Intro to Gerontology Exam 1 Questions And Answers 100% Pass.
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Intro to Gerontology Exam 1 Questions And
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Gerontology is the multi-discipliner study of- - Answeraging-seeks to understand the process
of aging and to improve the well-being of older persons
Gerontologists view aging in terms of 4 processes- - Answer1. chronological
2. biolg...
Intro to Gerontology Exam 1 Questions And
Answers 100% Pass.
Gerontology is the multi-discipliner study of- - Answer✔aging-seeks to understand the process
of aging and to improve the well-being of older persons
Gerontologists view aging in terms of 4 processes- - Answer✔1. chronological
2. biolgoical
3. pyshcological
4. social aging
Elderly is - Answer✔age 65 or older
fastest growing cohort in American
By 2020 there will be more - Answer✔65+ people that children under 5
In 1900 - Answer✔there was 3.4 million Americans age 65 yrs old or older
by 2000 - Answer✔there were 35 million
by 2030 - Answer✔there will be as many as 72 million
In 1900 the life expectancy at brith was - Answer✔47 yrs
Today life expectancy is - Answer✔78.1 yrs
Life expectancy is expected to group to - Answer✔82.6 by 2050
In 1900 people ages 65 and older accounted for - Answer✔4 percent of the U.S. population
In 2011 they accounted for - Answer✔13.1 percent
They are projected to account for - Answer✔21 percent of the population by 2050
The life expectancy of a female born in the U.S. in 2013 was and for males was - Answer✔80.8
years old compared to 75.7 for males
Women represent 58.8 percent - Answer✔of the 65 and older population and nearly 70 percent
of those over age 85
Maximum biological life span for cells that comprise and organism is - Answer✔120 years
the oldest documented ages that a human was - Answer✔122 years Jeanne Calment
Baby boomers - Answer✔individuals born between 1946-1964 which is 1/3 of the entire U.S.
population
In 2008 14 percent of the U.S. populations was - Answer✔were 85 and older (oldest-old)
By 2050 the oldest-old is projected to grow to over - Answer✔24 percent
Dependency ratio in 2010 was - Answer✔22:100
In 2030 the dependency ratio is projected to rise to - Answer✔37:100
What does this mean if the dependency ratio rises? - Answer✔The higher the ratio, the greater
the potential burden of dependent elders
Among the oldest-old.. - Answer✔66 percent are women
76 percent are widowed women compared to 38 percent of men who are widowers
The oldest-old generally have fewer - Answer✔years of education
lower average personal income
Disproportionately represented in hospitals and long-term care settings
In 2010 72,000 Americans - Answer✔has reached the milestone of living to 100 years
The educational attainment level of older adults in the U.S. has continually - Answer✔risen over
the past century
In 1960 less than 20 percent of older Americans
By 2010 - Answer✔had a high school degree
this has risen to 79 percent
Active life expectancy varies by - Answer✔gender, race, social class
The non-poor experience about - Answer✔1-2.5 additional years of active life expectancy
compared to the poor
A phenomenon characterized by lengthening the period of youthful vigor and experiencing only
a few years of major illness in very old age. - Answer✔Compression of Morbidity
The field of study that focuses on understanding the biological, psychological, and social aspects
of aging is called - Answer✔Social Gerontology
A type of study that compares people of different chronological ages at the same measurement
period. - Answer✔Cross-sectional
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