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Gerontology Unit 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Area agencies on Aging (AAA) - -Regional agencies that provide information referrals to community- based services or offer them as part of their mission AARP - -A non-profit non-partisan group that advocates for the needs of older adults a...

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Area agencies on Aging (AAA) - ✔✔-Regional agencies that provide information referrals to community-

based services or offer them as part of their mission


AARP - ✔✔-A non-profit non-partisan group that advocates for the needs of older adults and promotes

their quality of life


Active Adult Communities - ✔✔-Communities designed to provide all the amenities a person age 55+

could use without leaving.


Activity Theory - ✔✔-A gerontological theory to examine old age.


-It posits that older adults are happier and healthier when they remain engaged in daily life and social

interactions.


Adult Protective Services - ✔✔-A local government agency mandated to investigate reports of suspected

elder abuse within a community.


Ageism - ✔✔-The systematic stereotyp8ing of and discrimination against individuals who are old


-Fosters the notion that older adults are not useful and not valued.


Agrarian Societies - ✔✔-Any communities whose economy is based on producing and maintaining crops

and farmland


Americans with Disabilities Act - ✔✔-A federal civil rights policy for individuals with disabilities


-The overarching goal of this is to integrate individuals with disabilities into communities and society

with the same access and rights as persons with the same access and right as persons without disabilities


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, Baby Boom Generation - ✔✔-Americans born after WWII ended - between 1946 and 1964


Bill Thomas - ✔✔-


Biopsychosocial - ✔✔-Biological, psychological, and sociological factors that influence aging processes,

quality of life, and well-being


Caregiver - ✔✔-A person who provides care for an individual


Centenarian - ✔✔-A person at least 100 years old


Chronological Age - ✔✔-The length of time a person has been alive (e.g., he turned 70 years old on his

last birthday)


Cohousing - ✔✔-A type of collaborative housing housing in which residents actively participate in the

design and operation of their own neighborhood.


Competency - ✔✔-The ability to make personal choices and understand the consequences of those

choices place the decision-maker or other people at risk.


Continuing Care Retirement Communities - ✔✔-Communities specifically designed to provide a

spectrum of lifetime care to residents.


-Housing arrangements range from independent housing (least restrictive) to skilled nursing home care

(most restrictive)


Continuity Theory - ✔✔-A psychological theory in gerontology that theorizes that people remain

consistent in how they live their lives, manage their relationships, and exhibit their personalities even

though they may experience changes in their physical, mental, and social status


Continuum of Care - ✔✔-A regional or local body that coordinates housing and services funding for

homeless families and individuals




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