Question

Which of the following statements about falls in late adulthood is true?

a. Declines in vision, hearing, and mobility increase the risk of falling. b. Because of weakened bones, serious injury results about 40 percent of the time.
c. The risk of serious injury due to falling far outweighs the health benefits of activity.
d. Nearly all older adults who have fallen admit that they purposefully avoid activities because they are afraid of falling again.

Answer 1

A. Declines in vision, hearing, and mobility increase the risk of falling

Step-by-step explanation:

Declines in vision, hearing, and mobility increase the risk of falling in late adulthood

Adulthood can be refer to as the stage of human lifespan when physical development, biological development and social development have been reached.

Adulthood comes with less effective sense organ which later causes difficulties in movement,hearing and even in vision. Though, Glasses, hearing aids and walking stick and others are devices that had been made to assist those in the adulthood stage to improve their lifestyle

Answer 2

Answer: A. Declines in vision, hearing, and mobility increase the risk of falling.

Explanation: The late Adulthood stage could be explained as a moment in an individual's life which is characterized by decline in physical strength or ability, reduction in the level of mental cognition and various physical impairment to body organs may start to set in. Thi speriod could be estimated to start around the age of 65 years according to Erik Erickson. Individual's in this stage stand the risk of falling without being running or being chased. Falls in late adulthood may be traced to decline or impairment of essential body organs such as the eyes which enables vision to see objects in our path, ears which enables us to identify audio interference and reduction in mobility, that is decline in one's ability to move freely.