Intro to Gero Exam 1 questions well
answered to pass
age discrimination - correct answer ✔✔when people act on the basis of negative stereotypes
towards a subject due to their age
ageism - correct answer ✔✔a set of beliefs about the aged (includes discrimination and
prejudice)
chronological age - correct answer ✔✔lumps together those of varying generations together
using 3 groups:
1. young-old (65-74)
2. middle-old (75-84)
3. oldest-old (85+)
cohort - correct answer ✔✔the aggregate of individuals who experienced the same event
within the same time interval
*can be based on birth or a group of people who enter a system at the same time
cohort aging - correct answer ✔✔the continuous advancement of a cohort from one age
category to another over its life span
*when the last individ. dies, it is extinguished
cohort effect - correct answer ✔✔the distinctive experiences that members of a birth share +
that shape them throughout their lives
*those of the Depression are more cautious to spend $
,frail elderly - correct answer ✔✔individs. who show some mental/physical deterioration +
depend on others for carrying out ADLs
functional age - correct answer ✔✔based on how people look + what they can do
*person becomes old when he/she can no longer perform major roles of adulthood
generation - correct answer ✔✔kinship linkage, used for studies of family processes
gerontology - correct answer ✔✔the scientific study of the biological, psychological, + social
aspects of aging
senescence - correct answer ✔✔the application of evolutionary principles to understand
decline leading to death in humans + other living organisms
social gerontology - correct answer ✔✔subfield of gerontology, concerned mainly with the
social aspects of aging
social roles - correct answer ✔✔sets of expectations/guidelines for people who occupy given
positions
*ex: widow, grandfather, retiree
somewhat impaired elderly - correct answer ✔✔individs. in a transitional stage
*beginning to experience chronic ailments, need some assistance with ADLS, but can still
perform other routine tasks
stereotypes - correct answer ✔✔composite of ideas and beliefs attributed to people as a
group/social category
, subjective age identity - correct answer ✔✔those who are successful in compensating for
functional limitations are able to maintain subjective age identity as young
what are the most important factors of subjective age identity? - correct answer ✔✔1. health
2. activity level
successful aging - correct answer ✔✔freedom from disability/disease, an intact mental capacity,
and an active engagement in with life
well elderly - correct answer ✔✔those who are healthy and active
What percentage of those above the age of 80 have at least 1 disability? - correct answer
✔✔71%
What percentage of those above the age of 80 need some sort of assistance with ADLs? -
correct answer ✔✔30%
How many people (ages 65-74yrs) live in a nursing home? (per 1,000) - correct answer ✔✔10
out of every 1,000
How many women 85yrs+ live in a nursing home? (per 1,000) - correct answer ✔✔210 out of
every 1,000
How many men 85yrs+ live in a nursing home? (per 1,000) - correct answer ✔✔116 out of every
1,000
What percentage of men (65-74yrs) are widows? - correct answer ✔✔6.4%
answered to pass
age discrimination - correct answer ✔✔when people act on the basis of negative stereotypes
towards a subject due to their age
ageism - correct answer ✔✔a set of beliefs about the aged (includes discrimination and
prejudice)
chronological age - correct answer ✔✔lumps together those of varying generations together
using 3 groups:
1. young-old (65-74)
2. middle-old (75-84)
3. oldest-old (85+)
cohort - correct answer ✔✔the aggregate of individuals who experienced the same event
within the same time interval
*can be based on birth or a group of people who enter a system at the same time
cohort aging - correct answer ✔✔the continuous advancement of a cohort from one age
category to another over its life span
*when the last individ. dies, it is extinguished
cohort effect - correct answer ✔✔the distinctive experiences that members of a birth share +
that shape them throughout their lives
*those of the Depression are more cautious to spend $
,frail elderly - correct answer ✔✔individs. who show some mental/physical deterioration +
depend on others for carrying out ADLs
functional age - correct answer ✔✔based on how people look + what they can do
*person becomes old when he/she can no longer perform major roles of adulthood
generation - correct answer ✔✔kinship linkage, used for studies of family processes
gerontology - correct answer ✔✔the scientific study of the biological, psychological, + social
aspects of aging
senescence - correct answer ✔✔the application of evolutionary principles to understand
decline leading to death in humans + other living organisms
social gerontology - correct answer ✔✔subfield of gerontology, concerned mainly with the
social aspects of aging
social roles - correct answer ✔✔sets of expectations/guidelines for people who occupy given
positions
*ex: widow, grandfather, retiree
somewhat impaired elderly - correct answer ✔✔individs. in a transitional stage
*beginning to experience chronic ailments, need some assistance with ADLS, but can still
perform other routine tasks
stereotypes - correct answer ✔✔composite of ideas and beliefs attributed to people as a
group/social category
, subjective age identity - correct answer ✔✔those who are successful in compensating for
functional limitations are able to maintain subjective age identity as young
what are the most important factors of subjective age identity? - correct answer ✔✔1. health
2. activity level
successful aging - correct answer ✔✔freedom from disability/disease, an intact mental capacity,
and an active engagement in with life
well elderly - correct answer ✔✔those who are healthy and active
What percentage of those above the age of 80 have at least 1 disability? - correct answer
✔✔71%
What percentage of those above the age of 80 need some sort of assistance with ADLs? -
correct answer ✔✔30%
How many people (ages 65-74yrs) live in a nursing home? (per 1,000) - correct answer ✔✔10
out of every 1,000
How many women 85yrs+ live in a nursing home? (per 1,000) - correct answer ✔✔210 out of
every 1,000
How many men 85yrs+ live in a nursing home? (per 1,000) - correct answer ✔✔116 out of every
1,000
What percentage of men (65-74yrs) are widows? - correct answer ✔✔6.4%
