Urine Retention Is a Greater Problem for Elderly Men Than

question 197

Multiple Choice

Urine retention is a greater problem for elderly men than for elderly women because men

• A) can develop benign prostatic hyperplasia.
• B) have larger bladders.
• C) have weaker urinary sphincters.
• D) have narrower ureters.
• E) have fewer glomeruli.

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Definitions:

Patriarchal Societies

Societies that are structured with males as the primary authority figures, central to social organization, and where fathers hold authority over women, children, and property.

Procreation

The biological process of reproducing offspring; the act of bringing new life into existence.

Conditioning

A process of behavior modification in which a subject learns to respond in a desired manner to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus that elicits the desired response.

Behaviourist

Referring to the school of psychology that focuses on observing and controlling behavior as the main source of psychological research and theory.