Chapter 1 – Gerontology Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass.
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Gerontology
Chapter 1 – Gerontology Exam Questions
And Answers 100% Pass.
Describe the subjective and objective ways that aging is defined: - Answergeriatrics,
gerontology, gerontics, and chronologic age
Identify personal and societal attitudes toward aging - AnswerGerontophobia, ageism, and age
discrim...
Chapter 1 – Gerontology Exam Questions
And Answers 100% Pass.
Describe the subjective and objective ways that aging is defined: - Answer✔geriatrics,
gerontology, gerontics, and chronologic age
Identify personal and societal attitudes toward aging - Answer✔Gerontophobia, ageism, and age
discrimination
Define ageism - Answer✔the disliking of aging and older adults based on the belief that aging
makes people unattractive, unintelligent, and unproductive
Discuss the myths that exist with regard to aging - Answer✔Myths: "Older adults..."
- are pretty much alike
- generally are alone and lonely
- tend to be sick, frail and dependent of others
- are often cognitively impaired
- suffer from depression
- become more difficult and rigid with advancing years
- can barely cope with the inevitable declines associating with aging
Facts: "Older adults..."
- Are a very diverse age group
- typically maintain close contact with family
- usually live independently
- may experience some decline in intellectual abilities, but it is usually not severe enough to
cause problems in daily living
- generally have lower rates of diagnosable depression when they live in community settings,
when compared with younger adults
- tend to maintain a consistent personality throughout the life span
- typically adjust well to the challenges of aging
Identify recent demographic trends and their impact on society - Answer✔Scope of the aging
population, gender and ethnic disparity, the baby boomers, marital status, geographical
distribution of the older adult population and educational status
Describe the effects of recent legislation on the economic status of older adults - Answer✔1965
- Medicare and Medicaid established
- Administration on Aging established
1967
- Age discrimination Act passed
1972
- supplemental security income program instituted
- social security benefits indexed to reflect inflation, cost of living adjustment,
- nutrition act, which allows for providing nutrition programs for older adults, passed
1973
- council on aging established
1978
- mandatory retirement age changed to 70 years
1986
- mandatory retirement age eliminated for most employees
1988
- catastrophic health insurance became part of medicare
1990
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