Gerontology Quiz & Answers-Example Quiz

Front 1

Which is the best experimental design for studying the way intelligence varies with age?

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Longitudinal

Front 2

In 1960, a study of parents of children with developmental disabilities was conducted. A gerontological researcher is now planning to study possible personality changes in those parents. What would be an appropriate research methodology for the researcher to employ?

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longitudinal design

Front 3

Why is the ratio of males to females in the population over age 65 less than one to one?

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higher male mortality rate

Front 4

Which two public systems are facing the greatest pressure from growth in the number and proportion of older people?

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the two public systems that are facing the greatest pressure from growth are health care and income

Front 5

Which variables are used to determine the dependency ratio?

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the retirement-age persons and the working age peresons.

Front 6

What do population projections of the baby boom cohort indicate about the future older population?

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the older population are better educated

Front 7

What is the primary reason that the search for universal factors associated with senescence is complicated?

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because aging is variable

Front 8

Which is a criterion for differentiating between biological aging and other biological processes, such as disease?

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Aging comes from within the body rather than from outside environmental factors.

Front 9

Based on the free radical theory of aging, what would be an apropriate behavior that might increase one's life expectancy?

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to eat foods that are rich in antioxidants

Front 10

Which procedure would best minimize the negative effects associated with relocating an older person from one nursing home to another?

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involve the person in planning the move

Front 11

Which finding resulted from research on older people's response time for complex tasks?

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use strategies to help them perform complex tasks

Front 12

Erikson's psychsocial stage of ego integrity versus dispair most closely corresponds to which of Levinson's developmental stages?

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late adulthood

Front 13

Which theory suggests that older people who have low levels of social activity have a high degree of life satisfaction?

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disengagement

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An older person with a chronic mental disorder enters the mental health system. Which type of treatment will the person most likely receive?

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medication

Front 15

Which term represents the idea that older people form historically underrepresented groups experience discrimination on the basis of age and race?

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double jeopardy

Front 16

Which best explains why people move to retirement communities?

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interest in age-homogeneous settings

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Which view does the concept of an extended family emphasize?

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live near and interact regularly with family members

Front 18

Which is most likely to show a decline immediately after retirement?

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income

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Which is the main fuction of retirement in the United States?

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reducing the workforce

Front 20

Which pattern of political participation by older people is accurate? Older people

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are more likely to vote than their younger counterparts

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What is the major reason why the Supplemental Security income (SSI) program is underutilized?

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Many older people are not aware that they are eligible for SSI benefits.

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Which was the first federal legislation to address the needs of the aged?

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the Social Security Act of 1935.

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Which statement accurately compares the Medicare and Medicaid programs?

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Medicare is an age-based program. Medicaid is a needs-based program.

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Which of the following federal programs requires a means test?

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Front 25

In Kubler-Ross's theory of dying, which stage is characterized by a sense of loss?

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depression

Front 26

Which of the following statements best describes the field of gerontology?

a. The study of the prevention and management of diseases of the aging.
b. The study of the human developmental stages from age 65 to death
c. The mulitdisciplinary field that studies the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging
d. The multidisciplinary field that studies the biological, psychological and environmental processes of aging

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c. The multidisciplinary field that studies the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging.

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Aging can be defined in terms of:

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Chronological, biological, Psychological & functional aging.

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Maximum life span may be defined as:

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The maximum number of years one could expect to live if environmental hazards were eliminated.

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Cowgill defines the lower status of older people that results from changes in health and scientific technology, urbanization, and literacy as elements of:

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Modernization Theory

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Biological theories must meet four requirements to be viable:

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Deleterious process: resulting in phusiological decline; Progressive Process: losses must be gradual over time; Universal: all members of a species must experience the phenomenon; & Intrinsic: cannot be corrected by the organism.

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According to Hooyman & Kiyak, the biological theory of aging that appears to best explain what happens in aging is:

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Cellular aging

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Normal physiologic changes that affect aging and/or senescence include:

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Changes in organ systems; body composition; sleep patterns & sensory functions

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Assessment of functional health helps establish an older person's ability to function independently at home. Assessment of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) would include testing the ability to:

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Manage money; prepare a meal; make a phone call; grocery shop; & manage the home

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Despite differences of occurrence between the genders, the three most reported chronic conditions causing limitation of activity in persons age 65 & over are:

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heart disease; hypertension & arthritis

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A secondary gain in the sick role that may be granted an older adult is:

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exemption from responsibility for work or self

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According to Barnes, Sack and Shore, the downward spiral to senility or death that indicates the progressive loss of self-esteem begins with:

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Requirement to relinquish accustomed roles in life

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The Classis Aging Pattern, the consistent pattern of scores on psychomotor and perceptual skills of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), shows that people beyond the age of 65:

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Decline in performance scales

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Older people who continue to perform well on tests of intelligence, learning & memory are characterized by:

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Higher levels of education; good sensory functioning; good nutrition; employment that required complex problem-solving skills; & continued use of such skills in later years.

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Erikson defined the task of the last stage of life as being to establish:

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a sense of meaning in one's life

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Rowe & Kahn define successful aging as a combination of all the following:

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Physical & functional health; high cognitive functioning & active involvement with society

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The four major forms of psychological disorders in older adults include:

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mood disorders; anxiety disorders; schizophrenia & substance-related disorders

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The earliest attempt at the development of a social context or framework to explain how individuals adjust to aging was in 1961 with the application of:

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Role theory

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Members of one stratum differ from each other in both their stage of life and in the historical periods they have experenced. Differences due to the historic dimension are referred to as:

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Cohort Flow

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While marital satisfaction is reported in the majority of married older couples, the estimated 9% of older adults who are divorced is almost double that of 1970. For both men & women the rates of remarriage in old age are relatively low due to all the following:

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The smaller pool of potential partners; economic hardships & diminished desire to remarry.

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The psychological benefits of leisure perceived by older adults include:

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companionship; compensations for past activities; & expressive service

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Primary spurces of income for current older Americans are reported to be derived from all the following:

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Social Security; earnings; asset income & pensions.

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Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) for social security payments are based on increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a fact that may benefit the older American who:

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owns his/her home

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The major factors that affect the timing of retirement include all the following:

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an adequate income; health status, functional limitations & access to health insurance; the nature of the job, employee morale & organizational commitment; gender & race; family & gender roles

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Voting participation & behavior for healthy older adults ranks:

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about the same as the middle-aged cohort

Front 50

Social policies in the future will be shaped by all but which factor in the following list?

a. economic factors
b. Demographic factors
c. global factors
d. social factors

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c. global factors

Front 51

A palliative care program provides to seriously ill patients & their families all the following except:

a. Specialized medical care
b. Drugs
c. Therapies to manage acute or chronic pain
d. Therapies to control other symptoms
e. Counseling
f. Spiritual care
g. Social Services
h. Euthanasia

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h. Euthanasia