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Approach 2nd Edition By Judith A. Sugar, PhD 9780826162939
Chapter 1-15 Complete Guide .
What are three ways to keep your brain young? - ANSWER: Fast walking
Being social
Relaxation
Normative versus nonnormative - ANSWER: Normative: Biological and sociocultural influences that
linked fairly clearly with age
Eg: Puberty and menopause
Nonnormative: Events that are significant and unique for a particular individual, but are not typical to
the everyday pattern of life
Eg: Death of a parent and disability
Experiences such as menopause and facial wrinkling are: - ANSWER: Normative age-graded influences
What is it: Influences that are predictable w/ age
Social security began in 1935 as an initiative by President: - ANSWER: Roosevelt
Multidirectionality refers to: - ANSWER: development and aging involving both decline and growth.
Change due to disease, lifestyle, and environmental factors across adulthood is termed by: - ANSWER:
secondary aging (not related to normal aging process)
Tertiary aging - ANSWER: Rapid loss occurring shortly before death (terminal drop)
Holistic aging - ANSWER: Emphasizing a balance between mind, body, and soul within the aging
process
A religious conversion that occurred for a young adult is an example of: - ANSWER: Nonnormative
event
According to the text, because of the changing population trends in the US, the chances of _____
conflict may increase - ANSWER: Intergenerational
Jamal experienced a rapid loss of his ability to function shortly before his death at 79, Jamal's
development change is an example of
____ aging: - ANSWER: Tertiary aging
[] Refers to the extent to which an aging study instrument measures what the investigator thinks it is
measuring reflects the instruments: - ANSWER: Validity
What is reliability - ANSWER: The extent to which the results of the test are accurate and consistent
Women have approximately a [ ] year advantage over men in longevity - ANSWER: 5
Getting a flu shot is an example of [ ] prevention - ANSWER: Primary
Two types of ageism include: - ANSWER: Explicit and implicit
, What is it: Explicit is a conscious effort whereas implicit is unconscious
Three categories of centenarians: - ANSWER: Survivors, delayers, & escapers
Five ways of defining age: - ANSWER: Chronological
Biological
Psychological
Social
Perceived/subjective
Chronological age - ANSWER: Age measured in years, months and says an individual's dob
Short index
Problematic and flawed because everyone differs in health
Biological age - ANSWER: Age of body systems based on biomarkers/ not a single number
Measured blood pressure, respiratory capacity, blood glucose levels, cardiovascular history
Not simple to calculate
Better indicator of health [than chronological age]
Psychological age - ANSWER: Individual's capability along various dimensions of cognitive (brain) or
emotional functioning
Examples: memory, perception, learning, self-esteem, and self-efficacy
Social age - ANSWER: Society's age expectations
Culturally preferred or expected timing of important life transitions
On time vs off time
Perceived/subjective age - ANSWER: How old does an individual feel themself to be?
Are you as young as you feel?
If you feel young then you may engage in activities that make you feel younger
Four characteristics of positive agers - ANSWER: Mobilize resources to meet challenges of aging
Make life choices that preserve well-being
Cultivate flexibility to deal w/age related decline
Focus on positives (vs. the negatives) in old age
What is a super ager - ANSWER: An elite group of elderly people age 80+
On 3-D MRI scans, their brains appear as young as the brains of middle-aged people
Finding views as "remarkable" given the fact that gray matter or brain cell loss is a common part of
normal aging
Resistant to the normal rate of decline seen by average older adults
What is a superager - ANSWER: Men and women in their 80s and 90s with brains and memories that
seems decades younger similar to individuals in their 40s and 50s
What is gerontology - ANSWER: Study of aging from maturity through old age
What is ageism - ANSWER: Stereotyping against individuals due to their old age (can lead to
discrimination)
Can be quite prevalent that becomes invisible
Ageism can occur at both ends of age spectrum
Four types of ageism: - ANSWER: Personal
Institutional
Intentional
Unintentional
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