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Gerontology Midterm Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Gerontology Midterm Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Gerontology Midterm Exam1. Which of the following statements does not typify optimal aging?
a. Optimal aging should be viewed from a biopsychosocial perspective.
b. Optimal aging involves the individual adapting to change using a
strategy of selection, optimization or compensation.
c. Growing old is a time a transition, unique to each individual.
d. Optimal aging is uniformly defined by a single theory of aging.: Optimal
aging is uniformly defined by a single theory of aging.
2. As a person faces the challenges of growing older, one effective
strategy to promote optimal aging would be to
Select one:
a. obsess over the physical changes associated with aging and deny
their impact
b. immerse themselves in work to create an identity based upon their role
,in the workplace
c. focus their energy on continuing to be involved in situations that enable
them to provide service within their social network: focus their energy on
con- tinuing to be involved in situations that enable them to provide
service within their social network
3. Issues of
sexuality Select one:
a. are best addressed with an attentive attitude which legitimizes the
person's questions and facilitates helping the person get information
appropriate to their concerns
b. do not need to be addressed by the physical therapist since the older
adult is unlikely to ask any questions about sexual issues
c. diminish with age and are of little concern for older adults: are best
ad- dressed with an attentive attitude which legitimizes the person's
questions and facilitates helping the person get information
,appropriate to their concerns
4. Which of the following is an example of
ageism Select one:
a. Adjusting the lighting and the print on handouts to accommodate
presby- opia, and modulating your speech to accommodate presbycusis.
b. Designing therapy interventions to accommodate the normal changes
in the musculoskeletal system associated with aging
c. Equating memory loss with dementia and adjusting the therapy program
to address suspected cognitive deficits: c. Equating memory loss with
dementia and adjusting the therapy program to address suspected
cognitive deficits
, 5. Which of the following are possible areas of elder abuse. Select all
that apply.
Select one or more:
a. Passive neglect Seems obvious when you think about it but often
over- looked.
b. Material exploitation An example would be a family member
"borrowing" valuable china or silverware with the intent of never returning
it
c. Self-neglect Therapists should be attentive to individuals who are not
prop- erly caring for themselves. Often a sign of depression
d. Emotional mistreatment Abuse can be pyschological: a. Passive
neglect Seems obvious when you think about it but often
overlooked.
b.Material exploitation An example would be a family member
"borrowing" valuable china or silverware with the intent of never
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