Ch. 12 Development in Late Adulthood

Question 1

a living will is

Answer 1

one form of an advanced directive

Question 2

the term triple jeopardy refers to

Answer 2

someone who is female, ethnic-minority, and elderly

Question 3

According to the Administration on Aging, when an adult child is the primary caregiver of an elderly parent AND is financially dependent on the parent, the risk of elder abuse and neglect DECREASES

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Life Review Therapy

Answer 4

involves mentally taking stock of one’s life, addressing unresolved conflicts or issues, and elucidating positive past events and accomplishments

Question 5

Kugler-Ross’ model helps social workers understand stages of grief and loss in cases of

Answer 5

divorce, disability, and imminent death of a loved one

Question 6

One issue that can complicate grief is when people are denied the opportunity to grieve. Disenfranchised grief refers to

Answer 6

situations when people’s reactions to loss are unacknowledged by others around them or by larger society

Question 7

Older adults losing their sexuality

Answer 7

is another false stereotype about older adults

Question 8

Continuity theory emphasizes the role of ______ in determining the outcomes of older adults

Answer 8

personality

Question 9

“If older adults do disengage from their roles it is because of factors out of their control such as economics, discrimination, and poor health.” This is the position of which theory?

Answer 9

Activity theory

Question 10

It is difficult to estimate the suicide rates of the elderly because they may deliberately do what?

Answer 10

Stop taking their medications; become self-neglectful; and have accidents that cause death but are deemed to be “natural causes”

Question 11

The elderly are more likely than younger people to complete suicide because they tend to give fewer indications of suicidal thoughts

Answer 11

true

Question 12

an alternative to using chronological age to assess whether a client is old or not is to use functional age

Answer 12

true

Question 13

Osteoarthritis is a disease that leaves the bones weak and vulnerable to fractures

Answer 13

false: osteoporosis

Question 14

Use of a memory notebook has been shown by research to effectively help a person with dementia to compensate for memory loss

Answer 14

true

Question 15

“If you give me more time, I’ll…” is a response that corresponds to stage one (denial) of Kubler-Ross’ model of death and dying

Answer 15

false: Stage three bargaining