Gero Exam 1 Study Guide questions
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gerontology - correct answer ✔✔The scientific study of the biological, psychological, and social
aspects of aging
true - correct answer ✔✔Age discrimination tends to be based on negative stereotypes of older
people
cohort - correct answer ✔✔A group of individuals experiencing the same event within the same
time interval (ex: college freshman)
age cohort - correct answer ✔✔All individuals born during a specific time period that
experience major events at the same age
Chronological age, Social roles, Functional age, Subjective age - correct answer ✔✔What are the
4 ways to define old age?
Young-Old, Middle Old, Oldest-Old - correct answer ✔✔What 3 categories come with
Chronological Age?
65-74 - correct answer ✔✔What ages are within Young-Old?
75-84 - correct answer ✔✔What ages are within Middle-Old?
85+ - correct answer ✔✔What ages are within Oldest-Old
, Set exceptions and guidelines for people who occupy given positions (ex: widow, grandfather,
retiree) - correct answer ✔✔Social Roles
based on how people look and what they do, has three categories: well elderly, somewhat
impaired, frail elderly - correct answer ✔✔Functional Age
healthy and active, involved in social and leisure activities, employed, carry family
responsibilities - correct answer ✔✔Well elderly
transition stage, chronic ailments, needs assistance from family or agencies, need support in
transportation, shopping, cleaning, and personal care - correct answer ✔✔Somewhat impaired
elderly
mental or physical deterioration, depends on others for daily life - correct answer ✔✔Frail
elderly
identify themselves as young, important fact: activity level and health , people who identify
themselves as old often pinpoint a particular accident making them feel old, influenced by social
class and gender - correct answer ✔✔Subjective age
age effect= change that occurs as a result of advancing age
cohort effect= common attitudes among individuals in a cohort, social change occurring as one
cohort replaces another - correct answer ✔✔What is the difference between and age effect and
cohort effect?
true - correct answer ✔✔Functional age is baed on how people look and what they can do
role transition - correct answer ✔✔Within the life course perspective, a series of role changes is
called a
well answered already passed
gerontology - correct answer ✔✔The scientific study of the biological, psychological, and social
aspects of aging
true - correct answer ✔✔Age discrimination tends to be based on negative stereotypes of older
people
cohort - correct answer ✔✔A group of individuals experiencing the same event within the same
time interval (ex: college freshman)
age cohort - correct answer ✔✔All individuals born during a specific time period that
experience major events at the same age
Chronological age, Social roles, Functional age, Subjective age - correct answer ✔✔What are the
4 ways to define old age?
Young-Old, Middle Old, Oldest-Old - correct answer ✔✔What 3 categories come with
Chronological Age?
65-74 - correct answer ✔✔What ages are within Young-Old?
75-84 - correct answer ✔✔What ages are within Middle-Old?
85+ - correct answer ✔✔What ages are within Oldest-Old
, Set exceptions and guidelines for people who occupy given positions (ex: widow, grandfather,
retiree) - correct answer ✔✔Social Roles
based on how people look and what they do, has three categories: well elderly, somewhat
impaired, frail elderly - correct answer ✔✔Functional Age
healthy and active, involved in social and leisure activities, employed, carry family
responsibilities - correct answer ✔✔Well elderly
transition stage, chronic ailments, needs assistance from family or agencies, need support in
transportation, shopping, cleaning, and personal care - correct answer ✔✔Somewhat impaired
elderly
mental or physical deterioration, depends on others for daily life - correct answer ✔✔Frail
elderly
identify themselves as young, important fact: activity level and health , people who identify
themselves as old often pinpoint a particular accident making them feel old, influenced by social
class and gender - correct answer ✔✔Subjective age
age effect= change that occurs as a result of advancing age
cohort effect= common attitudes among individuals in a cohort, social change occurring as one
cohort replaces another - correct answer ✔✔What is the difference between and age effect and
cohort effect?
true - correct answer ✔✔Functional age is baed on how people look and what they can do
role transition - correct answer ✔✔Within the life course perspective, a series of role changes is
called a
