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Course Introduction
This course explores the intersection of public health and the aging process, examining how demographic changes, social determinants, and health systems impact older adults. Students will learn about the biological, psychological, and social aspects of aging, as well as the major chronic diseases and conditions affecting older populations. The course also addresses public health policies, prevention strategies, and community resources aimed at promoting healthy aging, reducing health disparities, and improving the quality of life for older adults. Through case studies and current research, students will develop an understanding of the challenges and opportunities in designing effective interventions for aging populations.
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Aging the Individual and Society 9th Edition by Susan M. Hillier
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Chapter 1: Aging in America
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Q1) A major factor contributing to increases in the proportion of elderly in the United States is
A) reduced birthrates.
B) greater infant mortality.
C) more spread of infectious childhood diseases.
D) molecular alteration of aging.
Answer: A
Q2) In the 1930s and 1940s,
A) older people received little public attention.
B) older people were viewed as more independent and capable.
C) older people began to be valued for their accumulated knowledge and wisdom.
D) responsibility for aging individuals began to be seen as belonging to society as well as the family.
Answer: D
Q3) Gerontophobia refers to an older adult having the fear of being placed in a nursing facility.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Stereotypes and Images
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Q1) The process of stereotyping fulfills our need to structure and organize situations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The "language of aging" reveals
A) there are many age-specific terms today that refer positively to older people.
B) initially positive terms, such as elderly and aged person, are considered negative by some today.
C) ageist language did not begin until the 20 century.
D) songs in the late 19 and early 20 century generally depicted old age as desirable.
Answer: B
Q3) According to Kaufman,the ageless self draws meaning from what?
A) the past
B) structural aspects
C) social and educational background
D) all of these choices
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Social and Psychological Theories in Later Life Development
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Q1) In the Elder-Liker longitudinal study of those who lived during the Great Depression, A) those who lost everything during the Depression were happy in old age.
B) middle-class women who struggled successfully during the Depression were more able to cope with old age.
C) the wealthy who did not struggle during the Depression were happier in old age.
D) the Depression took its toll on all social classes and reduced their long term effectiveness in coping with life.
Answer: B
Q2) The empty nest syndrome is
A) mostly likely to occur when young children start to school.
B) depression felt when an adult child returns home after divorce or losing a job.
C) the new sense of life satisfaction when adult children move away from home.
D) more likely to be experienced by women whose energies focused on childrearing.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Physical Health and Well Being
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Q1) What are the main causes of accidents among the elderly? What can be done to help prevent accidents of the elderly?
Q2) . Physicians believe strength-training is inappropriate for elderly over 75 years old.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Absolute human life span is the maximum chronological age that a human can live.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Presbyopia is a heart condition.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ADLs include what tasks?
A) washing, feeding, and dressing.
B) housework and preparing food
C) cleaning and shopping
D) managing money
Q6) New bone formation is stimulated by medication and diet.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Mental Health
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Q1) Functional disorders
A) are similar to organic disorders.
B) are less troublesome than emotional problems.
C) are of psychological, not physical, origin.
D) include deteriorating mental conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.
Q2) Cognitive pragmatics refers to
A) logical as opposed to illogical thinking.
B) the neurophysiological architecture of the brain.
C) the genetic hardwiring of the brain.
D) knowledge and life experience.
Q3) Constantly washing one's hands is a symptom of A) social phobia.
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C) generalized anxiety disorder.
D) a depressive disorder.
Q4) The Wechsler Adult Intelligence test
A) emphasizes skills of everyday problem solving.
B) compensates for increasing age.
C) consists of open-ended questions to which respondents write essay answers.
D) has seldom been used in clinical settings.
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Chapter 6: Friends,family,and Community
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Q1) Having more sisters in a family
A) decreases the likelihood of their being primary care givers.
B) increases the likelihood of mothers, but not fathers, having assistance from their children.
C) increases the level of care to the parents.
D) increases the likelihood of fathers, but not mothers, having assistance from their children.
Q2) Describe the friendships,voluntary organizations,and other aspects of the social networks of the elderly and how they tend to change with age.
Q3) Grandparents who have taken responsibility for raising their grandchildren are likely to experience all of the following EXCEPT
A) stress from having little contact with the child's parent.
B) deterioration of physical health.
C) depression.
D) frustration about the imposition of child-rearing responsibilities late in life
Q4) Why are women the keepers of elders' social networks?
Q5) What factors reduce social bonds of the elderly and what can be done to increase these bonds?
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Chapter 7: Intimacy and Sexuality
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Q1) Lopata identified 4 stages of widowhood.Which of the following is not one of them?
A) episodes of crying
B) recognition of the event
C) re-engagement
D) temporary withdrawal
Q2) Sexuality of older people is largely invisible for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) for many older people, sex and sexuality are intensely private matters.
B) our cultural focus on youth and that which is not young or new is no longer functional. C) the majority of older people have lost the desire and physiological capacity to have sex.
D) suggestions of sex among elders is received with derision, condescension, humor, or shock.
Q3) Explain how loss of a spouse may affect older women and factors that influence their adjustment to widowhood.
Q4) There is more support today for divorced than widowed elders.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Work and Leisure
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Q1) All women tend to have interrupted work histories.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All of the following have contributed to retirement trends in the U.S.EXCEPT
A) early Social Security benefits were introduced in 1961.
B) pensions and other benefits for early retirees are commonly available in government and private industry.
C) most companies have early retirement inducements in their pension plans.
D) most companies offer incentives for workers to work continue working beyond age 65.
Q3) Early retirement plans
A) are an indicator of society's failure to provide economic security.
B) create generational conflicts between older and younger workers.
C) inevitably disrupt employee morale when done across the board.
D) can reduce the need for massive layoffs.
Q4) Occupations that are likely to suffer the most age discrimination are
A) professionals.
B) engineers and scientists.
C) administrators and managers.
D) sales and marketing.
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Chapter 9: Finances and Lifestyles
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Q1) The United States was the first nation to introduce a major public system of social insurance against old-age dependence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Problems of unequal access of people in worsening health have been found in the _________ model of medical service.
A) fee-for-service
B) Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
C) Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
D) Provider-Sponsored Organization (PSO)
Q3) In the early 1900s ,elders tended to invest in saving accounts,bonds,and stocks,which were profitable until the recession hit and lowered the interest rates.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why is the Social Security system at risk for future bankruptcy? What are the policy options to help keep the Social Security system solvent?
Q5) Contrast the problems of the urban and rural poor elderly. How do their attitudes differ?
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Chapter 10: Living Environments
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Q1) The majority of nursing home residents have disabling mental health conditions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Profits in nursing homes through padding the bills is possible on the reimbursement plan called
A) flat rate.
B) per diem.
C) cost plus.
D) reverse mortgage.
Q3) The proportion of the nation's elderly who live in long-term care institutions at any given time is about _______ percent.
A) 5
B) 15
C) 30
D) 50
Q4) Some places individuals decide to migrate when they become older include
A) Florida, Arizona, and Southern California.
B) Texas, Florida, and Seattle.
C) Arizona, Texas, and Seattle.
D) Southern California, Nevada, and Seattle.
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Chapter 11: The Oldest Old and Caregiving
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Q1) Which of the following activities is included in the Activities of Daily Living Index (ADL)?
A) bathing
B) preparing meals
C) using the telephone without help
D) doing own housework
Q2) The predominant lifestyle for women 75 and over is
A) single, never married.
B) married.
C) divorced.
D) widowed.
Q3) ________ experience the greatest strain from caregiving to the elderly.
A) Wives
B) Husbands
C) Middle-age daughters
D) Middle-age sons
Q4) . Psychosocial interventions for caregivers are more effective than respite care.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Special Problems
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Q1) The elderly in guardianship courts often are afforded fewer rights than criminal defendants.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Compared to older men,older women are
A) more likely to attempt suicide.
B) more likely to kill themselves with guns.
C) more successful in their attempts to kill themselves.
D) less likely to use poison as a method of suicide.
Q3) Of the following over-the-counter drugs,____________ is (are)most widely used.
A) aspirin
B) laxatives
C) antacids
D) hemorrhoid medication
Q4) The elderly are most likely to be victimized by crime
A) in or near their homes.
B) on public streets.
C) on public transit.
D) at nursing homes.
Q5) What are the effects of criminal attack on the elderly?
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Chapter 13: Women and Ethnic Groups
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Q1) The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 made the Chinese immigrants illegals.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The most rural ethnic group in the country is
A) Mexican Americans.
B) Native Americans.
C) African Americans.
D) Chinese Americans.
Q3) . The Native American population is largely
A) elderly.
B) middle age.
C) young.
D) uncounted.
Q4) Which of the following are LEAST likely to live in urban areas?
A) Mexican Americans who were born in the U.S.
B) Puerto Ricans
C) Cuban-Americans
D) older immigrants to Texas
Q5) What can be done to improve the economic and health status of ethnic elders?
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Q6) How does the double standard of aging affect women?
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Chapter 14: Death and Dying
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Q1) Kübler-Ross stages of dying include all of the following EXCEPT
A) denial.
B) anger.
C) self-hatred.
D) acceptance.
Q2) Which of the following is most likely to be associated with lower death fears,death anxiety,or death depression scores?
A) attitudes toward mortality
B) knowledge of religious dogma
C) frequency of church attendance
D) belief in the paranormal
Q3) The cost of cremation is between
A) $200-$800.
B) $700-$1,200.
C) $1,50-$2,000.
D) $2,000-3,500.
Q4) The medicalization paradigm emphasizes personal autonomy in choosing medical treatment.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Politics, policies, and Programs
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Q1) The early political movements of EPIC and the Ham and Eggs movement,which advocated ways to help elders,originated in
A) California.
B) New York.
C) Florida.
D) Arizona.
Q2) What are the ways in which elderly can become activists and advocates?
Q3) The National Caucus and Center on Black Aging primarily focuses on helping local communities serve the needs of African American elderly.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The National Institute of Senior Centers is sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Gray Panthers is a politically conservative organization that advocates privatization of Social Security.
A)True
B)False
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