Your Elderly Aunt Marie Was Recently Admitted to a Nursing

Multiple Choice

Your elderly aunt Marie was recently admitted to a nursing home where there is a "residents' advisory board," consisting of the people who live in the home.They consult with the staff on changes that affect their lives and help plan the monthly activities.Based on a research by Judith Rodin and Ellen Langer,you would expect that her to be:

A) happier than she was when she did not have any input into decisions affecting her life.
B) stressed by having to make decisions; that's what she pays the staff to do.
C) even more depressed that she is not able to live on her own any more.
D) apathetic about what happens to her.