1: is the study of the biological, behavioural, and social aspect of aging from maturity to old age. (The Study of healthy ageing)
A. Geriatrics B.
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QN 2: What type of age is measured in units of time (months or years) that have elapsed since birth?
A. Psychological age
B. Functional age
C. Chronological age
D. Biological age
QN 3: What type of age is measured in terms of how well a person adapt, adjust and cope effectively with change as well as having a goal-directed lifestyle
A. Psychological age
B. Functional age
C. Chronological age
D. Biological age
QN 4: What type of age is measured in terms of one’s place in relation to his or her life expectancy, as well as his or her physical health and appearance?
A. Psychological age
B. Functional age
C. Chronological age D. Biological age
QN 5: According to the Gerontologists classification, what age range is considered young old?
A. 60-64 years old B. 65-74 years old
C. 75-84 years old
D. 85-100 years old
QN 6: By the year 2030, would there be more male or female over the age of 80 years old in America?
A. Male B. Female
QN 7: Is puberty or menopause/andropause a normative or non-normative life influence?
A. Normative
B. Non-normative
QN 8: Is getting into a car accident or getting a divorce a normative or non-normative life influence?
A. Normative
B. Non-normative
QN 9: Which model of ageing came out with the concept of maximizing gains and minimizing losses?
A. Successful ageing
B. Selective Optimisation with Compensation Model of Ageing (SOC)
C. Ecological Model of Ageing
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QN 10: Which model of ageing posits that to enjoy a positive outcome (adaptation), a person’s level of competence must be appropriately matched with the press of the environment in which he or she must function.
A. Successful ageing
B. Selective Optimisation with Compensation Model of Ageing (SOC) C. Ecological Model of Ageing
QN 11: Which model view “better than average” also called optimum aging as a combination of three components: avoiding disease and disability, high cognitive and physical function, and active engagement with life.
A. Successful ageing
B. Selective Optimisation with Compensation Model of Ageing (SOC)
C. Ecological Model of Ageing
QN 12: What type of age is measured in terms of how well a person adapt, adjust and cope effectively with change e.g. learning how to code at an old age
A. Psychological age
B. Functional age
C. Chronological age
D. Biological age
E. Subjective age
QN 13: When people feel they are younger than they actually are, we refer to the type of age as .
A. Psychological age
B. Functional age
C. Chronological age
D. Biological age E. Subjective age
QN 14: Is covid-19 pandemic a normative or non-normative life influence?
A. Normative
B. Non-Normative
QN 15: Which model of ageing came out with the concept of optimisation (maximizing gains) and compensation (minimizing losses)?
A. Successful ageing
B. Selective Optimisation with compensation of model ageing (SOC)
C. Ecological model of ageing
QN 16: According to the ecological model of ageing, to enjoy a positive outcome (adaptation), a person’s level of competence must be appropriately matched with the press of the environment in which he or she must function. Which of the following situation leads to adaptation or positive outcome?
A. A person with high competence, low environmental press
B. A person with low competence, high environmental press C. A person with high competence, high environmental press
D. A person with low competence, moderate environmental press
QN 17: Which model view “better than average” also called optimum aging as a combination of three components: avoiding disease and disability, high cognitive and physical function, and active engagement with life.
A. Successful ageing
B. Selective Optimisation with compensation of model ageing (SOC)
C. Ecological model of ageing
QN 18: Which concept defines the maximum years of living for a species?
A. Life Expectancy
B. Compression of Mortality
C. Compression of Morbidity D. Life Span
QN 19: Which theory posits that prolonged exposure to glucoticoid accelerates ageing process
A. Time clock theory
B. Wear and tear theory
C. Error theory D. Stress theory
QN 20: Is the time clock theory related to primary or secondary ageing?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
QN 21: Which theory posits that life has a fixed amount of physiological energy. If we expend it quickly, aging begins early and proceeds rapidly.
A. Time close theory B. Wear and tear theory
C. Error theory
D. Immune system theory
QN 22: Which theory considers telomeres, the protective caps at the tail ends of the chromosomes located in each cell?
A. Time close theory
B. Wear and tear theory
C. Error theory
D. Immune system theory
QN 23: Neuroimaging research shows the old adults brain activation is A. Less selective
B. More selective
C. Happening only in prefrontal cortex
D. Not happening in temporal lobe
QN 24: The Scaffolding theory of ageing and cognition (STAC) posits that
A. To adapt to neuronal loss, the brain reduces neural circuitry
B. To adapt to neuronal loss, the brain builds new neural circuitry called scaffolds
C. The brain becomes more specialised (more selective)
D. The brain becomes less specialised (less selective) E. B and D
QN 25: In ageing research which functioning change is consistently seen?
A. Psychological loss B. Physiological loss
C. Emotional loss
D. Sensory and sexual loss may not be experienced.
QN 26: The leading cause of death in old age in the US and Australia is
A. Cancer
B. Dementia
C. Heart Disease
D. Accidents
QN 27: Which design of a study measures people of different age groups, for one time?
A. Time-lag design
B. Longitudinal design C. Cross-sectional design
QN 28: Which design of a study measure people of the same age, at different times?
A. Time-lag design
B. Longitudinal design
C. Cross-sectional design
QN 29: Which design of a study Follow the same people (e.g. of the same age) over many years or decades
A. Time-lag design
B. Longitudinal design
C. Cross-sectional design
QN 30: refers to whether the test of instrument of measurement tool measures what it intends to measure
A. Reliability B. Validity
QN 31: refers to whether the results can be generalised to real life situations.
A. Internal validity
B. External validity C. Ecological validity
QN 32: Which metamodel uses a bidirectional approach of nature and nurture interactions when studying ageing?
A. Organismic
B. Mechanismtic
C. Contextual
D. Life-span developmental E. C and D
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QN 33: A person’s ability to adapt to change and to learn how to use a new gadget is known as:
A. Functional Age
B. Social Age
C. Psychological Age
D. Chronological Age
QN 34: There is a gap between how old or young someone may consider themselves as opposed to their chronological age and to people older than them. This defines which of the following concepts?
A. Social Clock
B. Psychological Well-Being C. Subjective Age
D. Ageism
QN 35: Demographic data, particularly Population pyramid, clearly show that older population is significantly growing. This implies that the number of children aged 10 and below is declining.
A. True as a worldwide phenomenon
B. True in industrialised countries
C. False as more babies are born
D. False as most older adults die
QN 36: According to SOC Model of Ageing, older adults can overcome psychological and physical losses by which of the following processes?
A. Optimisation
B. Compensation
C. Environmental Press D. A and B
QN 37: Based on the Ecological Model of Ageing which option provides the best adaptation level?
A. High competence and moderate press
B. High press and low competence
C. Weak press and high competence
D. Low competence and weak press
QN 38: Which of the following concepts does define the average years that people of a specific cohort may live
A. Life expectancy
B. Mean or average age
C. Life Span
D. Compress or mortality age
QN39: Secondary and primary ageing are respectively defined as:
A. Psychological versus biological ageing
B. Compression of mortality versus compression of morbidity C. Avoidable versus unavoidable ageing
D. A and B
QN 40: Glucocorticoids are associated to which theory of ageing
A. Error at cellular level theory
B. Wear and tear theory
C. Metabolic syndrome theory D. Stress theory
QN 41: In research with older adults, which method(s) is the most informative method?
A. Observational and epidemiological research
B. Quantitative and Qualitative research
C. Experimental research
D. All methods that follow scientific procedures
QN 42: Why should someone study ageing
A. To see how older people feel as a psychologist
B. To prevent social judgement
C. To understand ageing and potentially intervene
D. To help younger generation with old-age challenges
QN 43: Which ageing group could not be recruited in a study?
A. Those not able to consent to a study
B. Assisted living and disease populations
C. Those not able to attend testing facility
D. Those not able to attend to testing facility
E. High risk older adults
QN 44: Successful Ageing (SA) Theory posits that only those with significant achievements in their young adulthood can experience a happy old age
A. Incorrect as SA does not require “happiness”
B. Correct as SA is based on happiness
C. Incorrect as SA is not based on life achievements
D. A and C are correct
QN 45: In Ageing research which finding is consistently seen?
A. Physiological gains outnumber the losses B. Physiological losses are consistent
C. Sensory problems may happen [Show Less]