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Gerontology Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2024/2025( A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED).
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Gerontology Exam 165 and older - ANS •In Many 21st Century healthcare settings clients
________________ dominate the population
Life expectancy - ANS is having a tremendous impact on healthcare and services
today
normal and abnormal physical and mental changes - ANS Nurses need specific
knowledge related to ____________________________ that accompany aging
one chronic condition and many have multiple health conditions - ANS Many
older citizens have at least
increased - ANS Life expectancy has ____________ in the United States and
Canada
80 years - ANS The combined (both male and female) average age of a U.S.
citizen was _________ in the 20th century
82.5 years - ANS -Canada's average for life expectancy is _________ overall
Gerontology - ANS study of all dimensions of the aging process
Geriatrics - ANS study of medical and social problems and care related to older
adults
Elderly - ANS word applied to individual past 50 years old/may be respectful or
derogatory term
Senescence - ANS the process of becoming old
Senior/senior citizen - ANS individual 50 years or older
Ageism - ANS labeling and discriminating against older adults
,develop and mature - ANS We continue to __________________ throughout older
adulthood
middle adulthood - ANS Physical changes begin in
life circumstances and psychological development - ANS The physical changes
are interrelated with
Psychological development - ANS adapts as the individual learns to function
with limitations
life experiences. - ANS Each person will experience aging differently because of
Erickson - ANS has included older adulthood in his theory of human
development
Erikson's theory of Psychosocial Development - ANS individuals ability to
function in society and to maintain self esteem and are not necessarily related to
age.
Tasks - ANS resolving milestones of older adulthood are important challenges
for development
uniquely - ANS Because of life experiences everyone ages
Generativity - ANS occurs when adults pass on learning and share skills with
younger generations.
-Realization that their lives have been worthwhile
-They are comfortable with past resolutions and decisions - ANS Individuals
achieve Ego integrity
-Regrets and feelings of failure can envelop them
-Inability to accept death - ANS If older adults do not meet the challenges of
aging they are likely to feel that life is too short and have feelings of Despair
Erikson's Theory Life review - ANS Can help older clients to gain a more positive
perspective on the conflicts of earlier stages
, reminiscence and listen - ANS Encourage ______________________ to those
older adults describe past joys and successes
-Balance choices, achieve stability, retire, evaluate life, accept life choices - ANS
Necessary accomplishments
-Renunciation, wisdom, dignity - ANS Virtues
False - ANS Is the following statement true or false?
According to Erikson, a psychosocial challenge for this developmental stage is
intimacy versus isolation
Biological age and chronological age - ANS are factors that have a major impact
on the term "middle age or older adult"
50-79 - ANS The senior adult is defined in the age group
biological age - ANS A persons functional age may be very different from their
educated and aware - ANS Adults in the 21st century are more
_____________________ of personal healthcare issues than past generations
married and live with a spouse - ANS Majority of adults ages 64-74 are
function independently and can perform ADL's - ANS Majority of people who live
alone
-Physical Changes are more noticeable that can interfere with lifestyle
-May have one or more chronic health conditions
-Changes in vision, hearing, muscle strength, and reproductive functioning
-Cognitive functioning can be impaired, may need more time to process
information, solve problems
-May repeat information or request that we repeat information. - ANS Areas of
Concern: Senior Transitions
-Decrease in functioning of organs
-Loss of flexibility and strength
-Change in visual and auditory acuity
-Decreased reaction time
-Unsteady gait, decreased sense of balance, stiff joints
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