Chapter 1 – Gerontology Study Guide
Solutions
Describe the subjective and objective ways that aging is defined: - ANSWER-geriatrics, gerontology,
gerontics, and chronologic age
Identify personal and societal attitudes toward aging - ANSWER-Gerontophobia, ageism, and age
discrimination
Defin...
- become more difficult and rigid with advancing years
- can barely cope with the inevitable declines associating with aging
Facts: "Older adults..."
- Are a very diverse age group
- typically maintain close contact with family
- usually live independently
- may experience some decline in intellectual abilities, but it is usually not severe enough to cause
problems in daily living
- generally have lower rates of diagnosable depression when they live in community settings, when
compared with younger adults
- tend to maintain a consistent personality throughout the life span
- typically adjust well to the challenges of aging
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