NCCAP NATIONAL EXAM PT.2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 10% CORRECT
RATED A+
Cohort Effect – ✔✔
The influence of being born in a specific time period, shaped by the unique
social, economic, and cultural conditions experienced during one’s upbringing.
Cumulative Disadvantage – ✔✔
The concept that disadvantages in areas like income, status, and opportunity
tend to build up over a person’s life, leading to greater inequality in older age.
Social Clock – ✔✔
The cultural expectations about when key life events—like getting married,
starting a family, or retiring—should typically occur.
Social Gerontology – ✔✔
A branch of gerontology that focuses on how aging affects people socially,
including relationships, roles, and societal expectations.
Functional Age – ✔✔
A measure of how well an older adult can function physically and socially,
rather than just their age in years.
Wellness – ✔✔
A balanced and healthy state of being that includes physical, mental, and
emotional well-being.
Palliative Care – ✔✔
Supportive care given to individuals with serious or long-term illnesses,
focused on comfort and quality of life, not just end-of-life (like hospice).
Age Grades – ✔✔
Set stages or categories that individuals pass through based on age, often tied
to roles or status in society.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 10% CORRECT
RATED A+
Cohort Effect – ✔✔
The influence of being born in a specific time period, shaped by the unique
social, economic, and cultural conditions experienced during one’s upbringing.
Cumulative Disadvantage – ✔✔
The concept that disadvantages in areas like income, status, and opportunity
tend to build up over a person’s life, leading to greater inequality in older age.
Social Clock – ✔✔
The cultural expectations about when key life events—like getting married,
starting a family, or retiring—should typically occur.
Social Gerontology – ✔✔
A branch of gerontology that focuses on how aging affects people socially,
including relationships, roles, and societal expectations.
Functional Age – ✔✔
A measure of how well an older adult can function physically and socially,
rather than just their age in years.
Wellness – ✔✔
A balanced and healthy state of being that includes physical, mental, and
emotional well-being.
Palliative Care – ✔✔
Supportive care given to individuals with serious or long-term illnesses,
focused on comfort and quality of life, not just end-of-life (like hospice).
Age Grades – ✔✔
Set stages or categories that individuals pass through based on age, often tied
to roles or status in society.
