Chapter 9 Study Guide 2025\2026
Questions With 100% Actual Answers.
Ageism - Answer Prejudice and discrimination directed at older people.
Alzheimer's Disease - Answer A progressive brain disorder that produces loss of memory and
confusion.
Dementia - Answer
Generalized Slowing Hypothesis - Answer The theory that processing in all parts of the
nervous system, including the brain, is less efficient as we age. Slowly occurs throughout the
body.
Genetic Preprogramming Theories of Aging - Answer Theories that suggest that our body's
DNA genetic code contains a built-in time limit for the reproduction of human cells.
After a genetically determined period, the cells can no longer divide and individual begins to
deteriorate.
Gerontologists - Answer Specialists who study aging.
Life Expectancy - Answer The average age of death for members of a population.
Has increased from 35 in 1776 to 75 in 1990.
Osteoporosis - Answer A condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin, often
brought on by a lack of calcium in the diet. Women are more likely to be affected than men.
Peripheral Slowing Hypothesis - Answer The theory that suggests that overall processing
speed declines in the peripheral nervous system with increasing age.
Primary Aging - Answer Aging that involves universal and irreversible changes that, due to
genetic programming, occur as people get older.
, Wear and tear theories of aging - Answer The theory that the mechanical functions of the
body simply wear out with age. Some suggest that the body's constant manufacture of energy
to fuel it's activities creates by-products.
Autobiographical Memory - Answer Memories about one's own life.
Plasticity - Answer Maintaining mental abilities. Can be done with stimulation, practice, and
motivation.
Adult Day-Care Facilities - Answer A facility in which elderly individuals receive care only
during the day, but spend nights and weekends in their own homes.
Age Stratification Theory - Answer The view that an unequal distribution of economic
resources, power, and privilege exists among people at different stages of life. Particularly
pronounced during late adulthood.
Body Transcendence vs. Body Preoccupation - Answer A period in which people must learn to
cope with and move beyond changes in physical capabilities as a result of aging. If they don't
become preoccupied with their physical deterioration.
Continuing-Care Community - Answer A community that offers an environment in which all
the residents are of retirement age or older. Various levels of care.
Continuity Theory - Answer The theory suggesting that people need to maintain their desired
level of involvement in society in order to maximized their sense of well-being and self-esteem.
Disengagement Theory - Answer The period in late adulthood that marks a gradual withdrawal
from the world on physical, psychological, and social levels. A mutual process. Physical: Lower
energy, slower speeds. Psychologically: Withdraw, less interest in the world. Social: Fewer social
interactions.
Ego Transcendence vs. Ego Preoccupation - Answer The period in which elderly people must
come to grips with their death. Understanding that even though death is close, they have made
contributions to society.
Ego-Integrity vs. Ego-Preoccupation - Answer Erikson's final stage of life, characterized by a
Questions With 100% Actual Answers.
Ageism - Answer Prejudice and discrimination directed at older people.
Alzheimer's Disease - Answer A progressive brain disorder that produces loss of memory and
confusion.
Dementia - Answer
Generalized Slowing Hypothesis - Answer The theory that processing in all parts of the
nervous system, including the brain, is less efficient as we age. Slowly occurs throughout the
body.
Genetic Preprogramming Theories of Aging - Answer Theories that suggest that our body's
DNA genetic code contains a built-in time limit for the reproduction of human cells.
After a genetically determined period, the cells can no longer divide and individual begins to
deteriorate.
Gerontologists - Answer Specialists who study aging.
Life Expectancy - Answer The average age of death for members of a population.
Has increased from 35 in 1776 to 75 in 1990.
Osteoporosis - Answer A condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin, often
brought on by a lack of calcium in the diet. Women are more likely to be affected than men.
Peripheral Slowing Hypothesis - Answer The theory that suggests that overall processing
speed declines in the peripheral nervous system with increasing age.
Primary Aging - Answer Aging that involves universal and irreversible changes that, due to
genetic programming, occur as people get older.
, Wear and tear theories of aging - Answer The theory that the mechanical functions of the
body simply wear out with age. Some suggest that the body's constant manufacture of energy
to fuel it's activities creates by-products.
Autobiographical Memory - Answer Memories about one's own life.
Plasticity - Answer Maintaining mental abilities. Can be done with stimulation, practice, and
motivation.
Adult Day-Care Facilities - Answer A facility in which elderly individuals receive care only
during the day, but spend nights and weekends in their own homes.
Age Stratification Theory - Answer The view that an unequal distribution of economic
resources, power, and privilege exists among people at different stages of life. Particularly
pronounced during late adulthood.
Body Transcendence vs. Body Preoccupation - Answer A period in which people must learn to
cope with and move beyond changes in physical capabilities as a result of aging. If they don't
become preoccupied with their physical deterioration.
Continuing-Care Community - Answer A community that offers an environment in which all
the residents are of retirement age or older. Various levels of care.
Continuity Theory - Answer The theory suggesting that people need to maintain their desired
level of involvement in society in order to maximized their sense of well-being and self-esteem.
Disengagement Theory - Answer The period in late adulthood that marks a gradual withdrawal
from the world on physical, psychological, and social levels. A mutual process. Physical: Lower
energy, slower speeds. Psychologically: Withdraw, less interest in the world. Social: Fewer social
interactions.
Ego Transcendence vs. Ego Preoccupation - Answer The period in which elderly people must
come to grips with their death. Understanding that even though death is close, they have made
contributions to society.
Ego-Integrity vs. Ego-Preoccupation - Answer Erikson's final stage of life, characterized by a
