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GerontologyDefine the study of gerontology. - ANS 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.
Provide an understanding that aging is a powerful process and that growth and
development do continue in later life. - ANS Aging is only your body changing
over time. You continue to grow and develop as time moves on as well as
learning new things
Establish the impact on society of the increasing adult population that is living
longer. - ANS In today's world people are living longer than ever before which is
creating a huge need for housing and other needs. This also impacts the elderly
because of the stereotyping that happens nowadays.
chronological - ANS number of years after birth
biological - ANS the changes reducing efficiency of organ systems
Psychological - ANS memory, learning, adaptive capacity, personality and mental
functioning
Social - ANS referring to social roles, relationships, and the overall social context
in which we grow old
Explain factors that contribute to the social problem of ageism today and how
attitudes about the elderly have changed since early America. - ANS With ageism
today we often look down on elders and fear them and the thought of growing
older scares most people. Back in early America people looked up to elders
because they were wise and had lots of knowledge and were appreciated more.
personal ageism - ANS person's attitudes, ideas, and beliefs that are unfair
against older people
Institutional ageism - ANS establish rules, missions that discriminate against
older people
,Intentional ageism - ANS rules that are biased against older people with
knowledge
Unintentional ageism - ANS practice without person responsible for recognizing
the unfairness
Distinguish the various generations (general period of time). - ANS early life,
midlife, and late life, Baby boomers 1946-64, Millennials
Describe and explain the reasons for the increase in the elderly population. -
ANS With advances in medicine and healthy lifestyles the elderly are living longer
stereotypes - ANS generalized beliefs or opinions based on individual
experience, often produced by irrational thinking
why stereotyping is common in societies and why they are inaccurate depictions
of reality. - ANS It is common in societies because it is easy for people to make
quick assessments of other people. It is either indirect or direct and is usually
inaccurate. We generalize by putting people into categories and we oversimplify
reality. Also it can be positive or negative.
Illness (stereotyping negative) - ANS many younger people always think that
older people are sick or get sick often,
mental decline (stereotyping negative) - ANS younger people view older people
as forgetful and don't know what is going on around them.
Golden agers (stereotyping Positive) - ANS lively, adventurous, active, sociable,
witty
Perfect grandparents (stereotyping positive) - ANS kind, loving, family oriented,
generous, grateful
Explain the problems with defining "who is old." - ANS No clear definition;
-chronologically: it is 65+
-biology: how well one functions
-social standards: when someone is too old to be looking a certain way
, Explain the legal definition of old and where it was established. - ANS On
retirement, a person's lifestyle generally changes dramatically, creating a point of
entry from one phase of life to another that has become a social event for
celebration and congratulations
Explain variations in biological decline. - ANS Genetic variation describes
naturally occurring genetic differences among individuals of the same species.
This variation permits flexibility and survival of a population in the face of
changing environmental circumstances.
Explain how self-concept affects aging. - ANS Is the way in which people see
themselves as being
Describe college students' stereotypes of the elderly and how these differ from
reality. - ANS They have mixed emotions on the elderly. They base it mainly on a
biological model of decrement and excludes personality, skill, and interactional
factors. This can be a particularly problematic perspective among students
training for the health and healing professions. Most college kids don't think the
elderly have enough money to live on.
Describe media portrayals of the elderly and the problems with these portrayals. -
ANS They have a very negative outlook on elderly people. They both reflect and
create perception that has a strong impact on our views of life. They want you to
look younger to be more attractive and be desirable. They tell you to not be old
and stay as young as you can.
Authoritarian personality - ANS less-educated, rigid, untrusting, insecure people
are the ones who hold prejudices
Frustration-aggression hypothesis - ANS those who are frustrated, perhaps by
poverty and low status, take it out in aggression toward others
Selective perception - ANS we see what we expect to see and selectively ignore
what we do not expect to see
Sigmund Freud - ANS He believed that it is not human reason but unconscious
psychological forces that most profoundly affect our thoughts and behaviors.
These forces originate in the emotions of early childhood and continue their
influence throughout our lives. It occurs in the first 8-10 years of life and from
then on we replay them through our lives. Mainly dealt with young children
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