Deck 14: Counseling Older Adults

Question 1

In the United States, the fastest growing age group are 85 year olds.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Over three-fourths of individuals over 65 are not in need of caretaking.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The type of research design most appropriate for studying older adults is cross-sectional.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

In Erikson's life span developmental theory, the main task for people age 65 and over is to develop generativity.

Question 5

Adults tend to become increasingly individualistic in the latter stages of life.

Question 6

Ageist attitudes of health care professionals toward older adults has impaired the development of adequate counseling services for this group.

Question 7

Because symptoms of physical deterioration are so clear cut in older adults, it is easy for physicians to diagnose their physical afflictions.

Question 8

Older adults are potentially good prospects for counseling. They tend to be more reflective and have deeper insights about themselves.

Question 9

Because older adults have fewer family and job responsibilities, they, as a group, tend to have a low incidence of depression.

Question 10

Research shows that memory differences between younger and older adults are insignificant when the material to memorize is relevant and meaningful.

Question 11

After the death of an older patient, the most complex emotional experience for most caretakers to resolve is guilt about not having done enough for the patient.

Question 12

When a family member is the major caretaker for an incapacitated older adult, the older adult generally has higher morale.

Question 13

Which of the following research designs is most appropriate for studying older adults?

A) cross-sectional
B) longitudinal
C) correlational
D) sequential

Question 14

Who was a major influence on Erikson's life span developmental theory?

A) Jung
B) Levinson
C) Super
D) Butler

Question 15

A Jungian psychiatrist who uses fairy tails as a technique in counseling older adults is

A) Chinen
B) Myers
C) Knight
D) Waters

Question 16

Which one of the following is not a reason why older adults tend to be good prospects for counseling?

A) They have complex and varied experiences in life
B) They are contemplative and reflective
C) They feel free to seek out counseling
D) They tend to have deeper insights

Question 17

Life review, a technique used in counseling older adults, was developed by

A) Erickson
B) Chinen
C) Friedan
D) Butler

Question 18

Which of the following is true regarding older adults and depression?

A) There is a higher incidence of depression in older adults
B) Depression is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's
C) Psychiatrists and physicians tend to over-medicate depressed older adults
D) All of the above are true

Question 19

The founder of Elderhostels and Institutes for Learning in Retirement is

A) Butler
B) Knowlton
C) Friedan
D) Chinen

Question 20

Which of the following is not true about counseling in long term care settings?

A) Most counseling is done out of the office
B) Confidentiality with patients is not as essential as in other settings
C) Counselors encourage caretakers to give clients options and choices in daily living
D) Counselors work closely with nurses and physicians

Question 21

Describe the major stereotypes about aging. What effects do they have on older adults? What are some ways in which society's attitudes can be improved?

Question 22

Describe the typical characteristics of older adults clients and how these characteristics relate to the prospects of successful counseling outcome.

Question 23

What are the major concerns of older adult clients? What goals do counselors and older clients typically set? In what way is the counseling process for older adults similar to and different from that of younger adults?

Question 24

How do counselors distinguish between normal grief reactions and abnormal ones when they are helping clients work through grieving?

Question 25

In what ways does counseling with older adults in long-term care facilities differ from counseling in most other settings?

Question 26

Butler has taken a major role in declaring that elders serve a vital purpose in life. How do Elderhostels and Institutes for Learning in Retirement contribute to more productive living and new social roles for elders advocated by Butler?