1st Sem (PRELIM)

Question 1

Nonmodifiable aging:

Answer 1

Genetics
Gender
Age

Question 2

Modified aging:

Answer 2

Exercise
Nutrition
Smoking
Stress management

Question 3

Modified aging:

Answer 3

Exercise
Nutrition
Smoking
Stress management

Question 4

The broad study of the aging process

Answer 4

Gerontology

Question 5

A specialty concentrating on medical problems associated with growing older

Answer 5

Geriatrics

Question 6

What are the 2 academic studies of aging?

Answer 6

Gerontology and Geriatrics

Question 7

Many gerontologists argue that it is necessary to differentiate between those who are:

Answer 7

Young-old (65-74)
Middle-old (75-84)
Old-old (85+)

Question 8

The ability to livea long life beyond the species-specific average age at death…

Answer 8

Longevity

Question 9

By around age 30, a woman’s fertility starts to slowly decline and by mid-30s the decline speeds up.

Answer 9

Fertility

Question 10

Knowledge about the marriage relationshipsof older people is particularly important because they may affect, and be affected by, social…

Answer 10

Nuptiality

Question 11

Impact of aging members in the family has multiple impacts on your family life, including:

Answer 11

Emotional
Physical
Financial
Structural effects

Question 12

Caring for your aging parents prompts a range of impulses and emotions that common responses include:

Answer 12

Guilt
Anger
Fear and anxiety

Question 13

Concerned with answering basic questions regarding physiologic processes that occur in all living organisms over time.

Answer 13

Biologic

Question 14

Focused on roles and relationships within which individuals engage in later life.

Answer 14

Sociologic

Question 15

Influenced by both biology and sociology and address how a person responds to the task of their age.

Answer 15

Physiologic

Question 16

Examine how individuals seeks to explain and validate their existence.

Answer 16

Moral/Spiritual