HESI GERONTOLOGY FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) LATEST EXAM UPDATE
A) Longitudinal Research - CORRECT ANSWER - What research
method/design is most appropriate for looking at aging, form the life course
perspective?
A) Longitudinal research
B) Quasi-experimental design
C) Experimental design
D) Panel study
E) Survey analysis
D) Ageism - CORRECT ANSWER - The most persistent view of aging in society
reflects continuous deterioration and decline, thus forming the basis for age-based
prejudice known as:
A) Age grading
B) Age stratification
C) Age norms
D) Ageism
E) Age differentiation
E) Role loss - CORRECT ANSWER - The transition out of social roles, such as
widowhood and retirement, is referred to as:
,A) Unsuccessful aging
B) Cognitive functioning
C) Continuity theory
D) Life events
E) Role loss
A) True - CORRECT ANSWER - "Excess disability" involves experiencing more
disability than necessary because the environment in which one lives is either too
challenging or not challenging enough.
A) True
B) False
B) Growing market for business comprised of those over age 50 - CORRECT
ANSWER - The "gray market" refers to the:
A) Consumption of goods and services during one's retirement years
B) Growing market for business comprised of those over age 50
C) Growing number of businesses that offer "senior discounts"
D) Growing market for meaningful activities among people over age 50
E) None of the above
D) Live a committed, justified life - CORRECT ANSWER - How should people
prepare for old age, according to de Beauvoir?
A) Set aside money
B) Choose the place where they will retire
C) Acquire hobbies
, D) Live a committed, justified life
E) All of the above
A) True - CORRECT ANSWER - Older women tend to have higher levels of
religious participation and belief than do men.
A) True
B) False
D) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - The main components of
"successful aging" include which of the following?
A) Avoiding disease and disability
B) Maintaining mental and physical function
C) Continuing engagement with life
D) All of the above
E) A and B above
B) Normal human cells grown in tissue culture go through a limited number of cell
divisions. - CORRECT ANSWER - The Hayflick Limit refers to which of the
following processes?
A) HeLa cells continue to divide and grow.
B) Normal human cells grown in tissue culture go through a limited number of cell
divisions.
C) Aging is regulated by glandular cells, perhaps of the hypothalamus, thymus, or
pituitary gland.
D) Waste products and other harmful substances build up in the cells.
E) None of the above
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) LATEST EXAM UPDATE
A) Longitudinal Research - CORRECT ANSWER - What research
method/design is most appropriate for looking at aging, form the life course
perspective?
A) Longitudinal research
B) Quasi-experimental design
C) Experimental design
D) Panel study
E) Survey analysis
D) Ageism - CORRECT ANSWER - The most persistent view of aging in society
reflects continuous deterioration and decline, thus forming the basis for age-based
prejudice known as:
A) Age grading
B) Age stratification
C) Age norms
D) Ageism
E) Age differentiation
E) Role loss - CORRECT ANSWER - The transition out of social roles, such as
widowhood and retirement, is referred to as:
,A) Unsuccessful aging
B) Cognitive functioning
C) Continuity theory
D) Life events
E) Role loss
A) True - CORRECT ANSWER - "Excess disability" involves experiencing more
disability than necessary because the environment in which one lives is either too
challenging or not challenging enough.
A) True
B) False
B) Growing market for business comprised of those over age 50 - CORRECT
ANSWER - The "gray market" refers to the:
A) Consumption of goods and services during one's retirement years
B) Growing market for business comprised of those over age 50
C) Growing number of businesses that offer "senior discounts"
D) Growing market for meaningful activities among people over age 50
E) None of the above
D) Live a committed, justified life - CORRECT ANSWER - How should people
prepare for old age, according to de Beauvoir?
A) Set aside money
B) Choose the place where they will retire
C) Acquire hobbies
, D) Live a committed, justified life
E) All of the above
A) True - CORRECT ANSWER - Older women tend to have higher levels of
religious participation and belief than do men.
A) True
B) False
D) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - The main components of
"successful aging" include which of the following?
A) Avoiding disease and disability
B) Maintaining mental and physical function
C) Continuing engagement with life
D) All of the above
E) A and B above
B) Normal human cells grown in tissue culture go through a limited number of cell
divisions. - CORRECT ANSWER - The Hayflick Limit refers to which of the
following processes?
A) HeLa cells continue to divide and grow.
B) Normal human cells grown in tissue culture go through a limited number of cell
divisions.
C) Aging is regulated by glandular cells, perhaps of the hypothalamus, thymus, or
pituitary gland.
D) Waste products and other harmful substances build up in the cells.
E) None of the above
