Question 1

An important step in planning for driving cessation is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Hide the car keys to prevent unauthorized driving 
B) Identify important destinations 
C) Reduce engagement in activities at a distance 
D) Increase peer pressure to stop driving 
A) Hide the car keys to prevent unauthorized driving 
B) Identify important destinations 
C) Reduce engagement in activities at a distance 
D) Increase peer pressure to stop driving B

Question 2

In dealing with the psychosocial consequences of driving cessation,therapists should:

Accepted Answer

A) Encourage clients to ignore their negative feelings 
B) Address the sense of loss and identity change 
C) Confer with physicians about antidepressant medication 
D) Tell families that it is their responsibility to deal with these feelings 
A) Encourage clients to ignore their negative feelings 
B) Address the sense of loss and identity change 
C) Confer with physicians about antidepressant medication 
D) Tell families that it is their responsibility to deal with these feelings B

Question 3

Screening to determine whether evaluation of driving cessation is warranted should include identifying all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Recent health episodes or declining health 
B) Physical limitations in ambulation and mobility 
C) Family concerns about safety 
D) Increase in frequency of driving 
A) Recent health episodes or declining health 
B) Physical limitations in ambulation and mobility 
C) Family concerns about safety 
D) Increase in frequency of driving D

Question 4

Older adults are most likely to have a positive experience in driving cessation when:

Accepted Answer

A) They make the decision themselves 
B) Family members gently guide the decision 
C) Therapists use evaluation to show the need for driving cessation 
D) The licensing agency revokes the driver's license 
A) They make the decision themselves 
B) Family members gently guide the decision 
C) Therapists use evaluation to show the need for driving cessation 
D) The licensing agency revokes the driver's license

Question 5

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be an outcome of driving cessation?

Accepted Answer

A) Limitations on occupational engagement 
B) Depression and sense of loss 
C) Increased disability and mortality 
D) Increased social interaction using public transportation 
A) Limitations on occupational engagement 
B) Depression and sense of loss 
C) Increased disability and mortality 
D) Increased social interaction using public transportation

Question 6

Limiting nighttime driving,driving only in familiar areas,and avoiding freeway driving tend to be adopted as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A) Older adults making voluntary,personal choices about driving 
B) Family demands for driving limitations 
C) Limitations imposed by licensing agencies 
D) Recommendations of personal physicians 
A) Older adults making voluntary,personal choices about driving 
B) Family demands for driving limitations 
C) Limitations imposed by licensing agencies 
D) Recommendations of personal physicians

Question 7

Factors that have led to the perception that driving is essential to enjoyment of life include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Commercial development 
B) Increase in numbers of individuals living in suburban areas 
C) Residential development 
D) Increasing number of options for automobile features 
A) Commercial development 
B) Increase in numbers of individuals living in suburban areas 
C) Residential development 
D) Increasing number of options for automobile features

Question 8

If it is necessary to have an older adult stop driving,community mobility strategies can:

Accepted Answer

A) Accomplish all the meanings ascribed to driving to avoid difficulty with driving cessation 
B) Enable individuals to access many or most valued activities 
C) Maintain identical levels of independent function in most settings 
D) Reduce the burden on families to provide transportation 
A) Accomplish all the meanings ascribed to driving to avoid difficulty with driving cessation 
B) Enable individuals to access many or most valued activities 
C) Maintain identical levels of independent function in most settings 
D) Reduce the burden on families to provide transportation

Question 9

"Copiloting" is generally considered:

Accepted Answer

A) A good strategy for retaining the ability to drive as capacity diminishes 
B) An intermediate step in giving up driving 
C) Unsafe and not recommended 
D) A positive social experience associated with driving 
A) A good strategy for retaining the ability to drive as capacity diminishes 
B) An intermediate step in giving up driving 
C) Unsafe and not recommended 
D) A positive social experience associated with driving

Question 10

Therapists working with older adults to develop alternative transportation plans need to be able to:

Accepted Answer

A) Provide a comprehensive driving evaluation 
B) Communicate with driver's license agencies 
C) Identify resources to accommodate transportation needs 
D) Work in confidence with worried family members 
A) Provide a comprehensive driving evaluation 
B) Communicate with driver's license agencies 
C) Identify resources to accommodate transportation needs 
D) Work in confidence with worried family members

Exam 23: Community Mobility

An important step in planning for driving cessation is to:

In dealing with the psychosocial consequences of driving cessation,therapists should:

Screening to determine whether evaluation of driving cessation is warranted should include identifying all of the following EXCEPT:

Older adults are most likely to have a positive experience in driving cessation when:

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be an outcome of driving cessation?

Limiting nighttime driving,driving only in familiar areas,and avoiding freeway driving tend to be adopted as a result of:

Factors that have led to the perception that driving is essential to enjoyment of life include all of the following EXCEPT:

If it is necessary to have an older adult stop driving,community mobility strategies can:

"Copiloting" is generally considered:

Therapists working with older adults to develop alternative transportation plans need to be able to:

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Theories of Aging: a Multidisciplinary Review for Occupational and Physical Therapists

Public Policy and Advocacy in North America

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Meaningful Occupation in Later Life

Culture,ethics,and Elder Abuse

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Learning in Later Life

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