Aging and the Elderly Quiz

While visiting your dad at his nursing home, you see an elderly lady sitting at the table with a full tray of food in front of her. She is in a wheel chair and seems depressed. You conclude that she is experiencing: Select one: a.Primary aging b.Secondary aging c.Tertiary aging d.Quaternary aging

b.Secondary aging

What is the basic idea behind disengagement theory? Select one: a.As people age, they think less and less about being married to their spouse, and more about their individuality. b.As people age, they disengage with their friends in order to spend more time with their families. c.As people age, they generally withdraw from all forms of society. d.As people age, they begin to lose their friends and family and spend their last days mourning their losses.

c.As people age, they generally withdraw from all forms of society.

The world population is growing and aging. In an effort to collectively deal with some of the challenges facing the elderly, several countries gathered at a summit. Which plan was the result of this summit? Select one: a.The Brussels Plan b.The Berlin Plan c.The Madrid Plan d.The Paris Plan

c.The Madrid Plan

Sociologists have adopted the phrase, "the graying of the United States." What does this phrase mean? Select one: a.People are living under so much stress now, that they are going gray early. b.Gray is culturally considered beautiful and thus people are bleaching their hair. c.The greatest part of the population is reaching the age of 65 and entering old age. d.With industrialization and the building of big cities, there is very little green nature left and everything is the color of steel.

c.The greatest part of the population is reaching the age of 65 and entering old age.

Which three states allow some form of physician-assisted suicide? Select one: a.Iowa, Nebraska, and Nevada b.Georgia, New York, and Pennsylvania c.Washington State, Oregon, and Montana d.Texas, California, and Virginia

c.Washington State, Oregon, and Montana

Supercentenarians are people who are ____ and older. Select one: a.100 b.101 c.105 d.110

d.110

Your grandmother is still very active and loves to get her friends together for bridge on Friday. They always talk about all those old-old people down at the senior center who like to play bingo. About how old are the old-old senior citizens to whom they are referring? Select one: a.67 b.72 c.75 d.85

d.85

When elderly people are considered elders and leaders of a group of people, they are functioning under a(n): Select one: a.Republic b.Meritocracy c.Oligarchy d.Gerontocracy

d.Gerontocracy

Which is a social issue that many elderly females discover they are victims of? Select one: a.Being patronized by gas station attendants. b.Being suspected of shoplifting by sales clerks. c.Being carded to prove their Senior Citizen status. d.Having their medical ailments trivialized by doctors.

d.Having their medical ailments trivialized by doctors.

According to Erik Erikson's theory on aging, what is the final hurdle that most people who reach old age must overcome? Select one: a.Despair b.Loathing c.Sentimentality d.Concession

a.Despair

How do elderly widows and widowers react to death of their significant other? Select one: a.Differently: elderly widows often do not remarry while elderly widowers do. b.Differently: elderly widows often remarry while elderly widowers do not. c.Similarly: both elderly widows and widowers often remarry. d.Similarly: both elderly widows and widowers do not often remarry.

a.Differently: elderly widows often do not remarry while elderly widowers do.

What is a dependency ratio? Select one: a.It is the comparison of working people to non-working people. b.It is the comparison of children to parents. c.It is the comparison of grandparents to parents. d.It is the comparison of healthcare professionals to the elderly.

a.It is the comparison of working people to non-working people.

Some conflict theorists ascribe to the idea that as time and technology move forward, elderly people are left behind and they lose social standing and power. Which specific theory does this describe? Select one: a.Modernization theory b.Age stratification theory c.Exchange theory d.Continuity theory

a.Modernization theory

A symbolic interactionist may choose to study senior centers, and other groups of elderly people. Which theory might they find most useful for their study? Select one: a.Subculture of aging theory b.Gerotranscendence c.Selective optimization with compensation theory d.Age stratification theory

a.Subculture of aging theory

Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's book On Death and Dying added much content knowledge to which field? Select one: a.Thanatology b.Teleology c.Metrology d.Ontology

a.Thanatology

When your mother-in-law fell and broke her hip at age 72, you were concerned because she is still ________________. Select one: a.Young-old b.Middle-old c.Old-old d.Ancient

a.Young-old

Accusing people of DWE (driving while elderly) is considered a type of: Select one: a.Clairvoyance b.Ageism c.Behaviorism d.Functionalism

b.Ageism

What causes some caretakers to abuse their elderly charges? Select one: a.Job satisfaction b.Depression c.Lack of emotional attachment d.Pride

b.Depression

Which of the following is NOT true about old age? Select one: a.Women notice wrinkles as one of the first signs of aging. b.Elderly people lose all appetite and drive for sex. c.Elderly men sometimes start to go bald as they age. d.Elderly people start dying their hair to replace the color they lose.

b.Elderly people lose all appetite and drive for sex.

No one in the United States can watch the news without hearing about the struggle over Social Security. Which approach has been used in the past to avoid the program's collapse? Select one: a.Increasing the work week to 80 hours so that there is more money coming into the program. b.Increase the age at which someone can start collecting Social Security. c.Only pay Social Security to people who paid the tax; cut out any spouses or dependents who might benefit. d.Make Social Security a private program, much like insurance or a 401(k).

b.Increase the age at which someone can start collecting Social Security.