Question 1

It is estimated that older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people make up what percentage of the older adult population?&#10;A) 25%&#10;B) 10%&#10;C) 15%&#10;D) 18%

Accepted Answer

Estimates range from 1.75 to 3.5 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults in the United States.

Question 2

Heterosexism, homophobia, and ageism are examples of:&#10;A) biases experienced by LGBT older adults.&#10;B) categories of sexual orientation for older adults.&#10;C) types of negative mental health effects.&#10;D) all of the above

Accepted Answer

Heterosexism, homophobia, and ageism are part of the fabric of life for older LGBT adults and are some of the ways this population is marginalized.

Question 3

The decision to hide one's sexual preferences to prevent discrimination is an example of:&#10;A) peer pressure.&#10;B) a cultural norm.&#10;C) a prescribed medical tactic.&#10;D) a coping strategy.

Accepted Answer

This coping strategy may also silence LGBT adults about sexually related health concerns.

Question 4

Smoking, obesity, and alcohol use that are prevalent among individuals with this lifestyle put them at greater risk for health problems:&#10;A) lesbian&#10;B) gay&#10;C) bisexual&#10;D) transgender

Accepted Answer

Other factors that place lesbian individuals at greater risk for health problems include nulliparity and a tendency to have fewer screening exams.

Question 5

The term &#34;crisis competence&#34; refers to:&#10;A) an adult's ability to control anxiety and stress.&#10;B) an adult's ability to overcome adverse feelings about his or her sexual orientation.&#10;C) a person's ability to successfully manage crises based on previously developed coping skills.&#10;D) a person's ability to develop coping skills specific to a situation experienced in childhood.

Accepted Answer

Many LGBT older adults age with a sense of crisis competence that they have developed in response to earlier life stresses and life crises about homophobia and discrimination, losses of loved ones from the AIDS epidemic, and experiences with the blurring gender role responsibilities throughout life.

Question 6

&#34;Accelerated aging&#34; experienced by older gay men refers to:&#10;A) experiencing anxiety about one's chronological age.&#10;B) physically feeling older than one's chronological age.&#10;C) feeling older than one's chronological age because of sexual orientation.&#10;D) perceiving oneself as being old at an early age.

Accepted Answer

These feelings can begin as early as age 30.

Question 7

Evidence suggests that this occurs at the same rate in lesbian and gay relationships as it does in heterosexual relationships:&#10;A) domestic violence&#10;B) drug abuse&#10;C) alcoholism&#10;D) suicide attempts

Accepted Answer

Some form of domestic violence abuse occurs in one out of every four relationships.

Question 8

A major difference between same-sex relationships and heterosexual couples is that among same-sex couples:&#10;A) both partners usually have the same spiritual views.&#10;B) the loss of a life partner is often not recognized, validated, or valued.&#10;C) both partners are highly independent and used to doing things on their own.&#10;D) partners tend to live for about the same amount of time.

Accepted Answer

In same-sex relationships, the death of one partner could mean that the living partner is left to grieve alone.

Question 9

Discrimination on the part of health care professionals toward LGBT individuals has been identified as:&#10;A) a barrier to providing equitable, quality health care.&#10;B) the preferred standard of practice in most health care settings.&#10;C) a culturally accepted practice in certain parts of the United States.&#10;D) a guideline that can help improve health literacy.

Accepted Answer

Health care providers exhibit a wide variety of responses to caring for LGBT older adults ranging from acceptance and tolerance to ignorance and hostility.

Question 10

This term broadly refers to group differences such as ethnicity, sexual orientation, or age:&#10;A) diversity&#10;B) cultural diversity&#10;C) cultural variety&#10;D) cultural competence

Accepted Answer

There is much debate over what constitutes gay culture.

Question 11

This organization has developed guidelines for creating a safe clinical environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex patients:&#10;A) the Transgender Aging Network&#10;B) the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute&#10;C) the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association&#10;D) the Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities at the Institute of Medicine

Accepted Answer

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Deck 21: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults