GERO Exam 2: Health and Health care
questions and answers graded A+
epidemiologic transition - correct answer ✔✔change in the leading causes of death from
infectious diseases to chronic diseases; stage 1: age of pestilence, leading cause of death is
epidemics and famine; stage 2: decline in deaths from epidemics and famine while infectious
disease became major cause of death; stage 3: shift in leading cause of death to chronic disease
chronic disease - correct answer ✔✔diseases for which there is no cure; the increase in chronic
illness means that poor health becomes associated with old age
functional status - correct answer ✔✔degree or difficulty an individual experiences in
performing activities of daily life
compression of morbidity thesis by James Fries - correct answer ✔✔based on the ideas that the
human life span is fixed and finite and improvements in health care and prevention will
compress years of disability and improve an individual's quality of life; as result, demand for
health care resources will decline, the quality of life for older adults will improve and increased
life expectancy will not bring about increased illness and disability
most important lifestyle influences on health - correct answer ✔✔avoiding smoking and
exercise; exercise leads to better fitness, less pain, and better cardiovascular health and
memory, and less disability
heavy drinkers - correct answer ✔✔defined as those who have 14 or more drinks per week; are
more likely to suffer health problems; alcohol consumption can have both positive and negative
effects
questions and answers graded A+
epidemiologic transition - correct answer ✔✔change in the leading causes of death from
infectious diseases to chronic diseases; stage 1: age of pestilence, leading cause of death is
epidemics and famine; stage 2: decline in deaths from epidemics and famine while infectious
disease became major cause of death; stage 3: shift in leading cause of death to chronic disease
chronic disease - correct answer ✔✔diseases for which there is no cure; the increase in chronic
illness means that poor health becomes associated with old age
functional status - correct answer ✔✔degree or difficulty an individual experiences in
performing activities of daily life
compression of morbidity thesis by James Fries - correct answer ✔✔based on the ideas that the
human life span is fixed and finite and improvements in health care and prevention will
compress years of disability and improve an individual's quality of life; as result, demand for
health care resources will decline, the quality of life for older adults will improve and increased
life expectancy will not bring about increased illness and disability
most important lifestyle influences on health - correct answer ✔✔avoiding smoking and
exercise; exercise leads to better fitness, less pain, and better cardiovascular health and
memory, and less disability
heavy drinkers - correct answer ✔✔defined as those who have 14 or more drinks per week; are
more likely to suffer health problems; alcohol consumption can have both positive and negative
effects
