for <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />older women. <br />6. <br />The older you get, the less you sleep. <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />7. <br />People should watch their weight as they age. <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />8. <br />Most older people are depressed. Why shouldn't they be? <br />❑ <br />D <br />9. <br />There's no point in screening older people for cancer because <br />O <br />- ❑ <br />they can't be treated. <br />10. <br />Older people take more medications than younger people. <br />❑ <br />D <br />11. <br />People begin to lose interest in sex around age 55. <br />D <br />❑ <br />12. <br />If your parents had Alzheimer's'disease, you will inevitably get it. <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />13. <br />Diet and exercise reduce the risk for osteoporosis. <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />14. <br />As your body changes with age, so does your personality. <br />❑ <br />D <br />15. <br />Older people might as well accept urinary accidents as a fact of life. <br />D <br />❑ <br />16. <br />Suicide is mainly a problem for teenagers. <br />❑ <br />- ❑ <br />17. <br />Falls and injuries "just happen" to older people. <br />❑ <br />D <br />18. <br />Everybody gets cataracts. <br />D <br />❑ <br />19. <br />Extremes of heat and cold can be especially dangerous for <br />D <br />❑ <br />older people. <br />20. <br />"You can't teach an old dog new tricks." <br />❑ <br />❑ <br />