Gerontology Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Gerontology Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass How many years will most Americans spend in retirement? - 19 years What is the No.1 Fear in Americans retiring? - Running out of money before you die Financial advisors say you need what percentage of preretirement income to retire comfortably? - 75%-90% What percent of American households appear to be saving enough for retirement? - 44% What four components is retirement planning consist of? - 1. Financial Planning 2. Health Planning 3. Estate Planning 4. Social Planning dependancy ratio - The number of nonworking members compared to working members for a given population What percentage of 65 year olds have annual incomes in excess of $50K? - Only 8% What year was the social security act passed? - 1935 Medicare - It was passed as a federally administered universal health insurance program for over 65 year old and some disabled under 65. At what age are you eligible to 80% of social security benefit? - Age 62 At age 65, you are eligible to what percntag of social security benefits? - 100% Page 2/10 Crafted for Academic Insight by KatelynWhitman. All rights reserved © 2025 Eliglibe age for Social Securtiy will change to what for those retireing after 2025? - age 67 In 2010, what is the average benefit amount? - $1,175/month In what year will social security benefits payments begin to exceed social security tax income? - 2017 Name the 7 phases of retirement. - 1. Remote 2. Near 3. Honeymoon 4. Disenchantment 5. reorientation 6. Stability 7. Termination Name the types of elderly abuse in order of frequency. - 1. Financial abuse 2. Neglect 3. Psycholoical abuse 4. Physical abuse dependency theory - ..., A model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor nations by rich ones caregiver stress theory - ..., Caregiver stress theory suggests that stressors on the caregiver cause the caregiver to lash out against the elder. OWL - Older Women' League * a national organization concerned with issues affecting older women Page 3/10 Crafted for Academic Insight by KatelynWhitman. All rights reserved © 2025 healthcare model - ... saropenia - the loss of skeltal muscle mass and strength leads to muscl weakness *associat with normal aging *a loss of 1%-2% per year after age 50 *by age 50, an average of 15 pounds lost and 30 pounds of fat gained... Broad definition of wlder abuse - mistreatment of older people, either intentional or unintentional, that causes harm or potential harem What group of elder are the most abused? - white women older than 75 years old Who is the typical abuser of the elderly? - a relative health professional's responsibility in caring for the elderly. - 1. Educate the public about the normal aging process 2. To be alert to signs of abuse and neglec