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Gerontology Exam I Practice Questions
and Answers
What percent of seniors feel lonley regularly? - ANSWER✔✔-43%
What is the percent of increased mortality caused by lonliness? - ANSWER✔✔-45%
Is lonliness more dangerous than obesity? - ANSWER✔✔-Yes
Lonliness is similar to having ____ cigarettes a day. - ANSWER✔✔-15
The primary fear in the elderly - ANSWER✔✔-Losing a spouse
- Men typically reconnect or remarry
Major risk factor for suicide in the elderly - ANSWER✔✔-Depression
Who is at the greatest risk for suicide? - ANSWER✔✔-Non-hispanic white men aged 85 and older
Gerontology - ANSWER✔✔-A multidisciplinary field of study which examines processes of aging among
individuals and population
3 Core Disciplines of Gerontoloy - ANSWER✔✔-1. Sociology
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2. Psychology
3. Biology
The "mother" of Gerontology - ANSWER✔✔-Dr. Bernice Neugarten
Dr. Neugarten's model of the heterogenus nature of elders - ANSWER✔✔-- Young-Old
- Old-Old
Young-Old Ages - ANSWER✔✔-55-74
Old-Old Ages - ANSWER✔✔-75 and older
Nature is heterogenous due to: - ANSWER✔✔-- Development consists of an interaction of the individual
(genetic makeup) and the context within which they live
- Age increases the impact of the context
- Life experience increase people's diversity across the lifespan
Who split the "old-old" category into two? - ANSWER✔✔-Dr. Robert Butler of the NIA
Dr. Butler's categories of old-old - ANSWER✔✔-- Eldery (75-84)
- Oldest old (85+)
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Define aging - ANSWER✔✔-the "accumulation of physical, psychological, social changes in a person over
time..." "some dimensions of aging grow and expand over time, while others decline"
Dr. Bernice Neugarten theory on how we age - ANSWER✔✔-- Identified a timetable for when various life
events and actions should ideally occur
- Age appropriate behavior
Dr. Karl Mannheim theory on how we age - ANSWER✔✔-- Generation is a "social location" or cohort
- "Biological rhythm" to sharing a cohort
Dr. Matilda White Riley theory on how we age - ANSWER✔✔-Age stratification as a perspective to
organize times of our lives
What will Gerontology enable? - ANSWER✔✔-Public policy decisions and social programming
Dr. Aubrey DeGrey longevity escape - ANSWER✔✔-Finite range of progress with infinite consequences
Four Domains of Aging - ANSWER✔✔-- Physical/biological change (ex. hair)
- Psychological/emotional/mental
- Social (role changes)
- Spiritual changes
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Gerontology Exam I Practice Questions
and Answers
What percent of seniors feel lonley regularly? - ANSWER✔✔-43%
What is the percent of increased mortality caused by lonliness? - ANSWER✔✔-45%
Is lonliness more dangerous than obesity? - ANSWER✔✔-Yes
Lonliness is similar to having ____ cigarettes a day. - ANSWER✔✔-15
The primary fear in the elderly - ANSWER✔✔-Losing a spouse
- Men typically reconnect or remarry
Major risk factor for suicide in the elderly - ANSWER✔✔-Depression
Who is at the greatest risk for suicide? - ANSWER✔✔-Non-hispanic white men aged 85 and older
Gerontology - ANSWER✔✔-A multidisciplinary field of study which examines processes of aging among
individuals and population
3 Core Disciplines of Gerontoloy - ANSWER✔✔-1. Sociology
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2. Psychology
3. Biology
The "mother" of Gerontology - ANSWER✔✔-Dr. Bernice Neugarten
Dr. Neugarten's model of the heterogenus nature of elders - ANSWER✔✔-- Young-Old
- Old-Old
Young-Old Ages - ANSWER✔✔-55-74
Old-Old Ages - ANSWER✔✔-75 and older
Nature is heterogenous due to: - ANSWER✔✔-- Development consists of an interaction of the individual
(genetic makeup) and the context within which they live
- Age increases the impact of the context
- Life experience increase people's diversity across the lifespan
Who split the "old-old" category into two? - ANSWER✔✔-Dr. Robert Butler of the NIA
Dr. Butler's categories of old-old - ANSWER✔✔-- Eldery (75-84)
- Oldest old (85+)
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Define aging - ANSWER✔✔-the "accumulation of physical, psychological, social changes in a person over
time..." "some dimensions of aging grow and expand over time, while others decline"
Dr. Bernice Neugarten theory on how we age - ANSWER✔✔-- Identified a timetable for when various life
events and actions should ideally occur
- Age appropriate behavior
Dr. Karl Mannheim theory on how we age - ANSWER✔✔-- Generation is a "social location" or cohort
- "Biological rhythm" to sharing a cohort
Dr. Matilda White Riley theory on how we age - ANSWER✔✔-Age stratification as a perspective to
organize times of our lives
What will Gerontology enable? - ANSWER✔✔-Public policy decisions and social programming
Dr. Aubrey DeGrey longevity escape - ANSWER✔✔-Finite range of progress with infinite consequences
Four Domains of Aging - ANSWER✔✔-- Physical/biological change (ex. hair)
- Psychological/emotional/mental
- Social (role changes)
- Spiritual changes
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