Question 1

Which of the following group is not typical of home-care clients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men over the age of 65 
B)  Older adults with acute conditions 
C)  Older adults with low levels of assessed complex needs 
D)  Older adults who experience pain and/or depression

Question 2

The cost of caregiving can be financial, emotional, and psychological.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Dying and death is a family experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The most important predictor of who would share a home with an elderly parent was the quality of the adult child's relationship with his or her parent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the literature, what do we know about the prevalence of elder abuse?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

What type of support is provided to dependent and frail adults by public and private agencies in the home or in an institution by trained volunteers or professional health- and social-care workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organized support 
B)  Funded support 
C)  Structured support 
D)  Formal support

Question 8

The issue of who is responsible for the welfare of older adults is uncomplicated because there is a clear structure of government in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How can we assist caregivers?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following is not a question surrounding the issue of social support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Who should provide care? 
B)  What type of care and how much should be provided in the family home and by whom? 
C)  Do men or women provide the best care? 
D)  Who should pay for home care?

Question 11

The use of formal services by older adults is quite high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Nancy's longtime neighbor and good friend Jill doesn't trust herself to take care of her finances and make important decisions about her affairs anymore. Jill asks Nancy if she will sign some legal documents to state that Nancy can make decisions on her behalf if the need arises. For instance, depending on the agreement, Nancy would be able to financial, health care and/or medical decisions if Jill were incapable of doing so. What is Jill assigning to Nancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elder custodianship 
B)  Guardianship 
C)  Joint access 
D)  Power of attorney

Question 13

Which of the following public agencies or departments is not responsible for the needs of older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employment and Social Development Canada 
B)  Health Canada 
C)  Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada 
D)  Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Question 14

Traditional intervention strategies to prevent and/or stop elder abuse are less successful in multicultural settings, where cultural or ethnic differences in values, traditions, beliefs, and language make it difficult for an outside professional worker to intervene.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Older adults may engage in self-neglect or self-abuse that threatens their own safety and health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How have attitudes towards euthanasia changed over time?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Which of the following does not contribute to the level of stress experienced by an adult child caring for aging parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  The caregiver's speed of learning 
B)  The type and degree of the older person's impairment 
C)  The availability of financial support 
D)  The older person's personality and demands

Question 18

Most care received by older adults is provided by family sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which system was established in Canada in the early 1990s to relieve overburdened hospitals and long-term-care facilities, as well as overburdened or untrained informal caregivers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intensive care 
B)  Home care 
C)  Palliative care 
D)  Respite care

Question 20

What are five criteria that policies and programs for older adults should meet to be effective?

Accepted Answer

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Exam 12: End of the Life Course: Social Support, Public Policy, and Dying Well

Which of the following group is not typical of home-care clients?

The cost of caregiving can be financial, emotional, and psychological.

Dying and death is a family experience.

Euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal in Canada.

The most important predictor of who would share a home with an elderly parent was the quality of the adult child's relationship with his or her parent.

According to the literature, what do we know about the prevalence of elder abuse?

What type of support is provided to dependent and frail adults by public and private agencies in the home or in an institution by trained volunteers or professional health- and social-care workers?

The issue of who is responsible for the welfare of older adults is uncomplicated because there is a clear structure of government in Canada.

How can we assist caregivers?

Which of the following is not a question surrounding the issue of social support?

The use of formal services by older adults is quite high.

Which of the following public agencies or departments is not responsible for the needs of older adults?

Traditional intervention strategies to prevent and/or stop elder abuse are less successful in multicultural settings, where cultural or ethnic differences in values, traditions, beliefs, and language make it difficult for an outside professional worker to intervene.

Older adults may engage in self-neglect or self-abuse that threatens their own safety and health.

How have attitudes towards euthanasia changed over time?

Which of the following does not contribute to the level of stress experienced by an adult child caring for aging parents?

Most care received by older adults is provided by family sources.

Which system was established in Canada in the early 1990s to relieve overburdened hospitals and long-term-care facilities, as well as overburdened or untrained informal caregivers?

What are five criteria that policies and programs for older adults should meet to be effective?