SFL 334 exam 1 || with 100% Error-free Answers.
Baby Boomer cohort years correct answers 1946-1964
How many children were born in the Baby Boom cohort? correct answers 76 million
Major factors that will influence the average longevity of Baby Boomers correct answers Genes, environment, ethnicity, gender
In this year the Baby Boomers began to turn 65 correct answers 2011
In this year the Baby Boomers will all have reached age 65 correct answers 2029/2030
Active life expectancy correct answers Living to a healthy old age
Dependent life expectancy correct answers Living for a long time, dependent on others for care in later life
In the U.S., this ethnic group of older adults is growing at the fastest rate. correct answers Hispanic Americans
Trends in the care of older adults by health care systems around the world suggest what trend will likely follow in the U.S.? correct answers There will not be enough formal health care workers/facilities to care for all of the older adults that need care, so informal care will play a big
role in caring for aging baby boomers.
This country has the highest life expectancy at 82. correct answers Japan
Bean-pole family definition correct answers People are having fewer children, leaving fewer people to take care of the aging population.
Implications of the bean-pole family correct answers Makes caregiving more difficult. Medicare and SS giving smaller benefits.
Average life expectancy correct answers The age at which half the people your age have passed away
Average life expectancy for women correct answers 81 years
Average life expectancy for men correct answers 76.4 years
Forces that influence aging correct answers Biological, psychological, sociocultural, life cycle
Shortened telomere cellular theory of aging correct answers As cells divide, telomeres become shorter and shorter Hayflick limit theory correct answers The theoretical limit of how many times a cell can divide
Programmed cell death theory correct answers Cells are programmed to die at a certain time and send signals to other cells
Free radicals theory correct answers Randomly produced reactive chemicals in the body. Antioxidants may postpone disease.
Cross linking theory correct answers Tissues become more and more stiff as protein (collagen) builds up in the cells.
Rate of living theory correct answers We only have a specified amount of energy to expend. Theory includes caloric restriction to maximize energy.
Cross sectional research method correct answers Studying different groups of different ages at the same time.
Age and cohort effects confound.
Longitudinal research method correct answers Studying one group of people for a long period of time (same cohort). Age and time of measurement confound; BUT this method is superior to cross-sectional method for studying aging.
Sequential research method correct answers Comparing cross-sectional and longitudinal results; follows multiple cohorts longitudinally.
Solves confounding effects! BUT very time-consuming and expensive.
Validity correct answers Research measures what you intended to measure
Reliability correct answers Research measures the same thing consistently
Age effect correct answers Biological, psychosocial effects, etc. may skew results of study.
Cohort effect correct answers Experiences and characteristics unique to a particular generation may change results of study. Examples: Baby boomers, Great Depression era, etc.
Time of measurement effect correct answers Age differences due to sociocultural, environmental, or historical events at the time the data was collected could impact results of study.
Example: survey conducted shortly after 9/11
Baby Boomer cohort years correct answers 1946-1964
How many children were born in the Baby Boom cohort? correct answers 76 million
Major factors that will influence the average longevity of Baby Boomers correct answers Genes, environment, ethnicity, gender
In this year the Baby Boomers began to turn 65 correct answers 2011
In this year the Baby Boomers will all have reached age 65 correct answers 2029/2030
Active life expectancy correct answers Living to a healthy old age
Dependent life expectancy correct answers Living for a long time, dependent on others for care in later life
In the U.S., this ethnic group of older adults is growing at the fastest rate. correct answers Hispanic Americans
Trends in the care of older adults by health care systems around the world suggest what trend will likely follow in the U.S.? correct answers There will not be enough formal health care workers/facilities to care for all of the older adults that need care, so informal care will play a big
role in caring for aging baby boomers.
This country has the highest life expectancy at 82. correct answers Japan
Bean-pole family definition correct answers People are having fewer children, leaving fewer people to take care of the aging population.
Implications of the bean-pole family correct answers Makes caregiving more difficult. Medicare and SS giving smaller benefits.
Average life expectancy correct answers The age at which half the people your age have passed away
Average life expectancy for women correct answers 81 years
Average life expectancy for men correct answers 76.4 years
Forces that influence aging correct answers Biological, psychological, sociocultural, life cycle
Shortened telomere cellular theory of aging correct answers As cells divide, telomeres become shorter and shorter Hayflick limit theory correct answers The theoretical limit of how many times a cell can divide
Programmed cell death theory correct answers Cells are programmed to die at a certain time and send signals to other cells
Free radicals theory correct answers Randomly produced reactive chemicals in the body. Antioxidants may postpone disease.
Cross linking theory correct answers Tissues become more and more stiff as protein (collagen) builds up in the cells.
Rate of living theory correct answers We only have a specified amount of energy to expend. Theory includes caloric restriction to maximize energy.
Cross sectional research method correct answers Studying different groups of different ages at the same time.
Age and cohort effects confound.
Longitudinal research method correct answers Studying one group of people for a long period of time (same cohort). Age and time of measurement confound; BUT this method is superior to cross-sectional method for studying aging.
Sequential research method correct answers Comparing cross-sectional and longitudinal results; follows multiple cohorts longitudinally.
Solves confounding effects! BUT very time-consuming and expensive.
Validity correct answers Research measures what you intended to measure
Reliability correct answers Research measures the same thing consistently
Age effect correct answers Biological, psychosocial effects, etc. may skew results of study.
Cohort effect correct answers Experiences and characteristics unique to a particular generation may change results of study. Examples: Baby boomers, Great Depression era, etc.
Time of measurement effect correct answers Age differences due to sociocultural, environmental, or historical events at the time the data was collected could impact results of study.
Example: survey conducted shortly after 9/11
