unit 3 test

Question 1

senescence

Answer 1

growing old

Question 2

adaptability

Answer 2

elderly show a lack of adaptability
- physically, socially, and psychologically

Question 3

retirement

Answer 3

• usually at 65
• who you are before retirement is a good predictor of who you will be after

Question 4

disengagement theory

Answer 4

• they may disengage or remove themselves from friendships
• may feel useless, unproductive, and don’t belong

Question 5

illness and chronic disease

Answer 5

much higher in the older population
- top eleven causes of death

Question 6

dementia

Answer 6

chronic mental deterioration
- memory loss and behavioral changes
- disorientation to time, place, and person

Question 7

disability

Answer 7

because of the high rate of disease they may suffer multiple disabilities
-ADL”s and loss of independence

Question 8

medical causes of disabilities

Answer 8

arthritis, dementia, loss of vision and hearing, falls

Question 9

functional causes of disabilities

Answer 9

ADL’s

Question 10

stigma

Answer 10

retirement, economic loss, social isolation, unattractive, non-sexual

Question 11

loss

Answer 11

loss of spouse, siblings, friends can cause defensive behavior, withdrawal, depression

Question 12

suicide

Answer 12

older people who attempt suicide are much more likely to be succesful

Question 13

advance directives

Answer 13

living will and appointment of a health care agent while the patient is competent or able to express his/her wishes

Question 14

living will

Answer 14

document that expresses the patient’s wishes in regards to resuscitation, intubation, or artificial hydration or nutrition

Question 15

health care agent

Answer 15

person appointed by the patient to make health care decisions if the patient is incompetent (durable power of attorney)