Gerontology Self-Test 1

Answer the questions below and then click "submit" to send your answers.

  1. Families do not care for their older relatives like they did years ago.

    2. Your answer:
    True False

  2. The majority of persons over the age 65, are senile, have defective memory, are disoriented or demented.

    3. Your answer:
    True False

  3. Older people tend to be conservative in their thinking and inflexible in their beliefs.

    4. Your answer:
    True False

  4. You can’t teach an old dog, new tricks.

    5. Your answer:
    True False

  5. Most older people are depressed.

    6. Your answer:
    True False

  6. Baby boomers are the fastest growing segment of the population.

    7. Your answer:
    True False

  7. The majority of people over 65 have some mental illness severe enough to impair their abilities.

    8. Your answer:
    True False

  8. Suicide rates increase with age for men past 45.

    9. Your answer:
    True False

  9. Over three-fourths of the aged are healthy enough to carry out their normal activities.

    10. Your answer:
    True False

  10. As your body changes so does your personality.

    11. Your answer:
    True False

  11. The majority of old people lose interest in sex around the age of 55.

    12. Your answer:
    True False

  12. If your parents had Alzheimer’s disease you will inevitably get it.

    13. Your answer:
    True False

  13. Falls and injuries just happen to older people.

    14. Your answer:
    True False