CED 300 Aging and the Services for Older Adults

A research study based in Los Angeles found that unlike the homeless in the generalpopulation, the majority of the older adult population were more likely to be ______ and less likely to suffer from _______.

Correct! White; substance abuse

Utsey, Payne, Jackson, and Jones' 2002 study found a link between stress and ______ which impacts quality of life.

racism

Erikson believed that individuals in the age range of 65 and up needed to

reflect back on their lives, taking stock in their choices, and the value of their various achievements.

The average human lifespan is expected to increase by how many years by 2100?

15 years

Up to ___ percent of residents in nursing homes meet the criteria for clinical depression

50

Current figures estimate that approximately ________ U.S. households are comprised of grandparents co-residing with grandchildren under the age of 18

6.6 million

Approximately how many individuals fall into the cohort of baby boomers?

76 million individuals representing roughly 29% of the U.S. population

_____ offer assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, housekeeping, and medication, and some even have fully functioning medical centers.

Assisted living facilities

What is a primary risk factor of elder abuse?

Being in a nursing home Having home healthcare Caregiver burnout Having dementia Correct Answer Both C and D

The Baby Boomers are those born

after World War II between 1946 and 1964 between 1946 and 1958 Correct! both A and B both A and C

Daniel Levinson believed that a developmental task for aging adults was to become more

both A and B

Many older adults naturally begin withdrawing from the world, both physically and socially in response to diminished capability and opportunity which can result in physical and emotional problems, such as

depression and alcohol abuse.

Robert Atchley study of the stages of retirement found that directly after the honeymoon phase many retirees experienced

disenchantment where retirees became disillusioned with what they thought retirement was going to be like.

A 2004 study also showed a link between _______ and _______ finding that Caucasians tend to have greater economic wealth and better health than African American and Latino populations.

good health; financial stability

Kraaij & Dewild's 2001 study conducted in the Netherlands found that negative life events such as _______ were not associated with depression later in life, yet ______often led to depression in one's older adult years.

physical abuse, crime, disaster, and war events; the death of a significant other, a history of sexual abuse, and relational stress

Ageism typically involves any attitude or behavior that negatively categorizes older adults based either on partial truth (often taken out of context), or on outright myths of the aging process. Such myths often describe old age as involving

poor health, illness, disability, and the loss of productivity. lack of mental sharpness and acuity senility, and dementia. sadness, depression, irritability, and loneliness. a sexless life, routine boredom, a lack of vitality and continual decline, with an inability to learn new things. Correct! all of the above

Earlier in the twentieth century societal attitudes reflected a _______ view of older adults and of the aging experience.

relatively positive

Miller, Leyell & Mazacheck's 2004 study which reviewed television commercials from the 1950s to the 1990s found that more recent media depictions of the older adult population was

relatively positive

Rhonda Jensen-Scott (1993) recommends that counselors assist retired or retiring clients in tackling what major task(s)

seeking out and obtaining relevant information related to retirement and adjusting to the change retirement will bring. reworking personal priorities and goals to be consistent with a retired lifestyle. acquiring a new job if re-entry into the workforce necessary or appropriate. both A and C Correct! all of the above

A longitudinal study that followed 1200 older adults in their transition from independent living to age-restricted housing in 1995 found that those older adults who transitioned to more expensive communities fared _____ with regard to physical health and overall life satisfaction and those who transitioned to government subsidized housing programs fared ______.

the best; the worst