Gerontology Exam 1 Practice Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
65 and older - ✔✔•In Many 21st Century healthcare settings clients ________________ dominate the
population
Life expectancy - ✔✔is having a tremendous impact on healthcare and services today
normal and abnormal physical and mental changes - ✔✔Nurses need specific knowledge related to
____________________________ that accompany aging
one chronic condition and many have multiple health conditions - ✔✔Many older citizens have at least
increased - ✔✔Life expectancy has ____________ in the United States and Canada
80 years - ✔✔The combined (both male and female) average age of a U.S. citizen was _________ in the
20th century
82.5 years - ✔✔-Canada's average for life expectancy is _________ overall
Gerontology - ✔✔study of all dimensions of the aging process
Geriatrics - ✔✔study of medical and social problems and care related to older adults
Elderly - ✔✔word applied to individual past 50 years old/may be respectful or derogatory term
Senescence - ✔✔the process of becoming old
Senior/senior citizen - ✔✔individual 50 years or older
Ageism - ✔✔labeling and discriminating against older adults
develop and mature - ✔✔We continue to __________________ throughout older adulthood
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,middle adulthood - ✔✔Physical changes begin in
life circumstances and psychological development - ✔✔The physical changes are interrelated with
Psychological development - ✔✔adapts as the individual learns to function with limitations
life experiences. - ✔✔Each person will experience aging differently because of
Erickson - ✔✔has included older adulthood in his theory of human development
Erikson's theory of Psychosocial Development - ✔✔individuals ability to function in society and to
maintain self esteem and are not necessarily related to age.
Tasks - ✔✔resolving milestones of older adulthood are important challenges for development
uniquely - ✔✔Because of life experiences everyone ages
Generativity - ✔✔occurs when adults pass on learning and share skills with younger generations.
-Realization that their lives have been worthwhile
-They are comfortable with past resolutions and decisions - ✔✔Individuals achieve Ego integrity
-Regrets and feelings of failure can envelop them
-Inability to accept death - ✔✔If older adults do not meet the challenges of aging they are likely to feel
that life is too short and have feelings of Despair
Erikson's Theory Life review - ✔✔Can help older clients to gain a more positive perspective on the
conflicts of earlier stages
reminiscence and listen - ✔✔Encourage ______________________ to those older adults describe past joys
and successes
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,-Balance choices, achieve stability, retire, evaluate life, accept life choices - ✔✔Necessary
accomplishments
-Renunciation, wisdom, dignity - ✔✔Virtues
False - ✔✔Is the following statement true or false?
According to Erikson, a psychosocial challenge for this developmental stage is intimacy versus isolation
Biological age and chronological age - ✔✔are factors that have a major impact on the term "middle age or
older adult"
50-79 - ✔✔The senior adult is defined in the age group
biological age - ✔✔A persons functional age may be very different from their
educated and aware - ✔✔Adults in the 21st century are more _____________________ of personal
healthcare issues than past generations
married and live with a spouse - ✔✔Majority of adults ages 64-74 are
function independently and can perform ADL's - ✔✔Majority of people who live alone
-Physical Changes are more noticeable that can interfere with lifestyle
-May have one or more chronic health conditions
-Changes in vision, hearing, muscle strength, and reproductive functioning
-Cognitive functioning can be impaired, may need more time to process information, solve problems
-May repeat information or request that we repeat information. - ✔✔Areas of Concern: Senior Transitions
-Decrease in functioning of organs
-Loss of flexibility and strength
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, -Change in visual and auditory acuity
-Decreased reaction time
-Unsteady gait, decreased sense of balance, stiff joints
-Decrease in tactile sensations
-Diminished sense of smell and taste
-Increased emotional and physical losses
-Decreased capacity for recovery from injury or illness - ✔✔Major Physical Changes
-Changes in bodily functions and abilities
-Adaptation to physiologic, psychological, and sociologic changes
-Reduction of income
-Adaptation to loss
-Potential change in parenting role
-Development of coping mechanisms
-More time for meditation and contemplation of life
-Adaptation to changes in sexuality - ✔✔General change in physiologic, psychological, and sociologic
functions and roles
-Health, financial stability, and social resources - ✔✔Key elements of maintaining independence
Community resources - ✔✔help lessen dependence on family and friends.
social activities - ✔✔Participation in _______________________ is important for older adults
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Answers 100% Pass
65 and older - ✔✔•In Many 21st Century healthcare settings clients ________________ dominate the
population
Life expectancy - ✔✔is having a tremendous impact on healthcare and services today
normal and abnormal physical and mental changes - ✔✔Nurses need specific knowledge related to
____________________________ that accompany aging
one chronic condition and many have multiple health conditions - ✔✔Many older citizens have at least
increased - ✔✔Life expectancy has ____________ in the United States and Canada
80 years - ✔✔The combined (both male and female) average age of a U.S. citizen was _________ in the
20th century
82.5 years - ✔✔-Canada's average for life expectancy is _________ overall
Gerontology - ✔✔study of all dimensions of the aging process
Geriatrics - ✔✔study of medical and social problems and care related to older adults
Elderly - ✔✔word applied to individual past 50 years old/may be respectful or derogatory term
Senescence - ✔✔the process of becoming old
Senior/senior citizen - ✔✔individual 50 years or older
Ageism - ✔✔labeling and discriminating against older adults
develop and mature - ✔✔We continue to __________________ throughout older adulthood
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,middle adulthood - ✔✔Physical changes begin in
life circumstances and psychological development - ✔✔The physical changes are interrelated with
Psychological development - ✔✔adapts as the individual learns to function with limitations
life experiences. - ✔✔Each person will experience aging differently because of
Erickson - ✔✔has included older adulthood in his theory of human development
Erikson's theory of Psychosocial Development - ✔✔individuals ability to function in society and to
maintain self esteem and are not necessarily related to age.
Tasks - ✔✔resolving milestones of older adulthood are important challenges for development
uniquely - ✔✔Because of life experiences everyone ages
Generativity - ✔✔occurs when adults pass on learning and share skills with younger generations.
-Realization that their lives have been worthwhile
-They are comfortable with past resolutions and decisions - ✔✔Individuals achieve Ego integrity
-Regrets and feelings of failure can envelop them
-Inability to accept death - ✔✔If older adults do not meet the challenges of aging they are likely to feel
that life is too short and have feelings of Despair
Erikson's Theory Life review - ✔✔Can help older clients to gain a more positive perspective on the
conflicts of earlier stages
reminiscence and listen - ✔✔Encourage ______________________ to those older adults describe past joys
and successes
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,-Balance choices, achieve stability, retire, evaluate life, accept life choices - ✔✔Necessary
accomplishments
-Renunciation, wisdom, dignity - ✔✔Virtues
False - ✔✔Is the following statement true or false?
According to Erikson, a psychosocial challenge for this developmental stage is intimacy versus isolation
Biological age and chronological age - ✔✔are factors that have a major impact on the term "middle age or
older adult"
50-79 - ✔✔The senior adult is defined in the age group
biological age - ✔✔A persons functional age may be very different from their
educated and aware - ✔✔Adults in the 21st century are more _____________________ of personal
healthcare issues than past generations
married and live with a spouse - ✔✔Majority of adults ages 64-74 are
function independently and can perform ADL's - ✔✔Majority of people who live alone
-Physical Changes are more noticeable that can interfere with lifestyle
-May have one or more chronic health conditions
-Changes in vision, hearing, muscle strength, and reproductive functioning
-Cognitive functioning can be impaired, may need more time to process information, solve problems
-May repeat information or request that we repeat information. - ✔✔Areas of Concern: Senior Transitions
-Decrease in functioning of organs
-Loss of flexibility and strength
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, -Change in visual and auditory acuity
-Decreased reaction time
-Unsteady gait, decreased sense of balance, stiff joints
-Decrease in tactile sensations
-Diminished sense of smell and taste
-Increased emotional and physical losses
-Decreased capacity for recovery from injury or illness - ✔✔Major Physical Changes
-Changes in bodily functions and abilities
-Adaptation to physiologic, psychological, and sociologic changes
-Reduction of income
-Adaptation to loss
-Potential change in parenting role
-Development of coping mechanisms
-More time for meditation and contemplation of life
-Adaptation to changes in sexuality - ✔✔General change in physiologic, psychological, and sociologic
functions and roles
-Health, financial stability, and social resources - ✔✔Key elements of maintaining independence
Community resources - ✔✔help lessen dependence on family and friends.
social activities - ✔✔Participation in _______________________ is important for older adults
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