Deck 7: Environmental Contexts

Question 1

Imari has several siblings and they all help care for her aging grandmother. Imari often spends her time with her grandmother, fixing her hair, helping her choose outfits, and applying makeup. Both she and her grandmother enjoy this as their special time. For Imari, serving as her grandmother's beauty consultant is a:

A) Role
B) Habit
C) Routine
D) Chore

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The belief that someone who is 80 years old has diminished cognitive skills is an example of:

A) Attitudinal racism
B) Knowledge and training in aging
C) Culturally sensitive practice
D) The sick role

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Designing homes and buildings that are accessible to people of all ages and multiple levels of physical ability is:

A) Not cost-effective in the long term
B) Mandated by federal law
C) Employing principles of universal design
D) Architectural standard design

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A client-centered program of care is characterized by:

A) A physician or treating therapist as leader of the interdisciplinary team
B) A collaborative relationship between health care team and client
C) Involvement of consumer advocacy groups in determining the plan of care
D) A focus of the disease process and disease-specific treatments to cure the condition

Question 5

All of the following are environmental contexts specifically considered in the ICF EXCEPT:

A) Products and technology
B) Natural environment and human-made changes to the environment
C) Domestic life
D) Services, systems, and policies

Question 6

Negotiability is:

A) A standard assessment procedure that assures accessibility throughout the community
B) How safe and available household adaptations, like night lights and grab bars, are within an individual's home
C) The ability to access a feature of the environment and use it for its intended purpose in a manner acceptable to the person
D) All of these

Question 7

Changing door handles from knobs to levers would:

A) Improve negotiability
B) Be an environmental modification
C) Improve accessibility
D) All of these

Question 8

Which of the following describes the role of assets in society?

A) Have a strong relationship to development and outcome
B) Tend to be absent in clients with disabilities
C) Do not apply to health care
D) Have little effect on child development or aging process

Question 9

The presence of a willing caregiver, the availability of desired services, and access to Internet and Internet instruction are examples of:

A) Intrinsic variables that can serve as environmental barriers
B) Aspects of the physical setting that impact ADLs, but are not captured in ICF terminology
C) Factors leading to diminished perceptions of competence and functional limitations
D) External variables that can serve as environmental facilitators

Question 10

A "mixed-used development" is characterized by:

A) A residential development in which 40 to 50 percent of heads of households are at least 60 years old
B) A community with many nursing homes and assisted living options
C) The use of a building, set of buildings, or neighborhood to provide a range of commercial and residential unit sizes and options
D) A residential development in which at least 50 percent of homes are ADA compliant