GERO FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Ageism can oppress any age group, young or old - True Aging stereotypes among young adults have become more negative over the past 20 years - False Fear of aging can be reflected in the non-use of privileges like senior discounts - True In the United States, more men survive to old age than women - False You cannot take any preventative measures when you are younger to help alter the effects of the aging process - False Some genes that code for late-life diseases may also have positive effects - True Life review is a key task of stage eight in the human development model - True Senility is an inevitable consequence of growing old - False Job performance peaks in early adulthood, regardless of the profession - False Antioxidants are believed to slow the progression of Alzheimers disease - True Findings from the Maas-Kuyper's study indicate that a positive personality is possible in spite of childhood trauma - True Hospice is an example of activity theory in practice today - FalseThe process of stereotyping fulfills our need to structure and organize situations - True The most common form of chronic organic brain disease is Alzheimer's disease - True Older men are more likely than older women to attend exercise classes - False An authoritarian personality is a common factor in elder abuse - True "Detroit Syndrome" describes the practice of employers replacing older workers instead of retraining them, used to describe the older population - True The generation of Americans born between 1946 and 1964 has been described as the Silent Generation - False According to the Norm of Beneficence, society expects us to maintain balance in our intergenerational relationships - False According to Social Exchange Theory, the oldest-old (85+) benefit most from intergenerational relationships - True Gerontology is which of the following - All of the above In developed countries such as the United States, the legal definition of "old" is considered to be this age - 65 Social Security was first developed by Otto von Bismarck in this country - Germany The ___ metaphor is particular helpful to understanding wisdom and issues concerning preparation for one's death - Transcendent selfThis chronic condition can often be triggered by a repetitive stress injury to a single joint - Osteoarthritis Presbyopia is a condition in which ____ is impaired - Near vision