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Gerontology Exam I Questions And Answers
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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
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
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- 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+)
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
Functional dependence/ Geriatric syndrome - Answer✔- Elders cannot live independently and
need help with activities of daily living (ADL) or instrumental activities (IADL)
- 1/4 elders
Activities of daily living include: - Answer✔- Chair
- Toileting
- Nutrition
Instrumental activities of daily living include: - Answer✔- Shopping
- Cooking
- Paying bills
- Transportation
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Gerontology Exam I Questions And Answers
100% Pass.
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
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
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- 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+)
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
Functional dependence/ Geriatric syndrome - Answer✔- Elders cannot live independently and
need help with activities of daily living (ADL) or instrumental activities (IADL)
- 1/4 elders
Activities of daily living include: - Answer✔- Chair
- Toileting
- Nutrition
Instrumental activities of daily living include: - Answer✔- Shopping
- Cooking
- Paying bills
- Transportation
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