Deck 10: Very Late Adulthood

Question 1

______ consists of a deep sense of caring,compassion,and positive regard and the opportunities to express the same.

A)Mutuality
B)Affective intimacy
C)Commitment
D)Physical intimacy

Answer 1

Affective intimacy

Question 2

Most of the residents in nursing homes are what age?

A)85 and older
B)100 and older
C)65-85
D)50-70

Answer 2

85 and older

Question 3

Changes that are a normal part of the aging process are called ______.

A)primary aging
B)normal aging
C)functional aging
D)secondary aging

Answer 3

primary aging

Question 4

According to the text,loss accumulates in the following areas in very late adulthood: ______.

A)finances,memory,and spirituality
B)health,status,and independence
C)community involvement,family,and health care
D)relationships,control,and mental health

Question 5

The ______ concept suggests that a historical event affects a cohort differently than it affects subsequent cohorts because of the life phase in which it occurred.

A)historical effects
B)cohort effects
C)aging effects
D)life experience effects

Question 6

The study of the causes,processes,and consequences of race,national origin,and culture on individual and population aging is called ______.

A)ethnic studies
B)aging studies
C)ethnogerontology
D)geriatric ethnography

Question 7

A person living to 100 years of age is called ______.

A)centenarian
B)century old person
C)very,very,very old
D)octogenarian

Question 8

Changes caused by health-compromising behaviors or environmental factors are called ______.

A)primary aging
B)normal aging
C)nonfunctional aging
D)secondary aging

Question 9

______ is a powerful risk factor that affects much older adults cognitively,intellectually,and physically.

A)Death of a loved one
B)Financial difficulties
C)Decline in daily activities
D)Social isolation

Question 10

Spirituality late in life is associated with which of the following factors?

A)loss
B)grief
C)decline in daily activities
D)social isolation

Question 11

The state of having suffered a loss is called ______.

A)mourning
B)bereavement
C)grief
D)death

Question 12

Active care of patients who have received a diagnosis of a serious,life-threatening illness is called ______.

A)long-term care
B)hospice care
C)intensive care
D)palliative care

Question 13

Examples of ______ activities include doing laundry,using transportation,and taking medication.

A)daily living
B)leisurely
C)instrumental
D)recreational

Question 14

The external expression of grief is called ______.

A)mourning
B)bereavement
C)depression
D)loss

Question 15

Restlessness,lowered temperature,and ______ are all signs and symptoms of impending death.

A)faster heart rate
B)dry mouth
C)painful urination
D)difficulty swallowing

Question 16

In Kubler-Ross's stages of accepting impending death,______ occurs before ______.

A)anger; denial
B)depression; denial
C)anger; bargaining
D)depression; bargaining

Question 17

Sibling relationships in very late adulthood ______.

A)are often strained
B)have not been found to impact very late adults
C)are related to positive mental health
D)may range from loving and close to distance or hostile

Question 18

Increased exercise,less consumption of alcohol,and ______ have contributed to the growth in the older-than-85 population.

A)increased attention to mental health
B)increases in education
C)more assisted living facilities
D)improved medical technology

Question 19

______ is a major component of intimacy that includes thinking about and awareness of another.

A)Mutuality
B)Affective intimacy
C)Cognitive intimacy
D)Commitment

Question 20

The normal internal reaction of an individual experiencing a loss is called ______.

A)mourning
B)bereavement
C)grief
D)loss

Question 21

According to Erikson,the struggle of very late adulthood is ______.

A)generativity versus stagnation
B)initiative versus guilt
C)ego integrity versus ego despair
D)intimacy versus isolation

Question 22

It is important for family members to have adequate information about the dying process in order to reduce the anxiety associated with death.

Question 23

The severing of an attachment an individual has with a loved one is called ______.

A)mourning
B)bereavement
C)grief
D)loss

Question 24

A form of care that focuses on pain and symptom management is called ______.

A)palliative care
B)purposeful care
C)hospice
D)end of life care

Question 25

According to Lindemann,a common reaction to loss is hostile reactions toward the deceased as well as toward others.

Question 26

Women in particular are more alone in this life stage than at other times in their lives.

Question 27

Current trends indicate that there will be a higher demand for LGBTQ-friendly housing options in the future.

Question 28

All persons in very late adulthood experience primary aging.

Question 29

Hospice is more a philosophy of care than a place.

Question 30

There are drawbacks to using chronological markers for entry into very late adulthood because many people in this age range are not dealing with ill health.

Question 31

.Spirituality is primarily concerned with preparing for death and a potential afterlife.

Question 32

Advance directives give instructions about ______.

A)one's preferences for their funeral
B)how one's possessions should be divided
C)desired health care,if an individual is unable to speak for themselves in the future
D)whom to contact about their will

Question 33

The 85-and-older population is the slowest growing segment worldwide.