Deck 14: Aging and Gerontological Services

Question 1

​_____ are the most uniformly undernourished segment of the U.S. population.

A) ​Children
B) ​Older adults
C) ​Adolescents
D) ​Middle-age parents

Answer 1

B

Question 2

​Which of the following is true of the U.S. Social Security system?

A) ​It was never designed to act as the main source of income for older adults.
B) ​There is now a danger that the system will soon be paying out less money than it takes in.
C) ​There is enough funding to take care of older adults till the year 2150.
D) ​It was originally intended to support a life expectancy rate of 80 and above.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

​Which of the following is a myth about older workers?

A) ​They have fewer on-the-job injuries than younger workers.
B) ​They have lower turnover rates than younger workers.
C) ​They take somewhat longer to recover when ill.
D) ​They are more prone to absenteeism.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Identify a true statement about aging.

A) ​Since the 1900s, the average life expectancy has increased by more than 40 years.
B) ​Old age is determined by physical and mental conditions, not by chronological age.
C) ​Growing evidence suggests that most of the effects of aging are irreversible and inevitable.
D) ​Older people of age 65 and above fall under the same mental and physical condition.

Question 5

​All of the following statements are true about older adults except that:

A) ​​throughout time, some tribal societies have abandoned their enfeebled older adults, leaving them to die.
B) ​like other minority groups, older adults are subject to job discrimination.
C) ​older adults are conservative, inflexible, and resistant to change.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of the nursing homes for older adults in the United States?

A) ​Nursing home patients on Medicaid have complete control over their monthly personal allowance mandated by Congress.
B) ​All nursing homes meet food sanitation standards and provide personal hygiene for residents.
C) ​Nursing-care centers primarily offer room and board, with some nonmedical care.
D) ​A danger of nursing home care is the potential abuse of the residents by staff members.

Question 7

​​In the context of depression and emotional problems, which of the following statements is true of older adults?

A) ​Older males have the highest suicide rate of any group in the United States.
B) Almost every older adult female faces the issues of senility and mental illness.
C) ​Older adults' reluctance to respond to questions is apt to be due to the contrariness of old age rather than to depression.
D) ​Older adults suffering from depression fail to exhibit any somatic symptoms.

Question 8

​​The term _____ has been coined to refer to the process whereby society withdraws from the aging person.

A) physical detachment
B) ​societal disengagement
C) ​retirement
D) senescence

Question 9

Which of the following programs provides hot and cold meals to housebound recipients who are incapable of obtaining or preparing their own meals but who can feed themselves?

A) ​Food stamps
B) ​Meals on Wheels
C) ​The Food and Nutrition Service
D) ​The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Question 10

Which of the following refers to discrimination and prejudice against people simply because they are old?

A) Senescence
B) ​Nepotism
C) Senior citizenship
D) Ageism

Question 11

The status of older adults has declined over time because:

A) ​the intellectual ability of older adults starts declining dramatically from the age of 65.
B) ​the children of older adults feel threatened by their parents' knowledge and skills.
C) ​the children of older adults are no longer dependent on their parents for their livelihood.
D) ​the government has imposed strict laws to prevent older adults from holding high positions at work.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of the Supplemental Security Income program?​

A) ​It provides monthly payments to eligible retired workers.
B) ​It provides a minimum income for indigent older adults.
C) ​It pays most of the medical and food expenses for low-income people.
D) ​It pays a part-time fee to older adults who provide individual care to needy children.

Question 13

​​_____ is a program that pays most medical expenses for low-income people.

A) ​Hospice care
B) ​Medicaid
C) ​Supplemental Security Income
D) ​Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance

Question 14

​The term _____ refers to middle-age parents who are caught in the middle of trying to meet the needs of both their aging parents and their children.

A) ​millennial generation
B) ​sandwich generation
C) ​secondary generation
D) ​silent generation

Question 15

​​In the context of programs for older adults, mobile home parks fall under the category of _____.

A) senior citizens' centers
B) ​group homes
C) ​continued-care retirement communities
D) ​congregate housing facilities

Question 16

​According to a survey conducted by the American Association of Retired Persons on the sexuality of older adults, which of the following statements is true?

A) ​About 31% of the men aged 60 to 74 reported having intercourse at least weekly.
B) ​About 19.1% of the women aged 75 and over reported having intercourse at least weekly.
C) ​Men over 60 report lower frequencies of partnered activity, as they are much less likely to have a sexual partner available.
D) ​Among older people who are healthy and who have regular opportunities for sexual expression, sexual activity will continue only till the age of 58.

Question 17

Older adults are in special need of _____ services because some have difficulty with transportation and communication and others may be reluctant to request needed assistance to which they are entitled.

A) advocacy
B) ​case management
C) ​crisis intervention
D) ​brokering

Question 18

_____ is the scientific study of aging and the problems of older adults.

A) ​Pedology
B) ​Gerontology
C) ​Morphology
D) ​Histology

Question 19

​As senescence proceeds, all of the following changes occur except for:

A) a ​dramatic decline in the intellectual ability by age 65.
B) ​a decline in the hearing and vision capacities.
C) ​the graying and thinning of hair.
D) the ​hardening of blood vessels and stiffening of joints.

Question 20

​Common functions of most _____ services for older adults include prescreening, assessment, goal setting, care planning, capacity building, care plan implementation, reassessment, and termination.

A) ​brokering
B) ​adult day-care
C) ​case management
D) ​respite care

Question 21

The _____, an action-oriented group, argues that a fundamental flaw in society is the emphasis on materialism and the consumption of goods and services rather than on improving the quality of life for all citizens including older adults.

A) ​Sierra Club
B) ​National Retired Teachers Association
C) Service Corps of Retired Executives
D) ​Gray Panthers

Question 22

Prior to industrialization, older people were the primary owners of property.

Question 23

​The dependency ratio is the number of societal members who are under 18 or are 65 and over compared with the number of people who are between 18 and 64.

Question 24

​The causes of Alzheimer's disease are largely unknown till date.

Question 25

Older adults in the United States have a higher status than older adults in China and Japan.

Question 26

​The process of aging is known as senescence.

Question 27

​The _____ offers retired businesspeople an opportunity to help owners of small businesses and managers of community organizations who are having management problems.

A) ​Service Corps of Retired Executives
B) ​National Retired Teachers Association
C) ​Retired Senior Volunteer Program
D) ​American Association of Retired Persons

Question 28

​Senility is an inevitable part of growing old.

Question 29

​Older workers have higher turnover rates than younger workers.

Question 30

The two most common problems associated with retirement are adjusting to a reduced income and missing one's former job.

Question 31

​Social workers in _____ assess whether adults are at risk for personal harm or injury owing to the actions or inactions of others.

A) case management programs
B) ​respite care programs
C) ​adult day-care services
D) adult protective services​

Question 32

​Ageism is like sexism or racism because it involves intolerance and unfair treatment of all members of a particular social category.

Question 33

​Genetic tendencies are a contributing factor to Alzheimer's disease.

Question 34

​Social workers providing _____ services seek to stabilize any critical situation and connect the older person and the family to needed supportive services.

A) grief counseling
B) ​brokering
C) ​crisis intervention
D) respite care

Question 35

​Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disorder that causes gradual deterioration in intelligence, memory, awareness, and ability to control bodily functions.

Question 36

One of the reasons why the status of older adults has declined over time is because they no longer perform tasks that are viewed as essential by society.

Question 37

​Learning to reduce stress, along with exercising and maintaining a healthful diet, can reverse, or at least hold in abeyance, many of the effects thought to be caused by aging.

Question 38

In 1978, Congress mandated the legal retirement age as 65.

Question 39

Which of the following statements is true of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program?

A) ​​It offers people over age 60 the opportunity of doing volunteer service to meet community needs.
B) ​It offers volunteers an opportunity to help owners of small businesses who are having management problems.
C) ​It employs low-income older people to help provide personal, individual care to children who live in institutions.
D) ​It provides a minimum income for indigent older adults.

Question 40

​In earlier societies, older adults were valued because of the knowledge they possessed.

Question 41

Describe the theory of disengagement and the theory of societal disengagement.

Question 42

Briefly describe the early retirement problem faced by older adults.

Question 43

​The term active euthanasia refers to withholding or withdrawing treatment of a terminally ill patient.

Question 44

​Assisted-living facilities is a program that allows older adults to have semi-independent living.

Question 45

​Summarize the major complaints that have been made about nursing homes.

Question 46

​Describe ageism.

Question 47

​​Describe the following services provided by social workers: care management services, grief counseling, and support and therapeutic groups.

Question 48

​Social workers can operate as brokers for arranging safe transportation services for older adults.

Question 49

Do you believe that assisted suicide should be legalized? Why or why not?

Question 50

Social workers, at times, must advocate for needed services for older adults.​

Question 51

​One of the goals of the Older Americans Act of 1965 is to provide employment opportunities for older adults.

Question 52

​Because older adults have had many more life experiences than young people, do you value the knowledge that older adults have?

Question 53

​If one of your grandparents were to die, would you want the surviving grandparent to become romantically involved with someone else?

Question 54

​Given the complaints against the quality of care in nursing homes, it is clear that nursing homes are not needed and should be abolished.

Question 55

​The hospice movement allows the terminally ill to die with dignity-to live their final weeks in the way they want.

Question 56

Day-care centers for older adults provide long-term housing facilities that are designed to provide a full range of accommodations and services for affluent older people as their needs change.

Question 57

Foster care homes for older adults are usually single-family residences where the owners of the home take in an unrelated older adult and are reimbursed for providing housing, meals, housekeeping, and personal care.

Question 58

​What is senescence? What are its effects?

Question 59

When an older person requires 24-hour at-home care, respite services allow caregivers time away from caregiving responsibilities, which alleviates some of the stress involved in providing care around the clock.​

Question 60

​Mention some of the serious problems encountered by the Social Security system.

Question 61

​How people live prior to retiring will determine whether later adulthood will be a nightmare or a dream. Give some suggestions on how to prepare for later adulthood.

Question 62

​Discuss the merits and objections of keeping older adults in meaningful and productive roles.