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NUR 351- Exam 1 questions withcomplete solutions
process of systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against people because they are old - correct
answer ✔✔ageism
this chronological definition is age 65-74 - correct answer ✔✔young old
this chronological definition is age 75-84 - correct answer ✔✔middle old
this chronological definition is age 85+ - correct answer ✔✔old old
this chronological definition is age 100 + - correct answer ✔✔centenarians
this chronological definition is age 110+ - correct answer ✔✔supercentenarians
this cohort had hard workers, was extraordinarily frugal, had home remedies, well-defined gender roles,
families were very structured, women outnumbered the men and any deviation from "normal" was
heavily stigmatized - correct answer ✔✔Great Depression era
this cohort was from the 1940-1950s, they had a strong value of the economy and they are pro-unions,
they had better education, veterans benefits, complex family structures, and often worried about funeral
expenses - correct answer ✔✔war era
this helped better veterans education and it paid for higher education for men coming home for WWII -
correct answer ✔✔GI bill
you would get this during the war era from being in the military - correct answer ✔✔pension
, home is a reflection of the individual and it signifies _________ - correct answer ✔✔independence
it is our legal duty to provide and improve ____________ and standards of practice is our social contract
with the public - correct answer ✔✔well being
the reasons for increasing number of older people, there was a - correct answer ✔✔graying of America
graying of America includes a population boom in - correct answer ✔✔1950
Graying of America includes a population bust in - correct answer ✔✔1970-2000
top 5 causes of death in older adults - correct answer ✔✔heart disease, lung, breast and prostate
cancer, and cerebrovascular disease
this theory sees aging as inevitable withdrawal from society - correct answer ✔✔disengagement theory
this theory believes the social role should stop to allow others to grow, meaning you dont need to be
active or engaged, not always voluntary, and this is isolation - correct answer ✔✔disengagement theory
this theory believes aging is errors in protein synthesis that accumulate over time - correct answer
✔✔free radical theory
this theory believes error are random but can be traced to free radicals, we all have free radicals so there
has to be a balance between free radicals and antioxidants - correct answer ✔✔free radical theory
this theory believes we have limited antioxidants available and this is why it is important for older adults
to eat food high in antioxidants - correct answer ✔✔free radical theory
this theory believes aging is a loss of immunologic protection - correct answer ✔✔immunity theory
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