Exam 7: Stress and Coping in Later Life

Mercedes and Carlos are a Latinx couple who both work. Last month, Carlos's mother had a mild stroke and Carlos and Mercedes brought her home from the hospital to live with them, even though there was room available at a rehab center. Mercedes quit her part-time job at school to care for Carlos's mother because both she and her husband saw it as their responsibility. This is an example of a cultural value referred to as ______.

In ______ families, children are raised solely by their grandparents, rather than by their parents.

What is the primary component of positive reappraisal?

Affirmation is the form of social support characterized by emotional support, provided through expressions of care and concern for an aging family member.

A caregiver provides different types of assistance. One type of assistance is hands-on assistance, called ______ and the other is assistance that expresses affection and encouragement, called ______

Caregiver and care providers are interchangeable terms.

Outline the causes of "skipped-generation" families.

People are living longer and with that, caregiving responsibilities fall on family members. Discuss issues, including "caregiver burden," associated with providing care for older family members.

Wanda has noticed that her eyesight is beginning to deteriorate. At the same time, the roads around her home are becoming more congested with traffic. She decides to stop driving and works with her daughter to find free transportation for seniors in her area. Her neighbor also told her about special busses for disabled adults that stop right in front of your door. She is ecstatic about the options but a little afraid to explore them by herself. This is an example of ______ focused coping.

A diversity of circumstances can lead to the formation of ______. Major factors include addiction, incarceration, migration, deportation, and mental health issues.

Ecological systems theory is a helpful lens through which to view family aging because it considers the impact of multiple levels of peoples' ecology on their functioning.

Stress-related growth refers to ______.

Aging families and younger families differ in important ways, including ______.

Skipped-generation families refer to families in which children are being raised solely by their grandparents rather than their parents.

Compared to men, women typically ______.

The racial/ethnic mix of older adults is expected to remain relatively stable between now and 2050.

Alfonso is 78 years old. According to gerontologists, this means he is in which age category?

Ambiguous loss would occur for the family of an older adult who ______.

The main distinction between stress encountered at a young age and stress encountered at an older age is that ______.

Define what is meant by the aging family. What issues do they face? What are some differences between aging families and younger families?