Life Transitions and Story (Eliopoulos:
Gerontological Nursing, Ninth Edition)
Chapter 4 - Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Ageism -
correct answer ✅prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a
person's age
Inner resources -
correct answer ✅a strength within the person that can be drawn
upon when needed
Life review -
correct answer ✅the process by which people examine and
evaluate their lives
Retirement -
correct answer ✅the state of no longer working
Growing old is not easy. It takes a lot of: (select all that apply)
a. money
b. stamina
,Life Transitions and Story (Eliopoulos:
Gerontological Nursing, Ninth Edition)
Chapter 4 - Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
c. medication
d. flexibility
e. medical visits
f. ability -
correct answer ✅b,d,f
Growing old is not easy. Various changes during the aging process
demand multiple adjustments that require stamina, ability, and
flexibility. Frequently, more simultaneous changes are experienced
in old age than during any other period of life. Many young adults
find it exhausting to keep pace with technological advances,
societal changes, cost-of-living fluctuations, and labor market
trends. Imagine how complex and complicated life can be for older
individuals, who must also face retirement, reduced income,
possible housing changes, frequent losses through deaths of
significant persons, and a declining ability to function.
Although older adults constitute the most diverse and
individualized age group in the population, they continue to be
stereotyped by the following misconceptions: (select all that apply)
, Life Transitions and Story (Eliopoulos:
Gerontological Nursing, Ninth Edition)
Chapter 4 - Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
a. All old people live in assisted living facilities
b. Old people are sick and disabled.
c. Old people can't have sex when they're old
d. Old people wear dentures
e. There are few satisfactions in old age.
f. Dementia comes with old age. -
correct answer ✅b,c,e,f
Although older adults constitute the most diverse and
individualized age group in the population, they continue to be
stereotyped by the following misconceptions: Old people are sick
and disabled. Most old people are in nursing homes. Dementia
comes with old age. People are either very tranquil or very cranky
as they age. Old people have lower intelligence and are resistant to
change. Old people are not able to have sexual intercourse and are
not interested in sex. There are few satisfactions in old age. For
most older persons, the above statements are not true.
Gerontological Nursing, Ninth Edition)
Chapter 4 - Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Ageism -
correct answer ✅prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a
person's age
Inner resources -
correct answer ✅a strength within the person that can be drawn
upon when needed
Life review -
correct answer ✅the process by which people examine and
evaluate their lives
Retirement -
correct answer ✅the state of no longer working
Growing old is not easy. It takes a lot of: (select all that apply)
a. money
b. stamina
,Life Transitions and Story (Eliopoulos:
Gerontological Nursing, Ninth Edition)
Chapter 4 - Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
c. medication
d. flexibility
e. medical visits
f. ability -
correct answer ✅b,d,f
Growing old is not easy. Various changes during the aging process
demand multiple adjustments that require stamina, ability, and
flexibility. Frequently, more simultaneous changes are experienced
in old age than during any other period of life. Many young adults
find it exhausting to keep pace with technological advances,
societal changes, cost-of-living fluctuations, and labor market
trends. Imagine how complex and complicated life can be for older
individuals, who must also face retirement, reduced income,
possible housing changes, frequent losses through deaths of
significant persons, and a declining ability to function.
Although older adults constitute the most diverse and
individualized age group in the population, they continue to be
stereotyped by the following misconceptions: (select all that apply)
, Life Transitions and Story (Eliopoulos:
Gerontological Nursing, Ninth Edition)
Chapter 4 - Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
a. All old people live in assisted living facilities
b. Old people are sick and disabled.
c. Old people can't have sex when they're old
d. Old people wear dentures
e. There are few satisfactions in old age.
f. Dementia comes with old age. -
correct answer ✅b,c,e,f
Although older adults constitute the most diverse and
individualized age group in the population, they continue to be
stereotyped by the following misconceptions: Old people are sick
and disabled. Most old people are in nursing homes. Dementia
comes with old age. People are either very tranquil or very cranky
as they age. Old people have lower intelligence and are resistant to
change. Old people are not able to have sexual intercourse and are
not interested in sex. There are few satisfactions in old age. For
most older persons, the above statements are not true.
