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ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ professional organization. Answer: nonprofit organization that works
to improve the image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in
particular occupations
◉ activism. Answer: The practice of pursuing political or other goals
through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
◉ CMS. Answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal
agency overseeing skilled nursing facilities
◉ life course perspective. Answer: How one experiences a timetable of
life events and society looks upon how a person chooses his / her life
choices
◉ Theories of Aging. Answer: Various theories as to why we age - two
categories - genetic and wear and tear theories
, ◉ Abraham Maslow. Answer: Hierarchy of needs with self-actualization
being the ultimate psychological need
Lower level needs=survival/safety
Higher level needs=intellectual achievement and finally self-
actualization
◉ Erik Erikson. Answer: Known for his 8-stages of life and how one
responds to life experiences in those stages would mold personality
◉ Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Answer: psychologist who created the 5
stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
◉ cohort effect. Answer: consequences of being born in a particular year
or time period and dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges,
and opportunities
◉ cumulative disadvantage. Answer: the negative effects of inequality in
wealth, status, and opportunity over the life span
◉ social clock. Answer: the culturally preferred timing of social events
such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement
◉ social gerontology. Answer: a specialized field of gerontology that
examines the social (and sociological) aspects of aging
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ professional organization. Answer: nonprofit organization that works
to improve the image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in
particular occupations
◉ activism. Answer: The practice of pursuing political or other goals
through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
◉ CMS. Answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services federal
agency overseeing skilled nursing facilities
◉ life course perspective. Answer: How one experiences a timetable of
life events and society looks upon how a person chooses his / her life
choices
◉ Theories of Aging. Answer: Various theories as to why we age - two
categories - genetic and wear and tear theories
, ◉ Abraham Maslow. Answer: Hierarchy of needs with self-actualization
being the ultimate psychological need
Lower level needs=survival/safety
Higher level needs=intellectual achievement and finally self-
actualization
◉ Erik Erikson. Answer: Known for his 8-stages of life and how one
responds to life experiences in those stages would mold personality
◉ Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Answer: psychologist who created the 5
stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
◉ cohort effect. Answer: consequences of being born in a particular year
or time period and dealing with its own pressures, problems, challenges,
and opportunities
◉ cumulative disadvantage. Answer: the negative effects of inequality in
wealth, status, and opportunity over the life span
◉ social clock. Answer: the culturally preferred timing of social events
such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement
◉ social gerontology. Answer: a specialized field of gerontology that
examines the social (and sociological) aspects of aging
