Gerontological theories of Aging Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass.
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Gerontological theories of Aging Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass.
Sociological Theories - AnswerChanging roles, relationships, status, and generational cohort
impact the older adult's ability to adapt.
Activity - AnswerRemaining occupied and involved is necessary to a satisfying late life....
Gerontological theories of Aging Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass.
Sociological Theories - Answer✔Changing roles, relationships, status, and generational cohort
impact the older adult's ability to adapt.
Activity - Answer✔Remaining occupied and involved is necessary to a satisfying late life.
Disengagement - Answer✔Gradual withdrawal from society and relationships serves to maintain
social equilibrium and promote internal reflection.
Subculture - Answer✔The elderly prefer to segregate from society in an aging subculture sharing
loss of status and societal negativity regarding the aged. Health and mobility are key
determinants of social status.
Continuity - Answer✔Personality influences roles and life satisfaction and remains consistent
throughout life. Past coping patterns recur as older adults adjust to physical, financial, and social
decline and contemplate death. Identifying with one's age group, finding a residence compatible
with one's limitations, and learning new roles postretirement are major tasks.
Age stratification - Answer✔Society is stratified by age groups that are the basis for acquiring
resources, roles, status, and deference from others. Age cohorts are influenced by their historical
context and share similar experiences, beliefs, attitudes, and expectations of life course
transitions.
Person-Environment-Fit - Answer✔Function is affected by ego strength, mobility, health,
cognition, sensory perception, and the environment. Competency changes one's ability to adapt
to environmental demands.
Gerotranscendence - Answer✔The elderly transform from a materialistic/ rational perspective
toward oneness with the universe. Successful transformation includes an outward focus,
accepting impending death, substantive relationships, intergenerational connectedness, and unity
with the universe.
Psychological Theories - Answer✔Explain aging in terms of mental processes, emotions,
attitudes, motivation, and personality development that is characterized by life stage transitions.
Human needs - Answer✔Five basic needs motivate human behavior in a lifelong process toward
need fulfillment.
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