Aging health – Flashcards
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Grief work
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refers to the healthy confrontation and acknowledgment of the emotions brought about by death.
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To the elderly, housing is
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comfort. memory. connection to family and community. X All of these choices
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According to your text, what is the trend toward early retirement?
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X For men it has leveled off, for women it has been offset by a rise in midlife careers.
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The Widowed Persons Service (WPS) is characterized by all of the following except?
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it offers outreach services to widows and widowers. it is a program of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). X it is made up mostly of college student volunteers. it conducts special outreach to minorities and other groups.
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A granny unit is :
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X a small living unit, built on the lot of a single-family home, often attached to the home of an adult child.
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Section 8 housing is:
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XX is federally subsidized rental assistance for income-eligible seniors and people with disabilities.
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Marital satisfaction tends to
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X decline after the early years, level off in the middle years, and increase during the post-retirement years.
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The poverty rate for African American women living alone is _________ the national average.
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x more than four times
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Problems of unequal access of people in worsening health have been found in the _________ model of medical service. (
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x Health Maintenance Organization (HMO
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About _____ percent of American deaths occur in hospital rooms or convalescent hospitals.
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x 85
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The second move of the elderly usually occurs when
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X they develop chronic disabilities that make it difficult to carry out everyday tasks. .
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Part A of Medicare is ________ insurance
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hospital
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According to Kübler-Ross's theory,
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most people move into a state of submission that is devoid of emotion.
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All of the following are changes that have been made to help restore the fiscal health of the Social Security system EXCEPT aSocial Security tax rates have increased. b. The earliest eligibility age (for early retirees) has been increased.x c.The percent reduction for early retirees has been increased. d. The eligibility age for full benefits has been gradually increased.
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X The percent reduction for early retirees has been increased
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a confidant is described as
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someone to confide in and share personal problems
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Which of the following is most likely to be associated with lower death fears, death anxiety, or death depression scores?
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attitudes toward mortality
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Question 23. 23. Sexuality of older people is largely invisible for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A for many older people, sex and sexuality are intensely private matters. B. our cultural focus on youth and that which is not young or new is no longer functional. C. the majority of older people have lost the desire and physiological capacity to have sex. D. suggestions of sex among elders is received with derision, condescension, humor, or shock.
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c. the majority of older people have lost the desire and physiological capacity to have sex.
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Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
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all early retirements must be voluntary.
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A study of beliefs about older workers found
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younger supervisors may have lower expectations of older workers
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Medicare is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT it has a premium. it includes coverage of most parts of the body that change with age. it is part of the Social Security system. it is the main insurer of persons over 65 years of age.
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. X it includes coverage of most parts of the body that change with age.
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. The entrepreneur.com concluded that the benefits of hiring an older worker included
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rethinking the costs of high turnover in a youthful workforce.
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A naturally occurring retirement community (NORC) refers to
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buildings or neighborhoods where the residents have aged over the years
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Legal visitation rights between grandparents and grandchildren
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are generally permitted if provisions for visiting the grandparents were made prior to the divorce.
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In a reverse mortgage, the borrower
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increases indebtedness while drawing down the equity in the home.
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Which of the following illustrates gender differences upon the loss of a spouse Males become more aware and appreciative of friends and relationships. Males are more likely than females to be "in search of themselves." Females are more likely than males to be "in search of others." Females become less confident and more dependent
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Males become more aware and appreciative of friends and relationships.
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Question 33. 33. In the current Social Security program, all of the following are true EXCEPT (Points : 0.5) a person's Social Security payroll taxes are held and invested until the day he or she retires. most young people today will collect less than they and their employers put into the system. Americans have been receiving more than their employers paid into the system. Social Security benefits rise with the cost of living.
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Americans have been receiving more than their employers paid into the system.
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Which of the following are reasons employers discriminate against older workers? .
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Younger workers will accept lower wages. To protect a company's pension funds. Older, tenured workers tend to receive higher salaries and more vacation time. X All of these choices
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A husband and wife's opportunity to share time and common interests that develop greater mutual respect and understanding
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resembles an inverted bell curve over the time of the marriage, i.e., is lowest in the middle years.
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Studies of voluntary participation that controlled for social class found
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x working class elders are more likely than middle-class or upper-class to participate in voluntary organizations, regardless of age.
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Studies of convoys found
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some people drop out and others join the convoy after it has begun
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At the end of the 19th century, the average length of marriage when one spouse died was 28 years; now it is over ________ years.
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For the elderly person who is remarried, the risk of that marriage ending in divorce is _____ times that of an elderly person who is in his or her first marriage.
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10
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Which of the following categories of elderly are LEAST likely to be in poverty?
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men
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religiosity REFERS TO
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interaction with organized religion.
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In 2006, the percent increase in the 65-plus population was greatest in
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Florida
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Which of the following illustrates gender differences upon the loss of a spouse?
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Males become more aware and appreciative of friends and relationships.
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is paid by funds from
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US treasury
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According to your text, Social Security would be more likely to stabilize if
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older workers stay on the job longer.
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Congress established Medicare to pay for
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a portion of medical expenses due to the most serious illnesses.
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Question 12. Question : Research indicates which of the following regarding widowhood? Widowhood increases contact between siblings. Friends can offer useful support by not trying to speed recovery and a new identity for the recent widow. Most widows do not lean heavily on anyone for managing basic tasks of daily living until they are in advanced age or poor health. Independence and self-sufficiency will not cause social isolation.
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Friends can offer useful support by not trying to speed recovery and a new identity for the recent widow.
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"Third-age retirement" is characterized by
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creative activities
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Reasons grandparents become parents to grandchildren, according to the text include all of the following EXCEPT
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parents' death.
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Your text estimates that without Social Security about ______ of all elderly would be in poverty.
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Half
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Question 17. Question : When being forcibly relocated, the elderly must reinterpret feelings of: A. mistrust and violation. B. self-estrangement. C. guilt and sorrow. D. All of these choices
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D. All of these choices
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Women are more likely to be keepers of the networks of older people because
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elders tend to be both geographically closer to the women in their networks.
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Studies reveal that high-density senior citizen housing is associated with
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middle- to high-income elders.
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Marriage satisfaction tends to
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decline after the early years, level off in the middle years, and increase during the post-retirement years.
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Death talk with the elderly
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can be therapeutic because it gets concerns out in the open.
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At the end of the 19th century, the average length of marriage when one spouse died was 28 years; now it is over ________ years.
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45
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Research suggest that, compared to grandparents in other societies, American grandparents
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have more stiff and formal relationships with their grandchildren
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Studies show that more than one in every _______ older Americans who retire return back to work at least part time.
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5
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For older adults, fear of death is associated with
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less time for important tasks
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Sixty-five became the age for retirement when
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the Social Security Act was passed in 1935.
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The National Older Adults Housing Survey (2005) found
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safety, convenience, and proximity to medical facilities were important in selecting housing.
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Fear of death appears to be greatest in
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late middle age
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Urban elders, in contrast to rural elders,
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interact more with their children
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Which of the following are covered by Medicare? dental care eyeglasses hearing aids acute hospital care
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acute hospital care
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Gender comparisons of marriage and widowhood statuses reveal
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two-thirds of women over age 75 are widows.
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A study of body attitudes and self-esteem found
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Men and women with good self-esteem also had good body attitudes regardless of age.
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__________ account for the greatest percentage of the Medicaid budget.
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Dependent children
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Recent research on retirement suggests
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retirement is a process
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In elderly women's friendship networks,
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the essential elements of friendship-understanding, affection, trust, and acceptance-endure over time.
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