Ethics and Aging Exam Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the ethical issues and dilemmas that arise in the context of aging and elder care. Topics include autonomy and informed consent, ageism, end-of-life decision-making, resource allocation, long-term care, guardianship, and the rights of older adults. Students will examine philosophical theories, policy considerations, and practical case studies to understand the complex interplay between ethics, law, healthcare, and social justice as they relate to the experiences and needs of an aging population. The course encourages critical thinking about societal responsibilities and ethical frameworks that influence how we treat older individuals in various personal and institutional settings.
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Aging Concepts and Controversies 9th Edition by Harry R. Moody
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Chapter 1: Does Old Age Have Meaning
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Q1) "Vital involvement" in old age best reflects which theory of aging?
A) Continuity theory
B) Disengagement theory
C) Modernization theory
D) Activity theory
E) None of the above
Answer: D
Q2) Recent survey findings show that persons 75 and older spend about _____ hours a day on leisure activities.
A) 10
B) 8
C) 2
D) 5
Answer: B
Q3) Participation in intellectual and political leisure activities may have protective benefits for cognition during later life.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Why Do Our Bodies Grow Old
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Q1) The concepts of morbidity and disability can be used interchangeably-they mean the same thing when considering the compression of morbidity hypothesis.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Olshansky concedes that the science of aging has significantly advanced in recent decades such that gerontology is close to discovering the key to physical immortality.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Over the 20th century, both life expectancy and life span increased.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Many biologists believe that aging may be explained by a single cause. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Do Intelligence and Creativity Decline With
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Q1) Creativity is not only a cognitive process, but it is also affected by the environment in which one lives and societal expectations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Dennis argues that Lehman's methodology is flawed.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Once cognitive declines begin, there is very little that can be done to improve intellectual functioning.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) According to Cohen, wisdom is the expression of developmental intelligence.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Should We Ration Health Care for Older People
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Q1) Perry and Butler argue that a more effective way to control health care costs than age-based rationing would be to eliminate the afflictions of old age.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A "tolerable death" is one that can occur at any age due to causes that are beyond the control of medical care.
A)True
B)False
Q3) "Managed care" refers to which of the following?
A) Age-based rationing of health care to control costs.
B) Hiring managers to oversee health care providers in various hospital departments to control utilization of services.
C) Combining insurance with health care providers and facilities in a unified network to control costs.
D) Avoiding unneeded care or treatment that prolongs dying.
E) Using cost-benefit analysis to select the most cost effective treatment options.
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Chapter 5: Should Families Provide for Their Own
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Q1) Quinn argues that middle- and upper-middle-class people are acting irresponsibly when they rid themselves of their assets to qualify for Medicaid.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Strauss and Lederman caution that people should plan ahead to legally qualify for Medicaid coverage of long-term care costs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The National Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation project found large increases in the satisfaction levels of consumers and caregivers who participated in consumer-directed programs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Medicare is the fastest growing component of many state budgets.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Do you agree or disagree with Strauss and Lederman's position on qualifying for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care? Explain.
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Chapter 6: Should Older People Be Protected From Bad Choices
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Q1) Self-neglect is often attributed to older adults.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How is a case of potential elder abuse different from a case of potential child abuse?
A) The aged are more vulnerable physically, socially, and emotionally
B) Children are more likely than elders to be victims of financial exploitation
C) People of all ages have a right to live in ways that others may judge risky
D) An adult, unlike a child, is always presumed mentally competent until proven otherwise
E) None of the above
Q3) Data from National Crime Victimization Surveys show that people over age 65 are more likely than other age groups to be victims of serious crimes, such as robbery, personal theft, assault, and rape.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Older people are more likely to be victims of financial exploitation than physical abuse.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Should People Have the Choice to End Their Lives
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Q1) Older adults make up around 14.5% of the U.S. population but account for what percentage of suicides?
A) About 10%
B) Almost 16%
C) Almost 25%
D) None of the above
Q2) Which states in addition to Oregon have passed laws permitting physician-assisted dying?
A) Washington
B) Vermont
C) California
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Q3) Among older persons, clinical depression is the most important cause of suicide.
A)True
B)False
Q4) U.S. common law holds that people have a right to accept or reject medical treatment.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Should Age or Need Be the Basis for Entitlement
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Q1) Social Security and Medicare are unpopular governmental programs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following best describes the generational interdependence framework?
A) The retirement of a particular generation should be shared by other generations
B) Cutting benefits to the retired or nearly retired would unfairly burden their adult children
C) Intergenerational transfers create interdependence among generations
D) All of the above
E) A and B above
Q3) According to the "generational accounting" method of analyzing generational equity, the lifetime tax rate of baby boomers is about one-third higher than that of their parents.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Burtless and Samuelson offer different perspectives on governmental spending on older adults. Summarize their arguments and discuss which seems the most reasonable to you, and why.
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Chapter 9: What Is the Future for Social Security
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Q1) According to Ponnuru, even if economic growth doubled, Social Security would still become insolvent if nothing is done to change the program's benefit structure.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The most recent report from the Trustees of the Social Security system expects the system to be able to pay full benefits until ______, and after that, pay 80% percent of benefits, even if nothing is done to change the system.
A) 2015
B) 2034
C) 2045
D) 2052
E) 2060
Q3) According to Steuerle and Favreault, the inequities in Social Security are largely being ignored in current debates about changing the system.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How does Social Security benefit younger age groups and not just older age groups?
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Chapter 10: Is Retirement Obsolete
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Q1) According to Ekerdt, workers nearing retirement show a decreased level of commitment to work and observance of values about work.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to Manheimer, people who choose to retire creatively should first be concerned with what gives them satisfaction.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Do you agree or disagree with Freedman that older adults should contribute more of their time to overworked families in the middle generation? Explain.
Q4) What is meant by the "busy ethic"? What value does the busy ethic have for older workers and retirees?
Q5) Retirement is a one-time transition from full-time work around the age of 65.
A)True
B)False
Q6) In what ways is retirement problematic?
Q7) According to Caro, Bass and Chen, what factors led to the institutionalization of retirement in the United States?
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Chapter 11: Aging Boomers: Boom or Bust
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Q1) Are there stereotypes projected on to the generation to which you belong? Where do these stereotypes originate? Which characteristics do you identify with and which do you reject, and for what reasons?
Q2) When considering any cohort, such as the boomers, it is important to keep in mind not only age, period, and cohort effects, but the impact of class, ethnicity, and gender as well in shaping individual experiences.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to Goldsmith, the boomer crisis predicted by the "catastropharians" cannot be avoided-it is inevitable.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to multiple AARP surveys, most boomers plan to retire before the age of 65 because they no longer wish to work or because they have the savings to support themselves while not working.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) According to the U.S. Department of Labor, careers in aging are expected to be a high-growth area during the next decade. Opportunities for providing services to older people as well as those with disabilities are projected to grow by 74% between 2006 and 2016. What are some of the new or emerging opportunities for providing services to older persons?
Q2) What are some of the prevalent stereotypes about older consumers? Provide examples and discuss how marketing to older consumers needs to be reoriented in order to be successful in responding to the emerging age wave.
Q3) Consumers over age 45 comprise what business analyst David Wolfe calls "the new customer majority."
A)True B)False
Q4) Market segmentation entails marketing to consumers based on chronological age alone.
A)True B)False
Q5) Furlong suggests that for the boomers, each life-stage transition will trigger business opportunities. What are some of these life-stage transitions?
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Chapter 13: Basic Concepts I: Life Course Perspective on Aging Life Course Perspective on Aging
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Q1) How is looking at old age from the life-course perspective different from looking at old age as a separate period of life?
Q2) The life course can be significantly affected by which of the following?
A) social class
B) earlier life events, such as early completion of college
C) historical events
D) unpredictable life events, such as losing a job or divorce
E) all of these
Q3) Which research method/design is most appropriate for looking at aging from the life-course perspective?
A) longitudinal research
B) quasi-experimental design
C) experimental design
D) panel study
E) survey analysis
Q4) In the New York Times column "The New Old Age," author Judith Graham asked, "What language do you think we should use to describe people who have advanced beyond the middle of their lives, and why?" What are your thoughts about how best to answer this question?
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Chapter 14: Basic Concepts II: Aging, Health Care, and Society
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Q1) Describe the options that are available for dealing with the Struldbrug problem, that is, a prolonged period of frailty and dependency at the end of life. What are the benefits and drawbacks of each option? Which option would you support, and why?
Q2) What challenges might our society face with respect to long-term care if all diseases were eliminated?
Q3) The majority of Medicare dollars go to which of the following?
A) nursing homes
B) hospitals
C) physicians
D) home health agencies
E) none of these
Q4) Which of the following is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases of old age?
A) arthritis
B) osteoporosis
C) Parkinson's disease
D) cancer
E) cardiovascular disease
Q5) Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the Medicare program. What could be done to strengthen the Medicare program?
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Chapter 15: Basic Concepts III: Social and Economic
Outlook for an Aging Society
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Q1) As people age, they become increasingly alike.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In recent decades, there has been an increase in midlife and older adults participating in the labor force.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are the implications of an increasingly ethnically diverse population for aging in American society?
Q4) Of 13.3 million noninstitutionalized older adults living alone in 2015, the majority were women.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The highest poverty rates are found among older women, minorities, and those with chronic illnesses.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the importance of Social Security for today's older adults.
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