GLPH 385 Module 1: Introduction to Aging Biohacking and Gerontechnology
Question
TRUE and answers
or FALSE: correctly
most older adults solved
are 2025/2026
1 healthy, active, and indepen- dent for TR
. much of their lives UE
2.What can a negative association to- - ageist
assumptions
wards the process of aging perpet- - discrimination faced by older adults
uate?
3. Ageist assumptions and Discrimination and devaluing of older adults
stereo- types contribute to
what?
4. What is ageism defined as? The systematic stereotyping of and discrimination
against people because they are old
5. According to Hagestad and Age-heterogenous settings
Uhlen- berg, 'stable, lasting
interactions' in what kind of
settings are essential in
combatting ageism?
FALSE: the older population is becoming
6. TRUE or FALSE: the older
increasingly diverse with a greater
popula- tion is becoming
representation from individuals of colour and
decreasingly di- verse
those who identify as LGBTQ+
7. What age group is
considered old-old? Anyone between the ages of 75 and 84
8. What age group is considered
old- est-old? Anyone 85 years or older
9. Of the oldest-old, majority are what Women
gender?
10. TRUE
1/
22
, GLPH 385 Module 1: Introduction to Aging Biohacking and
Gerontechnolog
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_abo64e
TRUE or FALSE: there are many
more widowed women than wid-
owed men
11. TRUE or FALSE: the average person- FALSE
al income of the oldest-old is gener-
ally higher than the rest of the
older population
12. The oldest-old are -poverty
disproportion- ately -lack of social support
represented in hospitals and
in long-term care settings, possible - physical limitations
due to what factors?
13. What groups can the oldest-old -centenarian
be further broken down into? -super-centenarian
14. What is a centenarian? A person who is one hundred years old or more
15. What is a super-centenarian? A person who has reached 110 years of age or more
16. TRUE or FALSE: Most 18. TRUE or FALSE: super-
centenarians are healthy, centenari- ans have a lower
mentally alert, free of major incidence of car-
disability, able to perform
most daily activities, and are
en- gaged in their
communities
17. TRUE or FALSE: super
centenarians have more
chronic diseases and
physical disabilities
2/
22
, TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
3/
22
Question
TRUE and answers
or FALSE: correctly
most older adults solved
are 2025/2026
1 healthy, active, and indepen- dent for TR
. much of their lives UE
2.What can a negative association to- - ageist
assumptions
wards the process of aging perpet- - discrimination faced by older adults
uate?
3. Ageist assumptions and Discrimination and devaluing of older adults
stereo- types contribute to
what?
4. What is ageism defined as? The systematic stereotyping of and discrimination
against people because they are old
5. According to Hagestad and Age-heterogenous settings
Uhlen- berg, 'stable, lasting
interactions' in what kind of
settings are essential in
combatting ageism?
FALSE: the older population is becoming
6. TRUE or FALSE: the older
increasingly diverse with a greater
popula- tion is becoming
representation from individuals of colour and
decreasingly di- verse
those who identify as LGBTQ+
7. What age group is
considered old-old? Anyone between the ages of 75 and 84
8. What age group is considered
old- est-old? Anyone 85 years or older
9. Of the oldest-old, majority are what Women
gender?
10. TRUE
1/
22
, GLPH 385 Module 1: Introduction to Aging Biohacking and
Gerontechnolog
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_abo64e
TRUE or FALSE: there are many
more widowed women than wid-
owed men
11. TRUE or FALSE: the average person- FALSE
al income of the oldest-old is gener-
ally higher than the rest of the
older population
12. The oldest-old are -poverty
disproportion- ately -lack of social support
represented in hospitals and
in long-term care settings, possible - physical limitations
due to what factors?
13. What groups can the oldest-old -centenarian
be further broken down into? -super-centenarian
14. What is a centenarian? A person who is one hundred years old or more
15. What is a super-centenarian? A person who has reached 110 years of age or more
16. TRUE or FALSE: Most 18. TRUE or FALSE: super-
centenarians are healthy, centenari- ans have a lower
mentally alert, free of major incidence of car-
disability, able to perform
most daily activities, and are
en- gaged in their
communities
17. TRUE or FALSE: super
centenarians have more
chronic diseases and
physical disabilities
2/
22
, TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
3/
22
