Exam 1: Attitudes and Social Issues That Affect Older People

Why might health care professionals and administrators consider older people a "problem"?

How do older and younger Canadians compare with respect to their attitudes toward violence, elder abuse and neglect, health, life and themselves. What are some of the influences on or explanations of these attitudes for older people?

A three-part model has been used to conceptualize modes of response that have shown to correlate across domains. These domains include

All but which of the following statements about ageism and employment is true?

Sexual satisfaction relates more to quality rather than quantity. For the most part, research findings among older adults suggest that

Stereotypes are

What have health economists likened to a "zombie" that keeps walking despite its evident death?

While ageist attitudes support the assumptions of apocalyptic demography that influence health care policy, the evidence suggests otherwise, specifically that

Many social theorists incorrectly assumed that attitudes depend exclusively on learned experience. However, research also suggests

Education has been recognized as a key concept in the prevention of abuse and neglect. Which of the following is true about education?

Discuss the challenges that a nursing home setting involves for the expression of sexuality among older adults. Include examples of challenges presented for and by the staff, residents, and family members. How does the physical environment impact on sex in institutions? What are some of the ethical issues that arise? Consider strategies to help reduce some of the challenges presented.

Definitions of an attitude refer to

All but which of the following statements about sexual expression in long-term care homes is true?

The research suggests that exposing students to positive information about aging _____ on their knowledge and attitudes about aging.

What is the common belief about sexuality in later-life? Discuss the roots of contemporary attitudes around later-life sexuality. Give examples of each. What recent changes have come about in later-life sexuality? Comment on the persistence of the taboo in the future.

What are the three assumptions underlying the "apocalyptic demography" hypothesis? How do health economists view this hypothesis? What do health economists argue is behind projections of rising health-care expenditure?

State the four assumptions that shaped the theories about attitude. Is there empirical support for these assumptions? If not, how have these assumptions evolved?

Which of the following assumptions was NOT pivotal to the evolution of theories about attitude?

All but which of the following statements about religion and sexuality is true?

In Western culture, the status accorded to people increases from youth to middle age, but declines thereafter. The consequences include a stereotyping of older people that is usually negative, but sometimes positive. This form of stereotyping is called