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Question 1

% of people that live to be greater than 65

Answer 1

80%

8 in 10 people

Question 2

Fastest growing age group.

Answer 2

85 and older

Question 3

Percent of the population that’s 65 and older right now.

Answer 3

15%

Question 4

By 2030, how many people will be older than 65?

Answer 4

70 million

20% of the population

Question 5

By 2050, how many people will be older than 85?

Answer 5

19 million (5% of the population).

Question 6

Most common cause of disabilities in the US.

Answer 6

Arthritis/Rheumatism

Question 7

Most common CHRONIC disease people over 65 present with.

Answer 7

HTN

Question 8

Chronic disease that is the greatest cause of death in US adults 65 and older.

Answer 8

Heart disease

Question 9

Age group with the highest growth in median household income

Answer 9

> 65

Question 10

Percentage of people over 65 with some disability.

Answer 10

More than 35%

Question 11

Study of the psychological and social aspects of aging.

Answer 11

Geronotology

Question 12

Focused on how to prevent and manage the diseases of the aging.

Answer 12

Geriatrics

Question 13

Aging viewed in 4 processes:

Answer 13

• Chronological
• Biological
• Psychological
• Social (changing roles and relationships)

Question 14

Categories of “old:”

Answer 14

Well
Frail
Functionally dependent

Question 15

The demands that social and physical environments make on a person.

Answer 15

Environmental press

Question 16

What is this an example of?

A mutligenerational household is dependent on the older individual.

Answer 16

Environmental press

Question 17

The upper limit of someone’s ability to function in the areas of health, social behavior, and cognition.

Answer 17

Competence

Question 18

This can be tolerated more as competence increases.

Answer 18

Environmental press

Question 19

What does ADL stand for?

Answer 19

Activities of Daily Living

Question 20

ADL examples.

Answer 20

Eating, toileting, bathing, dressing.

Question 21

IADL

Answer 21

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Question 22

IADL examples

Answer 22

Using telephone, arranging transportation, managing finances

Question 23

Psycho-social Considerations

Answer 23

Is the patient able to:

• Understand and make decisions
• Communicate
• Travel
• Afford care
• Maintain their condition

Is the patient:

• Dependent on others
• Is there social support?
• Depressed or Apathetic

Question 24

This personality change occurs as we age.

Answer 24

Decreased inpulsiveness

Question 25

T/F:

There’s a higher incidence of depression among people as they age.

Answer 25

FALSE

It’s higher among people with poor health.