12 Aging and Health: The Graying of Society

01

Health is “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

True

False
02

__________ is the study of the causes and distribution of disease and disability in a given population.

Demography

Medical demography

Social Epidemiology

Health demography
03

__________ refers to the socially expected behaviors of a sick person.

Symptomatic behavior

The sick role

Role-appropriate behavior

Symptomatic syndrome
04

With the medicalization of society, relatively more power is given to:

religion

medicine

law

education
05

Health care is the care, services, or supplies related to a person's health.

True

False
06

A federal health insurance program for the elderly financed by taxes on working people and on their employers and by a monthly fee for those enrolled in the program:

Mediplus

Medicaid

Medicare

Medicode
07

A federal health insurance program administered at the state level targeted to the poor or disabled:

Mediplus

Medicaid

Medicare

Medicore
08

__________ is the scientific study of aging and the elderly.

Ageism

Gerontology

Gerontocracy

Ageology
09

The “Old Old” is a cohort that consists of people between the ages of 65 and 75.

True

False
10

The “Young Old” is a cohort that consists of people over the age of 75.

True

False
11

______________ is a generation that takes care of both its children and its elderly parents.

The Sub generation

The Sandwiched generation

The Greatest generation

The Baby-boom generation
12

In countries like Japan, the elderly are revered because age is associated with wisdom.

True

False
13

__________ refers to prejudice and discrimination based solely on age.

Ageology

Ageism

Geronticide

Gerontocricity
14

The workplace is the main forum for ageism.

True

False
15

Which of the following are physical signs of aging?

Gray hair

Wrinkles

Loss of body mass

All of the above
16

According to __________ theory, in order to age successfully, older people must remove themselves from previous roles.

disengagement

activity

continuity

symbolic interactionism
17

__________ theory suggests that that life satisfaction depends on maintaining an involvement with life by developing new interests, hobbies, roles, and relationships.

Disengagement

Activity

Continuity

Symbolic interactionist
18

In 2007, there were an estimated 33,000 people in the world who were living with HIV/AIDS.

True

False
19

Functionalists believe that removing the elderly, whom they consider to be near death anyway, serves society well.

True

False
20

According to symbolic interaction theory, maintaining a high level of activity is crucial to satisfaction at all ages, but particularly in the elderly.

True

False

12 Aging and Health: The Graying of Society

Health is “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

__________ is the study of the causes and distribution of disease and disability in a given population.

__________ refers to the socially expected behaviors of a sick person.

With the medicalization of society, relatively more power is given to:

Health care is the care, services, or supplies related to a person's health.

A federal health insurance program for the elderly financed by taxes on working people and on their employers and by a monthly fee for those enrolled in the program:

A federal health insurance program administered at the state level targeted to the poor or disabled:

__________ is the scientific study of aging and the elderly.

The “Old Old” is a cohort that consists of people between the ages of 65 and 75.

The “Young Old” is a cohort that consists of people over the age of 75.

______________ is a generation that takes care of both its children and its elderly parents.

In countries like Japan, the elderly are revered because age is associated with wisdom.

__________ refers to prejudice and discrimination based solely on age.

The workplace is the main forum for ageism.

Which of the following are physical signs of aging?

According to __________ theory, in order to age successfully, older people must remove themselves from previous roles.

__________ theory suggests that that life satisfaction depends on maintaining an involvement with life by developing new interests, hobbies, roles, and relationships.

In 2007, there were an estimated 33,000 people in the world who were living with HIV/AIDS.

Functionalists believe that removing the elderly, whom they consider to be near death anyway, serves society well.

According to symbolic interaction theory, maintaining a high level of activity is crucial to satisfaction at all ages, but particularly in the elderly.