Gerontology Test Bank
Course Introduction
Gerontology is the multidisciplinary study of the aging process and the challenges and opportunities associated with growing older. This course examines the biological, psychological, and social changes that occur as individuals age, including the impact of aging on health, family dynamics, work, and society as a whole. Students will explore topics such as age-related diseases, elder care, public policy, and the role of cultural attitudes toward aging. Through lectures, discussions, and case studies, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing the quality of life for older adults and the importance of developing supportive environments for an aging population.
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Journey Across the Life Span Human Development and Health Promotion 5th Edition by Polan
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Chapter 1: Healthy Lifestyles
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of a determinant behavior? (Select all that apply.)
A) Poor diet
B) Unsafe sex
C) Smoking and drugs
D) None of above
Answer: A,B,C
Q2) The nurse recognizes that the physiological responses to emotional stress are the result of:
A) Mental illness
B) Autonomic nervous stimulation
C) Powerlessness
D) Shame
Answer: B
Q3) An external force that can affect one's health is (the):
A) Mind
B) Culture
C) Heredity
D) Hormones
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Culture
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Q1) The nurse would expect that the greatest amount of change seen within a culture is the result of:
A) Borrowed cultural practice
B) War
C) Peace
D) Famine
Answer: A
Q2) Race categorizes the person by:
A) Religion
B) Physical characteristics
C) Disease susceptibility
D) Financial status
Answer: B
Q3) Downcast eyes during communication are a sign of respect in which of the following cultural groups?
A) Asians
B) European Americans
C) Native Americans
D) Pacific Islanders
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: The Family
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Q1) A middle-aged couple was admitted to the hospital after a motor vehicle accident.Two days later,the husband expired.While observing a staff member offering grief support,which of the following actions is correct?
A) She states that "death happens to everyone at some time."
B) She states that "maybe your husband was driving too fast."
C) She tells the patient to "act strong."
D) She says little but stays with the patient.
Answer: D
Q2) In a laissez-faire-type family pattern,9-year-old Jane would:
A) Be used to her parents making all the decisions
B) Be able to participate in decision making
C) Have complete freedom in making all decisions
D) Have all decisions reviewed and modified
Answer: C
Q3) Two adults bringing home their newborn infant son
A) Childbearing stage
B) Older-Family stage
C) Grown-Child stage
D) Couple stage
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Communication
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Q1) After completing morning care for Sarah,an 83-year-old patient in the nursing home,she states,"You are the only one who takes the time to care for me." Your best response would be:
A) "You are still complaining,Sarah."
B) "You feel others don't take the time?"
C) "You are such a worrier."
D) "Sarah,you know that's not true."
Q2) Which of the following behaviors by your patient indicates a willingness to communicate?
A) Downcast eyes
B) Face toward you
C) Legs tightly crossed
D) Slumping posture
Q3) When a health-care worker changes the subject during a patient interaction,the result may:
A) Foster support of the client
B) Reduce the health-care worker's anxiety
C) Add emphasis to the message
D) Build trust
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Chapter 5: Theories of Growth and Development
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Q1) Maturation occurs:
A) Without training
B) With practice
C) Quickly
D) With experience
Q2) Mr.and Mrs.Banks complain to the nurse that 5-year-old Bryan is obsessive and openly exposes himself and masturbates.According to Freud,Bryan is in which stage of psychosocial development?
A) Anal stage
B) Phallic stage
C) Latency
D) Genital
Q3) The conscience is often referred to as the:
A) Ego
B) Superego
C) Id
D) Libido
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Chapter 6: Prenatal Period to 1 Year
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Q1) The correct stages of prenatal development are as follows:
A) Embryonic,pre-embryonic,fetal
B) Fetal,embryonic,neonatal
C) Pre-embryonic,embryonic,fetal
D) Prenatal,neonatal,fetal
Q2) Meconium is best described as:
A) Colorless,odorless fecal material
B) Stools having a light,seeded mustard color
C) Thick,green-black fecal material
D) Stools having a watery green color
Q3) The emotional bond between a mother and her newborn infant is called:
A) Attachment
B) Engrossment
C) Enhancement
D) Commitment
Q4) The testes descend into the scrotum normally:
A) During fetal descent through the pelvis
B) In the seventh month of fetal life
C) In the third month of fetal life
D) Immediately after delivery
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Chapter 7: Toddlerhood
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Q1) The toddler's eating habits are often influenced by:
A) Siblings
B) Reward
C) Instinct
D) Play
Q2) In a greenstick fracture,the bone:
A) Breaks in two distinct pieces
B) Breaks in several small pieces
C) Breaks and punctures the skin
D) Bends but does not break
Q3) Identify which eating habit is common in toddlers.
A) Consistency with the same foods
B) Food fads and fluctuating appetites
C) Dawdling or playing with their food
D) All of the above
Q4) To help increase visual acuity in 2-year-old Charles,you would have his parents:
A) Hold large objects at close range
B) Place colored objects on the wall 19 feet away
C) Hold brightly colored paintings at close range
D) Hold large objects 6 feet away
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Chapter 8: Preschool
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Q1) Milo Lennon states that 6-year-old Dean has become unmanageable.She believes it is due to sibling rivalry.How would you instruct her to deal with this behavior?
A) Isolate the child from other siblings.
B) Understand the child's feelings.
C) Restrict the child's participation in family activities.
D) Expose the child to the criticism of the other siblings.
Q2) Alice Verga wants to know at what age her child will be able to accomplish self-care.You would tell her at preschool because of:
A) Gross motor development
B) Visual maturity
C) Fine motor development
D) Bone maturity
Q3) An outcome of thumb sucking is:
A) Dental caries
B) Stomatitis
C) Speech impediment
D) Malalignment of the teeth
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Chapter 9: School Age
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Q1) The parent of the school-age child can be told to expect normal average growth to include:
A) Average weight increase of 2 to 3 kilograms each year
B) Average height increase of 2 to 3 centimeters each year
C) Budding of the wisdom teeth
D) Maximum cardiac output
Q2) In Piaget's concept of seriation,the child is able to:
A) Understand the relationship between the part and the whole
B) Understand the cause-and-effect relationship
C) Order objects according to size
D) Outline a plan of behavior for his or her lifetime
Q3) The landmark of the school-age period is the:
A) Onset of moral reasoning
B) Maturing of ethical decision making
C) Entrance into formal school and the onset of puberty
D) Beginning of aging and reproductive processes
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Chapter 10: Puberty and Adolescence
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Q1) The predominant emotion experienced by the adolescent is:
A) Heightened feelings of security
B) Reaching out to others
C) Testing values and beliefs
D) Feelings of inclusiveness
Q2) The teen's needs for freedom and independence may result in:
A) Renewed closeness to parents
B) Identification with the parent of the opposite sex
C) Mimicking behavior of the parent of the same sex
D) Moving away from the family and home
Q3) The average blood loss during menstrual flow is:
A) 30 to 60 mL
B) 10 to 15 mL
C) 5 to 10 mL
D) 50 to 100 mL
Q4) Deepening of the voice in male adolescents is caused by:
A) Increased size of the trachea
B) Narrowing of the larynx
C) Enlargement of the vocal cords
D) Narrowing of the windpipes
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Chapter 11: Early Adulthood
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Q1) ________________leaves deposits along the walls of blood vessels,blocking the flow of blood to the heart.This may contribute to a heart attack.
Q2) Sexism in the workplace is seen in which of the following?
A) Laws enacted to balance the interest of men and women
B) Beliefs in the workplace that cause potential conflict between the sexes
C) Attitudes that lead to discrimination of one sex
D) Conflict with the line of authority
Q3) The motivating force for the adult learner is:
A) Recognition
B) Socialization
C) Appropriateness
D) Memory encoding
Q4) Thirty-eight-year-old Sandra complains of insomnia.You would instruct her that in order to relieve the insomnia,it is best if she:
A) Eats a high-fat meal 1/2 hour before sleep
B) Exercises in the early afternoon
C) Goes to bed only when she is tired
D) Gets into bed and watches television
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Chapter 12: Middle Adulthood
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Q1) The major difference in physiological changes between men and women during the middle years is that:
A) Men lose their ability to procreate.
B) Women lose their ability to procreate.
C) Most men maintain their earlier body weight.
D) Most women lose more fat cells than do men.
Q2) Melissa,on her 37th birthday,asks what is causing the wrinkles on her skin.She should be told that this occurs because of:
A) Loss of fluid in tissues
B) Loss of elasticity in the skin
C) Increased collagen deposit in the skin
D) Hypopigmentation
Q3) The most common type of medical problem seen in middle age is:
A) Urinary tract infection
B) Incompetent bowel
C) Cataract formation
D) Wear and tear on bone
Q4) During middle adulthood,there is a gradual loss of muscle strength.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Late Adulthood
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Q1) Life review in which older people engage serves to:
A) Give meaning to their life
B) Decrease their self-worth
C) Allow focus on the extension of life
D) Make wrong behavior right
Q2) A high potential for impaired safety is a concern in older patients because of:
A) Changes in sensory perception
B) Atrophy of between 5% and 10% of the neurons
C) Decrease in brain weight
D) Impaired feedback in the brain
Q3) Married couples may have a shift in roles at different periods throughout their life cycle.One such time is during:
A) Retirement
B) Pregnancy
C) Abuse
D) Aggression
Q4) Approximately 12.4% of people in the United States are age 65 and older.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Death and Dying
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Q1) When death is imminent,the health-care worker would expect to see physical changes such as:
A) Normal blood pressure
B) Tachycardia
C) Cheyne-Stokes respiration
D) Hyperthermia
Q2) Which one of your dying patients would be offered last rites?
A) Jehovah Witness
B) Seventh Day Adventist
C) Christian Science
D) Orthodoxy
Q3) You would expect a client experiencing maladaptive grief to have:
A) Self-awareness
B) Compulsive behavior
C) Unresolved conflict
D) Auditory hallucination
Q4) Rituals surrounding death and funerals have a therapeutic effect that facilitates the grieving process.
A)True
B)False
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