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PN 4004 FINAL EXAM PREP 2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS RECENT
VERSION
Theories of aging
Life course theory, age stratification theory, activity theory,
disengagement theory, and continuity theory
Life course theory
Aging is a social, psychological, and biological process that begins
from the time you are born until you die.
Age stratification theory
A theory which states that members of society are stratified by age,
just as they are stratified by race, class, and gender
Activity theory
Theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier
if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering or
developing a hobby
Disengagement theory
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The view that aging makes a person's social sphere increasingly
narrow, resulting in role relinquishment, withdrawal, and passivity.
Continuity theory
A theory focusing on how people adjust to retirement by continuing
aspects of their earlier lives
Screening for an older adult
Diabetes, cancer, lipid profile, blood pressure, many more
Rehabilitative vs restorative care
Restorative:
Restoring and maintaining
Long-term, ongoing process
Improves skills lost through illness/injury
Rehabilitation:
Retrain and education of new skills
Fast-paced and progress documented
Triggered by acute illness/injury
Stages of grief
PN 4004 FINAL EXAM PREP 2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS RECENT
VERSION
Theories of aging
Life course theory, age stratification theory, activity theory,
disengagement theory, and continuity theory
Life course theory
Aging is a social, psychological, and biological process that begins
from the time you are born until you die.
Age stratification theory
A theory which states that members of society are stratified by age,
just as they are stratified by race, class, and gender
Activity theory
Theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier
if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering or
developing a hobby
Disengagement theory
, 2
The view that aging makes a person's social sphere increasingly
narrow, resulting in role relinquishment, withdrawal, and passivity.
Continuity theory
A theory focusing on how people adjust to retirement by continuing
aspects of their earlier lives
Screening for an older adult
Diabetes, cancer, lipid profile, blood pressure, many more
Rehabilitative vs restorative care
Restorative:
Restoring and maintaining
Long-term, ongoing process
Improves skills lost through illness/injury
Rehabilitation:
Retrain and education of new skills
Fast-paced and progress documented
Triggered by acute illness/injury
Stages of grief
