Chapter 13 (Final)

Question 1

social support

Answer 1

the help and assistance people give to one another

Question 2

formal support

Answer 2

paid support from professionals

Question 3

informal support

Answer 3

unpaid support from family friends etc

Question 4

4 uses for informal support

Answer 4

1) task-specific model
2) hierarchical compensatory model (first ask inner family)
3) functional specificity of relationships model
4) convoy model of support (described as a network)

Question 5

development stake

Answer 5

the idea that compared with their children older people have a greater investment in their relationship with their children

Question 6

quasi widowhood

Answer 6

experiencing loss and grief when spouse placed in a nursing home

Question 7

long-distance caregivers

Answer 7

live far away from the patient

Question 8

fictive kin

Answer 8

a close relationship developed with a non-relative

Question 9

how many Canadians are caregivers?

Answer 9

1/4

Question 10

employed givers spend about __ hours on caring activities

Answer 10

9 hours (up to 30 hours)

Question 11

intensive caregiving

Answer 11

20 hours or more of caregiving per week

Question 12

sources of informal support

Answer 12

• spousal support
• loved one
• women caring for parents
• sandwich generation

Question 13

pets provide

Answer 13

companion and give people a purpose

Question 14

robot caregivers

Answer 14

• help the healthcare professionals

- not to replace human interaction

Question 15

elder abuse

Answer 15

4/7 experience it

Question 16

common forms of elder abuse

Answer 16

• financial
• fraud
• emotional
• physical
• sexual
• neglegance

Question 17

support for elder abuse

Answer 17

senior safety line

support groups

Question 18

are seniors at risk of STIs

Answer 18

yes, they are at more of a risk of transmitting

Question 19

sexual activity in seniors lives

Answer 19

• directly linked to health
• it is important for a good relationship
• frequency of sex declined with age

Question 20

how views change on sexual activity

Answer 20

we redefine sexual relationships as we age

older adults avoid seeking help with sexual concerns

Question 21

sexual challenges in old age

Answer 21

biological factors

psychological factors