Positive Aging Perception Quiz

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Research has documented that one of the biggest factors in living a long and fulfilling life is one’s aging self-image. We developed the Aging Perception check up quiz to help people evaluate their own aging perceptions. Find out if you are a positive aging superstar or victim of aging stereotyping.

1. Aging is a lifelong process of growth.



2. The 50 plus population in the U.S. will grow by over 70% between 1990 and 2020, while the under age 50 population will grow by only 1%.



3. Approximately 50% of old people are forgetful or absentminded.



4. A majority of older people are set in their ways and unable to change.



5. Everyday approximately 8,500 people turn age 50.



6. Approximately, 20% of those over age 65 are in nursing homes.



7. Vocabulary, creative and conceptual skills decline in later life.



8. Older people are victimized by crime more than any other age group.



9. Older people have more on-the-job accidents and are less dependable than younger workers.



10. A person’s sex drive drops dramatically in later life.



11. Younger bodies benefit more from exercise than older bodies.



12. Those who practice strong religious beliefs recover from surgery approximately twice as fast as those who do not.



13. Older people prefer to be with others their own age.



14. Most older people have normal activity abilities.



15. Most people over the age of 70 are in poor health.



16. The ability to learn new things decreases with age.



17. Those over age 65 purchase over 30% of all prescription drugs.



18. The vast majority of people over the age of 65 own their homes.



19. Older people consider loneliness a problem more than any other age group.



20. Older people purchase most of the luxury cars and cruises.







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