Final and midterm- Hallmark Facts Of Aging

Question 1

T/F: the majority of old people are senile

Answer 1

False

Question 2

T/F: all five senses tend to decline in old age

Answer 2

True

Question 3

T/F: most old people have no interest in or capacity for sexual relations

Answer 3

False

Question 4

T/F: lung capacity tends to decline in old age

Answer 4

True

Question 5

T/F: the majority of old people feel miserable most the time

Answer 5

False

Question 6

T/F: physical strength tends to decline in old age

Answer 6

True

Question 7

T/F: at least one tenth of the aged are living in long stay institutions

Answer 7

False

Question 8

T/F: aged drivers have fewer accidents per person than drivers under 65

Answer 8

True

Question 9

T/F: most older workers cannot work as effectively as younger workers

Answer 9

False

Question 10

T/F: about 80% of the aged are healthy enough to carry out their normal activities

Answer 10

True

Question 11

T/F: most old people are set in their ways unable to change

Answer 11

False

Question 12

T/F: old people usually take longer to learn something new

Answer 12

True

Question 13

T/F: it is almost impossible form,oat old people to learn new things

Answer 13

False

Question 14

T/F: the reaction time of older people is slower than in younger people

Answer 14

True

Question 15

T/F: in general most old people are pretty much alike

Answer 15

False

Question 16

T/F: the majority of old people are seldom bored

Answer 16

True

Question 17

T/F: the majority of old people are socially isolated and lonely

Answer 17

False

Question 18

T/F: older workers have fewer accidents than younger workers

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T/F: over 15% of the us population are now age 65 or over

Answer 19

False

Question 20

T/F: most medical practitioners tend to give low priority to the aged

Answer 20

True

Question 21

T/F: the majority of older people have incomes below the poverty level

Answer 21

False

Question 22

T/F: the majority of old people are working or would like to have some kind of work to do

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Older people tend to become more religious As they age

Answer 23

False

Question 24

T/F: the majority of old people are seldom irritated or angry

Answer 24

True

Question 25

T/F: the health and socioeconomic status of older people in the year 2020 will probably be the same as now

Answer 25

False

Question 26

T/F: older persons have more acute illnesses than persons under 65

Answer 26

False

Question 27

T/F: more older persons have chronic illnesses than limit their activity than younger people

Answer 27

True

Question 28

T/F: a persons height tends to decline in old age

Answer 28

True

Question 29

T/F: older workers have less absenteeism than younger workers

Answer 29

True

Question 30

T/F: the life expectancy of men at age 65 is about the same as women’s

Answer 30

False

Question 31

The aged have higher rates of criminal victimization than persons under 65

Answer 31

False

Question 32

T/F: Medicare pays over half the medical expenses for the aged

Answer 32

False

Question 33

T/F: social security benefits automatically increases with inflation

Answer 33

True

Question 34

T/F: the aged do not get their proportionate share of the nations income

Answer 34

False

Question 35

T/F: older persons have more injuries in the home than persons under 65

Answer 35

False

Question 36

T/F: the aged are more fearful of crime than persons under 65

Answer 36

True

Question 37

T/F: the life expectancy of blacks at age 65 is about the same as whites

Answer 37

False

Question 38

T/F: the aged are most law abiding of all adult groups according to statistics

Answer 38

True

Question 39

T/F: participation in voluntary organizations tends to decline among the healthy aged

Answer 39

False

Question 40

T/F: there are two widows for each widower among the aged

Answer 40

False

Question 41

T/F: there are proportionally more older persons in public office than in the total population

Answer 41

True

Question 42

T/F: supplemental secur income guarantees a minimum income for needy aged

Answer 42

True

Question 43

T/F: the proportion of blacks among the aged is growing

Answer 43

True

Question 44

T/F: about 3% more of the aged have incomes below the official poverty level than the rest of the population

Answer 44

False

Question 45

T/F: when the last child leaves the home the majority of parents have serious problems adjusting to the empty nest

Answer 45

False

Question 46

T/F: the rate of poverty among aged blacks is about 3x as high as aged whites

Answer 46

True

Question 47

T/F: more of the aged vote than any other age group

Answer 47

False

Question 48

T/F: the majority of aged live alone

Answer 48

False

Question 49

T/F: older persons who reduce their activity tend to be happier than those who remain active

Answer 49

False

Question 50

The proportion widowed is decreasing among the aged

Answer 50

True