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Gerontology Exam Questions and Answers 2024/2025( A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED).
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GerontologyAging - ANS The process of becoming old
Aged - ANS The state of being old
Aging begins when development ends
LifeSpan - ANS When you are born to where you are now
Max human life span: 120 years
Life Course - ANS Perspective shows people how/why they are aging the way
they are
Ageism - ANS First stereotypes where we assume certain stereotypes for all
population; Prejudice
Chronological Age - ANS Actual age
Older Adults - ANS Young old (65-74), Middle old (75-84), Oldest old (85+)
Biological Age - ANS Biological indicators; disease, genetics, biological factors,
dietary factors
Functional Age - ANS Abilities, landmarks and losses, ability to do what needs to
be done in everyday life
Behavioral/Mental Age - ANS Experience
Social Age - ANS Age norms, age stratification, age grading, age assignment
Period - ANS Range of calendar dates
Cohort - ANS Group of people born during a specified period
What's happening the the world during a specific time and how they experience it.
Generation X= '65-'80
Baby Boomers='46-'64
, Familial Generation - ANS Multi-generational household, 3+ generations in a
household
Social Generation - ANS Group of people of specific age, different than their
parents. (within cohort)
Historic Past - ANS Happened before one was born (Biological legacy;
cocial/culture legacies)
Life Past - ANS (Direct or Indirect)
Actually during lifetime
Immediate Past - ANS Minutes/Hours/Days/Months right before the present.
Time is relative.
Present - ANS The right now (Direct or Indirect)
Experience venue (Place)
Present vs. Immediate past and immediate future
Experience vs. Memory
Immediate Future - ANS Individually defined
Life Span - ANS Individual life span (when you die)
Expected life span
Maximum life span (120 years)
Life Course - ANS Persons life in context
Phenomenon - ANS Something at is
Process - ANS Something that does
Perspective - ANS Helps us explain
Trajectory/Life Path - ANS The way you experience life
Exogenous Factors - ANS External factors
Endogenous Factors - ANS Internal factors
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