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Gerontology Exam Questions And Answers
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How many years will most Americans spend in retirement? - Answer✔19 years
What is the No.1 Fear in Americans retiring? - Answer✔Running out of money before you die
Financial advisors say you need what percentage of preretirement income to retire comfortably?
- Answer✔75%-90%
What percent of American households appear to be saving enough for retirement? -
Answer✔44%
What four components is retirement planning consist of? - Answer✔1. Financial Planning
2. Health Planning
3. Estate Planning
4. Social Planning
dependancy ratio - Answer✔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? - Answer✔Only 8%
What year was the social security act passed? - Answer✔1935
Medicare - Answer✔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? - Answer✔Age 62
At age 65, you are eligible to what percntag of social security benefits? - Answer✔100%
Eliglibe age for Social Securtiy will change to what for those retireing after 2025? - Answer✔age
67
In 2010, what is the average benefit amount? - Answer✔$1,175/month
In what year will social security benefits payments begin to exceed social security tax income? -
Answer✔2017
Name the 7 phases of retirement. - Answer✔1. Remote
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2. Near
3. Honeymoon
4. Disenchantment
5. reorientation
6. Stability
7. Termination
Name the types of elderly abuse in order of frequency. - Answer✔1. Financial abuse
2. Neglect
3. Psycholoical abuse
4. Physical abuse
dependency theory - Answer✔..., 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 - Answer✔..., Caregiver stress theory suggests that stressors on the
caregiver cause the caregiver to lash out against the elder.
OWL - Answer✔Older Women' League
* a national organization concerned with issues affecting older women
healthcare model - Answer✔...
saropenia - Answer✔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 - Answer✔mistreatment of older people, either intentional or
unintentional, that causes harm or potential harem
What group of elder are the most abused? - Answer✔white women older than 75 years old
Who is the typical abuser of the elderly? - Answer✔a relative
health professional's responsibility in caring for the elderly. - Answer✔1. Educate the public
about the normal aging process
2. To be alert to signs of abuse and neglect
3. Mandated by law to report asap
4. assit overburned caregivers in finding resources to relieve a stressful situation
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Gerontology Exam Questions And Answers
100% Pass.
How many years will most Americans spend in retirement? - Answer✔19 years
What is the No.1 Fear in Americans retiring? - Answer✔Running out of money before you die
Financial advisors say you need what percentage of preretirement income to retire comfortably?
- Answer✔75%-90%
What percent of American households appear to be saving enough for retirement? -
Answer✔44%
What four components is retirement planning consist of? - Answer✔1. Financial Planning
2. Health Planning
3. Estate Planning
4. Social Planning
dependancy ratio - Answer✔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? - Answer✔Only 8%
What year was the social security act passed? - Answer✔1935
Medicare - Answer✔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? - Answer✔Age 62
At age 65, you are eligible to what percntag of social security benefits? - Answer✔100%
Eliglibe age for Social Securtiy will change to what for those retireing after 2025? - Answer✔age
67
In 2010, what is the average benefit amount? - Answer✔$1,175/month
In what year will social security benefits payments begin to exceed social security tax income? -
Answer✔2017
Name the 7 phases of retirement. - Answer✔1. Remote
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2. Near
3. Honeymoon
4. Disenchantment
5. reorientation
6. Stability
7. Termination
Name the types of elderly abuse in order of frequency. - Answer✔1. Financial abuse
2. Neglect
3. Psycholoical abuse
4. Physical abuse
dependency theory - Answer✔..., 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 - Answer✔..., Caregiver stress theory suggests that stressors on the
caregiver cause the caregiver to lash out against the elder.
OWL - Answer✔Older Women' League
* a national organization concerned with issues affecting older women
healthcare model - Answer✔...
saropenia - Answer✔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 - Answer✔mistreatment of older people, either intentional or
unintentional, that causes harm or potential harem
What group of elder are the most abused? - Answer✔white women older than 75 years old
Who is the typical abuser of the elderly? - Answer✔a relative
health professional's responsibility in caring for the elderly. - Answer✔1. Educate the public
about the normal aging process
2. To be alert to signs of abuse and neglect
3. Mandated by law to report asap
4. assit overburned caregivers in finding resources to relieve a stressful situation
2|Page
