Question 1

Which of the following solutions can help to ease the caregiver burden experienced by a spouse?

Accepted Answer

A)  get more formal support 
B)  get more informal support 
C)  show a positive appraisal of their spouse and marriage 
D)  have health problems themselves. 
A)  get more formal support 
B)  get more informal support 
C)  show a positive appraisal of their spouse and marriage 
D)  have health problems themselves.

Question 2

According to Moremen (2008),who do older women state are their closest confidants?

Accepted Answer

A)  their daughters 
B)  their friends 
C)  their sons 
D)  their husbands 
A)  their daughters 
B)  their friends 
C)  their sons 
D)  their husbands

Question 3

Which of the following influences an adult child's level of involvement with his/her older parent?

Accepted Answer

A)  the adult child's financial status 
B)  the adult child's age 
C)  the adult child's employment status 
D)  the adult child's marital status 
A)  the adult child's financial status 
B)  the adult child's age 
C)  the adult child's employment status 
D)  the adult child's marital status

Question 4

What is the term used to describe the family and close friends who give help to an older person and who can expect help from the older person?

Accepted Answer

A)  an associative infraculture 
B)  a tesseract 
C)  a hierarchical compensatory structure 
D)  a task specificity model of support 
A)  an associative infraculture 
B)  a tesseract 
C)  a hierarchical compensatory structure 
D)  a task specificity model of support

Question 5

Researchers believe that the sudden interest in abuse and neglect of the elderly may be due to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the recent "discovery" of abuse as a social phenomenon 
B)  new laws enacted to prevent abuse 
C)  studies showing recent dramatic increases in prevalence 
D)  the increased political power of older people 
A)  the recent "discovery" of abuse as a social phenomenon 
B)  new laws enacted to prevent abuse 
C)  studies showing recent dramatic increases in prevalence 
D)  the increased political power of older people

Question 6

Once a family member has been institutionalized,how does the primary caregiver's role seem to change?

Accepted Answer

A)  The primary caregiver now becomes an emotional support. 
B)  The primary caregiver is relieved of his/her duties altogether. 
C)  The primary caregiver now becomes the physical support. 
D)  The primary caregiver can now seek care for him-/herself. 
A)  The primary caregiver now becomes an emotional support. 
B)  The primary caregiver is relieved of his/her duties altogether. 
C)  The primary caregiver now becomes the physical support. 
D)  The primary caregiver can now seek care for him-/herself.

Question 7

According to Keefe (2011),what estimated percentage of support to older Canadians is actually given to them by an informal support network?

Accepted Answer

A)  40-50% 
B)  50-60% 
C)  60-70% 
D)  70-80% 
A)  40-50% 
B)  50-60% 
C)  60-70% 
D)  70-80%

Question 8

According to the 2007 Canadian General Social Survey,what percentage of friends and neighbours accounted for the caregiving tasks for seniors?

Accepted Answer

A)  7% 
B)  13% 
C)  19% 
D)  24% 
A)  7% 
B)  13% 
C)  19% 
D)  24%

Question 9

According to Calasanti and Bowen (2006),what did both husbands and wives do in terms of their household and domestic caregiving tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  felt more depressed with 
B)  felt dissatisfied with 
C)  crossed gendered boundaries in 
D)  received praise and recognition for 
A)  felt more depressed with 
B)  felt dissatisfied with 
C)  crossed gendered boundaries in 
D)  received praise and recognition for

Question 10

Interview an older Canadian about the types of social supports that he/she uses.How many types of services does he/she use,and are they formal or informal supports? How does he/she feel about these supports?

Accepted Answer

Student Answer should include the follow

Question 11

Older people get more enjoyment out of visits with which of the following groups of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  friends than with family, in part because they tend to have more in common with them 
B)  family than with friends, mainly because they have deeper ties that lead to feelings of security and love 
C)  social workers than with family, because they will listen to the older person's problems and give them attention 
D)  family than with friends, because their visits produce feelings of generativity 
A)  friends than with family, in part because they tend to have more in common with them 
B)  family than with friends, mainly because they have deeper ties that lead to feelings of security and love 
C)  social workers than with family, because they will listen to the older person's problems and give them attention 
D)  family than with friends, because their visits produce feelings of generativity

Question 12

Family counselling,support groups,and respite services are all examples of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  eldercare programs 
B)  informal supports 
C)  ways to ease caregiver burden 
D)  home care 
A)  eldercare programs 
B)  informal supports 
C)  ways to ease caregiver burden 
D)  home care

Question 13

Which of the following statements can be made about high users of formal services?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have little need for informal support. 
B)  They have low life satisfaction. 
C)  They actually have the least need for the services. 
D)  They still rely on their informal care network. 
A)  They have little need for informal support. 
B)  They have low life satisfaction. 
C)  They actually have the least need for the services. 
D)  They still rely on their informal care network.

Question 14

What was involved in the most successful interventions for caregiver abusers?

Accepted Answer

A)  support groups 
B)  mandatory reporting 
C)  medication 
D)  individual stress counselling, education, and training 
A)  support groups 
B)  mandatory reporting 
C)  medication 
D)  individual stress counselling, education, and training

Question 15

Research indicates that seventy-five percent of caregivers belong to which of the following age groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  35-55 
B)  40-63 
C)  45-64 
D)  50-65 
A)  35-55 
B)  40-63 
C)  45-64 
D)  50-65

Question 16

Keefe and colleagues (2008)propose that government programs provide multiple measures of compensation and support for caregivers.These include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  financial payment and workplace support 
B)  financial payment and home help services 
C)  workplace support and formal services 
D)  financial and workplace support, and informal services 
A)  financial payment and workplace support 
B)  financial payment and home help services 
C)  workplace support and formal services 
D)  financial and workplace support, and informal services

Question 17

Explain the concepts of formal and informal social supports,and provide examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Student Answer should include the follow

Question 18

According to Keefe (2011),how many Canadians aged 65+ use formal home care services?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 million 
B)  1.2 million 
C)  1.5 million 
D)  1.75 million 
A)  1 million 
B)  1.2 million 
C)  1.5 million 
D)  1.75 million

Question 19

In a 2006 study by Russell,many men felt that "the locus of care work,the home,represented a location in which they became as invisible as the work they performed." What type of emotion did this situation bring about in many men?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increased sense of social isolation 
B)  an increased sense of frustration 
C)  a decreased sense of self 
D)  a decreased sense of autonomy 
A)  an increased sense of social isolation 
B)  an increased sense of frustration 
C)  a decreased sense of self 
D)  a decreased sense of autonomy

Question 20

Research has shown that most elder abuse comes from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  professional caregivers 
B)  neighbours 
C)  family members 
D)  youths 
A)  professional caregivers 
B)  neighbours 
C)  family members 
D)  youths

Which of the following solutions can help to ease the caregiver burden experienced by a spouse?

According to Moremen (2008),who do older women state are their closest confidants?

Which of the following influences an adult child's level of involvement with his/her older parent?

What is the term used to describe the family and close friends who give help to an older person and who can expect help from the older person?

Researchers believe that the sudden interest in abuse and neglect of the elderly may be due to which of the following?

Once a family member has been institutionalized,how does the primary caregiver's role seem to change?

According to Keefe (2011),what estimated percentage of support to older Canadians is actually given to them by an informal support network?

According to the 2007 Canadian General Social Survey,what percentage of friends and neighbours accounted for the caregiving tasks for seniors?

According to Calasanti and Bowen (2006),what did both husbands and wives do in terms of their household and domestic caregiving tasks?

Interview an older Canadian about the types of social supports that he/she uses.How many types of services does he/she use,and are they formal or informal supports? How does he/she feel about these supports?

Older people get more enjoyment out of visits with which of the following groups of people?

Family counselling,support groups,and respite services are all examples of which of the following?

Which of the following statements can be made about high users of formal services?

What was involved in the most successful interventions for caregiver abusers?

Research indicates that seventy-five percent of caregivers belong to which of the following age groups?

Keefe and colleagues (2008)propose that government programs provide multiple measures of compensation and support for caregivers.These include which of the following?

Explain the concepts of formal and informal social supports,and provide examples of each.

According to Keefe (2011),how many Canadians aged 65+ use formal home care services?

In a 2006 study by Russell,many men felt that "the locus of care work,the home,represented a location in which they became as invisible as the work they performed." What type of emotion did this situation bring about in many men?

Research has shown that most elder abuse comes from which of the following?

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Exam 13: Social Support

Which of the following solutions can help to ease the caregiver burden experienced by a spouse?

According to Moremen (2008),who do older women state are their closest confidants?

Which of the following influences an adult child's level of involvement with his/her older parent?

What is the term used to describe the family and close friends who give help to an older person and who can expect help from the older person?

Researchers believe that the sudden interest in abuse and neglect of the elderly may be due to which of the following?

Once a family member has been institutionalized,how does the primary caregiver's role seem to change?

According to Keefe (2011),what estimated percentage of support to older Canadians is actually given to them by an informal support network?

According to the 2007 Canadian General Social Survey,what percentage of friends and neighbours accounted for the caregiving tasks for seniors?

According to Calasanti and Bowen (2006),what did both husbands and wives do in terms of their household and domestic caregiving tasks?

Interview an older Canadian about the types of social supports that he/she uses.How many types of services does he/she use,and are they formal or informal supports? How does he/she feel about these supports?

Older people get more enjoyment out of visits with which of the following groups of people?

Family counselling,support groups,and respite services are all examples of which of the following?

Which of the following statements can be made about high users of formal services?

What was involved in the most successful interventions for caregiver abusers?

Research indicates that seventy-five percent of caregivers belong to which of the following age groups?

Keefe and colleagues (2008)propose that government programs provide multiple measures of compensation and support for caregivers.These include which of the following?

Explain the concepts of formal and informal social supports,and provide examples of each.

According to Keefe (2011),how many Canadians aged 65+ use formal home care services?

In a 2006 study by Russell,many men felt that "the locus of care work,the home,represented a location in which they became as invisible as the work they performed." What type of emotion did this situation bring about in many men?

Research has shown that most elder abuse comes from 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

Housing and Transportation

Family Life

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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