Table Of Contents Chapter_01___Aging_in_America Chapter_02___Stereotypes_and_Images Chapter_03___Social_and_Psychological_Theories_in_Later_Life_Development Chapter_04___Physical_Health_and_Well_Being Chapter_05___Mental_Health Chapter_06___Friends__Family__and_Community Chapter_07___Intimacy_and_Sexuality Chapter_08___Work_and_Leisure Chapter_09___Finances_and_Lifestyles Chapter_10___Living_Environments Chapter_11___The_Oldest%2DOld_and_Caregiving Chapter_12___Special_Problems Chapter_13___Women_and_Ethnic_Groups Chapter_14___Death_and_Dying Chapter_15___Politics__Policies__and_Programs Chapter_01___Aging_in_America 1. Gerontology is the study of the aging process from a. childhood to late life. b. maturity to old age. c. middle age to retirement. d. retirement to death. ANSWER: b REFERENCES: 2 2. Gerontologists define aging in terms of a. the number of years since the individual’s birth. b. changes in memory, learning, adaptive capacity, personality, and mental functioning. c. social roles, relationships, and the overall context in which we grow old. d. All of these choices. ANSWER: d REFERENCES: 2,3 3. Recent research indicates that genes account for about a. one-fourth b. one-third c. one-half d. two-thirds
of our longevity.
ANSWER: a REFERENCES: 3 4. “Culturally competent” health care providers a. require the elderly to adapt their values to an institutional environment. b. encourage the elderly to become dependent on their services. c. help the elderly develop personal mastery of their changing environments. d. motivate the elderly to ignore the aging process. ANSWER:
c