Exam 15: Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship,

One of the most destructive aspects of Alzheimer's disease is that it robs a person of their ________ continuity.

What distinguishes an activity of daily living (ADL) from an instrumental activity of daily living (IADL)?

Only since ________ has there been a substantial number of people who are retired in the United States of America.

Under which of the following circumstances has research found no relationship between retirement and negative health effects?

Retirement means different things to people from different ethnic groups.

A(n) ________ is the process by which people reflect on the events and experiences of their years.

Erikson felt that our own thoughts and fears of death are balanced by a(n) "________" involvement in the present. Such involvement can focus on thoughts of living on through children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and the community.

Based on the available data, same-sex relationships do not differ in quality from long-term heterosexual marriages.

Dr. Matthews has decided that he is going to invest several million dollars in a long-term care facility. He wants it to be an excellent facility where residents will be happy and well-cared for. As he plans to open the facility, he will have to get licensed by the state in which he lives before he can start accepting residents. Which of the following will NOT be an area that the state will consider when deciding to grant Dr. Matthews's facility a license to operate?

How has the existence of online opportunities to meet people and make friends been received by older adults?

Jay is a recently widowed older man and Kay is a recently widowed older female. Describe similarities and differences in their likely reactions to the loss and the challenges that they will face.

Millie has recently chosen to retire from a job where she has worked for the last 34 years. She is financially stable, in reasonably good health, and has a supportive network of friends. How is she likely to feel about her retirement?

________ continuity concerns remembered physical and social environments, role relationships, and activities.

When two older adults form a romantic relationship but maintain separate living situations, they are "living ________________."

Which of the following is NOT typically measured in an effort to assess subjective well-being?

Darla is chatting with her friends one day, when she complains, "My husband doesn't do his share of the household chores. In fact, if it wasn't for me, our house would always be a disaster and there'd never be any clean laundry!" Her friend would be most correct if she responded by saying, "Don't worry, Darla. Household chores tend to more evenly divided between a man and woman after ________."

Berthume is a 92-year-old gentleman. He is a widow, and has long since retired from his job. Berthume's health has been failing lately. He has many different illnesses, has begun suffering from dementia. His two adult sons have chosen to move him to a nursing home so that he can get the care that he needs, and one of them visits him every day. Berthume would best be classified as a(n) ________.

A willingness to seek pastoral care, participation in various religious activities, and a faith in God who cares about people are all aspects of ________ support.

At the pharmacy, Giselle is asked how she is going to pay for her medications. She pulls out her Medicare card to offset some of the expense of the drugs. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to appear on this card that provides some coverage for prescription medications?

For most people, ________ is one of the most traumatic experiences they will ever have.