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Intro to Gerontology Exam Questions with complete solutions latest version 2024/2025.
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Intro to Gerontologythe majority of people over the age of 65 are in good health - ANS true
what you do now (diet, exercise, stress, smoking, drinking, and other lifestyle
factors) has a large impact on how well one ages - ANS true
stress can cause someone to exhibit the traits of a person much older - ANS true
in the united states, more men survive to old age than women - ANS false
erikson described different late-life transitions for men and women as gender
splitting - ANS false
some genes that code for late-life diseases (like alzhiemers or cancer) may have
had positive benefits in early life - ANS true
gerontologists study aging at an individual and population level - ANS true
personality change is a part of normal aging, just like gray hair and wrinkled skin
- ANS false
job performance peaks in early adulthood, regardless of the profession - ANS
false
antioxidants may help to slow the progression of alzheimer's disease - ANS true
findings for the maas-kuypers study indicate that a positive personality is
possible in spite of childhood trauma - ANS true
lung cancer is the most common form of cancer among women - ANS false
sigmund freud believed that our psychological development is complete by the
time we reach age 10 - ANS true
average life span varies across the world due to factors such as economic
development - ANS true
, ageism increases when society accepts negative stereotypes as true - ANS true
older adults had lower social status in the 1800s as compared to today - ANS
true
detroit syndrome describes the practice of employers replacing older workers
instead of retaining them - ANS true
the generation of americans born between 1946 and 1964 has been described as
the baby boom generation - ANS true
according to the norm of reciprocity, society expects us to maintain balance in
many of our relationships - ANS true
ageism can oppress any age group, young or old - ANS true
gerontology is which of the following - ANS all of the above; the scientific study
of aging, the study of the elderly as a special population, multidisciplinary, a
"new" field beginning in the 1950s
lifestyle, heredity (genetics), environment, and medical care are all factors that
influence a person's longevity. how much (%) can we attribute lifestyle and
heredity to our longevity? - ANS 50% lifestyle and 20% heredity
social security was first developed by otto von bismarck in this country - ANS
germany
embracing the values of society, a behavioral pattern in young adulthood, is
known as - ANS acculturation
in developed countries such as the united states, the legal definition of "old" is
considered to be this age - ANS 65
this documentary explores the experiences of living and working in a long term
care facility (nursing home and assisted living facility) - ANS "almost home"
society's expectation that we grant some favors without expecting a reward (such
as assistance to a frail elder) is known as - ANS norm of beneficence
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