Gerontology Exam Questions And Answers
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Aging - AnswerProgressive changes during adult years, these changes are not necessarily
negative nor do they reduce an individual's viability
Gerontology - AnswerThe study of the human aging process from maturity to old age, as well
as the stud...
Aging - Answer✔Progressive changes during adult years, these changes are not necessarily
negative nor do they reduce an individual's viability
Gerontology - Answer✔The study of the human aging process from maturity to old age, as well
as the study of the older adult as a special population
Geriatrics - Answer✔The study of health and disease in later life
Concerned w/ the comprehensive health care of older people and the well-being of their
caregivers
Senscence - Answer✔Mutations that may accumulate over time in certain genes in cells in the
reproductive system, on the other hand, describe age related loss of function
Ageism - Answer✔The prejudiced behavior of individuals and systems within the culture against
older adults
Chronological aging - Answer✔Number of years since birth
Biological aging - Answer✔The changes reducing efficiency of organ systems
Psychological Aging - Answer✔Memory, learning, adaptive capacity, personality, and mental
functioning
Social Aging - Answer✔Referring to social roles, relationships, and the overall social context in
which we grow old
Health technology - Answer✔Reduced infant mortality and prolonged adult life
Scientific technology - Answer✔Creating jobs that do not depend on skills and knowledge
accumulated over decades of experience
Gerontophilia - Answer✔1600 to 1800
Old age was exalted and venerated, sometimes hated and feared, but more often honored and
obeyed
Gerontophobia - Answer✔1800 to present
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