Environmental press is high in an institutional setting where an individual is not responsible for self care.
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________ values of filial piety and ancestor worship have helped maintain older persons' relatively high status in Japanese society.
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What concept captures how earlier life experiences and decisions affect opportunities in later life?
A) life course
B) person-environment
C) active-aging
D) environmental press
Modernization theory has been advanced primarily by ________.
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Older people with incontinence:
A) make up about 50 of men over age 65.
B) should be examined for reversible causes.
C) can generally be treated with medications only.
D) consume more fluids.
Modernization Theory is one of the most prominent explanations of the declining status of the old in our society.
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Risk factors for falls include all of the following except:
A) multiple diseases.
B) being overweight.
C) unfamiliar environments.
D) fear of falling.
Females born in 2006 have an average life expectancy of:
A) 75.4 years.
B) 80.7 years.
C) 84.3 years.
D) 99.5 years.
Despite increased financial demand on the nuclear family, traditional values of reciprocity have led Japan to continue the pattern of retired elders moving in with the oldest son and his family.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Osteoporosis is a major risk factor for:
A) significant weight loss in older people.
B) problems with bladder control.
C) fractures in the neck or the femur.
D) strokes.
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