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Gerontology Exam Study Guide Solutions
Aging - ANSWER✔✔-Progressive changes during adult years, these changes are not necessarily negative
nor do they reduce an individual's viability
Gerontology - ANSWER✔✔-The study of the human aging process from maturity to old age, as well as
the study of the older adult as a special population
Geriatrics - ANSWER✔✔-The study of health and disease in later life
Concerned w/ the comprehensive health care of older people and the well-being of their caregivers
Senscence - ANSWER✔✔-Mutations that may accumulate over time in certain genes in cells in the
reproductive system, on the other hand, describe age related loss of function
Ageism - ANSWER✔✔-The prejudiced behavior of individuals and systems within the culture against
older adults
Chronological aging - ANSWER✔✔-Number of years since birth
Biological aging - ANSWER✔✔-The changes reducing efficiency of organ systems
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Psychological Aging - ANSWER✔✔-Memory, learning, adaptive capacity, personality, and mental
functioning
Social Aging - ANSWER✔✔-Referring to social roles, relationships, and the overall social context in which
we grow old
Health technology - ANSWER✔✔-Reduced infant mortality and prolonged adult life
Scientific technology - ANSWER✔✔-Creating jobs that do not depend on skills and knowledge
accumulated over decades of experience
Gerontophilia - ANSWER✔✔-1600 to 1800
Old age was exalted and venerated, sometimes hated and feared, but more often honored and obeyed
Gerontophobia - ANSWER✔✔-1800 to present
Americans increasingly glorified youth instead of age, and older people often became victims of
prevailing attitudes and social arrangements
Stereotypes - ANSWER✔✔-Generalized beliefs or opinions based on individual experience, often
produced by irrational thinking
Mortality salience - ANSWER✔✔-Occurs when fear of death is high. To buffer this fear people identify
more strongly with their in-group
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Gerontology Exam Study Guide Solutions
Aging - ANSWER✔✔-Progressive changes during adult years, these changes are not necessarily negative
nor do they reduce an individual's viability
Gerontology - ANSWER✔✔-The study of the human aging process from maturity to old age, as well as
the study of the older adult as a special population
Geriatrics - ANSWER✔✔-The study of health and disease in later life
Concerned w/ the comprehensive health care of older people and the well-being of their caregivers
Senscence - ANSWER✔✔-Mutations that may accumulate over time in certain genes in cells in the
reproductive system, on the other hand, describe age related loss of function
Ageism - ANSWER✔✔-The prejudiced behavior of individuals and systems within the culture against
older adults
Chronological aging - ANSWER✔✔-Number of years since birth
Biological aging - ANSWER✔✔-The changes reducing efficiency of organ systems
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Psychological Aging - ANSWER✔✔-Memory, learning, adaptive capacity, personality, and mental
functioning
Social Aging - ANSWER✔✔-Referring to social roles, relationships, and the overall social context in which
we grow old
Health technology - ANSWER✔✔-Reduced infant mortality and prolonged adult life
Scientific technology - ANSWER✔✔-Creating jobs that do not depend on skills and knowledge
accumulated over decades of experience
Gerontophilia - ANSWER✔✔-1600 to 1800
Old age was exalted and venerated, sometimes hated and feared, but more often honored and obeyed
Gerontophobia - ANSWER✔✔-1800 to present
Americans increasingly glorified youth instead of age, and older people often became victims of
prevailing attitudes and social arrangements
Stereotypes - ANSWER✔✔-Generalized beliefs or opinions based on individual experience, often
produced by irrational thinking
Mortality salience - ANSWER✔✔-Occurs when fear of death is high. To buffer this fear people identify
more strongly with their in-group
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