chapter 13- social support

Question 1

the help and assistance people give to one another

Answer 1

social support

Question 2

paid support from professional caregivers such as doctors, nurses, social workers, and homecare workers

Answer 2

formal support

Question 3

unpaid support from family members, friends, neighbours, and others in the community.

Answer 3

informal support

Question 4

a model of social support that contends different groups (of family, friends, neighbours) have different abilities and offer different types of support, each playing a specific role

Answer 4

Task specificity model

Question 5

a model of social support that contends people choose their supports first from their inner family circle and then move outward to get support from less intimate people as they need more help

Answer 5

Hierarchical compensatory role

Question 6

a model of social support that contends a family or friendship tie may provide one type of support or a broad range of support, depending on the particular relationship between the caregiver and the care receiver.

Answer 6

Functional specificity of relationships model

Question 7

a model that describes social support as a network of close family and friends who travel together throughout life, exchanging social support and assistance

Answer 7

Convoy model of support

Question 8

unpaid care providers with a tie of kinship or affection toward the care receiver

Answer 8

Informal caregivers

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Developmental stake, or generational stake

Question 10

financial payment to family caregivers to assist them in their caregiving role

Answer 10

Caregiver’s wage or allowance

Question 11

therapy that involves introducing pets, such as dogs, cats, rabbits, or birds, into nursing homes or other residential care settings with the objective of improving the health, behaviour, and well-being of the residents

Answer 11

Animal-assisted therapy

Question 12

problems and stress due to caregiving

Answer 12

caregiver burden

Question 13

a culture value or belief, highly valued in Asian cultures, that younger generations should take care of older family members

Answer 13

Filial piety

Question 14

experiencing feelings of grief, depression, and loss after a spouse is placed in a nursing home

Answer 14

Quasi-widowhood

Question 15

caregivers who live at a significant distance from the care recipient

Answer 15

Long-distance caregivers