GLPH 385 Module 1 Introduction
to Aging Biohacking and
Gerontechnology
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔TRUE or FALSE: most older adults are healthy, active, and
independent for much of their lives
- ageist assumptions
- discrimination faced by older adults - correct answer ✔✔What can a negative association
towards the process of aging perpetuate?
Discrimination and devaluing of older adults - correct answer ✔✔Ageist assumptions and
stereotypes contribute to what?
The systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against people because they are old - correct
answer ✔✔What is ageism defined as?
Age-heterogenous settings - correct answer ✔✔According to Hagestad and Uhlenberg, 'stable,
lasting interactions' in what kind of settings are essential in combatting ageism?
FALSE: the older population is becoming increasingly diverse with a greater representation from
individuals of colour and those who identify as LGBTQ+ - correct answer ✔✔TRUE or FALSE: the
older population is becoming decreasingly diverse
Anyone between the ages of 75 and 84 - correct answer ✔✔What age group is considered old-
old?
, Anyone 85 years or older - correct answer ✔✔What age group is considered oldest-old?
Women - correct answer ✔✔Of the oldest-old, majority are what gender?
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔TRUE or FALSE: there are many more widowed women than
widowed men
FALSE - correct answer ✔✔TRUE or FALSE: the average personal income of the oldest-old is
generally higher than the rest of the older population
- poverty
- lack of social support
- physical limitations - correct answer ✔✔The oldest-old are disproportionately represented in
hospitals and in long-term care settings, possible due to what factors?
- centenarian
- super-centenarian - correct answer ✔✔What groups can the oldest-old be further broken
down into?
A person who is one hundred years old or more - correct answer ✔✔What is a centenarian?
A person who has reached 110 years of age or more - correct answer ✔✔What is a super-
centenarian?
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔TRUE or FALSE: Most centenarians are healthy, mentally alert, free of
major disability, able to perform most daily activities, and are engaged in their communities
to Aging Biohacking and
Gerontechnology
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔TRUE or FALSE: most older adults are healthy, active, and
independent for much of their lives
- ageist assumptions
- discrimination faced by older adults - correct answer ✔✔What can a negative association
towards the process of aging perpetuate?
Discrimination and devaluing of older adults - correct answer ✔✔Ageist assumptions and
stereotypes contribute to what?
The systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against people because they are old - correct
answer ✔✔What is ageism defined as?
Age-heterogenous settings - correct answer ✔✔According to Hagestad and Uhlenberg, 'stable,
lasting interactions' in what kind of settings are essential in combatting ageism?
FALSE: the older population is becoming increasingly diverse with a greater representation from
individuals of colour and those who identify as LGBTQ+ - correct answer ✔✔TRUE or FALSE: the
older population is becoming decreasingly diverse
Anyone between the ages of 75 and 84 - correct answer ✔✔What age group is considered old-
old?
, Anyone 85 years or older - correct answer ✔✔What age group is considered oldest-old?
Women - correct answer ✔✔Of the oldest-old, majority are what gender?
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔TRUE or FALSE: there are many more widowed women than
widowed men
FALSE - correct answer ✔✔TRUE or FALSE: the average personal income of the oldest-old is
generally higher than the rest of the older population
- poverty
- lack of social support
- physical limitations - correct answer ✔✔The oldest-old are disproportionately represented in
hospitals and in long-term care settings, possible due to what factors?
- centenarian
- super-centenarian - correct answer ✔✔What groups can the oldest-old be further broken
down into?
A person who is one hundred years old or more - correct answer ✔✔What is a centenarian?
A person who has reached 110 years of age or more - correct answer ✔✔What is a super-
centenarian?
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔TRUE or FALSE: Most centenarians are healthy, mentally alert, free of
major disability, able to perform most daily activities, and are engaged in their communities
