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Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, 11th Edition
Nancy R. Hooyman | Daniel B Kaplan | Guillermo Ernest Gonzales
Chapter 1: The Growth of Social Gerontology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In contrast to geriatrics, gerontology focuses on the relation of aging to social
a. security.
b. structures.
c. diseases.
d. constraints.
Answer: b
Topic: The Field of Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.1: Distinguish social gerontology from related disciplines and associated career paths
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
2. When we say someone does not “act their age,” we are making a judgment that their chronological age
is ______ their psychological, social, and biological age.
a. parallel to
b. congruent with
c. incongruent with
d. similar to
Answer: c
Topic: The Field of Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.1: Distinguish social gerontology from related disciplines and associated career paths
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
3. A gerontological specialist is someone whose primary training is in:
a. gerontology.
b. geriatrics.
c. psychology.
d. another discipline.
Answer: d
Topic: The Field of Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.1: Distinguish social gerontology from related disciplines and associated career paths
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
4. The normal decline of our organ systems is known as
a. senescence.
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, b. sequestration.
c. acquiescence.
d. fenestration.
Answer: a
Topic: How Is Aging Defined?
Learning Objective: 1.2: Define precise, appropriate, and respectful terminology for the scope and characteristics of
aging
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. When discussing age, _______ is less important than functional ability.
a. psychological age
b. social age
c. chronological age
d. physiological age
Answer: c
Topic: How Is Aging Defined?
Learning Objective: 1.2: Define precise, appropriate, and respectful terminology for the scope and characteristics of
aging
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
6. Ageism, like sexism, attributes certain traits to __________ members of a group solely because of a
characteristic they share (in this case, a certain age).
a. the worst
b. all
c. selected
d. the weakest
Answer: b
Topic: Confronting Ageism
Learning Objective: 1.3: Explain the consequences of ageism on individuals and society, and efforts to combat them
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
7. A group of people born at approximately the same time and sharing many life experiences is known as
a
a. clique.
b. synchronous triad.
c. sample.
d. cohort.
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,Answer: d
Topic: How Is Aging Defined?
Learning Objective: 1.2: Define precise, appropriate, and respectful terminology for the scope and characteristics of
aging
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
8. Active aging is most closely related to
a. healthy living.
b. economic prospects.
c. resilience.
d. marital status.
Answer: c
Topic: An Active and Healthy Aging Framework
Learning Objective: 1.3: Expand the active and healthy aging framework with respect to resilience and life course
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
9. Optimizing opportunities for health, participation, and security to enhance the quality of life as people
age was the original definition of __________ proposed by the World Health Organization.
a. social well-being
b. social determinism
c. healthy living
d. active aging
Answer: d
Topic: An Active and Healthy Aging Framework
Learning Objective: 1.4: Expand the active and healthy aging framework with respect to resilience and life course
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
10. Education, employment, and health care are ________ of health that influence models of active and
healthy aging.
a. physical realities
b. social determinants
c. random attributes
d. social manifestos
Answer: b
Topic: An Active and Healthy Aging Framework
Learning Objective: 1.4: Expand the active and healthy aging framework with respect to resilience and life course
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
11. An example of environmental press as used in social gerontology is
a. the thinning of the ozone layer.
b. a climate change reporter.
c. moving to a new home.
d. lobbying for Medicaid.
Answer: c
Topic: A Person–Environment Perspective on Social Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.5: Illustrate the person–environment perspective of understanding the quality of older adults’ lives
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, Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
12. Wally, a 75-year-old marathon runner, typically ran best when his 78-year-old cousin, who was
___________, ran with him; this outcome illustrates concepts associated with the notion of environmental
press.
a. slightly faster
b. slightly slower
c. much faster
d. much slower
Answer: a
Topic: A Person–Environment Perspective on Social Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.5: Illustrate the person–environment perspective of understanding the quality of older adults’ lives
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
13. Too little environmental stress can have a ________ effect on individual performance.
a. negligible
b. negative
c. positive
d. neutralizing
Answer: b
Topic: A Person–Environment Perspective on Social Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.5: Illustrate the person–environment perspective of understanding the quality of older adults’ lives
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, 11th Edition
Nancy R. Hooyman | Daniel B Kaplan | Guillermo Ernest Gonzales
Chapter 1: The Growth of Social Gerontology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In contrast to geriatrics, gerontology focuses on the relation of aging to social
a. security.
b. structures.
c. diseases.
d. constraints.
Answer: b
Topic: The Field of Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.1: Distinguish social gerontology from related disciplines and associated career paths
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
2. When we say someone does not “act their age,” we are making a judgment that their chronological age
is ______ their psychological, social, and biological age.
a. parallel to
b. congruent with
c. incongruent with
d. similar to
Answer: c
Topic: The Field of Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.1: Distinguish social gerontology from related disciplines and associated career paths
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
3. A gerontological specialist is someone whose primary training is in:
a. gerontology.
b. geriatrics.
c. psychology.
d. another discipline.
Answer: d
Topic: The Field of Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.1: Distinguish social gerontology from related disciplines and associated career paths
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
4. The normal decline of our organ systems is known as
a. senescence.
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, b. sequestration.
c. acquiescence.
d. fenestration.
Answer: a
Topic: How Is Aging Defined?
Learning Objective: 1.2: Define precise, appropriate, and respectful terminology for the scope and characteristics of
aging
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. When discussing age, _______ is less important than functional ability.
a. psychological age
b. social age
c. chronological age
d. physiological age
Answer: c
Topic: How Is Aging Defined?
Learning Objective: 1.2: Define precise, appropriate, and respectful terminology for the scope and characteristics of
aging
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
6. Ageism, like sexism, attributes certain traits to __________ members of a group solely because of a
characteristic they share (in this case, a certain age).
a. the worst
b. all
c. selected
d. the weakest
Answer: b
Topic: Confronting Ageism
Learning Objective: 1.3: Explain the consequences of ageism on individuals and society, and efforts to combat them
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
7. A group of people born at approximately the same time and sharing many life experiences is known as
a
a. clique.
b. synchronous triad.
c. sample.
d. cohort.
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,Answer: d
Topic: How Is Aging Defined?
Learning Objective: 1.2: Define precise, appropriate, and respectful terminology for the scope and characteristics of
aging
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
8. Active aging is most closely related to
a. healthy living.
b. economic prospects.
c. resilience.
d. marital status.
Answer: c
Topic: An Active and Healthy Aging Framework
Learning Objective: 1.3: Expand the active and healthy aging framework with respect to resilience and life course
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
9. Optimizing opportunities for health, participation, and security to enhance the quality of life as people
age was the original definition of __________ proposed by the World Health Organization.
a. social well-being
b. social determinism
c. healthy living
d. active aging
Answer: d
Topic: An Active and Healthy Aging Framework
Learning Objective: 1.4: Expand the active and healthy aging framework with respect to resilience and life course
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
10. Education, employment, and health care are ________ of health that influence models of active and
healthy aging.
a. physical realities
b. social determinants
c. random attributes
d. social manifestos
Answer: b
Topic: An Active and Healthy Aging Framework
Learning Objective: 1.4: Expand the active and healthy aging framework with respect to resilience and life course
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
11. An example of environmental press as used in social gerontology is
a. the thinning of the ozone layer.
b. a climate change reporter.
c. moving to a new home.
d. lobbying for Medicaid.
Answer: c
Topic: A Person–Environment Perspective on Social Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.5: Illustrate the person–environment perspective of understanding the quality of older adults’ lives
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, Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
12. Wally, a 75-year-old marathon runner, typically ran best when his 78-year-old cousin, who was
___________, ran with him; this outcome illustrates concepts associated with the notion of environmental
press.
a. slightly faster
b. slightly slower
c. much faster
d. much slower
Answer: a
Topic: A Person–Environment Perspective on Social Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.5: Illustrate the person–environment perspective of understanding the quality of older adults’ lives
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
13. Too little environmental stress can have a ________ effect on individual performance.
a. negligible
b. negative
c. positive
d. neutralizing
Answer: b
Topic: A Person–Environment Perspective on Social Gerontology
Learning Objective: 1.5: Illustrate the person–environment perspective of understanding the quality of older adults’ lives
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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