Social Gerontology, Historical Perspectives, and Theories About Aging
___________ is a term used to describe the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and health problems specific to older adults.
A. Gerontology
B. Geriatrics
C. Geropsychology
D. Genealogy
B. Geriatrics
The systematic labeling and discrimination against people who are old is called:
A. ageism.
B. geriatrics.
C. elder abuse.
D. polyvictimization.
A. ageism.
Victims of elder abuse tend to share similar characteristics, including:
A. being male.
B. having physical or cognitive impairments.
C. having family helping them out.
D. living with someone else.
B. having physical or cognitive impairments.
Which of the following is an example of fictive kin?
A. Daughter-in-law or son-in-law
B. Grandchild
C. Close friend of an unmarried person
D. Child of a divorced person
C. Close friend of an unmarried person
How does the Older Americans Act (OAA) define an elder?
A. A person who has retired
B. A person age 60 or older
C. A person age 65 or older
D. The OAA does not specify what an elder is.
B. A person age 60 or older
How does the Older Americans Act (OAA) define an elder?
A. A person who has retired
B. A person age 60 or older
C. A person age 65 or older
D. The OAA does not specify what an elder is.
B. A person age 60 or older
The negative attitudes of healthcare workers toward older patients can be attributed in part to the workers:
A. needing to justify why the medical needs of the older adult were not addressed.
B. feeling a sense of satisfaction about how they manage the demands of their job.
C. striving to improve their ability to provide effective treatment to older patients.
D. being unaware of the seriousness of the medical conditions of older patients.
A. needing to justify why the medical needs of the older adult were not addressed.
Adults who presently must care for their own children plus their aging parents are referred to as:
A. the baby boom generation.
B. the sandwich generation.
C. Generation X.
D. Millennials.
B. the sandwich generation.
The importance of retaining personal relationships diminishes as one ages.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Self-neglect is a form of elder abuse
A. True
B. False
A. True
What is the preferred term in the field of social sciences for people age 65 years and older?
A. Elderly
B. Patient
C. Retirees
D. Older adults
D. Older adults
Which statement about older individuals is not a myth?
A. Older adults are either very rich or very poor.
B. Older adults are unable to learn new things.
C. Older adults are very religious.
D. Older adults have varied interests.
D. Older adults have varied interests.
Grandparents fill which role when they act as the patriarch or matriarch of the family?
A. Formal
B. Fun-seeker
C. Distance figure
D. Reservoir of family wisdom
A. Formal
The majority of older adults use the Internet on a daily basis.
A. True
B. False
A. True
A victim’s hesitancy to report a perpetrator is often out of fear that they will be without services and support if they speak up.
A. True
B. False
In agrarian societies, older adults are generally less valued than they are in industrial societies.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Older adults are neither interested in nor have capacity for sexual relations
A. True
B. False
B. False
In the United States, older adults generally depend on the _____ to provide assistance with ADLs.
A. oldest son or son-in-law
B. oldest daughter or daughter-in-law
C. youngest son or son-in-law
D. youngest daughter or daughter-in-law
B. oldest daughter or daughter-in-law
Late-life relationships among same-sex couples are no different than for opposite sex couples
A. True
B. False
A. True
A. True
B. False
B. False
Which theory suggests that as opportunities to remain active change, older adults simply replace them with new ones to maintain their health and well-being?
A. Continuity theory
B. Disengagement theory
C. Activity theory
D. Reciprocal theory
C. Activity theory
Infantilizing older adults in the medical care setting is considered to be acceptable.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Studies have shown that as we age and our health declines, we deliberately let go of some of our social relationships because we:
A. recognize that relationships are expendable,
B. no longer have interest in the lives of other people,
C. no longer have the resources and energy to engage,
D. realize our friends do not really need us,
C. no longer have the resources and energy to engage,
Sometimes, a niece or a nephew takes on the social role of a child or a sibling takes on some of the traditional roles of a spouse
A. True
B. False
A. True
The average retirement age in most Western countries is:
A. 55 years.
B. 65 years.
C. 70 years.
D. 75 years.
B. 65 years.