Deck 8: Interpersonal Relationships: Our Personal Network of Support

Question 1

What is another term for an interpersonal support system termed by Kahn and Antonucci?

A) psychological buffer
B) social convoy
C) exosystem
D) relational dynamic

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which relationship might be included in one's intermediate layer of the social convoy?

A) coworker
B) spouse
C) sibling
D) parent

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In general, convoys of older adults are ______ compared to younger adults.

A) more dense
B) smaller
C) heterogenous
D) bigger

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Arjun provides support to his friends from his volunteer group, and when he had a problem with his health, they assisted with providing him rides to and from appointments. This is best highlights the idea that support is ______.

A) bidirectional
B) always helpful
C) intimate
D) stable

Question 5

Social convoys can provide us with all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A) emotional support
B) material resources
C) social support
D) a healthy diet

Question 6

Rozita's neighbor brings her coffee and makes sure that she has a stocked refrigerator on a regular basis. This is an example of ______ support.

A) instrumental
B) social
C) emotional
D) informational

Question 7

Among a sample of older adults, Sorkin and Rook (2006) found that ______ was the most common negative interpersonal interactions.

A) neglect
B) rejection
C) failure to receive needed help
D) unwanted advice

Question 8

Compared to physical abuse, people ______.

A) find psychological abuse more damaging
B) are less likely to recognize psychological abuse
C) might experience psychological abuse like force-feeding
D) experience psychological abuse 7× more often

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of psychological abuse?

A) pushing
B) improper use of resources
C) overuse of medications
D) isolating the person from family

Question 10

Neglect refers to ______.

A) the lack of services necessary to maintain mental and physical health
B) conduct that causes mental anguish
C) acts of violence that may result in impairment
D) behaviors that are always conducted privately

Question 11

Mr. Kapucinski has a caregiver who will often deny him his hearing aids and provided him excessive sedating medications. This is an example of ______.

A) psychological abuse and neglect
B) psychological and physical abuse
C) physical abuse and neglect
D) nonabusive behavior

Question 12

Aging adults who care for children with chronic problems report ______.

A) caring for mental illness is more difficult than a developmental disability
B) low levels of affectional solidarity
C) low levels of functional solidarity
D) they generally abandon the task into adulthood

Question 13

Gender differences in social support are believed to originate from ______.

A) a cumulative effect of ancestry
B) a mixture of biological and environmental cues
C) innate caregiving abilities that are inherent in females
D) differences in socialization that persist through adulthood

Question 14

All of the following are effects of social support for older adults EXCEPT ______.

A) psychological well-being
B) better physical health
C) increased mortality
D) emotional support

Question 15

Mutuality is ______.

A) the presence of a mutually beneficial social exchange
B) an element of reciprocity between friends
C) the mutual self-disclosure, expectations, and commitment in a relationship
D) an ability to distinguish between categories of different friends

Question 16

On average most people report a personal network of ______ members.

A) 8-11
B) 15-20
C) 25-30
D) 35-50

Question 17

By age 75, ______ of women have been widowed.

A) 67%
B) 50%
C) 43%
D) 28%

Question 18

Grandparents who raise their grandchildren have been referred to as ______.

A) skipped generation
B) custodial grandparents
C) co-parenting grandfamilies
D) grand-guardians

Question 19

Common situations linked to the establishment of grandfamilies include ______.

A) social supports and abandonment
B) incarceration, divorce, and professional achievements
C) drug use, incarceration, or death of the adult child
D) numerous social contacts and financial resources

Question 20

______ is the strongest predictor of grandparent-grandchild contact.

A) Positive family dynamic
B) Emotional connection
C) Geographic distance
D) Access to electronic communication

Question 21

Research among older adults has suggested that 33% of the time, the negative interaction they had was with an adult son or daughter.

Question 22

A family that is verticalized has more generations than individuals within a given generation.

Question 23

Children are often influenced by older family members, in a variety of ways.

Question 24

Older men often play the role of kinkeeper.

Question 25

Filial responsibility is the perceived obligation that children should provide various types of support for their older parents.

Question 26

The solidarity model primarily examines intergenerational relations in terms of structural and affectional solidarity.

Question 27

Given increased longevity caring for an older family member is now common, and most often experienced by middle-aged women.

Question 28

Physical abuse is the most common form of elder abuse.

Question 29

Mothers of adults with chronic problems report high levels of caregiving burden but also have high levels of affectional and functional solidarity.

Question 30

Younger children in the family do not have any impact on a grandparent's desire to return to school or engage in continuing education.

Question 31

What are two forms that social support might take?

Question 32

What are two reasons that a parent might provide care for a child when they are an older adult?

Question 33

What is the difference between interest-related or deep friendships?

Question 34

Describe one major influence on grandparent-grandchild relationships.

Question 35

What does it mean for grandparent caregiving to exist within a skipped generation?

Question 36

Explain the Socioemotional Selectivity Theory.

Question 37

Compare normative and affectional solidarity.

Question 38

Imagine that you had to design an intervention for caregivers of older adults. What specific aspects might you consider in your intervention?

Question 39

Compare and contrast some of the primary grandparenting styles.

Question 40

What are some of the major consequences to grandparents who raise their grandchildren? Provide examples.