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FREE NURSING AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CHAPTER 15
EXAM QUESTIONS
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-Guarantee passing score -53 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Ed and Janet have been married 60 yrs. When asked to share their secret to a long
marriage, Ed replied:
A.We spend ample time apart B.We have learned how to disagree C.She depends on me for $ D.We each have our own friends instead of combined circle
Answer:
- "We have learned how to disagree."
- 10
- 6
- 2
- 4
Question 2: About one in every ____ long-term marriages is not satisfying to at least one person in the couple.
Answer:
- 6
Question 3: After mandatory retirement was outlawed on a federal level in the 1980s, the average
retirement age:
- increased dramatically.
- decreased.
- stayed the same.
- was no longer measured.
Answer:
- decreased.
- correlates with less well being.
- correlates with believing that life is
- is associated with increased family conflict.
- is associated with increased
Question 4: In older adults, a positive world view:
meaningful.
responsiveness to regretful events.
Answer:
- correlates with believing that life is
meaningful.Question 5: Psychological health in old age is based on: A.belief that ones faith or ethnicity is superior to others B.feeling continuity in experience and traditions among generations C.focus on pleasure and immediate needs D.attendance of religious services
Answer:
B.a feeling that there is continuity in experience and traditions among generations.
Question 6: Typically, who does more housework after retirement than before?
- men
- women
- hired caregivers
- both men and women
Answer:
- both men and women
- social forces.
- levels of discrimination.
- perceptions of self.
- circumscribed opportunities.
Question 7: Self theories emphasize:
Answer:
- perceptions of self.
- stratification by age.
- selective optimization.
- self-actualization.
- social stagnation.
Question 8: The idea that opportunities and roles are determined based on age is referred to as:
Answer:
- stratification by age.
Question 9: The view that elderly people need to remain active in a variety of social spheres is
called:
- stratification theories.
- positivity effect.
- activity theory.
- disengagement theories.
Answer:
- activity theory.
Question 10: The fact ME PA WV follow FL as the states with highest proportion over 65 illustrates that: A.most elderly want to retire to warmer places B.only a few states have adequate # retirement communities C.most prefer to age where they always lived
Answer:
- most people prefer to age where they have
- compensation
- disengagement
- optimization
- activity
always lived.Question 11: The most controversial version of social stratification theory is _____, in part because it can be used to justify ageism and social isolation.
Answer:
- disengagement
Question 12: Denmark which has the most happy seniors mitigates stratification by income by: A.requiring that younger family members financially support elder B.limiting family size C.providing free health care/ subsidized senior housing D.allowing no retirement
Answer:
- providing free health care and subsidized
senior housing