GERI MIDTERM VERSION 1,2 AND 3 NEWEST

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GERI MIDTERM VERSION 1,2 AND 3 NEWEST

2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS

AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

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• The theory of aging that says that personality and coping

patterns remain consistent through life is:

• continuity
• gerotranscendence
• human needs
• life course

Correct answer: a

• Erikson's stages of personality development for a person that

is 76 years old would be:

• autonomy versus shame
• integrity versus despair
• generativity versus isolation
• trust versus mistrust

Correct answer: b

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• A biological theory of aging that is based on random events

that cause cellular damage versus genetically programmed

events is called:

• nonstochastic

b) Orgel/error

• selective optimization
• stochastic

Correct answer: d

• A scientist who believes that people have a genetic

programming that determines or predicts longevity is a supporter of which theory?

• age stratification
• cross-link
• free radical
• gene/biological

Correct answer: d

• When a Native American Indian elder goes out into the

woods to die and the tribe does not search for him, but allows

him to withdraw, this could be an example of:

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• activity theory
• disengagement theory
• subculture
• person-environment fit

Correct answer: b

• A 99 year old widow who has lived alone in her own home

for 40 years experiences a fall and is sent by her children and grandchildren to a nursing home. The woman refuses to eat and exhibits signs and symptoms of depression and withdrawal.Which theory does this most describe?

• functional consequences
• theory of thriving
• neuroendocrine
• immunological

Correct answer: b

• The physician tells his 81 year old male patient that his health

has deteriorated due to the exogenous sources of free radicals to which he has exposed himself for many years. To what is the physician most likely referring?

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• the ozone layer
• the patient's cigarette smoking
• the patient's alcohol consumption
• radiation from the patient's microwave

Correct answer: b

personality and coping patterns remain consistent through life

Correct answer: continuity theory

based on random events that cause cellular damage

Correct answer: stochastic theories

problems with gland feedback leads to

Correct answer: neuroendocrine theory

remaining active and involved promotes life satisfaction in later year

Correct answer: activity theory

transformation towards oneness with the universe