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Age and Disability Answers

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Read the following statement:“Individuals who are going through this process may need a period of adjustment because they feel like they don’t have a place to go anymore.”Choose the term that best fits the statement.

A
Alzheimer's disease
B
retirement
C
dependency
D
gerontology
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The following are subjects of interest to gerontologists:

A
young-old.
B
middle-old.
C
old-old.
D
all of the above.
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Retirees adjust better to their new situation if they remain linked to the larger social world to which they belong.

A
T
B
F
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Research indicates all of the following EXCEPT:

A
that the work-role loss affects a much smaller number of retired people than generally assumed.
B
people who were happy or fulfilled in their work rarely find retirement satisfying.
C
that retirees consider retirement among the least stressful events that they have experienced.
D
that the level of adjustment to retirement reflects a person’s earlier attitudes and behaviors.
5

Research indicates that work-role loss affects a much smaller number of retired people than generally is assumed.

A
T
B
F
6

Alzheimer’s disease is not a progressive deterioration of the brain cells.

A
T
B
F
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Among the topics studied by gerontologists for the young-old, ages 65–74, adjustment to retirement is one of the most important developmental issues.

A
T
B
F
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Gerontology is the scientific study of the processes and phenomena of aging.

A
T
B
F
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Alzheimer’s disease is not a progressive deterioration of the brain cells.

A
T
B
F
10

The elderly no longer need to be concerned with planning for their future.

A
T
B
F
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Dependency is the shift from being an independent adult to being dependent on others for physical and/or financial assistance.

A
T
B
F
12

Elderly people fear dependency because

A
they lose their independence.
B
their status in society changes.
C
it necessitates new role behaviors.
D
all of the above
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Researchers now believe that most elderly people

A
have average intellectual abilities.
B
have superior intellectual abilities.
C
lose their intellectual abilities.
D
retain their intellectual abilities throughout life.
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Alzheimer’s disease:

A
marks mental decline or dementia.
B
results in the progressive deterioration of brain cells.
C
both a and b.
D
neither a nor b.
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Florida and Montana are the only states the elderly relocate to.

A
T
B
F
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Individuals 65 and over are placed into three groups which are called the

A
young-old, middle-old, and old-old.
B
old, old-old, and oldest.
C
old, older, oldest.
D
none of the above

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