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Gerontology Exam Study Guide Solutions
Aging - ANSWER✔✔-The process of becoming old
Aged - ANSWER✔✔-The state of being old
Aging begins when development ends
Life Span - ANSWER✔✔-When you are born to where you are now
Max human life span: 120 years
Life Course - ANSWER✔✔-Perspective shows people how/why theyre aging the way they are
Ageism - ANSWER✔✔-First stereotypes where we assume certain stereotypes for all population;
Prejudice
Chronological Age - ANSWER✔✔-Actual age
Older Adults - ANSWER✔✔-Young old (65-74), Middle old (75-84), Oldest old (85+)
Biological Age - ANSWER✔✔-Biological indicators; disease, genetics, biological factors, dietary factors
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Functional Age - ANSWER✔✔-Abilities, landmarks and losses, ability to do what needs to be done in
everyday life
Behavioral/Mental Age - ANSWER✔✔-Experience
Social Age - ANSWER✔✔-Age norms, age stratification, age grading, age assignment
Period - ANSWER✔✔-Range of calendar dates
Cohort - ANSWER✔✔-Group of people born during a specified period
Whats happening the the world during the specific time and how they experience it.
Generation X= '65-'80
Baby Boomers='46-'64
Familial Generation - ANSWER✔✔-Multi-generational household, 3+ generations in a household
Social Generation - ANSWER✔✔-Group of people of specific age, different than their parents. (within
cohort)
Historic Past - ANSWER✔✔-Happened before one was born (Biological legacy; cocial/culture legacies)
Life Past - ANSWER✔✔-(Direct or Indirect)
Actually during lifetime
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Immediate Past - ANSWER✔✔-Minutes/Hours/Days/Months right before the present.
Time is relative.
Present - ANSWER✔✔-The right now (Direct or Indirect)
Experience venue (Place)
Present vs. Immediate past and immediate future
Experience vs. Memory
Immediate Future - ANSWER✔✔-Individually defined
Life Span - ANSWER✔✔-Individual life span (when you die)
Expected life span
Maximum life span (120 years)
Life Course - ANSWER✔✔-Persons life in context
Phenomenon - ANSWER✔✔-Something at is
Process - ANSWER✔✔-Something that does
Perspective - ANSWER✔✔-Helps us explain
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Gerontology Exam Study Guide Solutions
Aging - ANSWER✔✔-The process of becoming old
Aged - ANSWER✔✔-The state of being old
Aging begins when development ends
Life Span - ANSWER✔✔-When you are born to where you are now
Max human life span: 120 years
Life Course - ANSWER✔✔-Perspective shows people how/why theyre aging the way they are
Ageism - ANSWER✔✔-First stereotypes where we assume certain stereotypes for all population;
Prejudice
Chronological Age - ANSWER✔✔-Actual age
Older Adults - ANSWER✔✔-Young old (65-74), Middle old (75-84), Oldest old (85+)
Biological Age - ANSWER✔✔-Biological indicators; disease, genetics, biological factors, dietary factors
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Functional Age - ANSWER✔✔-Abilities, landmarks and losses, ability to do what needs to be done in
everyday life
Behavioral/Mental Age - ANSWER✔✔-Experience
Social Age - ANSWER✔✔-Age norms, age stratification, age grading, age assignment
Period - ANSWER✔✔-Range of calendar dates
Cohort - ANSWER✔✔-Group of people born during a specified period
Whats happening the the world during the specific time and how they experience it.
Generation X= '65-'80
Baby Boomers='46-'64
Familial Generation - ANSWER✔✔-Multi-generational household, 3+ generations in a household
Social Generation - ANSWER✔✔-Group of people of specific age, different than their parents. (within
cohort)
Historic Past - ANSWER✔✔-Happened before one was born (Biological legacy; cocial/culture legacies)
Life Past - ANSWER✔✔-(Direct or Indirect)
Actually during lifetime
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Immediate Past - ANSWER✔✔-Minutes/Hours/Days/Months right before the present.
Time is relative.
Present - ANSWER✔✔-The right now (Direct or Indirect)
Experience venue (Place)
Present vs. Immediate past and immediate future
Experience vs. Memory
Immediate Future - ANSWER✔✔-Individually defined
Life Span - ANSWER✔✔-Individual life span (when you die)
Expected life span
Maximum life span (120 years)
Life Course - ANSWER✔✔-Persons life in context
Phenomenon - ANSWER✔✔-Something at is
Process - ANSWER✔✔-Something that does
Perspective - ANSWER✔✔-Helps us explain
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