Lifespan /
Development
/ /
Exam #4 Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
What /
/is /
/ageism? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Prejudice //and //discrimination //based //on //a //person's //age.
How /
/does /
/culture /
/and /
/time /
/influence /
/how /
/old /
/age //"looks" /
/today? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Age /
/is /
/looked /
/at //in //many //different //ways //depending //on //the //culture. //Example: //In //Japan, //age //is //a //status
//symbol //of //respect.
What /
/are /
/the /
/fields /
/of /
,/study /
/associated //with //the //elderly? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Gerontology //and //Geriatrics
Gerontology //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //study //of //aging //and //the //factors //that //affect //aging.
Geriatrics //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Doctors. //Aging //in //terms //of //disease //and //health.
Young //Old //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔People //around //the //ages //of //65-
74, //who //are //active, //vital, //and //vigorous.
Old //Old //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔People //around //the //ages //of //75-
84.Frail //and //infirm //and //have //difficulty //managing //activities //of //daily //living //(ADLs).
Oldest /
/Old //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Age /
/85+.Frail /
/and /
/infirm /
/and /
/have /
/difficulty /
/managing /
/activities /
/of /
/daily /
/living /
/(ADLs). /
/Consume //a //disproportionate //number //of //resources //such //as //pensions //or //health //care //costs
//given //their //population //size.
,Primary /
/Aging //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The /
/inevitable /
/process /
/of /
/aging. /
/The //body's //natural //process. //Continual //throughout //life //and //is //the //body's //deterioration.
Secondary /
/Aging //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The /
/decline /
/in //
a/
/body's /
/function /
/due /
/to /
/disease /
/or /
/decisions /
/made /
/throughout /
/the /
/persons /
/life. /
/Example: //
A //person //who //drinks //or //smokes //a //lot //in //their //youth //or //young //adulthood //will //age //faster
//than //a //person //who //did //neither.
How /
/did /
/the /
, /MIDUS /
/study /
/help /
/us /
/improve /
/our /
/understanding /
/about /
/aging /
/in /
/functioning /
/in /
/middle //adulthood? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Found //that //aging //is //a //positive //experience
//and //it //causes //changes //in //societal //roles.
Physical /
/Changes /
/During /
/Adulthood: /
/Brain //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔"Tip /
/of /
/the /
/tongue" /
/increases, /
/myelin /
/begins /
/to /
/break /
/down /
/and /
/there //is //a //decrease //in //the //reaction //time. //In //late //adulthood, //it //actually //loses //weight.
Physical /
/Changes /
Development
/ /
Exam #4 Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
What /
/is /
/ageism? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Prejudice //and //discrimination //based //on //a //person's //age.
How /
/does /
/culture /
/and /
/time /
/influence /
/how /
/old /
/age //"looks" /
/today? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Age /
/is /
/looked /
/at //in //many //different //ways //depending //on //the //culture. //Example: //In //Japan, //age //is //a //status
//symbol //of //respect.
What /
/are /
/the /
/fields /
/of /
,/study /
/associated //with //the //elderly? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Gerontology //and //Geriatrics
Gerontology //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //study //of //aging //and //the //factors //that //affect //aging.
Geriatrics //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Doctors. //Aging //in //terms //of //disease //and //health.
Young //Old //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔People //around //the //ages //of //65-
74, //who //are //active, //vital, //and //vigorous.
Old //Old //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔People //around //the //ages //of //75-
84.Frail //and //infirm //and //have //difficulty //managing //activities //of //daily //living //(ADLs).
Oldest /
/Old //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Age /
/85+.Frail /
/and /
/infirm /
/and /
/have /
/difficulty /
/managing /
/activities /
/of /
/daily /
/living /
/(ADLs). /
/Consume //a //disproportionate //number //of //resources //such //as //pensions //or //health //care //costs
//given //their //population //size.
,Primary /
/Aging //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The /
/inevitable /
/process /
/of /
/aging. /
/The //body's //natural //process. //Continual //throughout //life //and //is //the //body's //deterioration.
Secondary /
/Aging //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The /
/decline /
/in //
a/
/body's /
/function /
/due /
/to /
/disease /
/or /
/decisions /
/made /
/throughout /
/the /
/persons /
/life. /
/Example: //
A //person //who //drinks //or //smokes //a //lot //in //their //youth //or //young //adulthood //will //age //faster
//than //a //person //who //did //neither.
How /
/did /
/the /
, /MIDUS /
/study /
/help /
/us /
/improve /
/our /
/understanding /
/about /
/aging /
/in /
/functioning /
/in /
/middle //adulthood? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Found //that //aging //is //a //positive //experience
//and //it //causes //changes //in //societal //roles.
Physical /
/Changes /
/During /
/Adulthood: /
/Brain //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔"Tip /
/of /
/the /
/tongue" /
/increases, /
/myelin /
/begins /
/to /
/break /
/down /
/and /
/there //is //a //decrease //in //the //reaction //time. //In //late //adulthood, //it //actually //loses //weight.
Physical /
/Changes /
