Which of the following terms refers to setting priorities, planning, problem solving, managing resources, decision- making, and other activities adults carry out in order to take care of themselves and others who are entrusted to their care?
a. Meditation skills
b. Management of the household c. Housekeeping
d. Positive maintenance
Question 2Which of the following is the best definition of a household?
a. All the people who live in one housing unit
b. All people who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption
c. Two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live in one housing unit d. The style of life created by the people who live in a household
Question 3What is one lesson to be learned from the case of Lois Lyles and her mother?
a. Caregiving is reciprocal; costs and rewards flow in both directions.
b. Caregiving is unidirectional; rewards flow only to the person being cared for.
c. The person receiving care can lose her independence by becoming bound to the caregiver. d. Caregiving can be a totally draining experience for the caregiver.
Question 4In studies of intergenerational families, what is the most likely type of economic transfer of resources?
a. Adult children give more money to their aging parents than they receive from them.
b. Aging parents live in their child's home and pay rent.
c. Aging parents pay interest free loans on money they borrow from their children.
d. Adult children receive more money from their aging parents than they give.
Question 5Who is more likely to provide care for an aging parent?
a. A grandson
b. A son who doesn't work
c. A daughter
d. A granddaughter
Question 6In a study of elderly parents and their adult children, which of the following was something parents and children agreed was part of filial obligation?
a. Helping elderly parents understand community and agency resources
b. Living near the elderly parents
c. Writing to elderly parents at least once per week
d. Leaving work to help an elderly parent
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