1. Analyze websites that have information about aging for evidence of ageism, anti-aging measures, and exaggeration of longevity.

2. Ask five people of various ages if they want to live to age 100 and record their responses. Would they be willing to eat half as much, exercise much more, experience weekly dialysis, or undergo other procedures in order to extend life? Analyze the responses.

3. Visit someone in the hospital. Note all the elements in the environment—such as noise, lights, schedules, and personnel—that might cause an elderly patient to seemingly have a neurocognitive disorder.

>>ONLINE CONNECTIONS

To accompany your textbook, you have access to a number of online resources, including LearningCurve, which is an adaptive quizzing program; critical thinking questions; and case studies. For access to any of these links, go to www.worthpublishers.com/launchpad/bergerinvitels2ecanadian. In addition to these resources, you’ll find links to video clips, personalized study advice, and an e-Book. Among the videos and activities available online is the following:

• Alzheimer Disease. This activity includes videos and animations that outline the progressive course of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as the types and limits of treatments.