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Module 1: Overview of mental health in older adults Flashcards

1
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? in 10 people aged 60 and older experience elder abuse in the United States.

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1 in 10

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Do elder men or women experience higher rates of fatal and non-fatal elder abuse?

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Men

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How can we prevent elder abuse?

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  • Listen to older adults and their caregivers
  • Report abuse to local APS/authorities
  • Educate yourself on how to recognize elder abuse
  • Learn how signs of elder abuse differ from normal aging
  • Check in on older adults who may have few friends or family
  • Provide over burdened caregivers with support
    Encourage and assist people having problems with drug/alcohol abused in getting help.
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What percent of adults aged 45 or older experience loneliness and social isolation?

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35%

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What are the effects of loneliness and social isolation?

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  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Hypertension
  • Obesity
  • Depression
  • Substance use
  • Suicidal ideation/attempts
  • Cognitive decline
  • Progression of dementia
  • Stroke
  • Premature death
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Name 2 scales that help identify loneliness in older adults

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  • The Revised UCLA Loneliness scale
  • De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale
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How can OT’s play a role in supporting older adults?

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  • Helping them discover and access available social resources
  • Facilitating social support networks, such as connecting with family members and friends
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8
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True or false: Older adults who are socially isolated usually feel alone?

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False

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True or false: In Dabban et als study, the author suggested that if a family member or friend can speak with an individual, this person will not feel alone.

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False - architectural barriers and limited social resources also contribute social isolation for older adults

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10
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What are the 6 types of loss?

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  1. Material
  2. Relationship
  3. Intrapsychic
  4. Functional loss
  5. Role loss
  6. Systemic loss
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Define the following type of loss: Material

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Loss of possessions (theft, breakage, loss of income)

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The following describes what type of loss?

Loss of possessions (theft, breakage, loss of income)

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Material

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Define the following type of loss: Relationship

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Change in social status, an unavoidable aspect of human life

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The following describes what type of loss?

Change in social status, an unavoidable aspect of human life

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Relationship

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Define the following type of loss: Intrapsychic

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Loss of self-image d/t bereavement, completion of a task, or failure

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The following describes what type of loss?

Loss of self-image d/t bereavement, completion of a task, or failure

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Intraspychic

17
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Define the following type of loss: Functional

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Loss of autonomy, occupational deprivation

18
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The following describes what type of loss?

Loss of autonomy, occupational deprivation

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Functional

19
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Describe the following type of loss: Role

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Retirement, acquiring new roles or responsibilities, becoming a patient.

20
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The following describes what type of loss?

Retirement, acquiring new roles or responsibilities, becoming a patient.

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Role loss

21
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Define the following type of loss: Systemic

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Loss of function within an existing system, such as retirement or illness impact on function of an entire family.

22
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The following describes what type of loss?

Loss of function within an existing system, such as retirement or illness impact on function of an entire family.

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Systemic loss

23
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Name the 5 stages of grief

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  • Denial
  • Anger
  • Depression
  • Bargaining
  • Acceptance
24
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True or false: Schizophrenia has been linked to a higher risk of heart and respiratory disease?

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True

25
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Depression has been linked to many chronic illnesses, including:

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  • Diabetes
  • Asthma
  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Arthritis
26
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What percent of the population of people with mental health conditions have sleeping problems?

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50-80%

27
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True or false: People with mental health conditions are less likely to have access to adequate health care?

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True

28
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Psoriasis is associated with what mental illnesses?

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  • Acute stress
  • Depression
29
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What does SDoH refer to?

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Conditions in the environments where individuals are born, live, work play, worship and age.

30
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What does the following describe:

Conditions in the environments where individuals are born, live, work play, worship and age.

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Social determinists of health

31
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What are the 5 domains of SDOH?

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  • Education access and quality
  • Economic stability
  • Social and community context
  • Neighborhood and built environment
  • Health care access and quality
32
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According to Perez et al. social determinants of health account for ? percent of population health outcomes?

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60%

33
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What type of exogenous depression is associated with significant life events such as the loss of a spouse?

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Reactive depression

34
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Describe reactive depression

A

Type of exogenous depression is associated with significant life events such as the loss of a spouse?

35
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Describe paraphrenia

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A type of psychosis, occurring after the age of 40 and following a traumatic personal even, which is often accompanied by auditory hallucinations, suspicion and aggression as symptoms.

36
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What type of psychosis is described below:

A type of psychosis, occurring after the age of 40 and following a traumatic personal even, which is often accompanied by auditory hallucinations, suspicion and aggression as symptoms.

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Paraphrenia

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