Question 1

About _____ times as many elderly women as elderly men outlive their spouses.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five

Question 2

Centenarian refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  someone who is 100 or more years old. 
B)  a retired person. 
C)  our normal life expectancy today. 
D)  anyone beyond age 80. 
A)  someone who is 100 or more years old. 
B)  a retired person. 
C)  our normal life expectancy today. 
D)  anyone beyond age 80.

Question 3

In nursing homes, sex

Accepted Answer

A)  never takes place. 
B)  has been encouraged in some nursing homes, at least in England. 
C)  is impossible, since everyone is too old to be interested. 
D)  is part of a balanced life for residents. 
A)  never takes place. 
B)  has been encouraged in some nursing homes, at least in England. 
C)  is impossible, since everyone is too old to be interested. 
D)  is part of a balanced life for residents.

Question 4

The Gray Panthers

Accepted Answer

A)  are an organization that fizzled in the 1990s. 
B)  challenge institutions that oppress the poor. 
C)  enroll most elderly people. 
D)  work for the welfare of the old but not the young. 
A)  are an organization that fizzled in the 1990s. 
B)  challenge institutions that oppress the poor. 
C)  enroll most elderly people. 
D)  work for the welfare of the old but not the young.

Question 5

Today there are about _____ Americans aged 100 or above.

Accepted Answer

A)  200 
B)  500 
C)  55,000 
D)  2.1 million 
A)  200 
B)  500 
C)  55,000 
D)  2.1 million

Question 6

In Colonial times in what is now the United States, old age

Accepted Answer

A)  was stigmatized as a burden on society. 
B)  was regarded positively. 
C)  did not exist. 
D)  marked early retirement. 
A)  was stigmatized as a burden on society. 
B)  was regarded positively. 
C)  did not exist. 
D)  marked early retirement.

Question 7

Unlike hospital care, the goal of hospice care is to

Accepted Answer

A)  prolong life. 
B)  let people die in a modern hospital, with all its conveniences. 
C)  make the person's last days more meaningful. 
D)  make the patient well. 
A)  prolong life. 
B)  let people die in a modern hospital, with all its conveniences. 
C)  make the person's last days more meaningful. 
D)  make the patient well.

Question 8

About _____ of centenarians report no disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  15% 
C)  25% 
D)  91% 
A)  5% 
B)  15% 
C)  25% 
D)  91%

Question 9

The oldest (documented) living person is _____ years old.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  111 
C)  116 
D)  153 
A)  100 
B)  111 
C)  116 
D)  153

Question 10

In the years from 1900 to the present, life expectancy has

Accepted Answer

A)  been greater for women. 
B)  been greater for men. 
C)  remained approximately the same. 
D)  doubled. 
A)  been greater for women. 
B)  been greater for men. 
C)  remained approximately the same. 
D)  doubled.

Question 11

When we avoid saying someone is dead, and instead say she has "passed on" or is "no longer with us," we are

Accepted Answer

A)  trying to get closer to death. 
B)  speaking as harshly as possible. 
C)  using linguistic masks. 
D)  burying our head in the sand. 
A)  trying to get closer to death. 
B)  speaking as harshly as possible. 
C)  using linguistic masks. 
D)  burying our head in the sand.

Question 12

The dependency ratio is

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of retired people who support each worker. 
B)  how many dependents a person has. 
C)  the number of workers required to support each person 65 and above and 15 and below. 
D)  the proportion of elderly dependent on public assistance. 
A)  the number of retired people who support each worker. 
B)  how many dependents a person has. 
C)  the number of workers required to support each person 65 and above and 15 and below. 
D)  the proportion of elderly dependent on public assistance.

Question 13

Before industrialization,

Accepted Answer

A)  death was managed by strangers. 
B)  the sick were cared for-and died-at home. 
C)  the use of technology to prolong life was ubiquitous. 
D)  few children saw a parent or sibling die. 
A)  death was managed by strangers. 
B)  the sick were cared for-and died-at home. 
C)  the use of technology to prolong life was ubiquitous. 
D)  few children saw a parent or sibling die.

Question 14

Research has shown that elderly people with a given health condition

Accepted Answer

A)  live longer if they go to a nursing home than if they stay at home. 
B)  recover when they go to a nursing home. 
C)  live longer if they stay at home than if they go to a nursing home. 
D)  go to nursing homes primarily to have sex. 
A)  live longer if they go to a nursing home than if they stay at home. 
B)  recover when they go to a nursing home. 
C)  live longer if they stay at home than if they go to a nursing home. 
D)  go to nursing homes primarily to have sex.

Question 15

_____ eroded traditional bases of respect for the elderly.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Internet 
B)  The 21st century 
C)  Immigration 
D)  Industrialization 
A)  The Internet 
B)  The 21st century 
C)  Immigration 
D)  Industrialization

Question 16

_____ is the view that old age is a time for personal development, greater creativity, and learning new skills and outlooks on life.

Accepted Answer

A)  The decline of old age 
B)  Disengagement 
C)  Creative aging 
D)  Use of technology 
A)  The decline of old age 
B)  Disengagement 
C)  Creative aging 
D)  Use of technology

Question 17

The growing percentage of older people in the U.S. population is

Accepted Answer

A)  known as life expectancy. 
B)  a major problem. 
C)  referred to as the graying of America. 
D)  the life span. 
A)  known as life expectancy. 
B)  a major problem. 
C)  referred to as the graying of America. 
D)  the life span.

Question 18

Aging is

Accepted Answer

A)  biologically defined. 
B)  socially constructed. 
C)  unrelated to society. 
D)  all in the mind. 
A)  biologically defined. 
B)  socially constructed. 
C)  unrelated to society. 
D)  all in the mind.

Question 19

What types of changes might make living to 200 or even 600 possible? Let your imagination go.

Accepted Answer

Scientists have reached the frontier of

Question 20

One of the factors that appear to account for the long lives of the Abkhasians is a diet

Accepted Answer

A)  based almost entirely on meat. 
B)  that includes soft drinks at every meal. 
C)  with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. 
D)  free of alcohol. 
A)  based almost entirely on meat. 
B)  that includes soft drinks at every meal. 
C)  with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. 
D)  free of alcohol.

Exam 13: The Elderly

About _____ times as many elderly women as elderly men outlive their spouses.

Centenarian refers to

In nursing homes, sex

The Gray Panthers

Today there are about _____ Americans aged 100 or above.

In Colonial times in what is now the United States, old age

Unlike hospital care, the goal of hospice care is to

About _____ of centenarians report no disabilities.

The oldest (documented) living person is _____ years old.

In the years from 1900 to the present, life expectancy has

When we avoid saying someone is dead, and instead say she has "passed on" or is "no longer with us," we are

The dependency ratio is

Before industrialization,

Research has shown that elderly people with a given health condition

_____ eroded traditional bases of respect for the elderly.

_____ is the view that old age is a time for personal development, greater creativity, and learning new skills and outlooks on life.

The growing percentage of older people in the U.S. population is

Aging is

What types of changes might make living to 200 or even 600 possible? Let your imagination go.

One of the factors that appear to account for the long lives of the Abkhasians is a diet

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