Myths, Attitudes & Aging Flashcards
1
Q
By the year 2050 one in 5 people around the world are aged 60 or older?
TRUE/FALSE
A
TRUE
2
Q
Within the next 5 years the world will have more older people than children?
TRUE/FALSE
A
TRUE
3
Q
What Causes Populations to Age?
A
A Combination Effect:
- Decline in births
- Decline in deaths & Delayed onset of disability
- Role of Migration: Has little (least) impact on older adults
4
Q
Main impact of immigration?
A
Increased diversity
5
Q
Why decline in deaths?
A
- Improved medical procedures/medicines
- Improved disease control
- Improved nutrition and standard of living
6
Q
Why decline in births?
A
- Liability vs an asset
- Lifestyle changes (birth control, women entering workforce)
- Mothers having first child later in life
Number of aged will increase dramatically as baby boomers approach 65
7
Q
Impact of aging on Social Structures?
A
- Need revamped transit system
- Less people retiring
- Need more nursing homes
8
Q
Impact of aging on Younger Populations?
A
- Decreased enrollment in elementary school
- More jobs in health care
- No more pension plan left
9
Q
Ageism?
A
- Stereotyping against people because of their age
- Most tolerated form of social prejudice in Canada
- Results in benign neglect, indifference & marginalization of older people in society
Media sees elderly being forgetful & incontinent etc… stereotype enhances ageism
10
Q
The three most common forms of age discrimination faced by Canadian seniors?
A
- Being ignored/treated like they are invisible
- Being treated like they have nothing to contribute
- The assumption they are incompetent
11
Q
What does aging well mean?
A
- Prevention of disease
- Being active physically & mentally
- Participating in life
12
Q
Determinants of Healthy Aging?
A
- Sex, hereditary factors
- Social determinants of health
- Individual choices and behaviors
