Chapter 1: The Growth of Social Gerontology
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Q1) Life expectancy refers to the average years of life one can expect to live, whereas maximum life span refers to the maximum number of years a given species is expected to live.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Environmental press is high in an institutional setting where an individual is not responsible for self care.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) In all organ systems normal declines occur:
A) after age 30.
B) in one's 5th decade.
C) after a physical trauma.
D) after age 60.
Answer: A
Q4) Females born in the U.S. in 2008 can expect to reach ________ years. Answer: 80.7
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Chapter 2: Aging in Other Countries and Across Cultures in
the United States
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Q1) Societies in advanced stages of modernization may become more aware of the older population's devalued status through:
A) religious organizations.
B) politicians.
C) advertising and television.
D) peer pressure.
Answer: C
Q2) Older immigrants to the U.S. are:
A) less likely to be educated.
B) less likely to receive government benefits.
C) less likely to live in poverty.
D) more likely to use health services.
Answer: A
Q3) Discuss "retired husband syndrome."
Answer: In Japan,the medical condition has been observed among women whose husbands have retired by age 60-65 and remain at home full-time,demanding attention from their wives.Women are reporting psychosomatic symptoms related to stress resulting from having to serve their husbands.
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Chapter 3: The Social Consequences of Physical Aging
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Q1) Age-related hearing loss is called:
A) presbycusis.
B) tinnitus.
C) osteosclerosis.
D) ringing.
Answer: A
Q2) Studies of primates have shown that caloric restriction can improve physical activity and slow down metabolism.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The leading cause of blindness worldwide is:
A) age-related cataract.
B) glaucoma.
C) age related macular degeneration.
D) accommodation.
Answer: A
Q4) Loss of acuity in the center of one's visual field experienced by some older adults is known as ________.
Answer: age-related macular degeneration
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Chapter 4: Managing Chronic Diseases and Promoting Well
Being in Old Age
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Q1) Osteoporosis is a major risk factor for:
A) significant weight loss in older people.
B) problems with bladder control.
C) fractures in the neck or the femur.
D) strokes.
Q2) Once older adults enter the dental care system, their average number of annual visits is similar to that of younger people.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Examples of improved environmental design that can help older drivers include(s):
A) airbags that have lower power.
B) devices that limit the maximum possible speed.
C) wider rearview mirrors.
D) A & C.
Q4) Older people with incontinence:
A) make up about 50% of men over age 65.
B) should be examined for reversible causes.
C) can generally be treated with medications only.
D) consume more fluids.
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Chapter 5: Cognitive Changes With Aging
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Q1) All older people eventually achieve wisdom because they are able to reflect on their worldly experiences.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The decrement model, which suggest that memory networks deteriorate with aging, is used to explain:
A) tip-of-the-tongue states.
B) cognitive retraining.
C) life long learning.
D) memory mediators.
Q3) Which of the following is true regarding creative output?
A) Creative output is highest from age 30-40.
B) Creative output from age 70 to 80 is about half that of age 30-40.
C) The secondary peak of creativity occurs in the 60s.
D) All of the above
Q4) Creativity peaks around age 30 and steadily declines with age.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the findings of the Seattle Longitudinal Study.
Q6) Define primary mental abilities and name 5 out of the 7.
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Chapter 6: Personality and Mental Health in Old Age
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Q1) Jung's theory suggests that as people get older:
A) men exaggerate their masculine characteristics to compensate for their rising age.
B) women develop somewhat more masculine characteristics.
C) both men and women become more masculine.
D) they achieve ego integrity.
Q2) One's cognitive image of the self is:
A) self image.
B) self esteem.
C) self identity.
D) self concept.
Q3) Successful aging is used to describe older adults who have a good income and who live with a family member.
A)True B)False
Q4) The underlying characteristics of a person's life at a particular period of time are known as ________.
Q5) Self-esteem is affected by role losses with age. A)True B)False
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Chapter 7: Love Intimacy and Sexuality in Old Age
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Q1) Sexual behavior is likely to be influenced by:
A) physiological changes.
B) the individual's personal sexual history and self-concept.
C) functional ability.
D) all of the above.
Q2) A man who has not had sexual intercourse for a long time following the loss or illness of a partner may experience ________.
Q3) The following is true about the sexuality of older men:
A) erectile dysfunction is rarely treatable.
B) approximately 60-80 percent who use Viagra seem to benefit from it.
C) the male climacteric begins about 10 years earlier than menopause in women.
D) sexual enjoyment and desire normally decline dramatically.
Q4) The majority of older women experience and enjoy orgasms.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Hormonal changes in men occur more slowly than in women.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How do chronic illnesses impact upon sexual activity?
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Q7) The three phases of the climacteric are perimenopause, menopause, and
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Chapter 9: The Importance of Social Supports-Family,
Friends, and Neighbors
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Q1) Older gays and lesbians, compared to their heterosexual peers,:
A) are less likely to plan for their future security.
B) tend to build a "surrogate family" .
C) have lower self-esteem.
D) maintain strong ties with their families of origin.
Q2) Strong social supports contribute to:
A) active aging.
B) higher mortality risk.
C) slower recovery from illness.
D) greater use of formal services.
Q3) Older parents in the United States are far more likely to receive financial help from their adult children than to assist their children.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The majority of custodial grandparents are female, married, and live in the South.
A)True
B)False
Q5) To what extent does divorce impact marriages among older adults?
Q6) Explain marital satisfaction among older adults.
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