Deck 14: The Family in Later Life

Question 1

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) The research literature is clear in pointing out that women are the primary caretakers of the frail elderly.
B) Adult daughters are more likely than wives to care for dependent husbands/fathers.
C) The research literature suggests that husband report higher levels of burden associated with caregiving than wives.
D) all of the above are true

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) Sexual activity apparently declines with aging.
B) The majority of older adults remain sexually active.
C) The physiological changes that accompany the aging process challenge couples to alter their sexual scripts.
D) all of the above are true

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The term refers to a role transition that is discussed in the context of the later- life family that symbolically signifies a shift in centrality and power from the aging generation to the middle generation within the family hierarchy.

A) widowhood
B) retirement
C) behavioral slowing
D) grandparenthood

Answer 3

D

Question 4

When grandparents function as , they see their grandchildren frequently, care for them when care is needed, and provide them with opportunities for fun and recreation.

A) the "family arbitrator"
B) the "family historian"
C) the "reserve parent"
D) the "family clown"

Question 5

In which of the following relationship types are caregivers most likely to confirm the dignity and worth of the elderly and frail by attending to their needs without over functioning for them.

A) mutual
B) hierarchical/passive
C) hierarchical/rebellious
D) hierarchical/mutual

Question 6

Which of the following is most likely to influence whether an adult child is willing to assume the caregiver role and how caregiving is approached and experienced?

A) the socio-economic status of the adult child
B) the ethnic background of the adult child
C) the legacy of the parent/child relationship
D) the socio-economic status of the aging parent

Question 7

Marital patterns of separateness and connectedness are likely to be altered by

A) retirement
B) the behavioral slowing that accompanies the aging process
C) frailty
D) all of the above

Question 8

All of the following statements are true EXCEPT

A) Those couples who have relied on work as a distance regulator will be the most affected by retirement
B) The research literature suggests that husbands substantially increase their participation in household activities after retirement
C) Older couples continue to follow household division-of-labor patterns established earlier in their marriages.
D) Marriages tend to emotionally profit from retirement.

Question 9

When grandparents function as , they are likely to be involved in helping to resolve family conflicts and tension.

A) the family arbitrator
B) the family historian
C) the reserve parent
D) the family clown

Question 10

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) As a general rule, elderly parents and their adult children have conflict-filled relationships
B) Elderly parents and children have little contact with one another
C) Research has shown that adult children provide little help and assistance to their aging parents
D) The patterns of support and care between aging parents and their adult children are dominated by a theme of reciprocity

Question 11

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) Higher income daughters are more likely to be "direct" care providers than lower income daughters.
B) Stress and tension among family members is a seldom experienced strain of caregiving
C) Caregiving strain and tension are reduced when the aging parents lives with the adult child.
D) Many caregiving adult children find providing needed care and assistance to be gratifying.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) The length of time today that an individual spends retired is decreasing.
B) Individuals spend about 25% if their lives in retirement.
C) As a general rule most workers hate the thought of retiring.
D) Most individuals have a great deal of difficulty adjusting to retirement.

Question 13

All of the following are true EXCEPT

A) When a spouse is not present to perform caregiving tasks, the caregiving role shifts to adult children
B) Unmarried children, and particularly unmarried daughters, are expected to provide more help with aging parents than married children.
C) Daughters have more difficulty than sons in emotionally detaching themselves from caregiving tasks.
D) The involvement of daughters in caregiving is most often limited to "instrumental tasks."

Question 14

The term refers to the reduced speed in responding to stimuli and the sensory changes vision, hearing, taste, touch and smell) accompany the aging process.

A) behavioral slowing
B) frailty
C) sensory inhibition
D) impotence

Question 15

When adult children and their aging parents have not succeeded at negotiating an adult-to-adult relationship,

A) cross-generational coalitions become more likely
B) the grandparent/grandchildren relationships are not affected
C) adult children are nonetheless likely to encourage their own children to have a positive and rewarding relationship with the children's grandparents
D) all of the above are true

Question 16

Becoming a caregiver is made difficult by the fact that

A) there is no prior training for the role
B) the role itself is often unclear
C) the role is highly idiosyncratic
D) all of the above

Question 17

The individuation process and the reworking of the pushes parents and children to continually renegotiate their financial, functional and emotional connections.

A) personal authority relationship
B) care-giving relationship
C) launching relationship
D) generational squeeze

Question 18

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) In contemporary society the role of grandparent is clearly defined.
B) Today there is considerable variation in how the grandparent role is enacted.
C) Generally, grandparents have a difficult time adjusting to their new position within the family hierarchy.
D) all of the above are true

Question 19

Frailty impacts on which of the following patterns and dynamics within aging couples?

A) patterns of dependence
B) power dynamics
C) patterns of affection and support
D) all of the above

Question 20

refers to both a physical withdrawal from paid employment and a psychological reorientation of the importance of work to one's identity.

A) Behavioral slowing
B) Role transition
C) Retirement
D) Psychological reorientation

Question 21

Within the relationship, adult children struggle to get their parents to see and treat them as adults. a mutual
B) hierarchical/passive
C) hierarchical/rebellious
D) hierarchical/mutual

Question 22

All of the following statements are true EXCEPT

A) It is estimated that over one million elderly Americans suffer maltreatment each year at the hands of a family member.
B) When caregivers become abusive they are typically experiencing role overload as well as some kind of personal crisis.
C) In abusive family systems oftentimes the demands of caregiving are cited as the cause for personal and marital crises.
D) In some family systems, the elderly are responsible for the abuse.

Question 23

Caregivers of frail elderly parents are likely to be overwhelmed by feelings of guilt, obligation and loyalty in which of the following relationship types?

A) mutual
B) hierarchical/passive
C) hierarchical/rebellious
D) hierarchical/mutual

Question 24

The term refers to a condition brought on by a decline in health status that stresses the relationships between aging spouses and between adult children and their aging parents.

A) behavioral slowing
B) frailty
C) sensory inhibition
D) impotence

Question 25

In which of the following relationship types would the abuse of elderly parents be most likely?

A) mutual
B) hierarchical/passive
C) hierarchical/rebellious
D) hierarchical/mutual