Which demographic and social changes are intensifying demands on families to provide more complex care?
A) rapid growth of the oldest-old with acute illnesses
B) increased nuclear family structures
C) declining racial and economic inequities
D) more women employed outside the home
Unfortunately, nothing can be done to help patients with Alzheimer's disease or their family caregivers.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Palliative care refers to:
A) using life saving care techniques.
B) the relief of pain and physical symptoms.
C) relating to the patient in a very polite manner.
D) treating the disease aggressively to eradicate it.
Evidence for shifts in filial piety among ethnic minorities includes:
A) increased use of services for support among older Asian Americans.
B) increasing proportions of older African Americans using nursing homes.
C) decreasing proportions of older African Americans using nursing homes.
D) increased rates of depression among Latino caregivers.
Social Security and Medicare are ________ programs in that benefits are tied to a person's contribution to the system as a paid worker across the life span.
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Anxiety disorders are not diagnosed as frequently in the young as they are in the older population.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The sandwich generation refers to:
A) the young adult generation who feels sandwiched between their parents' and their own.
B) middle-aged men sandwiched between the role of caregiver and wage earner.
C) middle-aged women caring for their parents and children.
D) young women worried about young children and careers.
________ , designated by State Units on Aging, develop and administer service plans within regional and local areas.
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The dying person's bill of rights is best explained as:
A) the right to receive all necessary treatment.
B) the right to die without pain and with dignity.
C) the right to get the latest life sustaining technology.
D) the right to designate a helper for active euthanasia.
The Older Americans Act was first funded in ________.
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