Intro to Gerontology Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
the majority of people over the age of 65 are in good health - ✔✔true
what you do now (diet, exercise, stress, smoking, drinking, and other lifestyle factors) has a large impact
on how well one ages - ✔✔true
stress can cause someone to exhibit the traits of a person much older - ✔✔true
in the united states, more men survive to old age than women - ✔✔false
erikson described different late-life transitions for men and women as gender splitting - ✔✔false
some genes that code for late-life diseases (like alzhiemers or cancer) may have had positive benefits in
early life - ✔✔true
gerontologists study aging at an individual and population level - ✔✔true
personality change is a part of normal aging, just like gray hair and wrinkled skin - ✔✔false
job performance peaks in early adulthood, regardless of the profession - ✔✔false
antioxidants may help to slow the progression of alzheimers disease - ✔✔true
findings for the maas-kuypers study indicate that a positive personality is possible in spite of childhood
trauma - ✔✔true
lung cancer is the most common form of cancer among women - ✔✔false
sigmund freud believed that our psychological development is complete by the time we reach age 10 -
✔✔true
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, average life span varies across the world due to factors such as economic development - ✔✔true
ageism increases when society accepts negative stereotypes as true - ✔✔true
older adults had lower social status in the 1800s as compared to today - ✔✔true
detroit syndrome describes the practice of employers replacing older workers instead of retraining them -
✔✔true
the generation of americans born between 1946 and 1964 has been described as the baby boom generation
- ✔✔true
according to the norm of reciprocity, society expects us to maintain balance in many of our relationships -
✔✔true
ageism can oppress any age group, young or old - ✔✔true
gerontology is which of the following - ✔✔all of the above; the scientific study of aging, the study of the
elderly as a special population, multidisciplinary, a "new" field beginning in the 1950s
lifestyle, heredity (genetics), environment, and medical care are all factors that influence a person's
longevity. how much (%) can we attribute lifestyle and heredity to our longevity? - ✔✔50% lifestyle and
20% heredity
social security was first developed by otto von bismarck in this country - ✔✔germany
embracing the values of society, a behavioral pattern in young adulthood, is known as - ✔✔acculturation
in developed countries such as the united states, the legal definition of "old" is considered to be this age -
✔✔65
this documentary explores the experiences of living and working in a long term care facility (nursing
home and assisted living facility) - ✔✔"almost home"
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Answers 100% Pass
the majority of people over the age of 65 are in good health - ✔✔true
what you do now (diet, exercise, stress, smoking, drinking, and other lifestyle factors) has a large impact
on how well one ages - ✔✔true
stress can cause someone to exhibit the traits of a person much older - ✔✔true
in the united states, more men survive to old age than women - ✔✔false
erikson described different late-life transitions for men and women as gender splitting - ✔✔false
some genes that code for late-life diseases (like alzhiemers or cancer) may have had positive benefits in
early life - ✔✔true
gerontologists study aging at an individual and population level - ✔✔true
personality change is a part of normal aging, just like gray hair and wrinkled skin - ✔✔false
job performance peaks in early adulthood, regardless of the profession - ✔✔false
antioxidants may help to slow the progression of alzheimers disease - ✔✔true
findings for the maas-kuypers study indicate that a positive personality is possible in spite of childhood
trauma - ✔✔true
lung cancer is the most common form of cancer among women - ✔✔false
sigmund freud believed that our psychological development is complete by the time we reach age 10 -
✔✔true
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, average life span varies across the world due to factors such as economic development - ✔✔true
ageism increases when society accepts negative stereotypes as true - ✔✔true
older adults had lower social status in the 1800s as compared to today - ✔✔true
detroit syndrome describes the practice of employers replacing older workers instead of retraining them -
✔✔true
the generation of americans born between 1946 and 1964 has been described as the baby boom generation
- ✔✔true
according to the norm of reciprocity, society expects us to maintain balance in many of our relationships -
✔✔true
ageism can oppress any age group, young or old - ✔✔true
gerontology is which of the following - ✔✔all of the above; the scientific study of aging, the study of the
elderly as a special population, multidisciplinary, a "new" field beginning in the 1950s
lifestyle, heredity (genetics), environment, and medical care are all factors that influence a person's
longevity. how much (%) can we attribute lifestyle and heredity to our longevity? - ✔✔50% lifestyle and
20% heredity
social security was first developed by otto von bismarck in this country - ✔✔germany
embracing the values of society, a behavioral pattern in young adulthood, is known as - ✔✔acculturation
in developed countries such as the united states, the legal definition of "old" is considered to be this age -
✔✔65
this documentary explores the experiences of living and working in a long term care facility (nursing
home and assisted living facility) - ✔✔"almost home"
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