Your client, who is an older adults living with an adult child (caregiver), reports that she is not allowed to leave her bedroom more than once a day and does not receive meals more than once a day. As a counselor, what is your responsibility?
a. You principle responsibility is to build up the ego strength of your client so she will advocate for herself in this situation.
b. Because this is considered neglect and maltreatment, you have a responsibility to respond. However, because your client is an adult, you are obligated to keep this information confidentiality unless your client gives you written consent to talk to others.
c. Because this is considered elder abuse, you are required to report this information to an appropriate local agency, such as adult protective services.
d. Because mandatory reporting laws do not exist in some states in reference to elder abuse, your responsibility first and foremost is to learn what the requirements of your state are in terms of confidentiality and reporting.
Q. 2Women who overvalue the approval of others may not have a well-developed
a. internal locus of control
b. external locus of control
c. respect for self
d. emotional autonomy
Q. 3The majority of clients who seek counseling services are
a. older adults
b. men
c. women
d. children
Q. 4______________ is the ability to bounce back.
a. adversity
b. vulnerability
c. sensitivity
d. resilience
Q. 5_________________, a concept attributed to Joan Erikson (1997), is a period when older adults begin to withdraw from the material and focus on a world that is more spiritual in nature.
a. gero-theo development
b. gerotranscendence
c. religio-spiritual myopathy
d. depression
Q. 6All of the following are associated with reminiscence in older adulthood except
a. It strengthens one's sense of identity
b. It is symptomatic of the initial stages of cognitive decline
c. It increases engagement in problem solving
d. It helps strengthen one's preparation for the inevitability of death
Q. 7Which of the following, according to Erikson (1963), is a psychosocial task of older adulthood?
a. Identity vs. role confusion
b. Intimacy vs. isolation
c. Ego integrity vs. despair
d. Generativity vs. stagnation
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