Question 1

With the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program,how long can the "loan forgiveness period" extend to?

Accepted Answer

A)  up to 5 years 
B)  up to 7 years 
C)  up to 9 years 
D)  up to 11 years 
A)  up to 5 years 
B)  up to 7 years 
C)  up to 9 years 
D)  up to 11 years

Question 2

The CMHC 2011 Seniors' Housing research report noted that what percentage of older people in rural communities owned their own homes?

Accepted Answer

A)  49% 
B)  67% 
C)  77% 
D)  82% 
A)  49% 
B)  67% 
C)  77% 
D)  82%

Question 3

More older Canadian women tend to live alone as they age.What three factors explain the trend toward women living independently?

Accepted Answer

Student Answer should include the follow

Question 4

Parmelee and Lawton (1990)propose an updated version of the ecological model that redefines the dimensions of competence and environmental press to be which of the following,respectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  individual ability and external demands 
B)  autonomy and security 
C)  intrinsic and extrinsic powers 
D)  traits and states 
A)  individual ability and external demands 
B)  autonomy and security 
C)  intrinsic and extrinsic powers 
D)  traits and states

Question 5

On average,at what age do the long-term homeless become homeless?

Accepted Answer

A)  27 
B)  33 
C)  38 
D)  57 
A)  27 
B)  33 
C)  38 
D)  57

Question 6

According to CMHC (2010),in 2006,what percentage of seniors lived in multiple dwellings,such as apartments or duplexes?

Accepted Answer

A)  12.8% 
B)  43.4% 
C)  67.5% 
D)  85.9% 
A)  12.8% 
B)  43.4% 
C)  67.5% 
D)  85.9%

Question 7

What is the purpose of the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP)?

Accepted Answer

A)  to repair neighbourhood schools 
B)  to offer physical therapy to older adults 
C)  to offer loans to help improve run-down housing 
D)  to design houses for seniors 
A)  to repair neighbourhood schools 
B)  to offer physical therapy to older adults 
C)  to offer loans to help improve run-down housing 
D)  to design houses for seniors

Question 8

Which group of immigrant Canadians tends to live in a three-generation household?

Accepted Answer

A)  African immigrants 
B)  South Asian immigrants 
C)  European immigrants 
D)  Iranian immigrants 
A)  African immigrants 
B)  South Asian immigrants 
C)  European immigrants 
D)  Iranian immigrants

Question 9

According to Perks and Hann (2010),what percentage of seniors will continue to age in place in the community until past the age of 80?

Accepted Answer

A)  20% 
B)  40% 
C)  60% 
D)  80% 
A)  20% 
B)  40% 
C)  60% 
D)  80%

Question 10

Researchers consider homeless people over what age as seniors?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  55 
C)  60 
D)  65 
A)  50 
B)  55 
C)  60 
D)  65

Question 11

Your uncle Joe lives in a hotel that was newly converted into single-dwelling units for seniors.He enjoys the meals that are provided in the communal dining room at his new home.What type of housing is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  hostel housing 
B)  enriched housing 
C)  independent housing 
D)  integrated housing 
A)  hostel housing 
B)  enriched housing 
C)  independent housing 
D)  integrated housing

Question 12

When older people can no longer care for a home,they often choose to move to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a personal care home 
B)  a supported independence dwelling 
C)  a rooming house 
D)  an apartment 
A)  a personal care home 
B)  a supported independence dwelling 
C)  a rooming house 
D)  an apartment

Question 13

What does the acronym RAM mean in terms of housing and transportation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reverse Annuity Mortgage 
B)  Random Access Memory 
C)  Rural Area Mobility 
D)  Retro-Active Motion 
A)  Reverse Annuity Mortgage 
B)  Random Access Memory 
C)  Rural Area Mobility 
D)  Retro-Active Motion

Question 14

What are environmental demands,as defined by Lawton and Nahemow (1973)?

Accepted Answer

A)  the demands that a particular situation makes on a person's physical health, psychological adjustment, and intelligence 
B)  the interaction between a person's abilities and a person's needs 
C)  environmental forces, combined with a person's need, that leads a person to make a response 
D)  environmental forces that cannot be adequately dealt with by an individual's capabilities 
A)  the demands that a particular situation makes on a person's physical health, psychological adjustment, and intelligence 
B)  the interaction between a person's abilities and a person's needs 
C)  environmental forces, combined with a person's need, that leads a person to make a response 
D)  environmental forces that cannot be adequately dealt with by an individual's capabilities

Question 15

Sophia and Gerald have decided to move out of their current home and,as such,the entry fee has been returned to them.What type of housing allows for an entry fee to be returned to the occupants when they leave?

Accepted Answer

A)  naturally occurring retirement communities 
B)  planned retirement communities 
C)  life lease housing 
D)  continuing care retirement communities 
A)  naturally occurring retirement communities 
B)  planned retirement communities 
C)  life lease housing 
D)  continuing care retirement communities

Question 16

Seniors prefer which of the following to any other form of transport?

Accepted Answer

A)  public transport (buses and subways) 
B)  auto travel 
C)  bicycles 
D)  special transport programs 
A)  public transport (buses and subways) 
B)  auto travel 
C)  bicycles 
D)  special transport programs

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of "universal design" in a home?

Accepted Answer

A)  a top-loading washing machine 
B)  a low-threshold bathtub 
C)  an environmentally friendly toilet 
D)  a radio with automatic shut-off 
A)  a top-loading washing machine 
B)  a low-threshold bathtub 
C)  an environmentally friendly toilet 
D)  a radio with automatic shut-off

Question 18

What is the purpose of a reverse mortgage?

Accepted Answer

A)  to reduce the cost of housing to seniors 
B)  to allow seniors to release money tied up in their houses 
C)  to make it easier for seniors to move to more appropriate housing 
D)  to enable more seniors to become homeowners 
A)  to reduce the cost of housing to seniors 
B)  to allow seniors to release money tied up in their houses 
C)  to make it easier for seniors to move to more appropriate housing 
D)  to enable more seniors to become homeowners

Question 19

According to Turcotte (2012),what percentage of male drivers aged 75 to 84 had a driver's licence?

Accepted Answer

A)  57% 
B)  68% 
C)  74% 
D)  86% 
A)  57% 
B)  68% 
C)  74% 
D)  86%

Question 20

The Lawton-Nahemow (1973)model that describes the relationship between the older person and his/her environment predicts that people try to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  find a comfortable fit between what they can do and what they need to do to meet their needs 
B)  maintain a familiar environment by developing coping methods to deal with changing abilities 
C)  avoid the stigma of old age by living in environments that require less than their capabilities can deal with 
D)  create an environment of high competence and low press 
A)  find a comfortable fit between what they can do and what they need to do to meet their needs 
B)  maintain a familiar environment by developing coping methods to deal with changing abilities 
C)  avoid the stigma of old age by living in environments that require less than their capabilities can deal with 
D)  create an environment of high competence and low press

With the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program,how long can the "loan forgiveness period" extend to?

The CMHC 2011 Seniors' Housing research report noted that what percentage of older people in rural communities owned their own homes?

More older Canadian women tend to live alone as they age.What three factors explain the trend toward women living independently?

Parmelee and Lawton (1990)propose an updated version of the ecological model that redefines the dimensions of competence and environmental press to be which of the following,respectively?

On average,at what age do the long-term homeless become homeless?

According to CMHC (2010),in 2006,what percentage of seniors lived in multiple dwellings,such as apartments or duplexes?

What is the purpose of the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP)?

Which group of immigrant Canadians tends to live in a three-generation household?

According to Perks and Hann (2010),what percentage of seniors will continue to age in place in the community until past the age of 80?

Researchers consider homeless people over what age as seniors?

Your uncle Joe lives in a hotel that was newly converted into single-dwelling units for seniors.He enjoys the meals that are provided in the communal dining room at his new home.What type of housing is this?

When older people can no longer care for a home,they often choose to move to which of the following?

What does the acronym RAM mean in terms of housing and transportation?

What are environmental demands,as defined by Lawton and Nahemow (1973)?

Sophia and Gerald have decided to move out of their current home and,as such,the entry fee has been returned to them.What type of housing allows for an entry fee to be returned to the occupants when they leave?

Seniors prefer which of the following to any other form of transport?

Which of the following is an example of "universal design" in a home?

What is the purpose of a reverse mortgage?

According to Turcotte (2012),what percentage of male drivers aged 75 to 84 had a driver's licence?

The Lawton-Nahemow (1973)model that describes the relationship between the older person and his/her environment predicts that people try to do which of the following?

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Exam 11: Housing and Transportation

With the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program,how long can the "loan forgiveness period" extend to?

The CMHC 2011 Seniors' Housing research report noted that what percentage of older people in rural communities owned their own homes?

More older Canadian women tend to live alone as they age.What three factors explain the trend toward women living independently?

Parmelee and Lawton (1990)propose an updated version of the ecological model that redefines the dimensions of competence and environmental press to be which of the following,respectively?

On average,at what age do the long-term homeless become homeless?

According to CMHC (2010),in 2006,what percentage of seniors lived in multiple dwellings,such as apartments or duplexes?

What is the purpose of the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP)?

Which group of immigrant Canadians tends to live in a three-generation household?

According to Perks and Hann (2010),what percentage of seniors will continue to age in place in the community until past the age of 80?

Researchers consider homeless people over what age as seniors?

Your uncle Joe lives in a hotel that was newly converted into single-dwelling units for seniors.He enjoys the meals that are provided in the communal dining room at his new home.What type of housing is this?

When older people can no longer care for a home,they often choose to move to which of the following?

What does the acronym RAM mean in terms of housing and transportation?

What are environmental demands,as defined by Lawton and Nahemow (1973)?

Sophia and Gerald have decided to move out of their current home and,as such,the entry fee has been returned to them.What type of housing allows for an entry fee to be returned to the occupants when they leave?

Seniors prefer which of the following to any other form of transport?

Which of the following is an example of "universal design" in a home?

What is the purpose of a reverse mortgage?

According to Turcotte (2012),what percentage of male drivers aged 75 to 84 had a driver's licence?

The Lawton-Nahemow (1973)model that describes the relationship between the older person and his/her environment predicts that people try to do which of the following?

Aging Today

Theories and Methods

Aging in Canada and the World Today

Aging and Ethnicity

Personal Health and Illness

The Psychology of Aging and the Social Psychology of Aging

Healthcare

Finances and Economics

Retirement and Work

Leisure, recreation, and Service

Family Life

Social Support

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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