GERONTOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
●● Define gerontology. Answer: The study of all aspects of the aging
process, including clinical, psychological, economical, and sociological
issues encountered by older persons.
●● What are the two fields compared in gerontology? Answer:
Gerontology and geriatrics.
●● What is the primary goal of gerontology? Answer: Understanding
aging and helping people maximize their functioning and achieve the
highest quality of life.
●● What is one fast-growing occupation related to gerontology?
Answer: Geriatric social work.
●● What is primary aging? Answer: The natural deterioration of the
physical form.
●● What does secondary aging refer to? Answer: Comorbidities (chronic
diseases) that arise as a result of aging, such as Alzheimer's disease and
cardiovascular issues.
, ●● What is tertiary aging? Answer: Cognitive and physical deterioration
one experiences shortly before death.
●● What is social gerontology? Answer: The study of social and
emotional aspects of aging.
●● What is biogerontology? Answer: The study of physical aspects of
aging.
●● What is biomedical gerontology? Answer: Also known as
experimental gerontology; it endeavors to slow, prevent, or reverse the
aging process by curing age-related diseases.
●● What is medical gerontology? Answer: The study of the biological
causes and effects of aging.
●● What is the accepted chronological age for defining an 'elder' in
higher income countries? Answer: 65 years.
●● What age cutoff does the UN agree on for referring to the older
population? Answer: 60+ years.
FULL QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
●● Define gerontology. Answer: The study of all aspects of the aging
process, including clinical, psychological, economical, and sociological
issues encountered by older persons.
●● What are the two fields compared in gerontology? Answer:
Gerontology and geriatrics.
●● What is the primary goal of gerontology? Answer: Understanding
aging and helping people maximize their functioning and achieve the
highest quality of life.
●● What is one fast-growing occupation related to gerontology?
Answer: Geriatric social work.
●● What is primary aging? Answer: The natural deterioration of the
physical form.
●● What does secondary aging refer to? Answer: Comorbidities (chronic
diseases) that arise as a result of aging, such as Alzheimer's disease and
cardiovascular issues.
, ●● What is tertiary aging? Answer: Cognitive and physical deterioration
one experiences shortly before death.
●● What is social gerontology? Answer: The study of social and
emotional aspects of aging.
●● What is biogerontology? Answer: The study of physical aspects of
aging.
●● What is biomedical gerontology? Answer: Also known as
experimental gerontology; it endeavors to slow, prevent, or reverse the
aging process by curing age-related diseases.
●● What is medical gerontology? Answer: The study of the biological
causes and effects of aging.
●● What is the accepted chronological age for defining an 'elder' in
higher income countries? Answer: 65 years.
●● What age cutoff does the UN agree on for referring to the older
population? Answer: 60+ years.
