Social Work with Older Adults Pre-Test
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Course Introduction
Social Work with Older Adults explores the unique needs, challenges, and strengths of aging populations within diverse social, cultural, and policy contexts. The course covers theories of aging, common physical and mental health conditions, and the impact of social determinants on older adults well-being. Students will learn about assessment tools, intervention strategies, and service delivery models that promote dignity, autonomy, and quality of life for older adults. Emphasis is placed on ethical practice, advocacy, and interdisciplinary collaboration, preparing students to work effectively in various settings such as healthcare, community organizations, and long-term care facilities.
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Aging the Individual and Society 9th Edition by Susan M. Hillier
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Chapter 1: Aging in America
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Q1) A person who fears the aged suffers from gerontophilia.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The region of the U.S.with the largest number of counties with higher than national average proportions of people over 65 is the
A) Northeast.
B) Midwest.
C) South.
D) Southwest.
Answer: B
Q3) Gerontologists are most likely to use the _________ to understand the political,social,and economic inequities associated with aging.
A) Detroit syndrome
B) selection for survival
C) critical perspective
D) population pyramid
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Stereotypes and Images
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Q1) Which of the following was found to be the least satisfying stage of life by the longitudinal Berkeley Older Generation Study?
A) childhood
B) adolescence
C) the 50s
D) old age
Answer: B
Q2) Stereotypes
A) are concerned with unique individual variations.
B) are emotionally neutral.
C) are generalized beliefs or opinions based on individual experience.
D) are usually produced by rational thinking.
Answer: C
Q3) A study of fear of aging by Kiemmack and Roff found those who feared aging
A) had a poor personal sense of well-being.
B) disliked people who were younger than themselves.
C) hated other minority groups.
D) were often suicidal.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Social and Psychological Theories in Later Life Development
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Q1) In contrast to traits,"states" are
A) transient aspects of the personality.
B) enduring response patterns that an individual exhibits in many different contexts.
C) basic tendencies that define the core potential of a person.
D) aspects of the personality that are consistent over a person's lifetime.
Answer: A
Q2) Jung's concept of interiority refers to the
A) influence of internal physiological processes on human development.
B) process of self-reflection that begins to take place about mid-life.
C) mature individual's focus on his or her inner circle of friends and family.
D) unconscious motivations that derive from past experiences.
Answer: B
Q3) Menopause,in itself,involves all of the following EXCEPT
A) decreased bodily production of estrogen.
B) loss of fertility.
C) diminished sexuality.
D) symptoms such as hot flashes, genital atrophy, urinary tract changes, and loss of bone density.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Physical Health and Well Being
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Q1) All of the following factors contribute to nutritional difficulties for the very old EXCEPT
A) slowing digestive processes
B) high levels of cholesterol
C) reduced keenness of taste and smell
D) arthritis
Q2) Free radicals are
A) a byproduct of abnormal metabolism that occurs with obesity or undue stress.
B) antibodies given off into the body by specific diseases.
C) highly reactive molecules that mangle vital enzymes and membranes .
D) artificial hormones that produce disease-resisting enzymes in the body.
Q3) All of the following are observable body changes correlated with aging EXCEPT
A) gum disease.
B) decreased skin elasticity.
C) body cells absorb more calcium.
D) the body becomes less erect.
Q4) Acute diseases decline with age.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Mental Health
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Q1) Which of the following is LEAST likely to be affected by psychomotor speed?
A) recalling a happy event
B) playing tennis
C) dancing
D) turning off a light switch
Q2) Sensory memory
A) on the average lasts several hours.
B) takes in very small amounts of information.
C) is stored in the brain and retrieved later when needed.
D) takes in information so rapidly that most of it gets lost.
Q3) The theory of terminal decline or terminal drop proposes
A) a situation of panic can cause sudden decrease in cognitive functioning.
B) a precipitous decrease in cognitive functioning occurs one to two years before death.
C) memory loss for older people is irreversible.
D) loss of intelligence is inevitable and irreversible when people reach 80 years of age.
Q4) The most common form of chronic organic brain disease is Parkinson's disease.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Friends,family,and Community
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Q1) Which ethnic group was found to traditionally use the church as a powerful source of social support?
A) Asian Americans
B) African Americans
C) Hispanics
D) Anglo-Saxon
Q2) How do sibling relationships of today's elderly differ from those of the past? Why are sibling relationships often important to the elderly?
Q3) Research reports the bond of siblings to be ____________ than in the past.
A) more distant
B) more negative
C) less interested in one another
D) more forgiving
Q4) Studies of friendships among the elderly have found
A) Less than half of the elderly had a close friend.
B) Men were more often named as close friends than women.
C) The average length of acquaintance with a close friend was five years.
D) Most elderly friends keep in touch weekly.
Q5) Why are women the keepers of elders' social networks?
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Chapter 7: Intimacy and Sexuality
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Q1) Remarriage is a strong way of building kin networks.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The concept of ____________ refers to the need to be close to,part of,and familiar with another person.
A) companionship
B) intimacy
C) sexuality
D) friendship
Q3) Studies show no elderly live together without being married.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Christian Catholicism embodies that idea of sex for young adults as well as elders.
A)True
B)False
Q5) There is more support today for divorced than widowed elders.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain how the effects of widowhood differ by gender.
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Chapter 8: Work and Leisure
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Q1) The trend toward early retirement
A) involves predominantly people with poor health.
B) is common for government workers but uncommon in private industry.
C) is common among white-collar and blue-collar workers.
D) is dramatically reversing as the health of older people improves.
Q2) According to your text,what is the trend toward early retirement?
A) For men and women it has leveled off.
B) For men it has leveled off, for women it has been offset by a rise in midlife careers.
C) For women it has leveled off and for men it has been offset by a rise in midlife careers.
D) For men and women it has been offset by a rise in midlife careers.
Q3) Some common myths about older workers include all of the following EXCEPT
A) older workers cant produce as much as younger workers.
B) older workers don't work well with younger workers.
C) older workers are difficult to train.
D) older workers' work ethics change.
Q4) Studies show that retirement,in and of itself,contributes to poor health.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Finances and Lifestyles
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Q1) A reverse mortgage is only of value to those elderly who wish to remain in their home as long as possible.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ______ of elderly blacks and elderly Hispanics were poor in 1996 compared to one of every 11 elderly whites.
A) 1/8
B) 1/4
C) 1/3
D) 1/2
Q3) The poverty rate for persons age 65 and over
A) increased between 1970 and 2000.
B) is below the poverty rate for children.
C) is slightly less than the rate for persons 18 to 64.
D) was 24.6 percent in 2000.
Q4) Which of the following are covered by Medicare?
A) dental care
B) eyeglasses
C) hearing aids
D) acute hospital care
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Chapter 10: Living Environments
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Q1) Thirty percent of elderly homeowners pay about 25 percent of their income for shelter compared to _____ percent of elderly renters.
A) 40
B) 55
C) 67
D) 82
Q2) A first move for the elderly typically occurs
A) around retirement for the young-old.
B) about age 70, when people begin to be bored due to retirement.
C) about age 75, when the elderly begin to have problems negotiating their environment.
D) near 80, when health begins to fail.
Q3) The proportion of men in the nation's homeless population is increasing.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the various housing options outside of nursing homes for the elderly and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Q5) Explain the pros and cons of age-segregated housing for elders.
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Chapter 11: The Oldest Old and Caregiving
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Q1) Using a hypothetical story about a widowed mother,a classic study of three generations of women found
A) in general, respondents from each generation recommended that the widowed mother not move in with an adult child.
B) the oldest group of women was most in favor of sharing the household.
C) older parents judged both male and female family members acceptable to provide personal care, such as meal preparation, housework, and grocery shopping.
D) the oldest mothers in the study were least likely to expect caregiving from their middle-aged daughters.
Q2) A research study reported that _______ of daughter caregivers felt they were not doing enough for their mothers.
A) 1/4
B) 1/3
C) 1/2
D) 3/4
Q3) Why is parental caregiving so difficult for middle-age daughters?
Q4) What policies,benefits,and services could businesses offer to help employees who are home caregivers for frail elderly?
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Chapter 12: Special Problems
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Q1) The most common form of abuse of the elderly is
A) neglect.
B) financial or material abuse.
C) psychological abuse.
D) violation of rights.
Q2) Compared to older men,older women are
A) more likely to attempt suicide.
B) more likely to kill themselves with guns.
C) more successful in their attempts to kill themselves.
D) less likely to use poison as a method of suicide.
Q3) Many individuals get addicted to which over the counter drugs?
A) laxatives and sleep pills
B) hemorrhoid creams and medicines
C) aspirin and antacids
D) ibuprofen and laxatives
Q4) Why do the elderly commit crimes?
Q5) There are fewer alcohol-related problems among heavy drinkers who are elderly than among those who are younger.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Women and Ethnic Groups
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Q1) By 2030,elderly diversity will be established.
A)True
B)False
Q2) . The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
A) requires pension plans to pay widows the same benefits as their retired husbands.
B) allows women to keep their health insurance coverage under their husbands' plans for up to three years after divorce, separation, or widowhood.
C) requires the federal government to pay widows the same Social Security benefits that their husbands were receiving at the time of the husband's death.
D) requires employers to pay women the same wage as men for the same work.
Q3) Which of the following are LEAST likely to live in urban areas?
A) Mexican Americans who were born in the U.S.
B) Puerto Ricans
C) Cuban-Americans
D) older immigrants to Texas
Q4) The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 made the Chinese immigrants illegals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Death and Dying
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Q1) A hospice program is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
A) it focuses on the disease of the dying person.
B) it counsels relatives of the dying.
C) it aids those who want to die at home.
D) it may operate in a special unit of a hospital.
Q2) The final moments of life are seldom observed,even by family.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)of 1991
A) requires all health facilities in the U.S. to do whatever is necessary to prolong the life of an individual if the family requests it.
B) requires all health facilities in the U.S. to administer whatever medical procedure a dying person requests.
C) requires all health facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid funding to recognize the living will and durable power of attorney for health care as advance directives.
D) grants physicians the option of ending the life of a terminally ill patient by active euthanasia if they determine the patient is in severe pain or no longer has normal brain function.
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Chapter 15: Politics, policies, and Programs
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Q1) The National Center on Black Aged in Washington,D.C.is the location for all of the following activities to benefit black elderly EXCEPT
A) education.
B) employment.
C) health.
D) housing.
Q2) The Gray Panthers is a politically conservative organization that advocates privatization of Social Security.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Great Depression left ________ in the most desperate poverty of any age group.
A) children
B) young adults
C) middle-aged adults
D) the elderly
Q4) The Health Promotion Institute (HPI)is funded by the National Council on Aging.
A)True
B)False
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