GERONTOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED 2026-2027
# Term Definition
1 Wellness
involves ones whole being - physical, emotional, mental,
social, spiritual and environmental
2 wellness must incorporate individ. cultural orientation.
3 definition of wellness
is the best achieveable balance between one's
environment, internal, external, and one's emotional,
spiritual, social, cultural and physical process.
4 the wellness model
encompases the idea that health is a conseq. of multiple
determinants.
5 health determinants
range of personal, social, economic, and environmental
factors that determine the health status of individs or
populations.
6 7 dimensions of wellness
physical emotional spiritual intellectual environmental
occupational social
7 healthy lifestyles
are more influential than genetic factors in helping older
people avoid deterioration traditionally assoc. with aging.
8 emotional wellness - includes stress
awareness & accept. od one's feelings and ability to form
mgt.
interdepend. relationships with others bases on respect,
trust, commitment.
9 spiritual wellness
search for meaning & purpose ad the taking of time to
reflect and connect with the universe.
, 10 intellectual wellness
expand knowledge & skills throughout one's lifetime,
challenge ones self thru' creative mental activities.
11 Environmental wellness
caring for precious resources and creating living spaces &
practices that respect and support the environment.
12 social wellness
staying engages in meaningful activities and balancing
work with pleasure
# Term Definition
13 occupational wellness
doing something that you love, contributing your unique
skills and talents to work that is personally rewarding for
you.
14 Healthy aging
is the process of slowing down, physically and cognitively,
while resiliently adapting & compensating in order to
optimally function & participate in all areas of one's life.
15 healthy aging defined by elderly
functional independence self care mgt. of illness positive
outlook personal growth & social contribution
16 Healthy people 2020; box 2-2
attain high quality longer lives free of reventable disease,
disability, and premature death. achieve health equity,
eliminate dispartities, improve health of all groups create
social & physical environments that promote good health
for all promote quality of life, healthy development, &
healthy behaviors across all life stages
17 epigenome
effect of environmental factors and lifestyle habits like
smoking, stress, diet, prenatal vitamins on life
expectancy.
CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED 2026-2027
# Term Definition
1 Wellness
involves ones whole being - physical, emotional, mental,
social, spiritual and environmental
2 wellness must incorporate individ. cultural orientation.
3 definition of wellness
is the best achieveable balance between one's
environment, internal, external, and one's emotional,
spiritual, social, cultural and physical process.
4 the wellness model
encompases the idea that health is a conseq. of multiple
determinants.
5 health determinants
range of personal, social, economic, and environmental
factors that determine the health status of individs or
populations.
6 7 dimensions of wellness
physical emotional spiritual intellectual environmental
occupational social
7 healthy lifestyles
are more influential than genetic factors in helping older
people avoid deterioration traditionally assoc. with aging.
8 emotional wellness - includes stress
awareness & accept. od one's feelings and ability to form
mgt.
interdepend. relationships with others bases on respect,
trust, commitment.
9 spiritual wellness
search for meaning & purpose ad the taking of time to
reflect and connect with the universe.
, 10 intellectual wellness
expand knowledge & skills throughout one's lifetime,
challenge ones self thru' creative mental activities.
11 Environmental wellness
caring for precious resources and creating living spaces &
practices that respect and support the environment.
12 social wellness
staying engages in meaningful activities and balancing
work with pleasure
# Term Definition
13 occupational wellness
doing something that you love, contributing your unique
skills and talents to work that is personally rewarding for
you.
14 Healthy aging
is the process of slowing down, physically and cognitively,
while resiliently adapting & compensating in order to
optimally function & participate in all areas of one's life.
15 healthy aging defined by elderly
functional independence self care mgt. of illness positive
outlook personal growth & social contribution
16 Healthy people 2020; box 2-2
attain high quality longer lives free of reventable disease,
disability, and premature death. achieve health equity,
eliminate dispartities, improve health of all groups create
social & physical environments that promote good health
for all promote quality of life, healthy development, &
healthy behaviors across all life stages
17 epigenome
effect of environmental factors and lifestyle habits like
smoking, stress, diet, prenatal vitamins on life
expectancy.
