Exam 1: Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood

Interest in the study of aging and older adulthood has arisen from concerns of a scientific nature,but it also stems from those of a personal and/or practical nature.Briefly describe what each of these concerns entails.

According to the ecological model of aging,____________.

Which older adult is most likely to be found living in a nursing home on a permanent basis?

Explain how the Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC) Model can be used to describe successful aging?

The branch of medicine concerned with treating and managing diseases related to aging is ___________.

Name two reasons why the study of aging and older adulthood developed later than the study of childhood and adolescence?

In the United States,the fastest growing segment of the older adult population in the United States is ___________.

Demography is the scientific study of _____________.

What kind of developmental influence is represented by the widespread use of personal computers? Explain your answer.

The ages of ______ define the category of older adulthood that is often referred to as "young-old."

Research on the relationship between chronological age and how old a person feels indicates that middle-aged and older adults usually feel __________.

John is 58 years old but when he went for his last check-up,his doctor told him that his blood pressure and cardiovascular functioning were similar to that of the average 75-year-old.In terms of biological age,John would be considered __________ .

The baby boom generation refers to individuals born between ________.

In which year is the population pyramid graph for the United States shaped most like a pyramid?

The first wave of baby boomers_______.

The population pyramid is a graph depicting the proportion of males and females in the United States population at any given point in time.Explain why the graph was actually shaped like a pyramid in 1900,but by the year 2030 it will not resemble a pyramid at all.

In the United States,which is most likely to be considered a normative age-graded influence on development?

Which is the closest estimate of the percentage of the U.S.population that will be aged 65+ by the year 2030?

George lived with his parents until he got married at the age of 40.At the age of 45,George became a parent.Compared to other men of the same chronological age,George would be considered ___________.

What is ageism and what forms can it take?