Abuse and ageism

Question 1

Which of the following is a sign of neglect?

Answer 1

Absence of food, water, or heat

Signs of medication mismanagement

Inadequate sanitation and substandard cleanliness

Question 2

All of the following are physical indicators of neglect EXCEPT______.

Answer 2

Properly clothed for weather

Question 3

Ageism is only found in movies

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Paid caregivers, staff, and professionals may be perpetrators of institutional abuse.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Stereotypic and often negative perception of older adults

Answer 5

Ageism

Question 6

Illegal or improper use of an older person’s funds, property, or resources

Answer 6

Financial Abuse

Question 7

The failure to provide for one’s own essential needs

Answer 7

Self-neglect

Question 8

The failure of a caregiver to fulfill his or her care giving responsibilities

Answer 8

Neglect

Question 9

Physical force that results in bodily injury, pain or impairment

Answer 9

Physical Abuse

Question 10

Willful infliction of mental or emotional anguish by threat or humiliation

Answer 10

Psychological Abuse

Question 11

non-consensual sexual contact of any kind with an
older person

Answer 11

sexual abuse

Question 12

an escalating pattern of violence by an intimate
partner where the violence is used to exercise power and control.

Answer 12

domestic violence

Question 13

Abuse that occurs in facilities designated for older people,
e.g., board-and-care facilities, nursing homes

Answer 13

INSTITUTIONAL ELDER ABUSE