Intro to Gerontology Exam Study Guide
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the majority of people over the age of 65 are in good health - ANSWER-true
what you do now (diet, exercise, stress, smoking, drinking, and other lifestyle factors) has a large impact
on how well one ages - ANSWER-true
stress can cause someone to ...
antioxidants may help to slow the progression of alzheimers disease - ANSWER✔✔-true
findings for the maas-kuypers study indicate that a positive personality is possible in spite of childhood
trauma - ANSWER✔✔-true
lung cancer is the most common form of cancer among women - ANSWER✔✔-false
sigmund freud believed that our psychological development is complete by the time we reach age 10 -
ANSWER✔✔-true
average life span varies across the world due to factors such as economic development - ANSWER✔✔-
true
ageism increases when society accepts negative stereotypes as true - ANSWER✔✔-true
older adults had lower social status in the 1800s as compared to today - ANSWER✔✔-true
detroit syndrome describes the practice of employers replacing older workers instead of retraining them
- ANSWER✔✔-true
the generation of americans born between 1946 and 1964 has been described as the baby boom
generation - ANSWER✔✔-true
according to the norm of reciprocity, society expects us to maintain balance in many of our relationships
- ANSWER✔✔-true
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